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Artisan

A meadow with green grass, two cows grazing, and a faint rainbow in the sky, partially hidden by clouds.
The Netherlands, Leidschendam – October 2025

A bit of meadows with a hint of a rainbow.

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

On the horizon

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – February 2025

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

Where Old Meets New aka Advertising Space

This week Lens Artist Photo Challenge #335 is exploring color versus monochrome aka black and white. Compare a color photo with a monochrome print of it. What works better? 

A few days ago I published a resembling shot in color and mono. This post differs from the earlier ones. The tree on the right went out of the frame. And a very modern advertising pole pops up in the background.

My love for the bleak colors of Winter’s light are the same. But I prefer this mono version, even if it was originally shot in color. GrainLab is a great tool, and the atmosphere of the photo is ‘old’ but the view is modern.

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

Meet The Ducks

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – February 2025
The Netherlands, Leidschendam – February 2025

This week Lens Artist Photo Challenge #335 is exploring color versus monochrome aka black and white. Compare a color photo with a monochrome print of it. What works better? 

Two landscapes, originally shot in color. I do prefer the monochrome version. That was tweaked with GrainLab.

Yesterday I publiced this one in color. I do like it, the bleak colors of Winter light are nice. But I prefer this mono version, even if it was originally shot in color. The dark spots are much more toned and I do like the grain feel of Kodak Tri X.

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

Back Up

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – February 2025

This week Lens Artist Photo Challenge #335 is exploring color versus monochrome aka black and white. Compare a color photo with a monochrome print of it. What works better?

I tend to think in black and white at most moments. Just my preference. And if I can I shoot just in a mono mode on my iPhone or my recent purchased Nikon Zf.

Yesterday I publiced this one in color. I do like it, the bleak colors of Winter light are nice. But I prefer this mono version, even if it was originally shot in color,

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

Don Quichotte has to stand tall nowadays

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – February 2025

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

Jingle

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – November 2023

Jingle in monochrome, time to put the decorations away, and focus on the new coming year.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Flying Circus: Merry Christmas

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – November 2023

Wishing you all a merry Christmas, as darkness and shadows seem to grow in the world, our own bright lights are able to light up all corners of the world. Simply be.

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Ceiling

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – November 2023

Two days ago I published a detail of the ceiling at Westfield Mall of the Netherlands in color. This is the monochrome version of the same image, in my opinion even more magical than the color version. In the feedback some wondered how this structure can be a ceiling. Here is an earlier publication showing the top light window in the ceiling in mono.

The lens artists photo challenge #279 is ‘magical’.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

It’s easy to hold a lot of balls in the air at Christmas

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – November 2023

A detail of the ceiling at Westfield Mall of the Netherlands, showing it is easy to hold lots of balls in the air at once at Christmas, but it looks kind of magical. The lens artists photo challenge #279 is ‘magical’.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Ceiling

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – November 2023

A detail of the ceiling at Westfield Mall of the Netherlands, quite uniqe. The lens artists photo challenge #279 is ‘magical’.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Black Friday

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – November 2023

Westfield Mall of the Netherlands, quite uniqe. The lens artists photo challenge #278 is ‘unique’.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Parking Westfield

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – May 2023

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Shopping Spree

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – June 2022

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge is #207 is ‘Seeing Double ‘. The Westfield Mall of the Netherlands.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Pond

The Netherlarnds, Leidschendam – June 2022

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge is #207 is ‘Seeing Double ‘. Just outside the Westfield Mall of the Netherlands.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Going By

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – April 2022

The Mall of the Netherlands.

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Choices, Choices, Choices

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – April 2022

The Mall of the Netherlands, if you are looking for presents, you probably will find some here. A few weeks ago I published a monochrome version of this shot.

Question is: which one is better?

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Aspact

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – April 2022

The Mall of the Netherlands, if you are looking for presents, you probably will find some here.
Lens Artists Photo Challlenge #193 is ‘they say it is your birthday’.

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Window

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – February 2020

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Layers: Mural

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – October 2019

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

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Crane

Shopping mall in development in Leidschendam.

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – February 2018

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Abstract Hotel

Fletcher Hotel in Leidschendam.

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – February 2018

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Beloved – Train Landscapes

The weekly theme is ‘beloved’.

A window in a Dutch train turns into a frame of a landscape easily.

The Netherlands, Voorburg – February 2018

Shot with iPhone 6s plus edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

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It’s Not This Time of Year without: Fun

This weekly theme is quite a long one: It’s Not This Time of Year Without………….

Although we are heading for the Xmas Season, it is not there yet! Each time of year needs fun.

 

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – May 2016

Shot with iPhone 5s using Hueless,  edited using Snapseed and Marksta, click for a bigger version.

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On The Train: As Time Goes By

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – October 2016

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

 

Tiny: Cows

This weekly theme is ‘tiny’.

Scene from a train. Cows in a landscape seem small.

 

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – Ocotber 2016

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

A list of other entries to this theme; if you do not want to be on this list let me know and I remove the link