the poetry of nature - volume 1

L a r s v a n d e G o o r P h o t o g r a p h y A r t

T h e P o e T r y o f N a T u r e

v o l u m e 1s e e b o o k

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The Poetry of Nature vol I

IndexCATeGorIeS:

exTrA INFo:

Dreamy rays of Light

Forests

Prints Aluminum

Art-ish

Landscape Animals

Workshops

roads & Paths

Black & White

Short Bio Licenses

Paintlike

Seasons

Gear

WINTroDuCTIoN:Walk with me

Walk with me.

First thing in the morning when the alarm goes off I look out of the window. How is the light. Is it

any good? Is it foggy? Will there be sun rays? I often look at the windows of my car to see if there

is any condensation on it and if the air is misty and moisture, but often I intuitively know I just

HAVe to go. A bit hurried I step into my car or jump on my bike and hope the forest got some nice

surprises for me.

I strap my camera bag on my shoulders. No tripod, I dont like it, it limits me. Fortunately they

make excellent cameras today, which can shoot at high ISo and still produce high quality images.

Today it seems I am lucky. I can spot the first rays and they are nearly horizontal. Later on, the

sun will get up higher in the sky and the air will start to warm up. Will the intensity of the rays

increase or is the weather going to change and is it all over?

It will not be the first time thats happened. Shall I wait here? Is this the perfect spot? I start to

get a bit restless and I have to tell myself once again there is no such thing as a perfect spot and

its all beyond my control. I feel at ease and start walking again with the knowledge that whatever

comes will come.

Its six oclock in the morning. The scent of the forest. The freshness of a new beginning. My

favorite part of the day, because the light is still soft and friendly and its all quiet given a bird or

two. Serenity!

there is no such thing as

a perfect spot

Beautiful trees and the variety of colors, singing birds, whispering leaves and rays of light making

their way through the foliage. The smell of the forest gives me butterflies. I feel so relaxed and I

become one with the surroundings. These are the moments where I realize I had to get up so early.

I feel my footsteps and every step feels like nothing is needed anymore. Complete!

Suddenly I feel something dangling against my flanks and I see its my camera. oh, ...yes.

How do I frame so much beauty? How do I catch my experience with a camera? over the years

I noticed my first and last image of a series are often the best. Maybe other photographers

recognize this too? Anyway, thats the case with me. The first moment I am still open-minded, then

I start doing my best and when I am convinced this is really going to be my last and best image, it

often happens to be nearly the exact same as the first one.

Sometimes I like to stay for a longer period of time at the same spot. Not shooting, just looking. It

will take some time, but eventually a new way of looking starts to appear and the compositions

will be different too. I find that a very exciting process.

People often ask me for tips. First of all I like to mention that I am not a photographer. Dont get me

wrong, I do take pictures quite well, but I am not a trained or educated photographer. Not too much

technical stuff for me, I am a mood shooter. If I must label myself I rather choose to be an artist.

An artist with a camera.

I am a mood shooter

Most important is having fun. result comes second. Like the Buddha said: Success is

not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success! If you love what youre doing

you will be successful! Shoot everything you like, experiment, enjoy. We are in

a digital age now, you cant take too many images. Afterwards you can throw everything

away you dont like. Dont worry about your equipment either. Those things will come later.

Start in your direct surroundings, the places you know best. When youre uncertain about how

to set your camera, just take images in different settings, esp. when you found a magic spot. In

that way there will always be a good one in your series. of course this is easier for landscape

photography instead of sports where you usually get only one change.

often I have been asked how I catch sun rays and make them look the way they look. First of all

the weather conditions have to be perfect, moisture! It has to be early in the morning, not too

early otherwise the rays are too horizontal and are not bright enough. Try to walk towards the sun

and notice the bright spots on the forest floor. While shooting, keep the sun blocked by a tree

or branches. rather use over exposure than under exposure and try different exposures. even

though the sun rays appear to be bright its still a forest and it could be pretty dark, so keep an

eye on your ISo. If its too high you better use a tripod.

one thing I have learned while editing is better leave the sun rays untouched. editing makes them

less attractive and less real. However there are some tools within the NIK efex pro software, like

sunlight and glow that will make them look soft and dreamy. A side effect will be a reduction of

the sharpness of your image.

catching rays of

light

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I work with the following software programs in

order of popularity:

