Roel Hendrickx: Featured Galleries and Collections

People: Young Attorneys, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:14:09 GMT

]]>These are impressions from the Annual "Pleitwedstrijd René Ridder Victor" of the Antwerp Bar Association, in the main Courtroom of the former Courthouse.
Young apprentice attorneys compete for the title and the honour of representing the Antwerp Bar at similar international competitions.
They have 10 minutes to plead their client's case in a fictitious dispute, and aim to do so in an eloquent and convincing way.
The Jury consists of former Presidents of "De Conferentie" (the Bar's social association). They quote on eloquence, structuring, legal pertinence of the arguments, language and wit.

Sports: Azencross B&W Loenhout, Dec 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:56:57 GMT

]]>Impressions of the "Azencross" Cyclo-cross race in Loenhout. All images shot with ZD8mmFE, ZD12-60mm and ZD5-200mm on Olympus E-5 camera. B&W conversion, added grain and toning done in Lightroom3.
The first 25 images are from the Ladies' Race. The Elite male cyclists are from image 27 until the end.
Colour versions of most images, and some more others, are in another gallery: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p1052039794

Theatre: Twelve Angry Men, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:38:09 GMT

]]>Shots from a one-night-only theatre performance in a unique and fitting venue.
Schoten based theatre group "Volharding" (Vaarttheater)reprised their 2011 production of the all-time classic "Twelve Angry Men" in the Grand Hall of the Antwerp Courthouse (Richard Rogers architecture).
It was a freezing night and that Grand Hall has a natural ventilation that allows only a certain temperature difference with outside, so it was pretty chilly.
The audience was supplied with little blankets, while the actors had to pretend it was the hottest day of summer. Now that's show business for ya!

Art: Canvascollectie MuHKA, Jan 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:35:26 GMT

]]>This is a very partial look at the pre-selection on January 28, 2012, at M HKA (MuHKA) in Antwerp, for the Art contest "Canvascollectie".
My impressions of the 2010 edition are here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p746359758

Concert: Coldplay, Dec 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:04:22 GMT

]]>Coldplay performed a very upbeat show in the Antwerp Sportpaleis. I went there and came back with another concert gallery shot with the Panasonic LX3 instead of SLR.
As with Elbow and dEUS, I include a number (seven) of short LX3 video clips. This time I don't save them for the end of the gallery, but instead include them roughly in the right chronological spot.
These clips are straight out of camera : sound is pretty bad and the image quite mediocre, because of changing lighting in the directions where I aimed.
They have no other ambition than to give an idea of lighting conditions and a meagre glimpse of the performance. Better clips can be found online.

Images 3 through 14 show the support act, Emeli Sandé, whom I knew from the great single "Heaven". The rest of her song material is not quite up to that high standard, but still a good warmup for Coldplay.

Travel: Spain, Barcelona, Feb 2012

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:12:41 GMT

]]>Here are my general impressions from a cold, wintery weekend in the great city of Barcelona, Spain.
This general gallery includes just a few photos of the many architectural highlights that Barcelona has to offer, notably the work of Antoni Gaudi.
If you like to see more of Gaudi's magnificent work on secular houses (Casa Mila & Casa Batllo), go here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p1031537650
Or go here for a closer look at his sacred masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p1055323160
Several more photos of the surfing action on the beach, Sunday morning, are also in a separate gallery: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p620615697

Nature: Icelandic Cinema, July 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:43:54 GMT

]]>In July 2011, we hiked the Laugavegurinn Trail in South-West Iceland. Details and images from that magnificent hike are here: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p696622840
Another gallery contains the images from the extension we did on a fifth day, paying a visit to our friend Eyjafjallyjökull: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p1058379010
For reasons of presentation consistency, I have rounded up the (cinematic crop) 16:9 panorama images from all five days in this third gallery here. The key words to the images provide details of places. Enjoy!!

Docu: Circus Life, May 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:55:34 GMT

]]>Circus Rose Marie Malter granted me the opportunity to witness life in the circus for an afternoon, with full access to all areas. I enjoyed great examples of timeless showmanship in the ring.
More importantly, I was allowed to document life behind the curtains. Backstage, the artists prepare for their act, and enjoy quiet private moments between friends and family.
They all have a story to tell of the joy and the hardship that are both part of life in the circus.
Since this was the last day of their stay in my hometown, it was also a time of packing up and getting ready to go. I was amazed at how fast and efficient they break down the big circus tent and the whole village.
This was done in a few short hours, by the artists themselves and with the capable help of their small but dedicated crew, some of them volunteers. That same night, they moved to the next town.
For their openness and hospitality, I want to extend warmest thanks to ringmaster Pierrot, the talented acrobats Sandro & Natalia and to quiet but graceful Catia.
Also thanks to Johnny "Lucky Luke" Fischer who is still going strong after 55 years of touring, and of course to the classic clowns of Trio Balder.
They all have put a big smile on my face … and not only in the ring.
Please visit www.circusrmmalter.com for info on tour dates. Better still : take your children to go see them when they visit your town. These great artists and warm people deserve your applause.

Animals: Icelandic Horses, Jul 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:24:20 GMT

]]>Results from a dawn shoot on an Icelandic Horse Farm.
The horses are used to humans approaching them gently, so I could get quite close. Light was not optimal.
I'll finish this gallery with a few B&W conversions of favourite captures.

Sports: Flowbarrel Surfing - Wavehouse @ Sentosa Beach, April 2010

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:34:45 GMT

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Street: N.-Vietnam Encounters, Apr 2010

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sun, 01 May 2011 11:35:15 GMT

]]>Long overdue processing of some images that are over one year old. Street encounters in various places in North-Vietnam.

Travel: B&W Tour of the Baltic, Jul 2011

roelh2900@gmail.com (Roel Hendrickx) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:19:08 GMT

]]>Separate galleries of the individual stops on our trip around the Baltic (through Germany to Copenhagen and then on to Warnemünde, Tallinn, St-Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm and back to Copenhagen) will follow later.
But here is a first general impression of the whole tour.