21-06。空軍日表演 Air Force Days (Luchtmachtdagen) 2014

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6月20日及21日是荷蘭一年一度的空軍日,今年在Gilze-Rijen的空軍基地,兩天都有空軍表演,吸引了約245.000人去參觀。我們星期六下午騎重機去湊熱鬧,先在A58高速公路旁的添油站遠觀表演。然後再往入口處前進,結果還是放棄了。這輯照片就當著是騰龍新鏡頭試拍用的。明年天氣好的話,就早早來去入場,看能不能佔到風水位來拍些戰機的特寫。
20-21 of June, 2014 was the Air Force Days (Luchtmachtdagen) of the Netherlands. The location of this year was at Gilze-Rijen Air Base and has attracted about 245.000 visitors to visit this event. There were many Air Force shows in these two days. We have only enjoyed some of the shows from distance at saturday afternoon. These are the photos of the day, main purpose is to test my new lens. Next year, we will try again and hopefully can make some closed-up pictures of the fighters etc.
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21-06。新機+旅鏡 Canon EOS 70D + Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII VC PZD MACRO

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如題,這個月買了新的單眼Canon EOS 70D和新的旅鏡Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII VC PZD MACRO,今年的假期津貼就全奉獻給升級“機組成員”了。
This month, an costly investment has been done to update my camera from Canon EOS 50D to 70D, and also my travelling lens from Canon 18-200mm to Tamron 16-300mm. Continue reading

01-06。小鎮 Ravenstein

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從仙人掌綠洲回恩荷芬途中,我們在Ravenstein(官網)休息一會。這小鎮曾經是座馬斯河沿岸的堡壘之一,鎮裡還有不少堡壘的遺跡。婆婆很喜歡這小鎮,我們作媳婦的當然是沒意見,就去鎮裡逛一圈吧。
From Cactus Oase back to Eindhoven, we took a break on the way at Ravenstein, a small town that used to be one of the forts along the Maas River. Continue reading

【13夏】17-07。往北意的阿爾卑斯山脈 Going to Alps at North Italy (1) Opatija to Avio, Trentino

離開了蔚藍的克羅地亞,我們開始往阿爾卑斯山脈奔去。接下來的三天,走的都是起伏不平的高海拔地帶,我們刻意挑了很多次道來走,當然也不失所望,給我們這次暑假來了精彩的後半段。這天,7月17日,我們從克羅地亞的奧帕蒂亞出發,進入意大利後,朝它北邊、接近瑞士邊界的Passo dello Stelvio前進,全程約630公里,花了近十二個小時才抵達目的地。
Leaving Croatia, we began our journey to the Swiss Alps. The coming three days, we would travel at high sea level area, and we have chosen some secondary roads in the mountain area to enjoy the great sights of Alps. The first day, 17 July, we travelled from Opatija to Passo dello Stelvio which is located at the north of Italy and closed to the border of Switzerland. The distance is about 630km and we took almost 12 hours to finish the  journey. Continue reading

【13夏】16-07。夜遊奧帕蒂亞 Night sightseeing in Opatija

來到奧帕蒂亞,我們已經累翻了。看到旅遊手冊上有介紹坐船夜遊賞景這項,就去找它的出發點買票,當著是從另一個角度欣賞這個小城。
We’re very tired when we arrived Opatija. When we found the night sightseeing boat tour, we just took the opportunity to visit this city with another way. Continue reading

【13夏】16-07。酒店 Hotel Residenz, Opatija

奧帕蒂亞是我們往瑞士途中的休息點,可說是只為了睡個好覺罷了。我們住的酒店Hotel Residenz就在它的市中心,房間面海,可以觀賞海灣的美景。
Opatija is a stop of our journey from Croatia to Switzerland. We stayed at Hotel Residenz in the city centre. From the balcony of our room, we could enjoy the beautiful sight of the bay. Continue reading

25-05。北布拉邦省西部水防線與盧沃瑞堡壘 De West Brabantse Waterlinie & Fort De Roovere

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週日天氣奇好,我們騎重機出遊,目的地是北布拉邦省西部的水防線De West Brabantse Waterlinie。這水防線建於1628年,是從Bergen op Zoom到Steenbergen,由四座堡壘(Fort Pinssen, Fort de Roovere, Fort Henricus, 已消失的Fort Moermont),及堡壘間相連的護城河和高堤,形成了抵禦敵人入侵的防線。戰事發生時,能在Steenbergen打開水閘引入海水,升高水位來保護自己。近年,這大部分埋沒在大自然間的水防線重見天日,城堤被復修後,也同時把部分濕地變成保護鳥類的自然保護區。
Last Sunday, we went to the West Brabant Waterline, which has been build in 1628. There were four fortresses, connected with moats and dam, to protect the area during wars. Continue reading

【13夏】16-07。蔚藍海岸線 Azure Coastline (3) Senj to Opajia, Croatia

塞尼的Nehaj城堡是我們這天旅途的最後一次休息點。逛了城堡,我們直往奧帕蒂亞。
Nehaj Fortress at Senj is the last stop of our trip of the day. After that, we just continued our way to our destination Opatija. Continue reading

17-05。曬曬小綠 Photos by Canon 70-300mm

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從2009年初敗了台Canon 50D,保守估計,這五年多應該拍了七、八萬張照片。在暑假即將來臨的當兒,不禁擔心我的老伴會不會半途給我出狀況,所以,敗家的念頭就油然而生了。除了想買新的body,我還想買支新的旅鏡。為了回憶下300mm的感覺,把一直冷藏的小綠Canon EF 70-300mm 1:4.5-5.6 DO IS USM拿出來玩玩。想說最近把小綠賣了來補貼新的鏡頭。這輯照片全是小綠的作品。
These photos are taken by Canon EOS 50D + Canon EF 70-300mm 1:4.5-5.6 DO IS USM. Continue reading

【13夏】16-07。蔚藍海岸線 Azure Coastline (2) Pag Island to Senj, Croatia

到Otok Pag的最北端Lun之後,我們折返島的中部乘Prizna – Žigljen線的渡輪回到陸地,然後續海岸公路往北到古城塞尼。
After arriving Lun at the north of Pag Island, we turned back to the centre part of the island to take the ferry Prizna – Žigljen to return to mainland. Then we continued our way to north to Senj, an old town at the  west coast of Croatia. Continue reading