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Posts from the ‘canal’ category

Purple Gold

Autumn sunrise over a canal with colorful clouds reflected in the water, framed by a railing.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2025

Autumn sunrise over the canal.

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Fishing

Fishing against the backdrop of an Autumn sunrise.

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Close To The Mono Edge

A monochrome photograph of a boat moving through calm water, with ripples extending from its wake, surrounded by trees and a distant bridge.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

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Close To The Colorful Edge

A small white boat navigating a calm waterway surrounded by greenery, with ripples visible on the water's surface.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

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Moon over Oegstgeest

A full moon illuminating a canal at night, reflecting on the water, with a silhouetted tree in the foreground and houses in the background.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #375 is ‘where to find the mysterious’. The full moon over the canal. A sight not often seen. This is a different photo of the same scene I posted yesterday.

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Mondschein

A vibrant full moon illuminating the night sky above a tranquil canal, reflecting light on the water's surface.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #375 is ‘where to find the mysterious’. The full moon over the canal. A sight not often seen.

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Autumnal Perspective

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Heron Times 2

This Heron is a frequent visitor along the little canal in front of the house.

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Heron

A heron standing in green grass near a canal, showcasing its long neck and elegant posture.
The Netherlands , Oegstgeest – October 2025

This Heron is a frequent visitor along the little canal in front of the house.

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Autumn Announcing

A vibrant landscape featuring a field of orange flowers, a green canal with two white birds, and a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.
The Netherlands, Wassenaar – September 2025

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Over the bridges

Black and white view of Leiden's canals and historic architecture, featuring a dome and trees lining the waterfront.
The Netherlands, Leiden – August 2026

A more detailed view of the photo I published yesterday of Leiden. Leiden used to be famous for fabrics, and canals provided the infrastructure for the logistics. Some of the canals were filled up in the second half of the 20th century. However, there are debates about opening a few of them again. These discussions focus on sustainability and environmental quality.

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City of Rembrandt

A black and white view of a canal in Leiden, featuring trees lining the banks, historic buildings, and reflections in the water under a cloudy sky.
The Netherlands, Leiden – August 2026

A view on the city where Rembrandt van Rijn was born, Leiden. It was the home where he grew up. There he started his now famous career as a painter. Later, he moved to Amsterdam.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #366 is ‘City Mouse/Country Mouse’. I am not familiar with the story. But as the brief puts it ‘there is no place like home’. Home is where the heart is.

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On Water

A scenic view of a canal on a warm summer day, featuring traffic jams with vehicles on a nearby bridge and boats navigating the water.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2025

On a warm Summer’s day, there are traffic jams on the canal.

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Stunning Sunset Over Oegstgeester Kanaal

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2025

And yes, another sunset. Well, they come around every day. This one is a golden gem.

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Exploring Leiden’s Scenic Canals: A Summer Evening

The Netherlands, Leiden – July 2025

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #359 is ‘Tools of Photo Compositions: Lines, Colors and Patterns’.
A sunset over the Galgenwater in Leiden. A warm Summer night, with lots of boats cruising the canals. In the background the replica of the windmill of Rembrandt van Rijn’s father.

Archive Leiden

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Cross Town Wedding

In the charming streets of Delft, a couple dressed as bride and groom had us questioning whether we’d stumbled upon a wedding or a spontaneous costume party. Either way, love was in the air, or at least some excellent snap photo ops!

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Goede Hoop

The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2025

Windmill ‘Hoop doet leven’ in Voorhout.

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Boats

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2025

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The Bird

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2025

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Dutch Horizons

The Dutch landscape has low horizons and is flat (but not as a pancake). Canals cut through it. Bicycle paths offer easy access for exploring. These photos are just behind the dunes at Noordwijk. They are at the edge of the Maandagse Wetering. On the horizon is Voorhout.

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Spring Cycling: Maandagse Wetering

The Netherlands, Noordwijk – May 2025

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On The Waterfront: Maandagse Wetering

The Netherlands, Noordwijk – May 2025

The Maandagse Wetering, a good spot to enjoy the sun while fishing.

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Clouds and Rays

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2025

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Flower Landscape


The Netherlands, Voorhout – March 2025

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Hyacinths and pond life

The Netherlands, Voorhout – March 2025

The flowerbeds are there again. The daffodils as always first and now hyacinths.

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Bicycle Passing By 3


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2025

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Bicycle Passing By 2

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2025

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Bicycle Passing By

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2025

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Downside Up Duck


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2025

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Mr. Duck


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2025

This little guy is going to be a daddy soon, as Spring is coming in.

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Duck Bath

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2025

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Grey and Flat

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2025

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Amersfoort 2


The Netherlands, Amersfoort – January 2025

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Amersfoort 1

The Netherlands, Amersfoort – January 2025

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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (7)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

The last in a series of seven photos, taken on a foggy morning from the J.H. Oortbrug in Oegstgeest.
The photos can be found in the archive Oegstgeester Kanaal, link down here.

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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (6)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (5)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (4)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Impressions of a bridge in Autumn (3)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (2)


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (1)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Another Bridge

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

Crossed to a new year, 2025 is just started. I wish everyone a wonderful 2025 in good health, with loads of love and moments in which wishes become reality. Where we can talk and bridge judgments.

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Ripples

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Blue Canal in Autumn

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

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Leiden seen in passing by: Tree obscuring monument


The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2024

A tree obscures the Flowermill (Meelfabriek) is an old industrial monument as seen from a passing car while not driving. 

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One Step Before Beyond


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

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Over Pass


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

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From The Bridge, Into The Distance

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

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Glimpse


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

This week lens artists challenge #323 is ‘silence’. How to depict silence?

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The Link

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