Artis is the zoo in Amsterdam. My girlfriend and I are a huge fan of this zoo and we try to pay a visit as often as possible with our annual season ticket. As Spring had just started all kinds of animals have given birth to new younglings. So, on this second Sunday afternoon in Spring we encoutered some goslings searching for food in the grass. These are goslings of the Egyptian Goose (wee wiki).

The photograph has been shot with my Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM tele zoom lens at 200mm and f/2.8 for a shallow depth of field. I did not bring my tripod to the zoo this time, so all photo’s were shot from hand.

On this cold first morning in spring, my brother and I went to national park Westerheide near Hilversum. The dawn was truly beautiful. The combination of layers of fog, frost on the heathland and sunbeams through the threes make the serenity complete.

This photo was shot with the Canon EF 17-40mm L f/4 USM wide angle lens with focal length at 30mm, to give just enough space around the group of trees. A Scottish Highlander Cow is staring over the misty plains.