Bas Meelker Wildlife and Landscape Photography

I love bright and contrasty colors. The more the better! Still, I find myself more and more taking black & white photo's. Mostly landscape's. I like the power of b&w. The subtle nuances between light and dark, the shadows and the way b&w seems the emphasize certain parts of the picture. I don't really take b&w photo's but as usual these day's, I convert them to b&w during post processing. As a photographer though, I try to 'see' in b&w. A realy good b&w photo has it's own time and place and only a view really stand out.

Sunset near Roderwolde - Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8 L II, aperture f22, shutterspeed 25 sec., ISO 100, taken with a tripod and Lee ND9 graduated grey filter, mirror lock-up and cable release.

In the mean time I am still processing photo's from my last trip to the Bavarian forest in Germany. I have a stack of landscapes waiting to be unleashed in the image library. Yesterday evening was the start of my advances landscape photography course at the School of Photography in Groningen, the Netherlands. Twice a year I take the students on a journey through landscape photography, teaching them what it takes to make a good landscape photo. It is nice to see their enthusiasm and eagerness to learn. It give's me a lot of energy! 

Cloudscape over the hills at the Bavarian forest - Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L, aperture f11, shutterspeed 1/400 sec., ISO 100, handheld.