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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 (2,756)
Contacts (438)
Groups (50)
- Friesland, Fryslân, Freesland, Fraschlönj 13,363 photos, 504 members
- Cats UNLEAShED! Check out our new contest! 13,724 photos, 1,109 members
- square (don't post the not square photo) 102,474 photos, 5,262 members
- Water... Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Creeks 652,055 photos, 39,996 members
- BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO HEAVEN! 385,080 photos, 15,010 members
- Life in Black & White 397,703 photos, 17,339 members
- Tourelles, Daymarks and Balises 520 photos, 106 members
- 30-FAV-Natur-nature 7,150 photos, 1,219 members
- I love my cat 239,809 photos, 31,841 members
- Ansel Adams-Inspired 14,084 photos, 1,697 members
- Canadian Beauty 99,533 photos, 3,623 members
- Nikkor 50mm 1.4 80,069 photos, 5,961 members
- Extreme Bokeh 206,332 photos, 16,352 members
- MOO (MiniCards, Business Cards & More, Printed by MOO) 14,977 photos, 13,197 members
- I am Bokeh 5,637 photos, 337 members
- Astronomy Photos 4,495 photos, 498 members
- Spain 165,765 photos, 6,908 members
- Granada 65,860 photos, 3,002 members
- What plant is that? 24,362 photos, 4,125 members
- 1000 words of poetry 6,534 photos, 437 members
- Shallow Depth of Field 22,596 photos, 1,717 members
- Search The Best (Post INVITED photos Only) New Group 785 photos, 496 members
- Six Word Story 24,672 photos, 3,220 members
- Arizona, the great outdoors 10,579 photos, 410 members
- Roaming through the Gloaming 30,234 photos, 3,208 members
- Arizona Wonders (up to 3 in a row guidelines) 68,055 photos, 4,257 members
- Square Kilometre Array 21 photos, 5 members
- [ Wonders of Nature ] 21,820 photos, 1,311 members
- World palm trees 88 photos, 27 members
- running 25,832 photos, 3,519 members
- De Nederlandse fotogroep 50,863 photos, 796 members
- B Square 217,050 photos, 8,273 members
- Astronomers Talk 5,081 photos, 1,267 members
- Tallships 12,566 photos, 2,137 members
- 1-2-3 B&W (tag 123bw) 47,643 photos, 3,239 members
- Magic Moments 468,995 photos, 21,827 members
- Child Photography 205,019 photos, 16,500 members
- in loving memory of imapix 138 photos, 158 members
- Northern Cape Province - South Africa 641 photos, 64 members
- South African Landscapes 6,795 photos, 470 members
- France 149,734 photos, 4,792 members
- Glider Tugs/Tow Planes 85 photos, 24 members
- Hiking 68,473 photos, 4,427 members
- Amazing Image: Misty Landscape 66 photos, 40 members
- Amazing Image: Desert 40 photos, 15 members
- Amazing Image: Natural Australia 96 photos, 10 members
- Italy 220,179 photos, 10,073 members
- Emotions 303,603 photos, 25,059 members
- Aviation Worldwide 42,036 photos, 517 members
- Tokyo Images 147,263 photos, 5,300 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