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Unexpected iPhone Long Exposure Sunset Shot

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2025

While trying to take an after sunset photo, my iPhone decided it needed a long exposure. The result an unexpected shot. This is the photo I aimed for. It was published two days ago. It shows the sun reflecting in the clouds after sunset.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Stunning Sunset Reflections in Oegstgeest

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2025

The sun reflects its light in the clouds after sunset.

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Capturing Katwijk: Church and Rooftops

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – June 2025

This part of Katwijk is not much photographed, I guess. The roofs and the tower of the church made a nice composition.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Jonathan Livingston I presume?

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – June 2025

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Modern Times: Don Quixote needs swimming lessons

A serene view of offshore wind turbines on a blue sea under a clear sky.
The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – June 2025

In our times Don Quixote would be busy fighting a plenty of windmills. Most of them you find at sea, would he take swimming lessons?

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Rendezvous

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2025

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Roger that, Roger

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2025

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Sunset

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2025

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Coming Home

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2025

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Goede Hoop

The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2025

Windmill ‘Hoop doet leven’ in Voorhout.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Back at the beach in Spring 2009

The Netherlands, Katwijk – March 2009

The beach of Katwijk in Spring 2009.

shot with Nikon D70, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Spot The Tree

The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2025

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using SnapseedGrainLab  and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

On Policy

The Netherlands, Den Haag – May 2025

The LAPC challenge for this week (#354) is ‘reflections’. Reflecting can be visual but also in a way of contemplating. On the photo three Dutch government policy departments.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Leiden Marathon seen from Joop Zoetemelk Path

The Leiden Marathon as seen from the bicycle path, dedicated to one of the most successful Dutch professional cyclists, Joop Zoetemelk near Rijpwetering.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using  SnapseedGrainLab  and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

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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On The Waterfront: Maandagse Wetering

The Netherlands, Noordwijk – May 2025

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

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

From A Train Spotting

The Netherlands, Voorschoten – May 2025

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Arrival

The Netherlands, Den Haag – May 2025

Den Haag Central Station.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using SnapseedGrainLab and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version. 

Den Haag Central Station

The Netherlands, Den Haag – May 2025

Den Haag Central Station.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using SnapseedGrainLab and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version. 

Den Haag Tower

The Netherlands, Den Haag – May 2025

Den Haag Central Station.

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Through The Wire

France, St. George sur L’Aa – May 2025

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.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max, edited using SnapseedGrainLab and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Wisteria

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2025

This is the Wisteria on its best! It is absolutely gorgeous, for us and the wild bees!

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

When You Feel Spring

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2025

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Last Field

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

All the bulb flowers of Spring are now gone. We have to wait for next year to see tulips, daffodils and hyacinths ruling the fields of our flat lands. Until then we enjoy nature exploding in its full force, and after that its decline into Winter. But for now it’s amazing how fast everything springs out.

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On the beach


The Netherlands, Noordwijk – March 2025

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All Quiet


The Netherlands, Noordwijk – March 2025

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Clouds and Rays

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2025

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Yellow Tulip Road

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

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High Rise

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2025

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Haagse Poort (Gateway to Den Haag)

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2025

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The White House

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

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Flower Parade 2025: The Last Ones

The Netherlands, Voorhout April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

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

Flower Parade 2025: Pump it Up

The Netherlands, Voorhout April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

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

Flower Parade 2025: Advertising by Flowers

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

Some of the floats were sponsored by countries, to promote tourism or expressing a bond. Here some photos of the floats of China, Thailand and Brazil.

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Flower Parade 2025: Tulips in Nature

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

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

Flower Parade 2025: Monkey Business

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

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

Flower Parade 2025: King of the Sea

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

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

Flower Parade 2025: Sail Amsterdam 2025

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

This float is themed Sail Amsterdam 2025.

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Rows


The Netherlands, Voorhout – March 2025

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Between the lines


The Netherlands, Voorhout – March 2025

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Deep Purple


The Netherlands, Voorhout – March 2025

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Flower Landscape


The Netherlands, Voorhout – March 2025

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Landscape of Hyacinths


The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

Lens Artists Photo Challenge 343 is ‘Seen on my last outing’. Yesterday, a short bicycle ride around Voorhout. On the bulb fields lines are straight, which is kind of boring. But the panoramic view of the iPhone changes the perspective.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using SnapseedGrainLab and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

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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Leiden Breestraat

The Netherlands, Leiden – March 2025

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One Moon Tree


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2025

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Blue Moon


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2025

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Moon


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2025

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Tree Moon

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2025

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Chimney

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2025

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