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Light

The Netherlands, Voorhout – January 2024

This week’s Lens Artists Challenge #287 is ‘Sound’. The road is busy, the sound of cars is in my ears as I try to frame this mill against the sunset, trying to avoid a car in the frame at first. Then zooming out and coming back to the road I ended up with this one, showing the lamplight and the cars coming and fading in the distance. This is the last in a series of four of Windmill ‘Hoop doet leven’ in Voorhout against the Winter sunset. The first three in a list in order of publication:

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Flying Blues

This week’s Lens Artists Challenge #287 is ‘Sound’. Seeing this incoming flight immediately gives the association of its sound. The memory provides that information instantaneously. The image pleases the eye, it is not necessarily the ears agree.

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Mono Flowers

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest- December 2023

Being spoiled by the availability of fresh and cheap cut flowers all year, I’m not too fond of fake flowers. But sometimes they make a nice statement.

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Dover

England, Dover – December 2023

Entering the city of Dover from inland offers a beautiful view on the harbor.

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Windmill at Winter Sunset

The Netherlands, Voorhout – January 2024

An iconic view of The Netherlands for many tourists. Windmill ‘Hoop doet leven’ in Voorhout against the Winter sunset.

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Pond Life

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2024

A sunny afternoon in Winter for this week’s Lens Artists Challenge #286 ‘Weather’.

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En passent

The Netherlands, Leiden – January 2024

Leiden on a rainy Winter day for this week’s Lens Artists Challenge #286 ‘Weather’.

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Seafront Silhouette

England, Walmer – December 2023

The theme for this week’s Lens Artists Challenge #286 is ‘Weather’.

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Just Passing

Walmer, Deal – December 2023

A ferry passes an anchored cargoship in the Channel. For LAPC #285 ‘warm colors’.

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Catching Up

Walmer, Deal – December 2023

The Channel from the England/Kent side, two ships catching up in the reflection of the sunlight. For LAPC #285 ‘warm colors’.

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Division Line

England, Deal-Kingsdown – December 2023

A view from the Kingsdown cliffs. A powerline cuts the image.

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Kingsdown Beach

England, Deal-Kingsdown – December 2023

A view from the Kingsdown cliffs up north.

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Winter Sunset

The Netherlands, Voorhout – January 2024

For LAPC #285 is ‘warm colors’. A warm toned Winter sunset.

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Circles

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2024

For LAPC #285 is ‘warm colors’. Temperature is not high right now but the warmth of color in the sun is something to enjoy.

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Back Alley

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2024

The back entrance in the dark, lit by a streetlight and a garden light for LAPC #284 ‘day&night’.

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Kingsdown Beach and Cliffs

England, Deal-Kingsdown – December 2023

The cliffs at Kingsdown at noon for LAPC #284 ‘day&night’.

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Winter Sunset

The Netherlands, Voorhout – January 2024

An iconic view of The Netherlands for many tourists. Windmill ‘Hoop doet leven’ in Voorhout against the Winter sunset for LAPC #284 ‘day&night’.

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Shipping Lane

England, Walmer – December 2023

The Channel from the coast of Kent at Walmer for LAPC #284 ‘day&night’. Start of the morning.

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Sea Front

England, Walmer – December 2023

Dusk at Walmer for LAPC #284 ‘day&night’.

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Tubular Bells

England, Walmer – December 2024

The week towards Christmas there was a beautiful light event in the grounds of Walmer Castle, with a lighted installation that made sounds like tubular bells. A visit in the early evening for LAPC #284 ‘day&night’.

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On the corner

England, Walmer – December 2023

The light on the corner with the low lights of Deal in the background. Imagine the sound of the Channel in the background LAPC #284 ‘day&night’.

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Deal at Night 2

England, Deal – December 2023

Deal‘s The Royal Hotel reflecting in the wet pavement.

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Deal at Night

England, Deal – December 2023

Deal at a rainy night after Xmas.

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Deal Alley

England, Deal – December 2023

… For wanting things that can only be found
In the darkness on the edge of town

Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the edge of town

An alley in Deal for LAPC #283 ‘quote or poem’.

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Waiting Blues

England, Deal – December 2023

How I wish, how I wish you were here
(…)
Wish you were here

Wish you were here – Pink Floyd

The sea front of Deal for LAPC #283 ‘quote or poem’. It is easy to miss someone or something.

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Green Door on Street in Deal

England, Deal – December 2023

A house on a street in Deal.

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The whole of the moon

England, Walmer – December 2023

I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

The Waterboys – Whole of the moon

The moon over The Channel for LAPC #283 ‘quote or poem’.

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Moon Night

England, Walmer – December 2023

The Channel under a silver moon for LAPC # 283 ‘dramatic’.

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Deal

England, Deal – December 2023

An old house on Queen Street in Deal, for LAPC #283 ‘dramatic’.

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Blue Moon

England, Walmer – December 2023

The moon over the Channel. ForLAPC # 283 ‘dramatic’.

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Moonlight

England, Walmer – December 2023

The moon over the Channel with two anchored ships on the horizon. ForLAPC # 283 ‘dramatic’.

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Dusk

England, Walmer – December 2023

The Channel at dusk for LAPC # 283 ‘dramatic’.

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Gull

England, Walmer – December 2023

A dark rain sky as a backdrop for LAPC # 283 ‘dramatic’.

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Nobody Can Wait Forever

England, Walmer – December 2023

Old garden furniture, showing the effects of wind and weather for LAPC # 283 ‘dramatic’.

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Moon Rise

England, Walmer – December 2023

The moon is up over an off shore supply vessel.

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The White Cliffs of Dover

England, Dover – December 2023

Arriving by LeShuttle (formerly known as Eurotunnel) and passing through Dover to catch a different glimpse of the famous white cliffs.

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The Last of Christmas

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2024

Last weekend we stored the Christmas decorations for this season of light.

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View on Deal Pier

England, Kingsdown – December 2023

A view up north towards Deal.

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St. Margaret’s Bay

England, St. Margaret’s Bay – December 2023

St. Margaret’s Bay, seeing the ferries to and from Dover.

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As Below So Above

England, Walmer – December 2024

The panoramic mode on the iPhone is not a favorite setting for me. On Instagram you get bombarded by adds about all Apple did not tell you about taking photos on iPhone: some work, eg using panorama setting for a wider angle (the fun for me using an iPhone is to be curious about all you can do finding it out for yourself).

But making a panorama having a straight line in front of you (a road eg) is hilarious. What would a sky panorama look like? So I did a 360 sky and a 180 horizon of the sea front at Walmer. Just for fun.

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Deal Pier

England, Deal – December 2023

The Pier of Deal on a wet evening at the end of December.

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A colorful road to Christmas

Belgium, Aalter – December 2023

On the road to Christmas to Le Shuttle in Belgium.

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Wired

France, St. George-sur-L’Aa – December 2023

Each time I pass here on the way to or from Calais, I take a picture of the power lines in St. Georges-sur-l’Aa.

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On the road to Christmas

Belgium, Veurne and Koksijde – December 2023

On the road to Calais and Le Shuttle, on a dark grey morning through le plat pays of Jacques Brel.

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A Brand New Day

England, Walmer – December 2023

The start of a brand new year, the first day with 365 following, given this is a leap year. A calm sea, the light breaking into the waves, painting a gorgeous sky in the clouds. It’s all in the details. The small boat heading out to a new port of call.

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