by René Timmermans | May 1, 2014 | Wallpaper
The May 2014 wallpaper was taken in Yngsjö in Skåne, the most southern province of Sweden. Yngsjö is nowadays most famous for it’s white beaches.
This small village at the coast of the Baltic sea with just over 300 inhabitants, however, was once famous for what has become known as “The Yngsjö murder”. In 1889 a young woman was murdered by her husband and his mother. Both perpetrators of the crime were sentenced to death and the mother became the last woman in Sweden to be executed.
More photos from Yngsjö beach can be viewed here.
by René Timmermans | Oct 28, 2011 | Wallpaper
The free desktop wallpaper for November 2011 is posted a few days earlier than usual, for a good reason. Tomorrow my family and I will be traveling to Aruba, part of the former Dutch Antilles or ABC islands, in the Caribbean for a 10 day holiday.
Therefor the November 2011 wallpaper is a photo I took a few years back on that same island. This photo was actually taken from our hotel balcony overlooking the Caribbean sea.
While we are away enjoying the sun, sand and sea, you can enjoy with us with this relaxing wallpaper on your desktop. Enjoy… WE will!
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by René Timmermans | Aug 1, 2011 | Wallpaper
Getting back to work today after having had a wonderful holiday with some beach time?
Well, here is an opportunity to extend that beach time while being back at work, the August 2011 wallpaper!
Four months ago I let you choose the April 2011 wallpaper among various alternatives. The above photo came up as #2 in that list and so I decided to make it the August 2011 wallpaper. The photo was taken on the Dutch west coast near Schoorl. Hope you enjoy it!
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by René Timmermans | Mar 16, 2011 | Photography
Since I am spending some time in the province of Noord-Holland (in the Netherlands) I have the opportunity to visit the coastline on a regular basis when the weather situation allows for some sunset photography. Besides that I love to photograph sunsets I simply also enjoy just watching the sun disappear in the sea creating a wonderful mixture of colors in the sky.
The attached photos are all long-exposure images from resp. 13, 20 and 30 seconds. I have used GND (Graduated Neutral Density) filters to capture more detail in the foreground by blocking excessive light from the sky and exposing both fore- and background optimally. The images were taken near the city of Schoorl at Camperduin.
Although the colors are warm in the photos it was a cold experience taking them. All three photos were taken in the past few weeks and as it is still early in the year the temperatures were only around 5 degrees (C) with a strong sea wind making it feel like freezing. My fingers were all cramped when I left the scene.
I am considering choosing one of the photos for the free April 2011 calender wallpaper, but I am hesitant which one to pick. Which would you like to see as the April 2011 calender wallpaper? Please comment!
by René Timmermans | Jan 31, 2011 | Wallpaper
In these days of darkness, snow, rain and low temperatures it is good to be reminded of the warm summer season to come. Therefor my February 2011 wallpaper is dedicated to a summer seaside beach view of a palm leaf parasol.
The image was taken on Aruba, the “Happy Island” in the Caribbean, during an early morning sunrise at Palm Beach.
For more of my Aruba images please visit the Aruba gallery.
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