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Ludo's homepage pics

Ludo Sak created this photo list one year ago

A bunch of Ludo's photographs that made it to the homepage, a great honour!

  • Blue is due.. (ode to Jeroen Coolen)

    Blue is due.. (ode to Jeroen Coolen) The world is full of merry folk. This is not one of them. The little frog was eyeing me quite a bit, I just know it felt blue in the same intensity it radiated blue. Gloomy but captivating, with just a bit of light on its back trying to cheer him up. It doesn't work though. Hi Jeroen, I just know you're going to sign up to Jungle Dragon soon, thank you for the patience of looking through a large quantity of photos and commenting on every single one of them. There are few people blessed with such patience! Ode to a very good friend indeed! Blue Poison Arrow Frog,Dendrobates azureus,Geotagged,The Netherlands,oliemeulen

    The world is full of merry folk. This is not one of them.

    The little frog was eyeing me quite a bit, I just know it felt blue in the same...More

  • Unlimitethhh Bokeh (ode to 'JungleDragon' Ferdy;-))

    Unlimitethhh Bokeh (ode to 'JungleDragon' Ferdy;-)) Wow, it took the snake great length to crawl towards me, subtle moments in grace. Such a fascinating creature! This is the first photo I uploaded of my Oliemeulen visit (Tilburg). (Just sharing this raw quality animal with you, without postprocessing) Elaphe schrenckii,Geotagged,Manchurian Black Water Snake,The Netherlands,oliemeulen,snake,tilburg

    Wow, it took the snake great length to crawl towards me, subtle moments in grace. Such a fascinating creature! This is the first photo I uploaded of my...More

  • Life: lovely and peaceful

    Life: lovely and peaceful A little goat, just a few weeks old. Mum is near. Spring is in the air and he is happy. Capra aegagrus hircus,Domestic Goat,Geotagged,The Netherlands,goat,newborn,spring

    A little goat, just a few weeks old. Mum is near. Spring is in the air and he is happy.

  • A dark and rainy moment in time

    A dark and rainy moment in time As we went for an extended geocaching stroll that day we encountered this pack of horsepower trotting along. "Because of the extreme weather conditions experienced on the moors, the Dartmoor pony is a particularly hardy breed with excellent stamina.". All ponies free-roaming on Dartmoor are owned and protected by Dartmoor commoners. A romantic life, or so it seems. Domestic horse,Equus ferus caballus,Geotagged,United Kingdom,dartmoor,horse,moor,moors,pony,stamina

    As we went for an extended geocaching stroll that day we encountered this pack of horsepower trotting along. "Because of the extreme weather conditions...More

  • Colourin' the shades

    Colourin' the shades It was in 2003 I took this picture and took the time in post processing. I still like the simplicity of it. It reminds me of the fact that even normal things have the quality to stand out:) Geotagged,The Netherlands,fungus,mushroom,processing,toadstool

    It was in 2003 I took this picture and took the time in post processing. I still like the simplicity of it. It reminds me of the fact that even normal...More

  • Dance into the light

    Dance into the light For delight it must be patient as the art of walking it has not yet discovered. Eyes starting to adjust to the light of dawn, a proud ewe bathing her child. The dancing must wait a little longer. Domestic sheep,Geotagged,Ovis aries,The Netherlands,dutch,fries,zwartbles

    For delight it must be patient as the art of walking it has not yet discovered. Eyes starting to adjust to the light of dawn, a proud ewe bathing her...More

  • Just the way I look

    Just the way I look You wouldn't believe the moments you can run out of batteries. She was quite a model and I could have made some amazing shots. Maybe not with this camera but definitely not without power. Just this one snap. And then the bull came into the picture. It is just a fond memory now:) But hey, just look at the shape of its head, its back and imagine seeing the longest of legs, the humid smell of ferns... Alces alces,Geotagged,Moose,Småland Elk Safari Park,Sweden,cow,female

    You wouldn't believe the moments you can run out of batteries. She was quite a model and I could have made some amazing shots. Maybe not with this...More

