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Rob Millenaar's photostream
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A quick overview? Here are some of my better shots, according to the Flickr community: www.fluidr.com/photos/robmillenaar/interesting
I have been taking photo's since my teens and continued to do so ever since. The camera's I've used range from small rangefinder camera's to reflex camera's from Nikon and Canon. My retired analog reflex is a Canon EOS 5. Digital photography started for me with a Minolta Dimage 7i, which I still have, but never use anymore. My current main tool is the Nikon D200, with 50mm f/1.4, a 18-200mm VR, a 10-20mm Sigma, a Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR II and a Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8. When I have to travel light I sometimes borrow my wife's Samsung EX1. I always shoot in raw format.
On my Flickr pages you will only find recent work, because scanning the thousands of analog photo's and slides is too daunting a task. Maybe when I'm retired...
My work gives me the opportunity to travel the world. I bring my camera wherever I go.
What I look for in images is artful and technical quality, even in common scenes. I have always called myself a landscape photographer, but lately I find myself taking more images of people, especially abroad. I search for intimate moments to capture, scenes that touch the photographer and those who view the image.
A bit more information about me on my about.me profile.
Some thoughts I'd like to share:
Something you come across frequently on Flickr are images that are dominated by heavy black frames or bars. I genuinely dislike those, because they might perhaps look acceptable on a poster sized photo on the wall, but diminish the quality of the image on a small screen, especially the small standard view in Flickr. There are simply not enough pixels there to waste on those dominating frames. What I do like is a very narrow black line around the image. It serves well to isolate the photo from the white Flickr background. I use that principle where I think it improves the viewing experience.
Another thing I find silly or annoying are those ugly big copyright notices of people who fear that they might be robbed of their artistic rights. Often that is just silly because of the poor quality of the image involved in the first place. But more importantly, to me it is like scratching up an image so that nobody wants to look at it anymore. That way you're no longer protecting your rights, but destroying your image.
And another thing: the use of added textures. There are some very tasteful examples out there, but in many cases the texture just destroys the original image. It is just another of those Flickr crazes that you see popping up now and then.
Enough already; all of this is just my own private opinion. :)
When I see an appealing image I try to acknowledge it by commenting. For assigning the favorite status to one of your images I set my standards high. I don't fav a picture out of kindness, but because it has hit a nerve in me. All images in my favorite collection are therefore truly the best of your images that I have come across.
I like Flickriver very much; it presents images in a very appealing environment: www.flickriver.com/photos/robmillenaar/. Also www.darckr.com/username?username=11236481@N00 provides a really nice overview of the gallery.
FOR SALE: You can order prints of my photo's through Photobox. I would be honoured if you do!
Rob
Photos of Rob Millenaar (19)
Rob Millenaar's favorite photos from other Flickr members (2,769)
Contacts (436)
Groups (50)
- Croporamas 144 photos, 246 members
- Ancient Forests - The Biodiversity Project 6,076 photos, 298 members
- Inspirational Landscape images 953 photos, 235 members
- Flickr Foto Fame (Gallery of Outstanding Photos) 1,624 photos, 1,410 members
- Aircraft 204,621 photos, 2,578 members
- PASSIONE PER IL BIANCO E NERO !!! 1,869 photos, 209 members
- Friesland, Fryslân, Freesland, Fraschlönj 14,624 photos, 528 members
- Cats UNLEAShED! Winner's Announced 15,938 photos, 1,234 members
- square (don't post the not square photo) 111,145 photos, 5,345 members
- Water... Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Creeks 696,261 photos, 41,536 members
- BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO HEAVEN! 422,641 photos, 15,477 members
- Life in Black & White 426,999 photos, 17,963 members
- Tourelles, Daymarks and Balises 583 photos, 111 members
- 30-FAV-Natur-nature 7,697 photos, 1,237 members
- I love my cat 253,431 photos, 33,076 members
- Ansel Adams-Inspired 15,046 photos, 1,764 members
- Canadian Beauty 105,021 photos, 3,714 members
