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E-bicycle
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.
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Memories
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.
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Church Wall
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.
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Rainy Symmetry
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.
Again on the road, a view over the fields obscured by rain.
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On The Road
he 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.
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Church and Cows
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
The Dutch landscape is a continuous source of inspiration. Sometimes in a wide view, sometimes in a close up to pick up some details. A church on a dyke, cows in the polder.
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Inspiration
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
The canal that runs through my village is always an inspiration. Each season has its new perspective. The image is a bit shaky, using the zoom on the iPhone.
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Vercors 1990
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
Coming from a land that is flat as a pancake, mountains and hills are a source of inspiration, reflection and sport. Climbing a mountain by bicycle is a wonderful experience, offering lots of insights about who and what you are. This one was shot with Pentax Mju on Fuji 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.
Heather
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
Seeing something big, like a big field of heather, is always a prompt to be inspired. Even when it rains.
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Cantal France 1993
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
An old travel photo from 1993 in France. The Cantal is a beautiful area with no longer active volcanoes. Landscapes inspire me. This one was amazing.
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.
On Golden Pond
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
I am not sure if this photo is about ‘negative space’. But it shows a way of looking at ‘space’ for sure.
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Reflections
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
I am not sure if this photo is about ‘negative space’. But it shows a way of looking at ‘space’ for sure.
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Sunset
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
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Approach
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
A plane approaching a runway at Schiphol Amsterdam.
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Bridge 2: the other side
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
The bridge from the other side, see photo yesterday.
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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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Heather
The flowering heather at Gortel, too bad the rain came in, but the view is still breathtaking
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Zandenbos
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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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Last of Lavender
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #113 is ‘A labor of love’.
The garden is a haven and a wonderful example of a labor of love.
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Ephesus 1987
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #113 is ‘A labor of love’.
Ephesus is a beautiful excavation near Selçuk in the west of Turkey. The library of Celsus is an amazing piece of architecture and art.
About 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.
Labor of love
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’.
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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.
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Clouds 2
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #112 is ‘Pick a Word… ’.
This was a dark, big tangled sky that brought a lot of rain.
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Clouds
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #112 is ‘Pick a Word… ’.
This was a dark, big tangled sky that brought a lot of rain.
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Rain
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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Bee
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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Emirates
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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Berlin November 1989
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #110 is ‘Creativity in a time of Covid’.
Looking back to our history we have known barriers and borders, preventing us to do what we wanted, or keeping us in. The Berlin Wall in November 1989, just before it ‘fell’.
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.
Göreme Valley 1987
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #110 is ‘Creativity in a time of Covid’.
Looking back in the archive for another challenge, I dug up some old images. This is Turkey, 1987. It must be Fuji film, and probably Nikon F301 with a long lens, but I am not sure.
About 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.
Crocosmia Lucifer
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Hosta
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Behind The Dunes
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Over the top
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Wheels
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Wet
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’. Even when it rains we are under the sun.
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Agapanthus
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with Agapanthus, who particular enjoy this Summer season. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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Leaving on a jet plane
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
Sometimes you have to go elsewhere to find a sanctuary. New horizons.
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Sky
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
As a kid I liked to look up at the clouds in the sky, dreaming away with the shapes. And sometimes had the feeling that the sky was not up there but down. Peter Gabriel wrote a beautiful song about it, Downside Up.
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Boating
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
A skipper, very focused on his motor.
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Go West
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
Returning home from a boat ride, into the sunset.
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Rose Bulb
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
Corona times give another dimension to life, and the need to take regular stay-cations, or do things differently. In this case working with my hand instead of working with my head. The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with flowers, among them roses. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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Agapanthus Sanctuary
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
I have not participated in the LAP for a few weeks due to DIY at home. Corona times give another dimension to life, and the need to take regular stay-cations, or do things differently. In this case working with my hand instead of working with my head. The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with Agapanthus, who particular enjoy this Summer season. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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Lavender 2
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Lavender
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Wet
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Rose above
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Pots
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Who is afraid of red, yellow and green?
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What's (in) the Picture? 