http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog Photography and event news at your fingertips Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:01:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past weekend the Bearded Collie Club of America held an AKC Agility Trial at American K9 Country in Amherst, NH. Both dogs and competitors were seen having fun even through the final runs on Sunday afternoon. At this time, I'm still processing the images in preparation for posting them ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2009/01/07/bearded-collie-club-of-america-akc-agility-trial/ After getting rid of the spam that had attached itself to every page in this blog (grrr...), it's time for some updates. As some of you may be aware, I have been working on putting a new face on my web-presence and am getting ready to present it this ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/11/13/website-overhaul/ After playing catch-up and getting the EESSC AKC Agiltiy trial proofs from Granby, MA posted, it's time to look forward to some busy times and fun events. This coming weekend, I will be back in Granby to capture the action at the Pioneer Valley Kennel Club AKC Agility trial. ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/09/11/upcoming-events/ At long last a blog update (it's been way too long...) to announce that I have started putting some of my favorite images of the past years on-line. You will have seen some of these images in my book; others are decorating the walls of my studio and our ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/08/27/image-portfolio/ This past weekend saw the return of outdoor trialling with stunning weather, albeit a little warmer than comfortable for both dogs and competitors, particularly on Saturday (don't worry, we'll be used to this weather soon enough again). SNEAK did a wonderful job in hosting their first CPE Agility Trial, ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/04/22/southern-new-england-agility-klub-cpe-trial-in-chester-ct/ One of the attractions that we hadn't had a chance to see earlier during our trip was a castle. The castle of choice is the Muiderslot, which was built in the late 13th century to enforce the collection of tolls from traders wanting to go up the river Vecht ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/03/08/update-from-the-low-country-final-episode/ Saturday is market day in Rotterdam and a great opportunity to get the freshest wares at a very reasonable price. The market sits on the Binnenrotte, which is the area between the Rotterdam Library, the Blaak Train Station and the Sint Laurens church, also known as the big church: The ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/23/update-from-the-low-country-episode-6/ Friday we left at a reasonable hour and took the train to the Hague (Den Haag or 's Gravenhage in dutch). The Hague is the seat of the Dutch Government, whereas Amsterdam is the Dutch capital. Upon arrival in the Hague we first went to Madurodam, which advertises itself as ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/22/update-from-the-low-country-episode-5/ On Tuesday, we made a quick trip to Amsterdam, which really didn't leave us nearly enough time to do it justice. Amsterdam has many outstanding museums, which will each be able to take a day of your time. The Van Gogh museum and the Rijksmuseum are some standouts ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/22/update-from-the-low-country-episode-4/ If it was Monday, this must be Rotterdam. After a quick trip around Schiedam to find that most museums weren't open on Monday (good to know), we took the preferred method of transportation to the center of Rotterdam, the train: Rotterdam is a city with a different character from most ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/19/update-from-the-low-country-episode-3/