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Tulips 6 and a virtual visit to the Keukenhof

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.

A series telling the story of a vase of yellow and red tulips. Being lazy basically and trying out a new iPhone 11, I took this series, telling the story of a bunch of tulips in a vase.

Normally we would be out admiring the bulb fields in full bloom. This year we can not.

The Keukenhof (a beautiful garden with 7 million flowers in bloom) is closed as well.
On Facebook they publish videos of the garden. If you enjoy flowers it is a great place to feed on colours and bright, uplifting images of nature.

As flowers open their hearts to us, we need to open up and share our empathy to each other. Stay safe, stay healthy. Whatever the politics is, we are all in this together as mankind. We can only get through this together.

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Tulips 5

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.

A series telling the story of a vase of yellow and red tulips.

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

Tulips 4

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.

A series telling the story of a vase of yellow and red tulips.

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

Tulips 3

 

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.

A series telling the story of a vase of yellow and red tulips.

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

Tulips 2

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.

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

Tulips

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.

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

Simplicity

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.

Shot with iPhoneX edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Lake 4

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2020

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The Lake 3

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2020

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The Lake 2

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2020

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Leaves and Raindrops

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 1979

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #85 is ‘a change of perspective’.

Rain on leaves.

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 are 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.

Sleep

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #85 is ‘a change of perspective’

Our grandson Theo sleeping.

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Sunrise over the canal

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2010

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #85 is ‘treasure hunt’

A sunrise over the canal.

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Storm

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2020

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A Light Approaching

TheNetherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #84 is ‘narrow’

Once over the narrow bridge, the world opens up again.

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Fetch

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020

This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s weekly photo ‘action’ theme.

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

Action

The Netherlands, January 2020

This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s weekly photo ‘action’ theme.

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

Heron

The Netherlands, Oestgeest – December 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #83 is ‘future’
In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window.
The only thing on this Heron’s mind is food, that is the future.

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

Future

TheNetherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #83 is ‘future’

The road ahead.

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Chilling Cat

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – 1980

Mazzel, a chilling cat in the lazy sun of a Summer afternoon, in the garden.

This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s weekly photo ‘rest’ theme.

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 are 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.

Capital Birch

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 1979

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #82 is ‘capital’

The noun capital can hold different meanings, and as always it is subjective what to choose to express a theme in a photo.
I like birch trees. I love the fine detailing from the stem, to branch to the twigs. From big to delicate. A birch can be intimidating, towering over me.
Looking up a birch gives me a feeling of humility. This photo is from 1979, a time when i was printing in a darkroom on paper. And loved big abstracts in monochrome.

If you want to join or participate in the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenges just follow the link above.

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 are 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.

Dutch Cat

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – 1979

Meet Mazzel, a cat my family picked up on a holiday after he was left behind as a young kitten.

This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s weekly photo ‘cat’ theme.

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 are 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.

Red Sunrise

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’

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Behind the wall

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80  is ‘leading lines’

A shaky night shot shows the important line, the top of the wall.

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Abstract

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80  is ‘leading lines’

Sometimes things go wrong, but the result can be surprising. This is a movement of my iPhone by accident, as i pressed the shutter while moving the phone.

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Bridge

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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80  is ‘leading lines’

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Grass from a window

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #79  is ‘a window with a view’

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In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window. The animals.the canal and its edges are sometimes subject in my photographs. Here is a blooming grass in Autumn.

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

Heron Spot

The Netherlands, Oestgeest – December 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #78  is ‘spot’
Show a special spot in a shot is the brief.

In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window. The animals and the canal are, just as plants and flowers in the front garden, sometimes subject in my photographs. Here is a recent visitor: a Heron.

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

Spot

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #78  is ‘spot’
Show a special spot in a shot is the brief.
In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window. The animals and the canal are, just as plants and flowers in the front garden,
sometimes subject in my photographs. Here are two ducks, doing some synchronized swimming.

If you want to join or participate in the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenges just follow the link above.

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

Fireworks

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020

Traditionally in The Netherlands the new year starts with private fireworks (this year people spent 77 million euro). Over the years this party has turned from pleasure over to  concern. There is an increasing flow of illegal fireworks (like avalanche bombs), more damage to public and private goods, and increasing aggression towards services. And on top of that an increase in injuries and at times loss of life. The public and political debate at the moment is about a ban of private fireworks. One alternative could be to replace them by formal local firework events and/or a big national event..

The burst function on an iPhone works well shooting this ‘popping’ scenes. However, the quality and control of light is less than with a system camera or dslr.

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Merry Christmas by Rudolf Lightyear

 

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

Wishing you and your loved ones a merry Christmas!

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Pre Winter Sunrise

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2019

In the early morning in Autumn and Winter, sunrises can be quite wonderful to see.

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Oud Poelgeest

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

Oud Poelgeest is an old castle in Oegstgeest. It has quite a history over the centuries.

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At the Lake before Autumn

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

End of October, just before Autumn kicked in.

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golden slumbers

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

This one is for dutch goes the photo’s ‘glow’ theme.

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Cold Willow

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2007

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #73 is ‘cold’.

One from the archive.

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

Cold leave

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 1979

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #73 is ‘cold’.

One from the archive.

If you want to join or participate in the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenges just follow the link above.

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.

Cold Line

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2007

 

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #73 is ‘cold’.

One from the archive.

If you want to join or participate in the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenges just follow the link above.

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

Cold

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2007

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #73 is ‘cold’.

One from the archive.

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

Herod on wings

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.

To catch a heron in flight takes patience. And some day you get lucky.

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Sunset

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.

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Heron Waiting

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.

A Heron at a lake nearby.

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