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 Pier of Deal on a wet evening at the end of December.
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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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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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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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Jingle in monochrome, time to put the decorations away, and focus on the new coming year.
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Two days ago I published a detail of the ceiling at Westfield Mall of the Netherlands in color. This is the monochrome version of the same image, in my opinion even more magical than the color version. In the feedback some wondered how this structure can be a ceiling. Here is an earlier publication showing the top light window in the ceiling in mono.
The lens artists photo challenge #279 is ‘magical’.
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Grass as it can be.
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Westfield Mall of the Netherlands, quite uniqe. The lens artists photo challenge #278 is ‘unique’.
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These sculpture (nicknamed The Elgin Marbles) are originally from the Parthenon in Athens. Lord Elgin supposedly bought them from the Ottomans, who occupied the present Greece at that moment. The Greek try to return these marbles for decades, the UK government refuses, saying it’s British heritage. Last week a meeting of the UK prime minister with the prime minister of Greece was cancelled, after the Greek PM reiterated the ownership of the marbles. How mesmerizing and wonderful must it be to see these ornaments in the place they belong, on top of the Acropolis over Athens.
The lens artists photo challenge #278 is ‘unique’.
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A Magnolia tree. Autumn is a time of rapid changes. It can be light and sunny with wonderful colors on display, or grim and dim in rain. Both have its unique beauty in my humble opinion.
The lens artists photo challenge #278 is ‘unique’.
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The pattern of raindrops or the clouds through the window is unique each time you watch it. The wind being the big agency driving it all. The lens artists photo challenge #278 is ‘unique’.
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The commute from Den Haag to Leiden by train.
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The Leidse Hout, another cycle track on a dijk.
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Two prints from the same panorama source on the iPhone. Choose your favorite! LAPC #276 is ‘looking up/looking down’.
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From a drive by, Amsterdam Zuidas.
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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #275 is ‘filling the frame’. Each photo fills a frame of course, but this is about focussing a subject, and eliminate distraction.
A cycle path along a railroad in Autumn with some added atmosphere in monochrome. Feel free to make up your own story.
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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #273 is ‘Symmetry’.
The trip from Den Haag to Leiden by train, offers a diverse view on fields and trees.
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The trip from Den Haag to Leiden by train, offers a diverse view on fields and trees.
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The trip from Den Haag to Leiden by train, offers a diverse view on fields and trees.
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The trip from Den Haag to Leiden by train, offers a diverse view on fields and trees.
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The trip from Den Haag to Leiden by train, offers a diverse view on fields and trees.
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In the flat low lands we have lots of sky. A simple grey covered sky with some backlight can turn into a vivid abstract. Lens Artists Photo Challenge #271 is ‘contrasts’.
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The local park Leidsche Hout in silvertone, showing a glimpse of Autumn in advance. Lens Artists Photo Challenge #271 is ‘contrasts’.
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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #270 is ‘on display’. 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.
Lens Artists Photo Challenge #270 is ‘on display’. These photos were part of an assignment of a photo class in France in 1998.
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.
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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #270 is ‘on display’. Nelson overlooking London on top of his crows nest on Trafalgar Square.
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 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.
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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #269 ‘over the edge’.
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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #269 ‘over the edge’.
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The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – September 2023
Lens Artists Photo Challenge #269 ‘over the edge’.
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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #269 ‘over the edge’.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – September 2023
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Flat, low horizon, roads lined with trees cutting through farmland and meadows.
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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #266 is ‘Time’. It takes a lot of time to tell everything about the concept of time. One aspect of time is change. In time society changes in most cases. These changes can be political (eg equal voting rights), economical (eg equal pay for men and women) or social (eg inclusion). But of course there are more emancipatory changes possible and needed.
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This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #265 is ‘Black and White or Monochrome’.
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This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #265 is ‘Black and White or Monochrome’. The fifth strip of Schiphol is nicknamed the Polderbaan.
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The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – August 2023
This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #265 is ‘Black and White or Monochrome’.
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This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #265 is ‘Black and White or Monochrome’.
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This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #265 is ‘Black and White or Monochrome’.
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This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #265 is ‘Black and White or Monochrome’. I love working in non color. I am not interested if it is black and white and grey tones or a one color/tone photo.
So here a photo that might be black and white and monochrome.
I developed my skill to identify a good monochrome or black and white photo when I still used film. Translating colors into grey tones is important. If you do not ‘see’ it immediately then see if your camera or phone has a black and white setting. Contrary to an old analogue camera your tests are free and you can see the result immediately. I prefer to shoot in black and white , not in color. Either by using the ‘mono’ setting of my iPhone, or an app like Blackie or Lenka.
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When you sand clean your outside walls, windows get dirty.
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25 years ago I was fortunate to visit Yemen. For this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #263 ‘A face in the crowd’ I will publish some street portraits of that trip. Looking back at old photos can raise questions: what happened to them in those 25 years? Especially now this beautiful country is suffering from a terrible war.
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.
25 years ago I was fortunate to visit Yemen. For this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #263 ‘A face in the crowd’ I will publish some street portraits of that trip. Looking back at old photos can raise questions: what happened to them in those 25 years? Especially now this beautiful country is suffering from a terrible war.
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.
25 years ago I was fortunate to visit Yemen. For this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #263 ‘A face in the crowd’ I will publish some street portraits of that trip. Looking back at old photos can raise questions: what happened to them in those 25 years? Especially now this beautiful country is suffering from a terrible war.
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.
25 years ago I was fortunate to visit Yemen. For this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #263 ‘A face in the crowd’ I will publish some street portraits of that trip. Looking back at old photos can raise questions: what happened to them in those 25 years? Especially now this beautiful country is suffering from a terrible war.
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.
25 years ago I was fortunate to visit Yemen. For this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #263 ‘A face in the crowd’ I will publish some street portraits of that trip. The first is from Kaukaban. Looking back at old photos can raise questions: what happened to them in those 25 years? Especially now this beautiful country is suffering from a terrible war.
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.
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