NIK software Color Efex 4 pro

Photoshop

Aperture

Topaz

Tools I use in NIK:

Define: to reduce the noise in your images

Tonal Contrast: gives a HDR touch to your

images

Sunlight: gives the image a dreamy glow

Tools I use in Photoshop:

Camera Raw filter

Sharpen-Shake reduction

Levels

Tools I use in Aperture:

Color Management

My main image library

Cropping

editingsoftware

Tools I use in Topaz:

Denoise

Simplify

I will add more tips in the next e-book, which

will also be free to download. If you like to

see some specific information about my

photography or editing, please mail info@

larsvandegoor.com and I will see if I can pick

that up in the next issue.

workshopPeople often asked which techniques I use.

I work intuitively and every editing process is

a different one so I find it difficult to write a

tutorial to my satisfaction. However, I like to

give people the opportunity to learn from my

skills and experiences. Therefore I give one on

one (maximum one on two) workshops.

Please check larsvandegoor.com/workshop/

for more information or contact me by mail:

[email protected]

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d r e a m yLars van de Goor is amongst the best artists of our times.

Hismasterworks transcend the soul by their sublime beauty.

His love and respect for nature is true, unique, rare and very

precious. His representation of fairy forests shows it all... magic

immortalizedforever, the mostbrilliant way, through all his creations.

- M. Dumas, museologist -

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a s e a t n o t t a k e n i iTh e r e i s n o i n v i ta t i o n l i k e a n e m p t y b e n c h i n v i ta t i o n . W e l d a m e s ta t e , G o o r, t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



g o l d e n l e a f f o r e s tS p e u l d e r Fo r e s t , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



d u t c h g l o wEa r l y m o r n i n g l i g h t o v e r a D u t c h m e a d o w. U i t g e e s t 2 013 , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



B e n c h & B i r c h e sJ u s t o u t s i d e L o c h e m I f o u n d a l o v e l y s p o t t o r e s t



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a r T - i s hLars van de Goor Photography Arts photos are all awesome captures of

beautiful light in a beautiful setting. They stir my imagination and set a

goal for me to strive for in my own photography. Thank you so much for

the joy and inspiration.

- Jill McMahon -



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a f r i k aW h i l e e d i t i n g t h i s p o p p y f l o w e r I s a w e l e p h a n t s , g o l d a n d t h e s h a p e o f a l a r g e c o n t i n e n t



f o r e s t d e t e n o MS o m e t i m e s y o u j u s t h i t t h e r i g h t f l i t e r, A m s t e r d a m f o r e s t , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



t h r o u g h t h e v i n e ya r dC a i l l a c - L o t - F ra n c e



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r o a d s & P a T h sLars photographic art is an inspiration. One cannot help but be

immersed into each image with the fascination of a child. Lars enables

the viewer to step into the scene... feel the surrounding landscape

as a soft feather on silken skin. The contrasts and light bring forth

impeccable beauty captured as a timeless reminder of a location

once visited.

- Ron Boger, Mahalograph Photography -



r u s t y r o a dH o l m e r s h u i z e n - G e l d e r l a n d 2 014 , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



w i n t e r a r o u n d t h e c o r n e rS p e u l d e r Fo r e s t , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



i n t o t h e M i s tEa r l y m o r n i n g m i s t a n d f r e s h g r e e n , a w o n d e r f u l n e w s ta r t . L o c h e m 2 014 , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



w i n t e r wa l k i iO n l y d o g s , d o g o w n e r s a n d c ra z y p h o t o g ra p h e r s w e n t o u t s i d e . W e e s p , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



s P i n o l a s e s c a P e r o u t eS p i n o l a a n d t h e S p a n i s h a r m y w e r e s u d d e n l y s u r r o u n d e d . K e p p e l l aa n n e a r t h e B e r k e l , L o c h e m



P a t h o f t h e h o B B i t sFo r o n c e I w a s a l l o w e d t o w a l k t h i s h i d d e n p a t h



P a t h o f awa k e n i n gFo r y e a r s I w a l k e d t h i s p a t h a n d w h e n a l l c o n d i t i o n s a r e r i g h t . . . y o u ta k e t h e p i c t u r e


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P a i N T l i k eLars is one of the finest photographers that I know, with outstanding

images. The most amazing landscapes, an unfailing eye. As an artist,

these magical images and colors, are definitely a big inspiration to me.

