I took this photo in the polder Arkermheen near Nijkerk, one of the oldest polders in the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. This polder has many meadow birds as birds in the reeds, because of the hot weather I could only photograph this small bird. I did hear the bird's name but forgot it. When I took this photo, it was summer with high temperatures by Dutch standards. Personally, I like the depth of field in this photo, you can see the vast polder landscape facing the little bird.
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…