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Photo blog : Black

Stefan Cruysberghs — Sun, 26 May 2019 22:00:00 GMT

The Black-tailed godwit is a beautiful wader and a meadow bird par excellence. They hibernate in Africa, but they return to the Low Lands early in the spring. During the breeding season the godwit shows spectacular court flights. I was able to photograph them courting and mating in Friesland in the Netherlands.

Photo blog : Red squirrels

Stefan Cruysberghs — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 23:00:00 GMT

One of the cutest mammals in our forests is the red squirrel. I have been able to photograph them very often and this is a varied selection of my best images. Squirrels can easily climb trees and jump from branch to branch. They have a beautiful bushy tail and in the winter they also get ear plumes. Squirrels do not hibernate in winter time but they very active during autum when they will bury nuts and seeds. They also eat mushrooms, berries and insects.

Photo blog : Green woodpeckers

Stefan Cruysberghs — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:00:00 GMT

This summer, a juvenile green woodpecker and his mother visited our garden in Scherpenheuvel (Flanders, Belgium) almost every day. Green woodpeckers almost exclusively search for food on the ground and our lawn was the ideal place to find ants. A couple of days I layed down under my camouflagenet to photograph them from a low angle and at close distance.

National Geographic finalist

Stefan Cruysberghs — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 22:00:00 GMT

My photo of the Saint Joseph chapel in Sint-Pieters-Rode in the snow is one of the finalists of the prestigious National Geographic photo contest 2018. In addition to the jury prizes, there are also public prizes.

National Geographic finalist

Stefan Cruysberghs — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 22:00:00 GMT

My photo of the Saint Joseph chapel in Sint-Pieters-Rode is in the snow is one of the finalists of the prestigious National Geographic photo contest 2018. In addition to the jury prizes, there are also public prizes.

Photo blog : Hageland by night

Stefan Cruysberghs — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 22:00:00 GMT

A series of photographs of famous and less well-known monuments in the Hageland region (Scherpenheuvel, Diest, Bekkevoort, Holsbeek, Tielt-Winge) photographed during the blue hour or later at night. Often there was a beautiful starry sky and usually I use several lamps to illuminate the subject.

WildlifePhoto

Stefan Cruysberghs — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 23:00:00 GMT

In the international WildlifePhoto contest 2017 (organized by the famous wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas) two of my photos were shortlisted and finally my photo of Altai Mountains was selected as runner-up (2nd or 3th place). Even my photo of the sunrise at the heathland in Lommel was highly commended. Both photos will be displayed on a large outdoor screen in New York in March 2018.

WildlifePhoto

Stefan Cruysberghs — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 23:00:00 GMT

Photo blog : Cluj

Stefan Cruysberghs — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 23:00:00 GMT

Some blue hour photos of the historical centre of the city of Cluj-Napoca in the region Transylvania in Romania. It is the second largest city in Romania and has a rich history and beautiful buildings and monuments.

World Wildlife Fund - Photo book

Stefan Cruysberghs — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 23:00:00 GMT

The newest WWF book 'Beeldverhalen' is available in the bookstores since this week and offers you the most amazing and unique photographs from nature. Every year the World Wildlife Fund organizes a photo competition together with Frans Lanting. Out of the 13,000 photos submitted, the 170 best were selected. Three of my photographs are also published in this book.

World Wildlife Fund - Photo book

Stefan Cruysberghs — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 23:00:00 GMT

Nature in Limburg

Stefan Cruysberghs — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 23:00:00 GMT

In November 2017 I was invited to the opening of the photo salon of photo club Renovat in Sint-Truiden and the proclamation of the photo contest 'Nature in Limburg'. It turned out that I won the first prize of this contest with my photo of the Blekerheide in Lommel. Thanks Limburg province and photo club Renovat for the great price!

Nature in Limburg

Stefan Cruysberghs — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 23:00:00 GMT

Nature Photographer of the Year

Stefan Cruysberghs — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:00:00 GMT

In November 2017 my photo of a “Funny sifaka” was one of the finalists and finally highly commended (top 5) in the category Comedy in the international photo contest Nature Photographer of the Year 2017. The photos of the finalists were exposed during the Nature Talks Photo Festival in Ede (Netherlands) on November 11th and 12th. Afterwards these images will be exposed in several museums, public places and companies.

Nature Photographer of the Year

Stefan Cruysberghs — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:00:00 GMT

Photo blog : Roe deer

Stefan Cruysberghs — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 22:00:00 GMT

The population of roe deer is the Lowlands (Belgium & Netherlands) is increasing. But even though they are spotted more often and in different biotopes, they mostly remain shy animals that are difficult to observe for a long time. The past summer I really started observing and photographing them in the nature areas in Aarschot and Scherpenheuvel-Zichem. This is a small series of my most beautiful photos.

National Geographic block calendar

Stefan Cruysberghs — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 22:00:00 GMT

The new National Geographic block calendar for 2018 has been released. The National Geographic editors gave a photo assignment each month and asked the enthusiastic Flemish and Dutch photographers to submit their images and 365 images have been selected for the calendar. The result is a versatile palette of beautiful images, from places around the world, special people and impressive natural phenomena. I am very pleased that 7 of my photos were selected.

Trierenberg

Stefan Cruysberghs — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 22:00:00 GMT

Publication of my photo 'Castelo Branco' in the luxury photo book of the prestigious international photo contest Trierenberg from Austria. Around 40 000 photographs were submitted. I photographed the tower of the Castelo Branco at the end of the blue hour with some fog at the high hilltop. I used some flash lights to illuminate the insides of the tower. The Miradouro do Castelo Branco is a viewpoint at the main island São Miguel of the Azores.

Photo blog : Fox cubs

Stefan Cruysberghs — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 22:00:00 GMT

Some months ago I had a great encounter with some red fox cubs (vulpes vulpes). Fox kits are always very cute and playful when they are around their brothers and sisters. These foxes weren't shy at all and I was able to lay down to get a nice viewpoint and photograph them near the water and in the sand dunes.

Photo blog : Little owls

Stefan Cruysberghs — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 22:00:00 GMT

A small series of photos of the cute little owls with their bright yellow eyes. The little owl (Athene noctua) is one of the smallest owls (21 to 27cm) in the Lowlands. The little owl is mainly nocturnal and can be found in a wide range of habitats including farmland, woodland, heathland, … It feeds on insects and small vertebrates like mices.