His work its like a beautiful poetry.

- Viviana Gonzlez, Chile -



a P a t h f o r e v e r y o n eI t t o o k s o m e t i m e a n d m a n y s h o t s t o f i n a l l y g e t t h r e e c y c l i s t s a n d n o c a r s . H e i l o o 2 014 , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



a s e a t n o t t a k e nI t l o o k s l i k e t h i s b e n c h n e e d s r e p o s i t i o n i n g , b u t w h e n t h e c o w p a r s l e y i s g o n e a g a i n i t d o e s m a k e s s e n s e . A m s t e r d a m Fo r e s t 2 014 , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



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r a y s o f l i g h TWith lots of pleasure I watch your photos. Looking at them is as walking

into a fairytale. They are a bit mystic and romantic and it is very easy

to create a story for each photo. Hope there will be a lot of stories to

create.

- Willy Lopes ten Donkelaar -



a t t h e e n d o f M y h o u s e t h e r e i s a l a n eS o m e t i m e s w e n e e d s o m e e x t ra l i g h t o n o u r p a t h s . L o c h e m




t h a t s a M e o t h e r w o r l dH a s s e l b l a d Ma s t e r s A w a r d s 2 010 / 2 011 f i n a l i s t i m a g e . A m s t e r d a m Fo r e s t



t h e w i t n e s sW e m e t , w e ta l k e d , w e a g r e e d , h e f o r g o t . s - G ra v e n l a n d



i B e l i e v e i n t r e e sA n d a n g e l s w h o a r e d r e s s e d t o s h i n e



P e r M i s s i o n t o r a d i a t eS o m e p e o p l e b e l i e v e t h e y c a n o w n t h e l a n d . W h i l e o w n i n g ra y s o f l i g h t s e e m s t o b e r i d i c u l o u s .



t a k i n g t h e B r i d g e o f l i g h tTh e y s a y y o u c a n t s t e p i n t h e s a m e r i v e r t w i c e . N e i t h e r c o u l d y o u p a s s t h e s a m e b r i d g e t w i c e . A m s t e r d a m f o r e s t , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



t u r n i n g l e f tC a n b e r i g h t .



l a N d s c a P eMy first time, it sounded a phrase over and over again in my head ...

I came as rain falling throughout the world in countless ways, for

those who are ready to receive S,A,W. Another time I found that if I

concentrated on it could easily leave my mind and enter a paradise

within reach ... what gift for any day! Whenever a new image comes

to me, my heart was born wings and fly up to Mother Nature ... is there

anything more beautiful on Earth?

Thanks so much for such beautiful moments

- Encarnacin Snchez-



o v e r t h e h i l lI f t h e r e i s b e a u t y h e r e , t h e r e w i l l b e b e a u t y o v e r t h e h i l l t o o . F ra n c e



t h e t w o M i l l sS e c o n d s b e f o r e t h e w i n d w i l l w a k e t h e m u p . S c h e r m e r h o r n , N H , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



va n g o g h s w i s h l i s t. . . I g u e s s . Va l d O r c i a , Tu s c a n y , I ta l y



b l a c k & w h i T eIemand die z van de natuur houdt, deze met zoveel gevoel digitaal

weet vast te leggen en het daarna ook nog met zon passie weet te

bewerken verdiend wat mij betreft de titel Grootmeester der Natuur

Jouw fotos lijken van een andere dimensie.. bossen komen tot leven,

bomen veranderen van karakter en je waant je in een fantastische

wereld waar je niet wakker in wil worden..

- Bob van den Berg -



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g o n e i n a f e w s e cE v e n c y c l i n g t o s c h o o l c a n b e a n a d v e n t u r e . D i e m e n



s e a s o N sLos colores y la luz llenan de vida y de magia tus fotografas creando

paisajes de ensueo. Felicidades!