  • The small A'Tuin

    The small A'Tuin Graceful like the ocean it glides towards an unknown destination. Well, a limited destination in this case: as I do not have diving equipment I admired this turtle in Plymouth' National Marine Aquarium. A beautiful creature. Impressively slow with controlled thoughtful movements. This loggerhead (musk) turtle, an omnivorous creature of the sea, is perhaps searching for dwelling invertebrates for a light meal. With a lifespan of half a century he (or she) has a great number of years left. Fare thee well, A'Tuin. Geotagged,United Kingdom,aquarium,caretta,loggerhead,marine,musk,ocean,plymouth,turtle

    Graceful like the ocean it glides towards an unknown destination. Well, a limited destination in this case: as I do not have diving equipment I admired...More

  • White alligator of Louisiana

    White alligator of Louisiana Behold one of the last pigmentless alligators left on this world. France,Geotagged,Leucism,alligator,leucistic,louisiana,rare,white

    Behold one of the last pigmentless alligators left on this world.

  • Jagged swords of ice

    Jagged swords of ice Sometimes nature's just surprising you in its simplicity or complexity. Look at a frosted window for example. A highly complex structure on a simple thing as a frozen window in a shed. I like the lines in this photograph, the vividness of the ice particles, the sharp shadows and jagged lines. And that for free on a piece of glass.. Geotagged,The Netherlands,frost,glass,ice,macro,snow

    Sometimes nature's just surprising you in its simplicity or complexity. Look at a frosted window for example. A highly complex structure on a simple...More

  • Just look at those eyes!

    Just look at those eyes! Native in Madagaskar, the land of 'the origin of species', this gecko tends to sleep upside down during daytime. Awaking at night it hunts for small insecticide animals. Wow, just look at those eyes, the raffles on its skin. Talk about intelligent design! Geotagged,Henkels Leaf-tailed Gecko,The Netherlands,Uroplatus henkeli,macro

    Native in Madagaskar, the land of 'the origin of species', this gecko tends to sleep upside down during daytime. Awaking at night it hunts for...More

  • In 3D: almost the largest, but certainly the strongest

    In 3D: almost the largest, but certainly the strongest This kind python can unhook his jaw and swallow a quite sizeable prey. It does not have to bite as the muscles will just flatten the subject first. Only the anaconda matches this snake in length yet the anaconda is thicker. It beats the anaconda in strength. 7 to 9 meters! Wow its as long as a house is high! I only did a headshot of its quite massive head (the size does not show in this picture:)), because of the nice strangely green colours it had, and look at those captivating eyes! Geotagged,Oliemeulen,Python reticulatus,The Netherlands,zoo

    This kind python can unhook his jaw and swallow a quite sizeable prey. It does not have to bite as the muscles will just flatten the subject first. Only...More

  • Dew drops (top dark part of a feather)

    Dew drops (top dark part of a feather) A pigeon, of yet unidentied type, left feather on the grass to freely collect some dew. Golden morning light sheds it feeble light and spreads a golden blanket on top. Under a small tripod with 3 soligor extension rings (12mm, 20mm, 36mm) stacked with a prime 1.8 50mm. If the pigeon was still attached to this feather (and not yet met its creator), you would not have seen this:) Columba palumbus,Common Wood Pigeon,Geotagged,The Netherlands,dawn,dew,drops,feather,macro,pigeon

    A pigeon, of yet unidentied type, left feather on the grass to freely collect some dew. Golden morning light sheds it feeble light and spreads a golden...More

  • Ara the Colourful

    Ara the Colourful All these merry colours, focussing on summer time to come. Maybe he'll find a female among his equals. Exotic adventure awaits! Ara ararauna,Blue-and-Yellow Macaw,Geotagged,The Netherlands,oliemeulen,parrot,spring

    All these merry colours, focussing on summer time to come. Maybe he'll find a female among his equals. Exotic adventure awaits!

  • Monotone chick

    Monotone chick For this chicken the world is black & white. Not only her feathers are in tune with these colours, also her mood is. Chicken,Gallus gallus,Geotagged,The Netherlands,chicken,wyandotte

    For this chicken the world is black & white. Not only her feathers are in tune with these colours, also her mood is.

