I took this photo on the Smeepoortenbrink in Harderwijk. As you can see from the lime trees it was autumn when I took this picture, there are autumn colors on the trees. It was cloudy although the sun came through the clouds for a moment, you can also see some blue patches in the sky. The houses you see are monumental houses which creates an atmosphere on this small square, usually in December there is mood lighting on and around this square. To take this picture I had put a Nikon 35-70mm AF-D lens on my Nikon D7200. Furthermore, I took this photo out of hand, as it was light enough to keep the shutter speed short. Even though I hesitated to take this photo standing up I still chose to take it lying down, it just worked out better that this photo was taken lying down.
Welcome to my shop. My name is Gerard de Zwaan and I was born in 1983 in the Veluwe town of Harderwijk where I grew up and still live. I started photography in 2013. My first camera was a Nikon D3200 which I still own and is now as a.. Read more…