Imagine Peter Lik

Peter Lik has released a new image called "Imagine". For this photograph he returned to his roots in Australia, the Great Barrier reef to be specific. I think this is more a Peter Lik image than his previous release Romantica. The colors are bluetifull. 

Imagine © Peter Lik 

Running with bulls

Today the Festival of San Fermin ended. Seems like running with a lot of angry bulls can be very popular in some places. 

Although this festival has been held since 14th century and has very deep cultural roots I oppose against the killing of animals for "entertainment".  

Click on the image to see more photos. Caution: There may be some graphic content.

AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano

Final goodbye

It's over. The Netherlands lost the final to Spain. Although I am very disappointed, at least we got the memories in the form of amazing photographs. The Boston Globe got a final goodbye to the World Cup Football (or soccer as some say). For me it means more time to spend taking photos, besides watching the Tour de France. 

World Cup Football Sadness

The world cup football in South Africa is coming to an end. Two teams are left.This makes for a lot of sad fans. You can see a beautiful slideshow on the site of Reuters

Below is one of my favorites. Sad doesn't describe how this supporter feels. I almost feel guilty because our team caused this little drama.

My bestselling stockphoto

I am a stockphoto contributor on different websites for three years now. Started with iStockPhoto but added a few more soon after. After a few months I noticed that the same image is a bestseller on all sites. What strikes me is that the margin against the number two best selling image is huge.  See the list:

• iStockPhoto     236%
• Dreamstime    450%
• Shutterstock   258%

Is this image so much more attractive then all others? I don't think so. 

© Photographer: Koshar | Agency: Dreamstime.com

The number two bestseller on Dreamstime is an aerial of the Bungle Bungles NP in Australia.

© Photographer: Koshar | Agency: Dreamstime.com

The number two seller on iStockphoto is  this portrait of a crocodile (Dreamstime link because iStock doesn't provide HTML include code) 

© Photographer: Koshar | Agency: Dreamstime.com

The only reason I can think of is the fact that the black crow is on a clear background so it is easier to extract. 

Top 40 collection of National Geographic Photos

The Big Picture has put a top 40 collection of National Geographic Photos on their site. Amazing stuff.  I put up a small collection of my own "National Geographic" collection below.  Let me know what you think. 

Saltwater Crocodile

Rainbow in Nambung NP

Village near Lake Turkana in Kenya

Zebras in Serengeti NP

Working with a model

Last weekend I had a great time at the Calumet workshop "Portrait and Model photography". Instructor Bert Meelberg did a great job on teaching us. We started with some theory about the use of studio lighting but most of the day was spent shooting a real life model (Dian Biemans). I must say that I am really pleased with the results.