  • Just fly away

    Just fly away It was very difficult to macro this fly, so I dazed it a bit and afterwards it flew away. No animals were hurt during this shoot;) Btw is he sticking his tong out to you? Calliphora vicina,Geotagged,The Netherlands,fly,macro

    It was very difficult to macro this fly, so I dazed it a bit and afterwards it flew away. No animals were hurt during this shoot;)
    Btw is he sticking...More

  • Passing of the leaves

    Passing of the leaves Today I saw a little worm Wriggling on his belly. Perhaps he’d like to come inside And see whats on the telly Geotagged,The Netherlands,hortensia,macro,purple,red,tulip,worm,yellow

    Today I saw a little worm
    Wriggling on his belly.
    Perhaps he’d like to come inside
    And see whats on the telly

  • Glimpse of Valhalla

    Glimpse of Valhalla I remember it well. We walked a mountain path in greyish thunderous weather. We would get wet to the bone. Suddenly a few strands of light break through the clouds and turn the landscape dappled in myth for half a minute. Clouds of legend! Then the moment was gone, yet etched into our minds. Was it a glimpse of Valhalla? Geotagged,Norway,dark,fjord,mist,myth

    I remember it well.

    We walked a mountain path in greyish thunderous weather. We would get wet to the bone.
    Suddenly a few strands...More

  • Colour of the gods

    Colour of the gods Orange like the sunset fiery streaks of dusk maybe the most vibrant colour God dared to create. The Gerbera finds its source in Asia, South America and Tasmania. The Dutch botanic professor Gronovius discovered the plant species in 1737 and named it after his collogue Traugott Gerber, a German doctor collecting flowers in Danish Jutland at that time. In current times It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip). Enough facts, enjoy the picture:) Geotagged,Gerbera Aurantiaca,The Netherlands,macro,soligor 12mm

    Orange like the sunset
    fiery streaks of dusk
    maybe the most vibrant colour
    God dared to create.

    The Gerbera finds its source...More

  • A tiny fraction in time

    A tiny fraction in time A little gush of wind carefully removing a speck. A generip traveling towards rebirth. (Inspired by Rick Lieder I took a few spoons of patience and for me a large bucket of luck) Geotagged,Taraxacum officinale,The Netherlands,macro

    A little gush of wind
    carefully removing a speck.
    A generip traveling towards rebirth.

    (Inspired by Rick Lieder I took a few...More

  • All clear, ready for take-off

    All clear, ready for take-off A complexity almost fake Crowded on a landing zone ready for their maiden flight Zoom in and enjoy the scenery A few enlightened seed-pods in contrast to the rest. Ready for wherever the wind takes them. Geotagged,Taraxacum officinale,The Netherlands

    A complexity almost fake
    Crowded on a landing zone
    ready for their maiden flight

    Zoom in and enjoy the scenery

    A...More

  • 4000 mark!

    4000 mark! Fantastic, so a little celebration picture, not very expertly photoshopped;) Ferdy and all you folks out there, GRATZ! Ps. Real flower setup;) Geotagged,The Netherlands

    Fantastic, so a little celebration picture, not very expertly photoshopped;) Ferdy and all you folks out there, GRATZ! Ps. Real flower setup;)

  • A fulvum waterfall

    A fulvum waterfall A tiny waterfall in the french Jura, at the origin of the river Ain. The blueish water was creating a romantic athmosphere, with just a tiny bit of sunlight through the clouds and fresh mossy rocks. The moss is 'Dicranum fulvum' or Boulder-fork moss, which has no designated Wiki page yet. The moss has a dry feel to it, not the slimy kind. Good to sit on and enjoy a sandwich and a cup of tea. Dicranum fulvum,France,Geotagged,france,moss,waterfall

    A tiny waterfall in the french Jura, at the origin of the river Ain.
    The blueish water was creating a romantic athmosphere, with just a tiny bit...More

  • Wholy trinity

    Wholy trinity This picture actually reminds me of the three stooges. These three were enjoying their happy meal and climbing each others back. Only one of the three actually walked, the rest enjoying the lift.. Cyclura cornuta,Geotagged,Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta),The Netherlands

    This picture actually reminds me of the three stooges.
    These three were enjoying their happy meal
    and climbing each others back.
    ...More

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