Sunday, 8th June 2008
Church at Dawn
by Mart Smit
For education I am 4 weeks at Lofoten. at the end of those 4 weeks I will write an article over the Lofoten with photos. I stay at the polarlightcenter from two dutch poeple who live in Lofoten. In the night you have wonderfull lights. Here an example of the almost midnightsun.
Equipment: Canon 40D + 300mm 2.8
Mart Smit
My name is Mart Smit, I was born in 1991 in Lutjewinkel. That's a very small village in the northern part of the Netherlands, I still live there.
I am a student at a secondary school.
My favourite hobby is nature photography but I like also doing all kind of sports and working on my website.
I’m a member of “Objectief†a Dutch Nature Photographers Union.
At a early age, I was already interested in nature. When I was about ten years old, I took all kind of pictures with my fathers equipment, but now I have my own.
In 2004 I won a price in the Argus Nature Photography competition in Belgium and that gave me the possibility to buy some excellent equipment.
The Canon EOS 20D and a Canon 100-400 5.6 L IS.
Most of my pictures are made in my neighbourhood, in our garden or around the farm of my grandparents.
Website: www.martsmit.nl
Church at Dawn by Mart Smit was photo of the day on Sunday, 8th June 2008. It is tagged Sunset. You can leave a comment below.
28 Comments
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Fantastic, Mart! I am awestruck by your photo, and I am equally impressed with your command of English at such a young age. You sound like a remarkable person, and I look forward to seeing more of your work.
colin
breath taking!
Marie Dunphy Harding
A Beautiful shot,Mart. That sky is fantastic!
You are truly an inspiration to young adults everywhere.
All the best to you in your studies & photography.
Ahmed Sharif
magnificent sunset…… its great to know that you’ve started at an early age and have been continuing with your studies side by side…… also great to know about your achievements so far….. I think you are the son of proud parents……. all the best wishes for you…..
Pauline Jones
Hey Maart I took a look at your website, I loved the fox. You have a lot of potential.
Mart Smit
Thank you for al the comments, really nice to see them. I am still at Lofoten islands. On my website I have a blog, It’s only in dutch but you can watch the newest photos.
Edwina Hinkle
What a wonderful tribute that the sky is not always blue!! Beautiful
Verity Edgecombe
great photo – and some super ones on your website too….especially love the bird in the tree branches…I will show my children what they could aspire to while still young
yasmin
beautful scenary
kirsten
Mart,
great story with your picture, also your website is impressive.Your love of nature shows in your work. It is inspiring! Don’t stop what you are doing.
Kirsten
Celia Hardy
This is so spiritual. Thank you for sharing it. I was interested to hear your history and your start at a young age. Good luck!
Ellie
Nicely done, beautiful and clear.
Juan Pablo
Mart, very nice picture. Muy linda imagen. Saludos desde la Argentina. Los invito a ver mi paágina de fotografÃa http://www.tiempodeandar.com.ar
Take Care, Juan Pablo
Laurie
Glorious! This inspirational photo reminds us to worship the Creator of Heaven and Earth.
Mart, continue to use and “develop” your God-given gift.
Julia A. Richman
Awesome Mart! Well done! You are a “genius.” A gift to the Universe! What a blessing! Thank you for sharing.
Anurag
You have tremendous talent and a great future Mart. Just keep working hard.
Chris
how magically beautifully nice
Sue Gagnon
This is a LOVELY SHOT!!!
Renee
WOW!! The sun looks so amazing! Well done!
Jacob Maentz
Fantastic image….Beautiful shot.
Photo Buffet
Mart, how wonderful that you’ve followed in our father’s footprints and taken up photography. This is a beautiful dawn–very dramatic and rich in color.
a.
Gorgeous! This photo achieves great drama that took my breath away!
su
Truly an awesome shot, you have fantastic vision Mart. Congrats.
mike
An amazing Sun scene.
Cynthia
This is so Beautiful. Amazing color.
Su
I cant imagine a midnight sun, how wonderful.
Jaz
Wonderful midnight sun, and the background line makes this picture even more interesting
Renee
This is still a very excellent shot,like this one alot!!