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Surprise: sunset

The weekly theme is ‘surprise’.

Winter sunsets can be surprising too!

 

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2017

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Surprise: Green 2

The weekly theme is ‘surprise’.

The fresh green of Spring is  sensitive and beautiful.

The Netherlands, Wassenaar – April 2017

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Surprise: Green

The weekly theme is ‘surprise’.

The fresh green of Spring is  sensitive and beautiful.

The Netherlands, Wassenaar – April 2017

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Surprise: Tulips

The weekly theme is ‘surprise’.

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Surprise: Fresh Green

The weekly theme is ‘surprise’.

 

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Surprise: Bands of Colour

The weekly theme is ‘surprise’.

It is not a surprise they come out, but the way they look and smell when they come out is always surprising.

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2017

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Security: Stone

The weekly theme is ‘security’.

Leiden  the Hooglandse Kerk.

 

The Netherlands, Leiden – May 2005

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Security: Code Lock

The weekly theme is ‘security’.

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Security: Fenced Flowers

The weekly theme is ‘security’.

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2017

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Security: Glass

The weekly theme is ‘security’.

Standing on a floor with a spectacular view shielded off with just glass.

 

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2017

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Dense: Daffodils

The weekly theme is ‘dense’.

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2017

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Dense: Hyacinths

The weekly theme is ‘dense’.

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2017

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Dense: Patterns

The weekly theme is ‘dense’.

 

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Dense: Buildings

The weekly theme is ‘dense’.

 

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Easy Being Green: Pasture Green

The weekly theme is ‘It is easy to be green’.

Archive Vught

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Easy Being Green: start Up

The weekly theme is ‘It is easy to be green’.

This is how it started up in February.

 

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2017

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Easy Being Green: How Green Is My Valley?

The weekly theme is ‘It is easy to be green’.

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Easy Being Green: Alternative Fact or Alternative Lie?

The weekly theme is ‘It is easy to be green’.

This power plant is fuelled by coal. One of the last remaining in The Netherlands. Coal produces carbon dioxide which is one of the drivers of global warming. The council of Amsterdam wants to close it down and offered to buy it. Dutch energy policy is aimed at sustainable natural resources in the near future. We do love to keep dry feet, that is one reason why.

This section is for some American visitors:  yes Donald Trump, this is a great power plant, managed by real good people, giving Dutch miners long lasting jobs and empowering our heavy industry to create flower bulbs to dominate the world market! And as a man of vision, truth and clarity you are right: only losers think sustainable energy will power the world in the next ten years. Global warming is a lie, of course, and you will make a deal with Mother Earth that benefits America first, first, first.

And 1, 2, 3 back to the real word of facts……………!!!

The Netherlands, Amsterdam – March 2017

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Easy Being Green: Yellow

The weekly theme is ‘It is easy to be green’.

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Easy Being Green: Popping Out

The weekly theme is ‘It is easy to be green’.

 

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Easy Being Green: Start Up

The weekly theme is ‘It is easy to be green’.

Spring is started and everything pops out in green and blossom. A wonderful display, sometimes against a backdrop of a rain shower.

The Netherlands, Vught – April 2016

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Atop: Selfie in Water

The weekly theme is ‘atop’.

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2017

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Atop: Up

The weekly theme is ‘atop’.

Central Station Den Haag.

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2017

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Atop: Have a Seat

The weekly theme is ‘atop’.

The coffee lounge at Rijnstraat 8.

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2017

 

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Atop: Conference Room

The weekly theme is ‘atop’.

The new conference room of the Foreign Office at Rijnstraat 8.

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2017

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Atop: Sink

The weekly theme is ‘atop’.

 

The Netherlands, Delft – December 2016

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Atop: New Views Rijnstraat 8

The weekly theme is ‘atop’.

The view from the top floor of Rijnstraat 8.

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2017

 

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Atop: Spring

The weekly theme is ‘atop’.

Spring is here and the colours come back.

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2017

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Wish: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

The weekly theme is ‘wish’.

The Netherlands, Haarlemmerliede – February 2017

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Wish: Take Off into the Sunset

The weekly theme is ‘wish’.

Longing for some sun to warm my bones.

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Wish: Accessories 

The weekly theme is ‘wish’.

The shopping display of Louis Vuitton on the Champs Elysées, Paris, France.

The B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish in – an originally – small series. That series caught on a bit more than I thought.
All of them are not retouched yet.Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.

