Winter, frost and hiking in search of birds with the X-T3 and 100-400mm

After a few weekends without real good weather or light, the temperatures started to fall. Meaning real winter weather is coming. The temperature fell well into the sub-zero degrees. Combining that with an early start for a well deserved hike after a week of work indoors meant that it was really really cold! However clear skies and sun made it a beautiful morning. The idea was to start at Oostvaardersplassen with an alternative to go to the Veluwe if there were too many people or the area was closed.

Robert DoelemanFebruary 17, 2021xt3, 100-400, hike, birding, nature, wildlifeComment

A second hike in the good old dunes with the X-T3 and 100-400MM

Well the following weekend after this one, see previous blog post, was just as nice and therefor a second attempt to get some good old bird shots in the dunes. Again the sun was really giving that winter yellow light. Kind of and endless folder hour at that moment. Now where we are further into January this is slowly disappearing, which is a shame, but the weather lately is so dull and grey that I welcome spring and warmer weather for sure!

Robert DoelemanJanuary 30, 2021xt3, 100-400, nature, birding, wildlife, dunesComment

New Year, new hike, good old dunes with the X-T3 and 100-400mm

A new year, new promises? I don’t know, but what I do know is that the first two weekends of this year really had some nice weather. Meaning sun finally, some clouds, no rain (yes!) and good light. For me the perfect opportunity to get my camera and start shooting again, because that was quite a while ago. This blog and the second one (see the next one) are all about me getting back to the dunes, just for fun, no expectations.

Robert DoelemanJanuary 18, 2021xt3, 100-400, nature, birding, wildlife, dunesComment

Staycation and hidden birds of the Netherlands oh deer

Staycation in the Netherlands, or better, a nice vacation with family in times of Covid-19 that turned out to be a really fun and relaxing one! This year no mountains and epic hikes or glaciers at you doorstep, but a relaxing Dutch landscape and family around. In search of wildlife and especially birds.

Robert DoelemanAugust 31, 2020xt3, fujifilm, 100-400, fujinon, birding, wildlifeComment

Oh Deer - (older) walk in the dunes with the Fujinon 100-400

So this blog post is an oldie, winter photography in the dunes, where I was in search of deer and foxes with the Fujinon 100-400mm lens. Started to enjoy this lens more and more. Really looking forwards to whatever the X-H2 would offer.

Robert DoelemanJuly 14, 2020fujifilm, fujinon, 100-400, wildlife, xt3, dunesComment

In search of the European Bison the Wisent part II - with the Fujinon 100-400

It all started with the idea to go to another part of the dunes, namely Nationaal Park Zuid Kennemerland. The first time I visited the park, I was in search of the European bison, also called the Wisent here. However I did not want to give up, so more than a year later, a retry.

Robert DoelemanFebruary 11, 2020fujifilm, fujinon, 100-400, bison, wisent, dunes, wildlife, xt3Comment

Sunday lazy hike in the dunes - Fujifilm X-T3 and Fujinon 100-400mm

Last weekend the sun finally showed itself after numerous days of grey weather with mist, rain and all sorts of dreary conditions. So this was a welcome change. The temperature was a good 8-10C with the sun steadily on the horizon it actually was a really nice warm day. Time to shoot!

Robert DoelemanFebruary 1, 2020100-400, xt3, bird, fox, deer, nature, wildlife, fujinon, fujifilm, dunesComment

Early morning in summer, visiting the Dunes

So after the new kid in town, see previous blog, time for an early morning in the dunes and some of the meadows leading up to the dunes. I returned to the Amsterdamse waterleidingduinen, but still want to photograph the wisent in the other part of the dunes here in the Netherlands.

Robert DoelemanAugust 31, 2018fujifilm, fujinon, dunes, 100-400, 10-24, sunrise, xt2, wildlife, birding, nature, landscapeComment

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