Nederland - Blokzijl, Giethoornsche Meer

Emjoying a proper Dutch winter during the ‘Blokzijler Merentocht’, an ice skating tour of 35 km’s on the lakes in northwest Overijssel and through the nature reserve ‘De Wieden’. Due to bad ice conditions this tour (January 2009) was ‘halfway’ interrupted by officials and police.

Mikus, Jean-Paul, Eva Lewitus, Annalia S. and 103 other people have particularly liked this photo

66 comments - The latest ones

LutzP ^club

Interesting background information and well one with the bouy.- Greets Lutz

9 years ago.

Indira Nair

Excellent shot!

9 years ago.

Thérèse ^club

Une photo qui me plait par sa composition, ses couleurs et un premier plan intriguant qui la rend très intéressante

9 years ago.

RHH

Wow! I'd love to do that. Great shot, Jaap.

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to RHH

Isn't that easy Ron a skating tour of 35 km's.

9 years ago.

LotharW ^club

G R E A T ! ! !

9 years ago.

Gerard Perin

belle photo

9 years ago.

Edward Bowthorpe

Brilliant,eddie,

9 years ago.

bonsai59 ^club

Nice colours, Jaap. Greetings, Frank

9 years ago.

Sylvie Coeffic

***************** :-)

9 years ago.

Gareth L Evans

So Dutch

9 years ago.

slgwv ^club

The Silver Skates for real! Nice shot--

9 years ago.

Chris10 ^club

Goeie ouwe tijden zijn er om te koesteren Jaap. Dit jaar zit het er helaas weer niet in en ik mis de sneeuw ook wel een beetje.... In 't midden des lands weinig tot niets gevallen.

Jouw foto geeft prachtig deze Nederlandse traditie weer.

Groet, Christien.

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Chris10 ^club

Wij hebben ook weinig sneeuw gehad; heb wel m'n portie gekregen tijdens onze wintersportvakantie in Oberstdorf (D).
groet, Jaap

9 years ago.

menonfire ^club

Eiskaltes Vergnügen schöne Szene Jaap ! Grüße MAIK

9 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

splendid!!

9 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

35 Kms ! ... and no danger on this lake at all ? Did you do it, Jaap ?
Beautiful picture with this big color spot in front!
Wish you an agreable week end, dear friend.

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Yes I made it quite easily; it became dangerous and the tour was stopped by officials and police.
Have a nice Sunday Christiane.

9 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

das macht Spaß

9 years ago.

Leo W ^club

Ein schönes rotes Highlight auf dem Eis. Da laufen ja wirklich viele Menschen, hoffentlich ist es dick genug.

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Leo W ^club

Die Leute laufen nicht, es sind Schlittschuhlaufers.
Das Eis war später nichtdich genug und man musste dann vom Eis.

9 years ago.

paddypix

The makings of one of those paintings from an Old Master

9 years ago.

Dick M

Good composition, good color, good action. I really like this picture.

9 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Outstanding capture!

9 years ago.

Mαɾʝα Cσσɾs

Wat een prachtige wintercompo Jaap..... mooie dieptewerking!

9 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Nice composition and the image has a great feel to it, Good shot

9 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr Lovely shot of this wintry scene. Well done Jaap Regards Tess

9 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Extraordinaire,un travail remarquable .

9 years ago.

Fantasyfan

Nice moment :)

9 years ago.

Marije Aguillo ^club

Preciosa composición.

9 years ago.

Esther ^club

I always wanted to do this. I skated in the canals in Ottawa, Canada, but they were lower than the streets in most parts, so there was little to no view.

9 years ago.

Jeanne chevillard ^club

superbe photo !!!!!

9 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

an excellent pic compo here, wonderful Jaap

have a wonderful new week ahead!

9 years ago.

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

magnifiques ces patineurs sur ce lac gelé et en premier plan cette très belle balise*******************
belle semaine mon ami ! Amitiés de France♫

9 years ago.

Denis Aubry

Plaisirs d'hiver...

9 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

prachtige compositie, scitterende opname en zo was het ooit eens

9 years ago.

Eefje

Leuke hoek heb je gekozen, de kleuren spatten ervan af!

9 years ago.

sasithorn_s

Fantastic capture, Jaap!!

9 years ago.

Helena Ferreira

Extraordinary composition!

9 years ago.

Horizon 36 ^club

Awesome capture....well done.

9 years ago.

RHH

Thanks for the visit and kind comments, Jaap. Was out hiking today, thus the delay in replying.

9 years ago.

Simone Maurel ^club

beautiful

9 years ago.

Jean

I see someone else has mentioned "The Silver Skates". I thought of that right away. Beautifully composed and great colour.

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Jean

"The Silver Skates" ??

9 years ago.

Jean has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865. The novel takes place in the Netherlands and is a colorful fictional portrait of early 19th-century Dutch life, as well as a tale of youthful honor.

The book's title refers to the beautiful silver skates to be awarded to the winner of the ice-skating race Hans Brinker hopes to enter. The novel introduced the sport of Dutch speed skating to Americans, and in U.S. media Hans Brinker is still considered the prototypical speed skater.

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Jean

Thank you so much for the information. Never heard of that book.
I know Hans Brinker as the nameless boy plugging a dike with his finger and saving the country.

9 years ago.

Mackedwars

Tiene que ser una maravilla para los aficionados al patinaje sobre hielo. Inquietante el estado de la superficie helada. Me encanta esta imagen. Eduardo.

9 years ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Fantastic shot.

9 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

very lovely scene, greatly composed !

9 years ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

Fantastic souvenir of a winterday!!

9 years ago.

Dave Hilditch

Great viewpoint here, Jaap and that splash of red really lifts the image.

9 years ago.

Ernest CH ^club

wonderful picture - nice picture

9 years ago.

Falk Preusche ^club

Nice perspective, Jaap. Yellow star for this picture.
Greetings Falk

9 years ago.

Régis Desailly

Tu sais mettre en valeur une photo*****

9 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

I love this unusual scene! I have read that the Dutch are having "too warm" ice skating winters for a few years.

9 years ago.

Rudy Bernardus

Mooie foto,echt Hollands

9 years ago.

xacobeo4

A patinar, o a caerse, preciosa composición alegre fría y colorida me gusta, saludos Primaverales , ciao Rebeca

9 years ago.

Christel Ehretsmann ^club

impressive and beautiful...
skaters are well known in your country !

9 years ago.

Skipper

An original and interesting scene and composition. The red and green buoy makes a fine foreground.

8 years ago.

Bob Taylor ^club

Delightful. Superb composition.

8 years ago.

Jean-Marie Girardel

Très sympathique cette prise de vue

8 years ago.

Susanne Hoy

This is a really eye-catcher.

6 years ago.

Eva Lewitus ^club

Wonderful composition. Is this tour still going on?

2 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Eva Lewitus ^club

Not much ice the last years !!

2 years ago.

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

splendides photos hivernales avec ces patineurs***********************
bon dimanche Jaap♫

18 months ago.

Jean-Paul ^club

Amazing!

9 months ago.

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