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Bicycles Breestraat

Bycycles passing the townhall of Leiden at the Breestraat, for Lens Artists Photo Challenge #292 ‘People here, there and everywhere’.

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Leiden Townhall

The Netherlands, Leiden – March 2024

The townhall of Leiden.

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Liberation 1945

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 1945

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #292 is ‘People here, there and everywhere’.

I do not know who took this photo, I do not know the date. We assume it is just after World War 2, May 1945. And we assume my father took it. The photo lacks focus unfortunately, but that adds to the thrill of figuring out what is on it. Luckily we could ask the youngest sister of my father (my last aunt still alive); she thinks it is taken just after the war.

There is a parade on the street, observed by people; among them the sisters and brother of my father from the top window of my grandfather’s house (called Weltevreden) where my father lived. The point of view is from a window of the house where my mother lived, and where I would be born 14 years later.

The negative is quite poorly and damaged, but a sweep through Lightroom and Snapseed provided this old memory.

Workplace with a view

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2024

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Carriage Wheels

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April

An old photo of ‘ringsteken’ (if you follow the link you can see some photo’s in action). A traditional activity where horse pulled carriages try to pick off little metal rings from a rope held piece of wood hanging over the road. For lens artists challenge #290 Circular by Wonders.

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.


The  picture was originally shot with Pentax K1000 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Water Watcher

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2024

A familiar sight in the neighborhood. He never looks good on iPhone but now on Nikon the details of his feathers are quite impressive.

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

Over The Lake and Far Away

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2024

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Den Haag Central Station 10, 9, 8

The Netherlands, Den Haag – January 2024

Central Station Den Haag, a busy mobility hub. This week’s Lens Artists Challenge #287 is ‘Sound’

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Light

The Netherlands, Voorhout – January 2024

This week’s Lens Artists Challenge #287 is ‘Sound’. The road is busy, the sound of cars is in my ears as I try to frame this mill against the sunset, trying to avoid a car in the frame at first. Then zooming out and coming back to the road I ended up with this one, showing the lamplight and the cars coming and fading in the distance. This is the last in a series of four of Windmill ‘Hoop doet leven’ in Voorhout against the Winter sunset. The first three in a list in order of publication:

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Dover

England, Dover – December 2023

Entering the city of Dover from inland offers a beautiful view on the harbor.

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En passent

Leiden on a rainy Winter day for this week’s Lens Artists Challenge #286 ‘Weather’.

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Circles

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2024

For LAPC #285 is ‘warm colors’. Temperature is not high right now but the warmth of color in the sun is something to enjoy.

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Back Alley

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2024

The back entrance in the dark, lit by a streetlight and a garden light for LAPC #284 ‘day&night’.

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On the corner

England, Walmer – December 2023

The light on the corner with the low lights of Deal in the background. Imagine the sound of the Channel in the background LAPC #284 ‘day&night’.

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Deal at Night 2

England, Deal – December 2023

Deal‘s The Royal Hotel reflecting in the wet pavement.

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Deal at Night

England, Deal – December 2023

Deal at a rainy night after Xmas.

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Deal Alley

England, Deal – December 2023

For wanting things that can only be found
In the darkness on the edge of town

Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the edge of town

An alley in Deal for LAPC #283 ‘quote or poem’.

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Waiting Blues

England, Deal – December 2023

How I wish, how I wish you were here
(…)
Wish you were here

Wish you were here – Pink Floyd

The sea front of Deal for LAPC #283 ‘quote or poem’. It is easy to miss someone or something.

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Green Door on Street in Deal

England, Deal – December 2023

A house on a street in Deal.

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Deal

England, Deal – December 2023

An old house on Queen Street in Deal, for LAPC #283 ‘dramatic’.

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The Last of Christmas

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2024

Last weekend we stored the Christmas decorations for this season of light.

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As Below So Above

England, Walmer – December 2024

The panoramic mode on the iPhone is not a favorite setting for me. On Instagram you get bombarded by adds about all Apple did not tell you about taking photos on iPhone: some work, eg using panorama setting for a wider angle (the fun for me using an iPhone is to be curious about all you can do finding it out for yourself).

But making a panorama having a straight line in front of you (a road eg) is hilarious. What would a sky panorama look like? So I did a 360 sky and a 180 horizon of the sea front at Walmer. Just for fun.

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Deal Pier

England, Deal – December 2023

The Pier of Deal on a wet evening at the end of December.

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En Passant: Amsterdam South Axis

From a drive by, Amsterdam Zuidas.

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Somewhere, over the Rainbow

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Autumn Paths

The Netherlands, Warmond – November 2023

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #275 is ‘filling the frame’. Each photo fills a frame of course, but this is about focussing a subject, and eliminate distraction. 

A cycle path along a railroad in Autumn, two days ago I showed a version in monochrome. Yesterday the color version. Today in color featuring a cyclist. Feel free to make up your own story, or pick your favorite.

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Autumn Paths

The Netherlands, Warmond – November 2023

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #275 is ‘filling the frame’. Each photo fills a frame of course, but this is about focussing a subject, and eliminate distraction.

A cycle path along a railroad in Autumn with some added atmosphere in monochrome. Feel free to make up your own story.

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Getting to Autumn

The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2023

The local park Leidsche Hout in silvertone, showing a glimpse of Autumn in advance. Lens Artists Photo Challenge #271 is ‘contrasts’.

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On display

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #270 is ‘on display’. These photos were part of an assignment of a photo class in France in 1998.

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.


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

On a pedestal

England, London – September 1980

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #270 is ‘on display’. Nelson overlooking London on top of his crows nest on Trafalgar Square.

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.

The picture was originally shot with a Pentax K1000 on Ilford FP4, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

On display

The Netherlands, Naarden – June 2005

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #270 is ‘on display’. A window display and street display of a shop in Naarden, The Netherlands.

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

Tears in sunlight

The Netherlands, Leiden – September 2023

The iPhone improved amazingly for taking photos over the years, but long shots are still a way off what I would like.

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Boat Ride at Dusk

The Netherlands, Leiden – September 2023

A sunset over the Galgewater in Leiden.

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Curved Straight Road

The Netherlands, Voorhout – August 2023
The Netherlands, Voorhout – August 2023

The iPhone in pano mode creates weird lines.

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Retro Front

The Netherlands, Leiden – September 2023

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #266 is ‘Time’. The last time I will post about ‘time’.

At the Breestraat in Leiden, one can see an example of a shop front that has been brought back to its old look from years ago. They call it retro. Beautiful.

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