Trap The Spark

"Trap the spark and hold it there... You can't. You can't! Goosebumps that don't fade away, they can't remain Photograph a feeling, pin the cloud to the sky Trap the spark and hold it, you can try..." (Marillion - Trap The Spark)

Hello, I'm Rob, I live in The Netherlands.

"I've got a Nikon camera, I love to take a photograph..."

Thank you very much for visiting my website! I hope you like my photographs and found what you were looking for! If you want to contact me, please fill in the fields below and click on the 'Submit' button. I will try to reply as soon as I can.

All photos on this website are copyrighted by Rob Bakelaar and no photos may be duplicated, printed, copied or used in ANY other form without asking me nicely & saying the magic word...

All lyrics & parts thereof are the copyright of Marillion (www.marillion.com).

Used gear (if you want to know...):

Nikon bodies:

D70s, D7000, D500 (some photographers use a Canon, I used this 'machinegun' for a while).

I currently use a Z7 II (Full frame) with an FTZ lensmount adapter

Nikkor lenses:

50mm f1.8D, 18-70mm f3.5-4.8, 105mm f2.8VR Macro, 24-70mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8VR, 70-300 f4.5-5.6, 1.7 Teleconverter

Various stuff I drag around in bags & cases (sometimes not all at once...):

Feisol carbon tripod or monopod & ballhead, extension tubes, XQD- & SD-cards

Or leave at home for obvious reasons, like:

Desktop computer (duh!), Laptop, iPad, Hard-drive(s), Wacom Cintiq Pro 24" or (Ultra-)widescreen monitors

Software used:

Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom with DxO Nik Collection plug-ins

Thank you! I will try to reply as soon as I can!

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