Lake Side
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Posts from the ‘The Netherlands’ category
Birch
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Happy New Year
Wishing you all a wonderful, healthy, prosperous, creative, joyful, loving 2021. Wrap your arms around the new year, and I wish we all can wrap our arms around loved ones and friends a lot more than in 2020!
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Dusk
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Another Bridge
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Bridge
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Sunrise
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Hazy Canal
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Hazy Bridge
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Birch 2
And again: which one do you prefer? This monochrome version or the version I published earlier?
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Birch
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Swans
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Swans and Pedestrians
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Blue
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Stakes
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COVID Christmas
The weekly theme for lens artists weekly photo challenge (in short LAPC) #127 is ‘precious moments’.
A memory can be triggered by here and now. Last weekend I visited Den Haag physically for the first time after the lock down started in March. It was exciting and at the same time sad to see the city and the familiar landmarks. ‘Normally’ at this time of year, the center is crowded with people doing Christmas shopping, but now it is (depending on the hour of the day) more or less quiet. At times it is however too busy. The apparent human need to cluster closely together (in shops, or at home) is probably a reason why we see a rise in cases again. Tonight a more strict lock down will be announced. To curb the second wave. Department stores like the 150 year old Bijenkorf and other ‘unnecessary’ shops will close again. That hurts them enormously. But luckily there is light at the end of this tunnel. I hope the light of Christmas will soon turn into a bright sun that opens up our now small worlds and gives us the space and opportunities to be more human again. Till then: courage.
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Tradition
The weekly theme for lens artists weekly photo challenge (in short LAPC) #127 is ‘precious moments’.
During a visit to the world famous Royal Delft (where they make pottery with the famous blue color), this endearing two piece was on display in the shop. Portraying a precious moment between a female figurine and male figurine. For some the traditional clothes are precious too, but I am happy not to wear clogs any more :-).
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Door
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High and Warm
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Snowman
We are getting close to Christmas. A feast of hope and light. In times like we live in now it is even more important to celebrate the unbearable lightness of being.
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Rain Drops
The theme for Weekly Lens Artists 126 is ‘A stands for … ’.
A is of course Aqua, water.
I just found out that I republished this photo. First time was March 2020.
The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.
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Water
The theme for Weekly Lens Artists 126 is ‘A stands for … ’.
A is of course Aqua, water.
The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.
The picture was scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Sun silhouette
The theme for Weekly Lens Artists 125 is ‘you can pick it’.
A very old sunset from long ago showing the sky over Oegstgeest and the tower of the Roman Catholic Church.
The B4 retouch series
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. All of them are not completely retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.
The picture was scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Grass
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Birds
The theme of Lens-Artists #124 is ‘Now and then’.
In times of covid things change, some in small ways, some in quite ‘big’ ways. The world is not getting smaller but seems smaller. Going away for a long weekend is more like a logistical planned event than a spontaneous ‘let’s get away’. And even the way I take photo’s is changed. I see less that catches my eye, all is so familiar close by. So I went way back till way then, October 1990, a long weekend with old school mates. The mates are still there, on Whatsapp. But the feeling of this image is different. A swarm of birds against a sunset. Being free, to wander, to roam. Patience my dear heart.
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 Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Autumn Rays
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #123 is ‘Found in the Neighbourhood’.
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Close
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #123 is ‘Found in the Neighbourhood’.
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Willows
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #123 is ‘Found in the Neighbourhood’.
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Autumn
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #123 is ‘Found in the Neighbourhood’.
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Five Trees
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #123 is ‘Found in the Neighbourhood’.
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Ferry
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #122 is ‘The sun will come out tomorrow’. And the sky is simply amazing for Weekend Sky #7.
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Kite
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #122 is ‘The sun will come out tomorrow’.
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Windmill in Winter Sunset
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #122 is ‘The sun will come out tomorrow’.
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Grey Autumn
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #122 is ‘The sun will come out tomorrow’.
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There is always the sun
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #122 is ‘The sun will come out tomorrow’.
The sun is always there, even when you do not see it. On this day it was out sparkling over the canal, high lighting a beautiful sky.
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Bike Lane
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #120 is ‘what a treat’.
Coming back to an area I visited a long time ago in my youth, brings back memories about the past. The beauty of nature is sometimes overwhelming, even when it rains.
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Rose
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Autumn light
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Rose
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Corn
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #120 is ‘what a treat’.
I love to take photos from a car (rest assured, I am not doing the driving at those moments). And the result can be quite surprising at times. This one gives me the feeling of a small village, hidden in the landscape.
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Hosta
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #120 is ‘what a treat’.
The garden is a special place during each season. It offers a cycle of life yearly; each phase with its own beauty and uniqueness.
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Heather lines
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #120 is ‘what a treat’.
Coming back to an area I visited a long time ago in my youth, brings back memories about the past. The beauty of nature is sometimes overwhelming, even when it rains.
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Obscured by Clouds 2
Details of a cloudy sky for the Weekly Sky Challenge.
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Grey Morning
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Flat Lines
Another one for Weekly Sky Challenge #2. Here you can see how low our horizon is. Skies over The Netherlands.
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Tower
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Season’s End
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #119 is ‘My hideaway’.
Autumn has come, Summer is over. The garden is no longer the place to enjoy being outside during the pandemic, looking at plants and flowers. Seasons come and go, the natural cycle continues, and Summer is waiting to come back next year, hopefully in a different setting without restrictions.
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Autumn
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #119 is ‘My hideaway’.
Autumn has come, rain, wind, cold and nature getting ready to go into rest and wait for Spring. It is warm inside.
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Rain Drops
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #119 is ‘My hideaway’.
Autumn has come, rain, wind, cold and nature getting ready to go into rest and wait for Spring. It is warm inside.
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Fly Over
Another one for Weekly Sky Challenge #2. Everywhere in my flat home country the horizon is low, so we see skies all the time. Skies over The Netherlands.
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