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Posts from the ‘The Netherlands’ category

Fishing

Two people fishing from a small boat on a calm river during an autumn sunrise, with trees reflecting in the water.
Three people fishing from a small boat on a calm river during an autumn sunrise, with reflections on the water and trees in the background.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

Fishing against the backdrop of an Autumn sunrise.

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Close To The Mono Edge

A monochrome photograph of a boat moving through calm water, with ripples extending from its wake, surrounded by trees and a distant bridge.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

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Close To The Colorful Edge

A small white boat navigating a calm waterway surrounded by greenery, with ripples visible on the water's surface.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

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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.

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Under A Rainbow

A McDonald's sign is visible against a backdrop of a rainbow and cloudy skies.
The Netherlands, Delft – October 2025

At the end of a rainbow should be a pot of gold. Not sure if that is a Mcadee.

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Christmas 2025: How Big A Reindeer Are You?

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

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Christmas 2025: New Balls

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

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Christmas 2025: Merchandising S*** Show

A close-up view of rolls of toilet paper decorated with festive Christmas-themed designs, including Santa Claus and reindeer, stacked together.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Christmas sales have kicked off, and you even can change your toilet area into a Christmas atmosphere. If it is tasteful? I am not sure about that.

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Lake Side

Landscape view of Klinkenberger Plas, showcasing a grassy shore with tall reeds beside a calm water body under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

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Spectral Morning

A beautiful autumn sunrise with vibrant orange and purple hues silhouetted against bare tree branches.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

Autumn sunrises can be mesmerizing, maybe because the leaves are not hindering the view?

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Night View

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

The garden at night. The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #375 is ‘where to find the mysterious’.

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Moon over Oegstgeest

A full moon illuminating a canal at night, reflecting on the water, with a silhouetted tree in the foreground and houses in the background.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #375 is ‘where to find the mysterious’. The full moon over the canal. A sight not often seen. This is a different photo of the same scene I posted yesterday.

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Mondschein

A vibrant full moon illuminating the night sky above a tranquil canal, reflecting light on the water's surface.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #375 is ‘where to find the mysterious’. The full moon over the canal. A sight not often seen.

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Incremental

A dramatic sunset sky filled with wispy clouds, showcasing shades of blue, pink, and soft yellow.
Artistic depiction of swirling autumn clouds during sunset, featuring shades of pink and gray.
Colorful swirling clouds against an autumn sunset sky.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Autumn skies at sunset.

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Bottom’s Up

A close-up view of a champagne glass on a marble table, capturing the sparkling drink and reflections in the glass.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

A dinner in our favorite restaurant, exquisite food with an excellent wine arrangement.

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Heron Times 2

A heron standing by a canal, surrounded by tall grass and reeds.
A heron standing in green grass near a canal, facing away from the camera with its long neck extended.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

This Heron is a frequent visitor along the little canal in front of the house.

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Heron

A heron standing in green grass near a canal, showcasing its long neck and elegant posture.
The Netherlands , Oegstgeest – October 2025

This Heron is a frequent visitor along the little canal in front of the house.

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Steamtrain Museum Katwijk Leiden

Close-up of an old, rusty steam locomotive in a museum with visible wear and tear, showcasing its historical significance.
Close-up view of a vintage steam train locomotive in a museum, showcasing its weathered metal exterior and unique design.
Close-up of a weathered metal plaque with inscriptions, displaying the numbers and text related to bridges, tunnels, and earthworks, mounted on a rusty background.
Close-up of an old, rusty steam engine cabin displayed in a museum, with a cobblestone floor and a transparent roof.
A close-up view of old steam locomotives in a museum, showcasing their vintage design and machinery with informational plaques in a well-lit indoor space.
Rusty steam locomotive on display at the Steamtrain Museum in Katwijk, Leiden, showcasing vintage machinery and historical preservation.
The Netherlands, Valkenburg – October 2025

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #374 is ‘on the move’. Most of what is on these photos has not moved in a long time. However, the machines they got moving again are brilliant. It is a place where they try to keep history alive and accessible, touchable and usable.

The Steamtrain Museum Katwijk Leiden is run by volunteers. It offers the history of steam trains and their use on narrow gauge tracks. And the volunteers fix up and restore old locomotives, carriages and other cars. They have a big storage full of old parts and rusty machines.

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Rose

A close-up image of a white rose with soft petals, set against a blurred dark background.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Having fresh flowers in the house is a blessing.

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Wind Surfing Valkenburg

The Netherlands, Valkenburg – October 2025

The lake near Valkenburg during a forceful wind.

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Windowed Leafs

A close-up view of a single leaf resting on a rain-soaked window, with a blurred blue sky in the background.
Close-up of colorful leaves floating on a wet window pane with a cloudy sky in the background.
Fallen autumn leaves scattered on a wet window with a cloudy sky in the background.
Fallen leaves drifting against a cloudy sky, viewed through a window with raindrops.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

The sky and fallen leaves on windows.

