Rijnstraat 8 | What's (in) the Picture?

A matter of choice and taste – episode 6

Black and white view of modern city skyscrapers through a large glass window, with contemporary seating in the foreground.

A modern urban skyline view through large glass panels, featuring various high-rise buildings and city architecture, with seating visible in the foreground.

If you visit my blog – like I hope you do or from now start to do – you must have recognized my ‘old’ love for monochrome. When I started this hobby, mono was fashionable and a standard for news photography. And it was cheaper. In this series I offer you two versions of a photo. And you can prefer one over the other, or not.

This week’s theme #390 is ‘color in black and white’. The theme focuses on the cognitive fact that our brains still know a color, even if it is in a grey tone. So the sky is blue, the grass green etc. Here you can see what colors do in greys, and if that is appealing or not to your taste pallet.

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On Policy

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.

Archive Den Haag

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Rijnstraat 8 Den Haag: A Visual Journey

The Netherlands, Den Haag – November 2024

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Framed

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Workplace with a view

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You have to color within the lines

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #291 is ‘Cityscapes’, The view on the public transport hub and adjacent high risings.

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Up Rising

The Netherlands, Den Haag – September 2023

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Policy Making

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

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Hold The Line

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2020

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Up

The Netherlands – Den Haag – November 2019

Just looking up.

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Wandelgangen: I heard it through the grapevine

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

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

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Bus Platform

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The bus station on top of Den Haag Central Station, with the departments of Infrastructure and Water-management, Justice, the Home Office and the department of Education, Culture and Science in the background.

Archive Den Haag

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Call Me

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.

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On The Buses

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.
The bus station on top of Den Haag Central Station, with the departments of Infrastructure and Water-management, Justice, the Home Office and the departement of Education, Culture and Science in the background.

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Archive Den Haag

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Layers: Office

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #67 is ‘layered’.

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