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E-bicycle

The Netherlands, Nunspeet – August 2020

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.

The Pas Opweg leading to the Hidden Village in the forest near Nunspeet. In 1943 – 1944 the Dutch resistance build a village where people, wanted by the Germans, could hide.
We are lucky to have thousands of kilometers of free bicycle lanes in The Netherlands. And riding an e-bike for the first time in my life in this forest was a wonderful experience.

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

Tower

The Netherlands, Nunspeet – August 2020

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.

Shot with iPhone 11 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

Labor of love

The Netherlands, Nunspeet – August 2020

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #113 is ‘A labor of love’.

The theme is meant to honor Labor Day in the United States of America. But I decided to give my own twist to the theme, and add parenthood to the label ‘labor’.

Shot with iPhone 11 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

Corridor

The Netherlands, Nunspeet – August 2020

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #112 is ‘Pick a Word… ’.

Paula of Lost in Translation has been hosting a monthly challenge on her site: pick a word and post a photo that describes or portrays or symbolizes or associates with that word or words. Since Paula was away for a while, AC used this theme to bring it back to life. And what happens? Paula announced she will restart hosting the challenge. It can not be a coincidence.

This photo is a corridor of a beautiful, comfortable and welcoming hotel in Nunspeet in The Netherlands, Dorpsherberg De Roskam. It is a wonderful place to explore De Veluwe by foot or (electric) bicycle. We had a short stay over to pick up old youth memories and enjoy the flowering heather. It is a busy but not too crowded place, not exuberant but functional and practical. With a staff that is friendly, welcoming and always near when needed. If you are able to visit, I recommend you do so. This small business initiative deserves to grow.

Shot with iPhone 11 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

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