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On The Road At Sunrise

View of the A44 and A4 highways towards Schiphol Amsterdam at sunrise, with wind turbines along the roadside and a clear blue sky transitioning to orange hues.
A scenic view of the A44 and A4 highways leading to Schiphol Amsterdam at sunrise, featuring silhouetted wind turbines and vehicles on the road.
The Netherlands, Haarlemmermeer – September 2025

On the road at sunrise, the A44 and A4 to Schiphol Amsterdam.

I am not sure this is filling the brief of LAPC #373 ‘looking back at landscapes’. It’s more looking forward on the road.

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Sky Views

A plane flying through a dynamic sky filled with clouds of various forms and shades of blue.
A dramatic sky filled with dynamic clouds showcasing a mix of colors and light.
A dynamic sky filled with clouds in various forms and colors, with sunlight peeking through and a small airplane flying in the distance.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

The sky and clouds are a dynamic big display of forms, colors and light. Looking up at times can take your mind off the daily life at moments.

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Oegstgeest, The Netherlands

A scenic view of a tree with autumn leaves, surrounded by cloudy skies and a park setting, featuring benches and bicycles in the background.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

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Autumn Atmosphere

Two people walking along a tree-lined path with colorful autumn foliage and fallen leaves.
A tranquil tree-lined path in sepia tones, featuring people walking on a leaf-covered ground surrounded by lush foliage.
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2025

The same location, two photos.

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In The Dutch Mountains

A lush green field in the Netherlands with a herd of cows grazing under a blue sky with fluffy clouds.
The Netherlands, Voorhout – September 2025

The Netherlands, as its name indicates, is flat. ‘Flat as a pancake’. But sometimes it looks as if we have mountains.

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Letting go

Close-up of autumn leaves displaying vibrant red and orange hues, highlighting the ephemeral beauty of the season.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Autumn is the time of year were beauty is short and temporarily. Glimpses of moments that pass quickly and are gone fast. The end is the start of the new cycle of growth for the next year.

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Autumn Details

Close-up of vibrant autumn leaves in shades of red, orange, and yellow with a blurred background, capturing the beauty of the season.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Autumn is there, colors and details of the leaves are beautiful. Glimpses of moments that pass quickly and are gone fast.

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Red Autumn

Close-up of vibrant autumn leaves showcasing shades of orange, red, and yellow against a blurred background.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Autumn is there, colors of leaves are beautiful.

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Where Green Goes Red

Close-up of colorful autumn leaves with vibrant red, orange, and green hues, set against a blurred background.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Autumn is there, colors of leaves are beautiful. A spot of green is all that remains for a short while.

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In the wind

Close-up of autumn leaves with vibrant red and orange colors, against a blurred background.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Autumn is there, colors of leaves are beautiful. Unfortunately we had a lot of wind, so lots of leaves are off.

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Hosta

Close-up of a vibrant yellow leaf among green foliage, showcasing autumn colors and textures.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Autumn is approaching, the rain and gray skies are more and more the new normal. Luckily there is the occasional sun to enjoy, and the beautiful coloring of plants and trees.

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Autumn Announced

Close-up view of green and yellow leaves illuminated by sunlight, framed by darker foliage.
Close-up view of vibrant green and yellow leaves framing tall grass and plants in the background, hinting at the autumn season.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2025

Autumn is approaching, the rain and grey skies are more and more the new normal. Luckily there is the occasional sun to enjoy.

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Bird Under A Wire

A small bird standing on the platform of Amsterdam Central Station, beneath a large, arched glass roof.
The Netherlands, Amsterdam – September 2025

A small bird in a big Amsterdam Central Station. The things you see while waiting for a train.

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Connected

A group of people waiting at a train platform, some using their mobile phones, in black and white.
The Netherlands, Leiden – September 2025

On the platform waiting for a connection being connected by mobile phone.

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Writing In The Sky

A dramatic sky featuring abstract cloud formations with a mix of dark and light shades.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2025

Sometimes the clouds turn into a abstract symbol.

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Over the bridges

Black and white view of Leiden's canals and historic architecture, featuring a dome and trees lining the waterfront.
The Netherlands, Leiden – August 2026

A more detailed view of the photo I published yesterday of Leiden. Leiden used to be famous for fabrics, and canals provided the infrastructure for the logistics. Some of the canals were filled up in the second half of the 20th century. However, there are debates about opening a few of them again. These discussions focus on sustainability and environmental quality.

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City of Rembrandt

A black and white view of a canal in Leiden, featuring trees lining the banks, historic buildings, and reflections in the water under a cloudy sky.
The Netherlands, Leiden – August 2026

A view on the city where Rembrandt van Rijn was born, Leiden. It was the home where he grew up. There he started his now famous career as a painter. Later, he moved to Amsterdam.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #366 is ‘City Mouse/Country Mouse’. I am not familiar with the story. But as the brief puts it ‘there is no place like home’. Home is where the heart is.

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After Rain

A black and white photo of a beachside area in Scheveningen after rain. People are gathered near a kiosk, with wet surfaces reflecting the sky above, showcasing a mix of clouds and bright patches.

The Netherlands, Scheveningen – September 2025

After rain comes sun at Scheveningen beach.

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