What's (in) the Picture?

Chris Breebaart Photography – finding stories

Posts from the ‘street’ category

On the menu (Kathmandu 2004)

Nepal, Kathmandu – April 2004

This weeks challenge #205 is ‘the eyes have it’.

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 and Marksta
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Policy Making

The Netherlands, Den Haag – June 2022

The view from the departement of Infrastructure and Water-management on Central Station Den Haag.

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Church Gate

France, Montmorillon – September 2005

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #204 for this week is ‘doors and doorways’. The partly open gate of the church in Montmorrilon, France.

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

Les Vieux

France, Caylus – September 2006

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #204 for this week is ‘doors and doorways’. Old houses in Caylus, France.

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

Gate

France, Cordes – September 2006

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #204 for this week is ‘doors and doorways’. An old photo of a gate in Cordes-sur-Ciel in France.

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

Montpellier 1995

France, Montpellier – August 1995

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #204 for this week is ‘doors and doorways’. An old photo of doors in Montpellier France.

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 and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Opening of Parliament

The Netherlands, Den Haag – September 1995

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #204 for this week is ‘doors and doorways’. An old photo of the opening of parliament in The Netherlands, the third Tuesday of September.

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 and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Inbound

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2022

Lens Artists Weekly Challenge #202 is ‘Minimalism/Maximilism‘.

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Spring

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2022

Spring is putting the leaves back on the trees, always a wonderful moment of the year, seeing everything blossom and grow.

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City Hall Leiden

The Netherlands, Leiden – April 2022

The Lens-artists challenge #197 is ‘rule of thirds’. The rule of thirds is a rule of thumb how to compose images. There are more ‘rules’; another is the ‘s’ like in the photo above. But there are other ‘rules’ to make a photo attractive, and one is the use of lines. The city hall of Leiden.

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Flower Parade 2022

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2022

After two years of pandemic, the flower parade was finally back!

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

Little Duckies off Track

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2022

The Lens-artists challenge #196 is ‘humor‘. Some early youngsters walking the footpath, hitting some rain water, being out of their depth.

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Meting Delta

The Netherlands, Schiphol Amsterdam – April 2022

The Lens-artists challenge #196 is ‘humor‘. A bit of a weird moment meting a Delta plane overhead.

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Going By

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – April 2022

The Mall of the Netherlands.

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Back to the Office

The Netherlands, Den Haag – April 2022

Hybrid working is part of the new normal: so some days at home, some at the office. It is nice to see Den Haag again.

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Arles 1997

France, Arles – August 1997

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 and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Kathmandu Street life 2004

Nepal, Kathmandu – April 2004

This weeks challenge #186 is ‘Low Light’. Monochrome gives a soft grey tone from light to dark, aand nice details in the darker areas, which you can not see easily by eye.

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 and Marksta
Click the picture for a bigger version.

Lhasa 2004 Bank of China

Tibet, Lhasa – April 2004

This weeks challenge #186 is ‘Low Light’. A guard of the Bank of China in Lhasa.

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 Fuji Film, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

Saint Antonin-Noble-Val 2003

France, Saint Antonin-Noble-Val – August 2003

This weeks challenge #186 is ‘Low Light’. A little alley in a medieval village. The dark parts are as interesting as the light contrasts. St. Antonin-Noble-Val is a small village in France, with a scenic old town center.

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 and Marksta
Click the picture for a bigger version

Main Street

Nepal, Panauti – April 2004

Panauti Nepal, Main Street.

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 and Marksta
Click the picture for a bigger version.

Kathmandu Street 2004

Nepal, Kathmandu – April 2004

This weeks challenge #185 is ‘change’. An old town with new technology. And most of all: signs.

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 and Marksta
Click the picture for a bigger version.

Street Portrait Gyantse 2004

Tibet, Gyantse – April 2004

Travel has taught me to be bold and kind to try and make contact and produce the photos you really want. A street scene in Gyantse Tibet. This week’s theme for the Lens Artists Photo Challenge #184 is ‘Travel has taught me’.

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 and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

J.H. Oortbrug

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2022

A grey morning with fog in Winter.

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Flower Field in Winter

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2022

A grey morning with fog in Winter.

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Flowers waiting for Spring

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2022

A grey morning with fog in Winter.

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Red Stone Window

France, Caussade – September 2006

The weekly LAPC (Lens Artists Photo Challenge) #183 is ‘memorable events’. One of the ‘themes’ I always look for is ‘windows’; all kinds of windows, showing different styles of houses, culture and local weather.