France Paris – September 2008 Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using  Snapseed and Marksta
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Wish: Tulips

The weekly theme is ‘wish’.

Waiting for the tulips to arrive in Spring.

The Netherlands, Lisse – May 2010 Originally shot with Nikon D70, tweaked using Snapseed and  Marksta . Clic the photo for a larger version.

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The Road Taken: Looking (from the) Back

This week’s theme is ‘the road taken’.

Looking from the back of the train on the tracks.

About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish in – an originally – small series. That series caught on a bit more than I thought. All of them are not retouched yet. Scratches, dust and stains are not removed.

The Netherlands, Utrecht – May 1981

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The Road Taken: Travel

This week’s theme is ‘the road taken’.

The start of many travels, Schiphol Amsterdam Airport.

 

The Netherlands, Schiphol – February 2017

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The Road Taken: Train 

This week’s theme is ‘the road taken’.

 

The Netherlands, Leiden – February 2017

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The Road Taken: New Office

This week’s theme is ‘the road taken’.

The revamped building I start working in this Summer.

The Netherlands, Den Haag – February 2017

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Rotterdam: markthal 3

This week’s theme is ‘the road taken’.

Recently I discovered this amazing piece of architecture the Market Hall (Markthal) in Rotterdam.

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – December 2016

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A Good Match: Idyllic Sunset

This weekly theme is ‘a good match’.

The sun sets over the Hofvijver in Den Haag at December.

The Netherlands, Den Haag – December 2016

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A Good Match: Ajax-Herakles

This weekly theme is ‘a good match’.

Well, at least the second half was 🙂

 

The Netherlands, Amsterdam – February 2016

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A Good Match: Church and Fishing

This weekly theme is ‘a good match’.

Katwijk is an old fishing centre; the sea gives and takes.

 

The Netherlands, Katwijk – February 2016

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A Good Match: Safety and Infrastructure

This weekly theme is ‘a good match’.

The Netherlands are continuously working to keep water out. Here in Katwijk the dunes were made wider to strengthen a soft spot. The boulevard is further away from the sea but the new space also made room for a parking garage underground.

The Netherlands, Katwijk – February 2017

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A Good Match: Infrastructure and Environment

This weekly theme is ‘a good match’.

One of the offices of the department of Infrastructure and the Environment.

The Netherlands, Den Haag – February 2017

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A Good Match: Moon and Night

This weekly theme is ‘a good match’.

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2016

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Against the Odds: Winter 4

This weekly theme is ‘Against the Odds’.

It was not looking like a Winter, but we got some nice cold days.

 

The Netherlands, Voorschoten – January 2017

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Against the Odds: Winter 3

This weekly theme is ‘Against the Odds’.

It was not looking like a Winter, but we got some nice cold days.

The Netherlands, Voorschoten – January 2017

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Against the Odds: Winter 2

This weekly theme is ‘Against the Odds’.

It was not looking like a Winter, but we got some nice cold days.

 

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2017

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Against the Odds: Winter

This weekly theme is ‘Against the Odds’.

It was not looking like a Winter, but we got some nice cold days.

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2017

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Against the Odds: Phil Collins 1981

This weekly theme is ‘Against the Odds’.

Michelle promised bonus points for a photo of Phil Collins, well here it is.

October 3rd 1981, Groenoordhal Leiden. Genesis is on tour promoting their Abacab album.  Genesis’ frontman Phil Collins remembers that night as he got angry when  the Dutch audience booed the new songs: “Just to make it worthwhile for people who like the old shit….”. (the quote starts at about 53:15).

In August 2008 he came back to Leiden when his daughter Joeley married. In an interview he said that Genesis was first booed in 1981 in Leiden, so he returned with mixed emotions. But he was joking ‘I hope the father and mother of my son in law did not attend the gig’.

‘Against all odds’ was already written by Phil Collins on the 3th of October 1981, but still on the shelf. The Groenoordhal no longer exists.  And Phil Collins? He is luckily not dead yet and just published his autobiography by that title. A remarkable career in music. And a brilliant drummer and musician.

The photo is of the 4th of October 1981.

The Netherlands, Leiden – October 1981

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Shadow: Station Blaak

This week’s theme is shadow.

The Blaak Tower reflected in the shadow of a glass front.

 

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Shadow: Sunset

This week’s theme is shadow.

The Netherlands, Amsterdam – January 2017 Shot with iPhone 6s plus using Huemore edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

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