Church
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Posts from the ‘Architecture’ category
Waalse Kerk
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Geometry
The 141th Weekly Lens Artists Challenge is ‘geometry ’.
The altar and backdrop of the Chester cathedral in England.
The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed. Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version.
Chartres
The theme for the lens-artists #132 is ‘striped and checked’.
Part of the cathedral at Chartres.
The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.
My Hometown
Winter 1979, an old former farmhouse ‘Ora et Labora’.
The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.
The picture was originally shot with Pentax K1000 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Building Blocks
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Lighthouse
A photo of long ago. The lighthouse of Haamstede in Zeeland, The Netherlands.
The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.
The picture was originally shot with Pentax K1000 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Merry Christmas
Christmas is about light, shining in the dark, a promise of possibilities, of new events. Small sparks that may turn into the brightness of a beautiful sun, offering warmth, comfort, trust, security, well being and new life.
I wish you lots of light in the coming year, to see and observe the difference between the light and the darkness, to embrace and accept them both as parts of our life.
This year’s last Lens-Artists Challenge (#128) is ‘And here comes the holiday season………..’
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Blue
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Hirondelles
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #123 is ‘Found in the Neighborhood’.
Well, this is a photo of a neighborhood from a long time ago during a holiday in France.
The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.
Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta, Click the picture for a bigger version
British Museum
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #121 is ‘Focus on the subject’.
British Museum in London. Again one from the film archive.
The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.
The picture was originally shot with a Pentax K1000 on Ilford FP4, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Tower
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Power
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #118 is ‘Communication’.
Architecture can be used to communicate wealth or power. An example in the history of The Netherlands are the canal houses in Amsterdam. A more modern ‘show off’ of wealth is the ING House on the A10 in Amsterdam. A rather small Head Office on a very expensive piece of land. And building high risings is another example where (not only) Dutch cities build literally their image and show off economic power. This is Delftse Poort, til 2009 the highest building in The Netherlands. The five highest buildings in The Netherlands are all in Rotterdam (this is the ranking).
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About Rooftops
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #117 is ‘A photo Walk’.
Last week I had to kill some time in Rotterdam near the Central Station.
Just behind the roof of Central Station is Delftse Poort. Until 2009 the highest building in The Netherlands. The five highest buildings in The Netherlands are all in Rotterdam.
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On the Corner
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #117 is ‘A photo Walk’.
Last week I had to kill some time in Rotterdam near the Central Station. It was the first time I saw it close. A fourth impression.
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Into the Tunnel
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #117 is ‘A photo Walk’.
Last week I had to kill some time in Rotterdam near the Central Station. It was the first time I saw it close. A third impression.
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Passing By
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #117 is ‘A photo Walk’.
Last week I had to kill some time in Rotterdam near the Central Station. It was the first time I saw it close. A second impression.
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Rotterdam Central Station
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #117 is ‘A photo Walk’.
Last week I had to kill some time in Rotterdam near the Central Station. It was the first time I saw it close. The coming days I will post some impressions.
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Church Wall
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.
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Just passing by: Schiphol Amsterdam Airport
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
One of my favorite activities while being on the road in the passenger seat, is snapping photos. Here a drive by of Schiphol Amsterdam Airport.
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Tower
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
The term ‘negative space’ to me is confusion: technically it is the space around the main subject of a photo. It means ‘negative’ as opposed to ‘positive’ attention for the main subject. The word ‘negative’ as a noun brings back good old memories. Being older I actually worked and work with negatives (for the millennials: it has to do with film, the light sensitive stuff we used to put in a camera to get a photo on (in negative) that later could be printed (in positive).
So ‘negative space’ is about the focus a viewer of a photo is offered in a photo. If there is a lot to see around the subject, than that distracts from that subject. In other words: it is a creative tool a photographer can use.
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Church
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #113 is ‘A labor of love’.
Regardless one’s opinion about religion: faith is a labor of love.
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Paris 1989
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #112 is ‘Pick a Word… ’.
In 1989 the Notre Dame de Paris was dominating the view of the Isle de France. Let us hope that after the fire she will come back untangled in its old splendor, resting comfortable between the two arms of the Seine.