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

Wall

Greece, Lesbos – July 2007

The weekly LAPC (Lens Artists Photo Challenge) #183 is ‘memorable events’. One of the ‘themes’ I always look for is ‘windows’; all kinds of windows, showing different styles of houses, culture and local weather.

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

Open Window

France, Cordes-sur-Ciel – September 2006

The weekly LAPC (Lens Artists Photo Challenge) #183 is ‘memorable events’. One of the ‘themes’ I always look for is ‘windows’; all kinds of windows, showing different styles of houses, culture and local weather. This is Cordes sur Ciel in the south of France. As all photos on travel, they keep memories alive.

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

12.10

France, Caylus – September 2006

The weekly LAPC (Lens Artists Photo Challenge) #182 is ‘interesting objects’. This is the front of the city hall of Caylus. The clock and the shutters caught my attention, together with the deep blue sky.

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

My First WordPress Photo Publication

Greece, Lesbos Skala Sikemenias – July 2007

January 2008 I joined WordPress. This is the first photo I published on WordPress. A taverna in a hamlet in Greece. Quite obvious what struck me in this picture: all men, all apparently in thoughts. What is going on?

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

Portal

France, Bayeux – July 2011

Bayeux is an old village in Normandy France. Home of the Bayeux Tapestry. Here the entrance to the cathedral.

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

Bubbles for 2022: Happy New Year

Wishing you all a wonderful, happy, healthy and inspirational new year. I hope we are able to travel more, be near to loved ones and friends and enjoy the world and our communities in more harmony together.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Bayeux

France, Bayeux – July 2011

Bayeux is an old village in Normandy France. Home of the Bayeux Tapestry.

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

Up the River: Tate Modern

England, London – April 2015

Millennium Bridge towards Tate Modern in London.

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Up the River: O2

England, London – April 2015

The O2 Arena maiden name Millennium Dome in Greenwich.

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Lights

England, Southwell – December 2015

The theme for this week’s Lens-artists Photo Challenge #176 is One image/one story. That theme matches the subject of my photo blog: What’s (in) the picture? Finding stories. Photo’s tell stories. My story (what made me click my shutter), and the story of the spectator, as I wrote earlier.

shot with iPhone 6s plus using Hueless,  edited using Snapseed and Marksta, click the picture for a larger version

Concrete

The Netherlands, Den Haag – July 2015

The concrete factory of Dyckerhoff Basal in Den Haag. The theme for this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #173 is interesting architecture.

shot with iPhone 6s plus using Hueless, edited using Snapseed and Marksta, click the picture for a larger version

Little Town

The Netherlands, Schiedam – May 20215

Schiedam, a small town under the smoke of Rotterdam, with its own iconic windmill. Just a little street in a little town, old and more modern mixed. The theme for this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #173 is interesting architecture.

shot with iPhone 6s plus using Hueless, edited using Snapseed and Marksta, click the picture for a larger version

Fly Over Bicycle

The Netherlands, Zoetermeer – July 2015

A fly over for bicycles (we do have lots of bicycle lanes in The Netherlands) in Zoetermeer, architecture as art. The theme for this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #173 is interesting architecture.

shot with iPhone 6s plus using Hueless, edited using Snapseed and Marksta, click the picture for a larger version

View on Scheveningen

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2021

A view at Scheveningen from a rainy window, over looking the new covered bicycle park in front of the Central Station.
One for lens artists weekly photo challenge #171: weird and wonderful.

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

The Ship

England, Brancaster – September 2021

The Ship, the local in Brancaster, Norfolk. The labelling of the walls is quite artful, A bit of street art for this week’s Lens Artists photography challenge #170 Street Art.

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

Bike Park

England, Swaffham, Norfolk – September 2021

A bicycle park facility at Tesco’s in Swaffham in Norfolk. A bit of street art for this week’s Lens Artists photography challenge #170 Street Art.

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

QE 1

England, Dartford Crossing M25 – September 2021

Something ordinary, a bridge to cross. But some bridges make it a bigger experience. Queen Elizabeth bridge at Dartford Crossing. For this week’s lens artists challenge #169: the ordinary.

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Tesco Click and Collect

England, Horsham – September 2021

A click and collect with a hazy morning sun for this week’s lens artists challenge #169: the ordinary.

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