- Jos Luis Prez Navarro -



B r i d a l t r e e sS o m e t i m e s i t s b e s t t o b e s i l e n t . B l o s s o m Pa r k A m s t e r d a m f o r e s t



c o l o r s i n t h e M i s tA l l m y fa v o r i t e i n g r e d i e n t s i n o n e i m a g e : M i s t , t r e e s a n d t h e c o l o r s o f fa l l . C ra i l o s e B o s , H o l l a n d



f u l l f a l lTh e r e i s o ra n g e a n d t h e r e i s o ra n g e , H e i l o o , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



i n l o v e w i t h f a l lA n d n o t o n l y w i t h fa l l , b u t a l s o w i t h t h i s f o r e s t . Fo r e s t o f t h e d a n c i n g t r e e s , S p e u l d e r- G a r d e r e n , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



l a s t l e av e sA n o t h e r t i t l e I c h o s e f o r t h i s i m a g e w a s B ra v e b e c a u s e o f t h e c o l o r a n d t h e s t u b b o r n n e s s o f t h e l e a v e s



s P e u l d e r f o r e s tI f o u n d t h i s m o t l e y c r e w a t a w e l l h i d d e n o p e n s p a c e . A l t h o u g h I h a v e v i s i t e d t h e f o r e s t m a n y t i m e s I c o u l d n t f i n d i t a g a i n . S p e u l d e r- G a r d e r e n , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



w i n t e r s v e i lH o a r f r o s t o n b ra n c h e s a n d t r e e s .



w o o d BTa k e n w i t h a m a c r o l e n s . I w a s e x p e r i m e n t i n g w i t h d i f f e r e n t l e n s e s a n d a t h o m e i t t u r n e d o u t t o b e t h e b e t t e r o n e . S p e u l d e r



f o r e s T sLes photos que vous publiez sont vraiment magiques. Elles minspirent, me font rver.

une vraie posie se dgage.

Continuez, apportez encore du rve avec la grande dame Nature.

Flicitations pour votre livre.

Jai vraiment hte de rentrer dans votre Univers.

- Corinne -



B l o c k i n gA t r e e l i n e d a v e n u e i n A m s t e r d a m Fo r e s t



c o l o r s o f t h e f o r e s tC o u l d t h e r e b e a b e t t e r t h e ra p y t h a n w a l k i n g t h r o u g h a f o r e s t w i t h a l l t h e s e e n c h a n t i n g c o l o r s .



f o r e s t yL a n d g o e d A m p s e n , L o c h e m , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s .



f u r e s tS p e u l d e r f o r e s t- P u t t e n , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s .



g r a n d M o t h e r n e e d s M o r e c a k eTh e b e a u t i f u l l a n e s o f Ve l h o r s t e s ta t e , b e t w e e n L o c h e m a n d Z u t p h e n , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s .



g r a s s l a n eI w a s h a p p y t o f o u n d t h i s l a n e w h i c h w a s c o v e r e d w i t h g ra s s , t h i s g a v e s u c h a p l e a s a n t s o f t l o o k . B e l g i u m



g u a r d i a n s o f c a s t l e a M P s e nTh e s e ta l l r e d b e e c h e s g u i d e y o u t o t h e e n t ra n c e o f c a s t l e A m p s e n . L o c h e m , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



w e w i l l g u i d e y o u t h r o u g h t h e M i s tL e f t o r r i g h t ? J u s t f o l l o w y o u r h e a r t , C ra i l o s e b o s , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s



a N i m a l s



d a l i t h e c a tC u r i o u s c a t w i t h i n t e n s e e y e s o b s e r v i n g t h i s s t ra n g e m a n w i t h a c a m e ra . S o m e w h e r e i n G r o u x- l e s - Ba i n s , F ra n c e



i n f i n i t e P a t i e n c e



a n g e s a n s J a M B e sI t w a s o n l y a t h o m e I f o u n d o u t t h i s s e a g u l l h a d n o l e g s . Eg m o n d aa n Ze e , H o l l a n d



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Ye s t e r d a y

Lars van de Goor was born in 1964 in The Netherlands, in a houseboat, next to a farm, located

between lakes and meadows. His first passion was music, the latest photography and editing. In a

way he is still composing. Soon after starting with photography in 2007 Lars images started to get

noticed and gained in popularity over the years. only four years later he was nominated as a top

ten finalist in the 2010/2011 Hasselblad Masters Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the

world of photography.

To d a y

He works as a professional photographer, publishing his work worldwide.

To m o r r o w

My main goal is still where it once started with: To capture natures magical moments and show

her beauty to as many people as possible.

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Nikkor AF-S 2.0x extender III TC-20eIII

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