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Posts from the ‘nikon’ category

Pick the Place: Rome

Italy, Rome – March 1993

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #65 is ‘pick a place’.

The Spanish Steps in Rome, where you are not allowed to sit down any more.

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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Originally shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Pick your Place: Karpathos

Greece, Karpathos – September 2009

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #65 is ‘pick a place’.

Karpathos, a small island between Turkey and Crete. At a  time I still used film.

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.

Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Harbour

The Netherlands, Texel Oudeschild – January 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.

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Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Slufter

The Netherlands, Texel Slufter – November 2017

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.

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Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Into the country: Andalucia 2

Spain, Andalucia – November 2017

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.

A detailed shot of the hills in the south of Spain in Andalucia.

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Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Into the country: Andalucia

Spain, Mijas el Pueblo – November 2017

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.

A detailed shot of the hills in the south of Spain in Andalucia.

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Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

 

 

Talula

England, Rusper – July 2019

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #61 is ‘precious pets’.

Meet Talula, a young lady knowing exactly what she wants.

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Crocosmia

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

 

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #59  is ‘angles’. For more information on how to join the Lens-Artists Photo Challenges, click here for details

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

 

 

Show

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

The last in a series of post about the coming into bloom of Allium in our front garden.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Always look on the bright side

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Allium: Early Sunrise

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

Over more than a year ago the Weekly Photo Challenge stopped unfortunately. I miss that challenge still, but fortunately I found the Lens-Artists Challenge. Each week a new theme and this week it is #52 Serenity.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Bloom

 

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

Yesterday this blog hit its 200.001 view. Numbers are not that important, and I am not into maximizing visitors numbers, but it makes me slightly proud of myself :-).

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

 

 

A Rose Is A Rose 12

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

A Rose Is A Rose 11

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

June 6 1944 – June 6 2019

To the brave and courageous

Who were willing to pay the ultimate price

And gave me my freedom

As a precious treasure

Never to be taken as a right

But like they did then to be defended

Again and again

Lest not forget

Colleville sur Mer, France – July 2004

Allium

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Notre Dame de Paris

France, Paris – December 2003

Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta
Click the picture for a bigger version

The B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish in – an originally – small series. That series caught on a bit more than I thought.
All of them are not retouched yet.Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.

Forward

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2019

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

In hindsight

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2019

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Big Bird

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2019

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Evolution in Flowers

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2019

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

 

Bird

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2019

 

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Flower Parade 2

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Flower Parade

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2019

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Fading Light

The Netherlands, De Cocksdorp – January 2019

The lighthouse at the north point of Texel towers over the snow covered dunes in the fading light of the afternoon.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Eierland Lighthouse (Texel)

The Netherlands, De Cocksdorp – January 2019

The lighthouse at the north point of Texel towers over the snow covered beach.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

 

 

Winter Frost

The Netherlands, De Cocksdorp – January 2019

The lighthouse at the north point of Texel towers over the snow covered dunes.

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Eclipse

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2019

The moon eclipse a while ago: not the best of quality but for a first not that bad, is it?

Shot with Nikon D500, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version