Erwin - photoblog

building

Erwin Schrijver — 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

]]> The same building as a few days ago, from a different angle

Rolling stairs

Erwin Schrijver — 2007-02-12T00:00:00Z

]]> Rolling stairs in Antwerp. I was there last week to go to a houseparty. I woke up early to have a walk through the city and to photograph some things there. For half a year I have lived in Antwerp so I know the city pretty well... These are the rolling stairs to the tunnel under the Schelde. Very old and as you can see only the right stairs are running. The left stairs were broken because they're very old... I didn't bring my tripod so it was difficult to get good pictures in this room without good lights, but I'm satisfied with this picture

Tunnel

Erwin Schrijver — 2007-02-11T00:00:00Z

]]> In the tunnel, more than 500 metres long and noone there but me...

Goats

Erwin Schrijver — 2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

]]> Beeehhhh... Experiment with my new lens...

Taxes

Erwin Schrijver — 2007-02-09T00:00:00Z

]]> The new buildings of the "belastingdienst" in Apeldoorn (NL), the people who get the taxes we pay.. I guess they don't have a problem to spend their (our) money :p

Carbide shooting (2)

Erwin Schrijver — 2006-12-30T00:00:00Z

]]> Just like the picture of yesterday, the carbide shooting tradition in the netherlands. Last night I was in Kampen (NL). Every year it's a tradition in the Netherlands that some people go 'carbid schieten'. We've got a strong iron milk barrel of 40 litres (those cans were used by farmers in the past to transport the milk) and the carbide and a little bit of water. The water and carbide give a chemical reaction and it creates acetylenegas. Put the iron lid (or safer, a ball) on top so the barrel fills itself with the gas. Hit the Hold a lighter (or safer, a blow torch) at the little hole in the bottom of the can and you'll get a huge explosion and a very loud deafening bang!! The lid will be blown away for approx. 75 metres, but if you attach an old trouser at the lid it will be only 10 - 20 metres. Safer for in the streets and you don't have to walk a lot to get the lid. Some people light it with a stick, the real man go sit on the can and if you're totally not afraid you hold it under your arms... Normally people only go shooting with carbide on the last day of the year, but the die-hards in Kampen do it the whole last week of the year!! Sleepless nights for the neighbours! Officially it is illegal, but the police won't do anything about it the last day of the year. If they would do, people would resist, because they want to keep this tradition alive... Well, here's a picture right where the action is!! (Tomorrow there'll be a picture from aside) And here you can see over 20 pictures I made last night from the carbide shooting

Carbide shooting

Erwin Schrijver — 2006-12-29T00:00:00Z

]]> Last night I was in Kampen (NL). Every year it's a tradition in the Netherlands that some people go 'carbid schieten'. We've got a strong iron milk barrel of 40 litres (those cans were used by farmers in the past to transport the milk) and the carbide and a little bit of water. The water and carbide give a chemical reaction and it creates acetylenegas. Put the iron lid (or safer, a ball) on top so the barrel fills itself with the gas. Hold a lighter (or safer, a blow torch) at the little hole in the bottom of the can and you'll get a huge explosion and a very loud deafening bang!! The lid will be blown away for approx. 75 metres, but if you attach an old trouser at the lid it will be only 10 - 20 metres. Safer for in the streets and you don't have to walk a lot to get the lid. Some people light it with a stick, the real man go sit on the can and if you're totally not afraid you hold it under your arms... Normally people only go shooting with carbide on the last day of the year, but the die-hards in Kampen do it the whole last week of the year!! Sleepless nights for the neighbours! Officially it is illegal, but the police won't do anything about it the last day of the year. If they would do, people would resist, because they want to keep this tradition alive... Well, here's a picture right where the action is!! (Tomorrow there'll be a picture from aside) And here you can see over 20 pictures I made last night from the carbide shooting

Ghost

Erwin Schrijver — 2006-12-21T00:00:00Z

]]> Well... first time I show a bit of myself here... And as you see, I look like a ghost.. Made with the shutter open for 30 seconds, that's why I look like a ghost.. When I pressed the button I walked to the fence and stood like this and counted the seconds without moving. Just another experiment. I'm satisfied with the result

Highway at night

Erwin Schrijver — 2006-12-20T00:00:00Z

]]> Standing across the highway, in front of some water. The shutter open for 30 seconds and the passing cars and trucks give nice light stripes.

Lines

Erwin Schrijver — 2006-12-18T00:00:00Z

]]> The meaning behind this picture is to put the lines of the trees and the fence together, the lines are just in the opposite direction

My new girlfriends

Erwin Schrijver — 2006-12-17T00:00:00Z

]]> I was walking at a carshow lately and I don't know what it is... Am I so irrisistable?? The girls, not only these two, were looking at me like they wanted me very bad, full of desire... Well, I just enjoyed the attention of that day ;)(for the ones who like those girls: I made some more pictures of some babes at the Essen Motor Show

cellphone

Erwin Schrijver — 2006-12-16T00:00:00Z

]]> During my photography course we were experimenting with studio-photography. Like how to point lights at objects and stuff, I haven't seen all of those pictures yet, but this is one of my cellphone.