- Nikkor 50mm 1.4 83,783 photos, 6,181 members
- Extreme Bokeh 222,020 photos, 16,773 members
- MOO (MiniCards, Business Cards & More, Printed by MOO) 15,128 photos, 13,311 members
- I am Bokeh 6,330 photos, 357 members
- Astronomy Photos 5,964 photos, 568 members
- Spain 176,069 photos, 7,195 members
- Granada 69,375 photos, 3,093 members
- What plant is that? 26,128 photos, 4,349 members
- 1000 words of poetry 6,683 photos, 441 members
- Shallow Depth of Field 24,319 photos, 1,771 members
- Search The Best (Post INVITED photos Only) New Group 1,068 photos, 556 members
- Six Word Story 25,715 photos, 3,254 members
- Arizona, the great outdoors 11,440 photos, 443 members
- Roaming through the Gloaming 31,693 photos, 3,346 members
- Arizona Wonders (up to 3 in a row guidelines) 70,834 photos, 4,322 members
- Square Kilometre Array 21 photos, 5 members
- [ Wonders of Nature ] 25,444 photos, 1,421 members
- World palm trees 108 photos, 30 members
- running 26,965 photos, 3,649 members
- De Nederlandse fotogroep 56,787 photos, 835 members
- B Square 237,288 photos, 8,726 members
- Astronomers Talk 6,104 photos, 1,298 members
- Tallships 13,032 photos, 2,203 members
- 1-2-3 B&W (tag 123bw) 47,612 photos, 3,223 members
- Magic Moments 506,304 photos, 22,389 members
- Child Photography 218,736 photos, 17,457 members
- in loving memory of imapix 133 photos, 158 members
- Northern Cape Province - South Africa 694 photos, 67 members
- South African Landscapes 7,190 photos, 487 members
- France 163,731 photos, 5,122 members
- Glider Tugs/Tow Planes 108 photos, 29 members
- Hiking 71,287 photos, 4,478 members
- Amazing Image: Misty Landscape 66 photos, 43 members
Testimonials (6)
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CharlieBrown8989 says:
"Rob
When I am with Philips International B.V. I have no chance to meet up with him. It is only on www.flickr.com that I found him.
I have been very impressed by his abilities & capability in caputring the best of the best Nature master piece that he sees.
Rob set the highest quality & standard for all his digital imaging arts!!
He is truly a great teacher in this field.
Thank you... I appreciate your everything..."29th December, 2005
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mimbrava says:
"In traveling the world for his job, Rob has found time to take some of the most remarkable, memorable photographs I have ever had the pleasure to see. His images from China (the verdant valleys and superb portraits) and from Argentina (the magnificent, unusual lenticular clouds and landscapes whose vistas go on forever) are particularly marvelous and awesome. Thank you, Rob, for sharing with us high-quality images from parts of the world few have the opportunity to see."
26th December, 2005
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Rally_29 says:
"Rob... what can I say, I have so many of his pictures as favourites, and have commented on so many. Now all I do is comment on one and and 5 as favourites, I can't write enough about the beauty that he captures in his pictures. He is a huge inspiration to my photography. His pictures give hope, and give us all a glance at the beautiful world that we have. Thank-you so much Rob for every one of your pictures!"
24th December, 2005
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Solitaire1 says:
"Rob's photostream to me, is reminiscent of curling up as a little girl and having a wonderful picture story told to her, page after beautiful page. This stream is not one to be quickly viewed, it is one in which one must linger a while and think...what a gift, thank you for sharing:)"
13th August, 2005
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Camra_ Art / Ellen Gardner says:
"I just scrolled thru Rob's China pictures and I feel like I've just come back from a trip there. These are incredible images. The faces he's captured are wonderful and Rob's humanity shows in that he has engaged and related to the people he photographed. Thank you Rob for taking us along. Ellen"
9th August, 2005
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Jeff Clow says:
"Rob has a rare talent behind the lens...the ability to capture the nuances of nature that literally jump off the page when viewed by others...
He is also a class act as a human being...always taking the time to share a kind word on other people's efforts here.
We're very lucky to have him sharing his considerable talents with all of us....."10th June, 2005
- Name:
- Rob Millenaar
- Joined:
- February 2005
- Hometown:
- Hoogeveen
- Currently:
- The Netherlands
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Systems Scientist
- Website:
- A blog