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Posts from the ‘Oegstgeest’ category

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.

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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.

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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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Rain Sparkled Sunrise Through A Window

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – September 2019

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Seeing Double: Late Lavender

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #69 is ‘seeing double’.

The weather is very mild and surprisingly the lavender flowered again.

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Layers: Wet Kisses

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

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

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Layered: Red

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – September 2019

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

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Layers: A Flower?

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

A few weeks ago I published this photo as Mono Flower in black and white. I promised to publish it in color later.
I wonder what version is favoured by you!

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

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Layers: Rain

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

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

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Mono Flower

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

A monochrome flower in the back garden.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘filling the frame’.

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Boat

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

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Magical Autumn Sunrise

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – September 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #63 is ‘magical’.

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Sunset (Silhouette)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #62 is ‘silhouettes’.
Instead of ‘hard’ silhouettes I find it sometimes more pleasing to show some details in the darker parts.
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The Crown

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

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Over Rooftops and Houses

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #60 is ‘framing the shot’.
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Traffic Jam

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #59  is ‘angles’. For more information on how to join the Lens-Artists Photo Challenges, click here for details

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Crocosmia

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

 

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #59  is ‘angles’. For more information on how to join the Lens-Artists Photo Challenges, click here for details

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

 

 

Mini Me Lake

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2019

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Monochrome Evening Sky over the Lake

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2019

 

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Sunset at the lake

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2019

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Lake

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2019

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Walking the dog

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2019

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Show

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

The last in a series of post about the coming into bloom of Allium in our front garden.

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

Always look on the bright side

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

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Allium: Early Sunrise

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

Over more than a year ago the Weekly Photo Challenge stopped unfortunately. I miss that challenge still, but fortunately I found the Lens-Artists Challenge. Each week a new theme and this week it is #52 Serenity.

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Bloom

 

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

Yesterday this blog hit its 200.001 view. Numbers are not that important, and I am not into maximizing visitors numbers, but it makes me slightly proud of myself :-).

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A Rose Is A Rose 12

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

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A Rose Is A Rose 11

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019

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