The first signs that autumn is approaching. In the forrest of Kamphoeve near Hilversum my brother and I found this year’s first mushrooms and different kinds of newly grown mosses.

For this photograph I used Soligor Extension Tubes. These extension tubes reduce the minimum focus distance for lenses which allows for close-up photography and magnification of the subject. The photo was shot with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM in combination with a 20mm extension tube. I used an f/11 apertures for the right depth of field.

I went to New York for a couple of days to meet some hedge fund managers. One morning before the meetings I stood up early to capture the daybreak and commute activity in the city. For that I had brought my camera equiped with the Canon EF 17-40mm L f/4 USM wide angle lens and the standard Canon EF 24-105mm L f/4 IS USM.

The New York taxicab is probably one of the most well-known means of commuting. I’d tried to capture the taxi’s movement by using a relatively long exposure of 1/13 sec. with my 17-40mm f/4 wide angle lens.

Altogether a very succesful trip to New York.