About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.
Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version
Rome 1998
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #110 is ‘Creativity in a time of Covid’.
About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.
Originally shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Aachen Saints
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #102 is ‘A Quiet Moment’.
Retro Architecture
The Netherlands, Rijnsburg – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98 is ‘delicate colours’.
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Louvre
France, Paris – January 1989
Paris, Louvre.
About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.
For more information on how to join the Weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenges, click here for details.
Originally shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Colorful View
The Netherlands, Leiden – February 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #85 is ‘a change of perspective’
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Bones 2
The Netherlands, Leiden – February 2020
Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.
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View
The Netherlands, Leiden – February 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #85 is ‘a change of perspective’
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Bones
The Netherlands, Leiden – February 2020
Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Sign
Malta, Valletta – September 2010
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #85 is ‘treasure hunt’
This note was pinned on one of the doors of the co-cathedral in Valletta Malta.
Especially the addition of narrow heels makes it even more interesting to read.\
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Monschau
Germany, Monschau – November 2016
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #83 is ‘future’
When you look at the past you can see the future in Monschau
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Aachen Mirror
Germany, Aachen – November 2016
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #83 is ‘future’
The past reflected in the future.
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History Window
England, Chester – September 1980
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #79 is ‘a window with a view’
Chester Cathedral, a window in the Cloisters.
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About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.
The picture was are originally shot with a Pentax K1000 on Ilford FP4, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Portal
Ireland, Slane – October 2008
This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s ‘portal’ theme.
Slane Hill in Ireland. Close to Slane Castle castle that is famous among other historical facts, for being the recording site for U2’s The unforgettable fire’ in 1984.
Never judge an album by its cover, but part of the castle burned in 1991, but was restored in 2001. Slane Castle is also famous for its concerts and festivals; a lot of famous band and artists performed there.
Outside the village is The Hill of Slane with a small old ruined chapel, a ruined monastery and a graveyard, overlooking the landscape and the river Boyne.
shot with Nikon D70, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Grey Wet Morning
The Netherlands, Den Haag – December 2019
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Cross Train
The Netherlands, Den Haag – December 2019
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Bus Platform
The Netherlands, Den Haag – November 2019
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Three Couples
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2019
Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands. Three couples if you look carefully.
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Near the Ice Age
The Netherlands,, Leiden – October 2019
Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands. The floor about the ice age
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #73 is ‘cold’.
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Wandelgangen: I heard it through the grapevine
The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.
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Bus Platform
The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019
The bus station on top of Den Haag Central Station, with the departments of Infrastructure and Water-management, Justice, the Home Office and the department of Education, Culture and Science in the background.
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Natural Slopes
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2019
This one is for dutch goes the photo’s slope theme.
Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Bones
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #71 is ‘creepy’.
Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Meeting Rex
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #71 is ‘creepy’.
Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Berlin Wall 30 years ago
On November 9 1989 the Berlin Wall opened. A few days later I happened to be in Berlin for a short holiday. The Wall was open. There was a an opening in the Potsdamer Platz. A long row of people was waiting in the big empty space. On the east side the atmosphere was still spooky and depressing. The Wall had opened, but the infrastructure that kept East-Germans inside was still there. The guards, the towers, the barb wire, the mines, the ‘no man’s land zone’, the spooky and unrealistic atmosphere of separation and repression. On the west side spirits were high; people were attacking The Wall to get memorabilia, tearing it down with hammers and chisels. There was the anticipation of change, everybody (including the press at the Brandenburger Tor) was waiting for The Big Opening. It was the principal press area for reporting from Berlin in those days. People selling t-shirts, buttons. Here an album of pictures of these days. Some I published earlier some are new. I will never forget how it felt to walk through East-Berlin which was still in its old state. In a way I am happy I did that, before it all disappeared. I am looking forward to a long weekend in Berlin to visit these places again and going to one of the most vibrant cities in the world.
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.
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Museum
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2019
Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.
Today’s post is also for For Frank’s Tuesday Challenge – Steep
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Guide
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2019
Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.
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Rabobank
The Netherlands, Utrecht – October 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.
The main office of the Rabobank in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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