What's (in) the Picture?

Chris Breebaart Photography – finding stories

Boating

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2021

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge (#162) is ‘all about the light’.

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Cadzand

The Netherlands, Cadzand – March 2014

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge (#162) is ‘all about the light’.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Where Cows Once Grazed

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2021

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge (#162) is ‘all about the light’.

This artificial lake used to be meadow. The lake was created by dredging sand, that was needed for roads, new build areas and a railway line. And now it is a recreational area, Klinkenberger Plas.

Shot with iPhone 11 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

Missed the point

The Netherlands, Cadzand – March 2014

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge (#162) is ‘all about the light’.

Shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.Click the picture for a bigger version

Mirror

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2021

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge (#162) is ‘all about the light’.

Shot with iPhone 11 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

This will pass

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2021

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge (#162) is ‘all about the light’. This Summer is what it is, not the best one we had. Grey, cloudy, rain, and from time to time some sun in between.

Shot with iPhone 11 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

Sky Blue

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2021

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge (#162) is ‘all about the light’. Maybe not a photo you would expcect when it is about ‘light’. But it is. I always love reading quotes from people on blogs, but I am too lazy to look up this one. Someone said: photography is painting with light. Which is true basically, glass, metal or later film was made to be sensitive to light to store images. Sensors do the same, but we are not aware of that process. Just the result.
Last weeks I was looking at the sky more and more because a friend (I call him a friend even though I have not yet him personally for our first beer) Andy Townend ‘shoots a sky a day’ on his Facebook and IG account. A sky with clouds is a painting in light. I long to see blue skies, it is too wet and grey this Summer.

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Shoes

The Netherlands, Naarden – June 2007

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge (#161) is ‘feet and shoes’. Trying to find something that fits into this theme was difficult. I am not really into shoes or feet, let alone photos of them! However, I found one. I think. During a visit to the bi-annual photo exhibition at Naarden (FFN) in 2007 I shot these photographers clicking away on a just married couple.

Originally shot with Nikon D70, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version

Rain

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2021

We did not have a lot of Summer yet, grey and wet, cold weather so far.

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Thistles

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2021

Just around the corner there is a field where flowers are grown for commercial sales.

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Agapanthus Blues

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2021

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The Heart of the Matter

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2021

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #160 is ‘Your Inspiration’.

One of the biggest inspirations is nature and flowers. In times of Covid19 the back garden is a place to be.

Shot with iPhone 11 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

White Horse

England, Bollington – May 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #160 is ‘Your Inspiration’.

It is nice to look around for striking objects. This one is originally color but in mono the horse comes out.

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Off the Rocks

France, Saint-Malo – July 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #160 is ‘Your Inspiration’.

Bretagne has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. I love the rocks and the breaking water. A dangerous shore for sure, but a beautiful source of inspiration. Here a part of the marked entrance to the port of Saint-Malo,.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Bee on Sunflower

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #160 is ‘Your Inspiration’.

One of the biggest inspirations is nature and flowers. In times of Covid19 the back garden is a place to be.

Shot with iPhone 11 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

Saint-Malo Rocks

France, Saint-Malo – July 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #160 is ‘Your Inspiration’.

Bretagne has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. I love the rocks and the breaking water. A dangerous shore for sure, but a beautiful source of inspiration. Here the rocks near Saint-Malo,.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Memory

England, Tideswell – May 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #160 is ‘Your Inspiration’.

My inspiration for photography is triggered in any place I am, just looking around, looking for the things that strike my eye. One of the maybe peculiar subjects is tombstones or graveyards. Colleville sur Mer, Margraten, Père Lachaise or a little village graveyards in England. They all tells stories about life and people who lived those lifes. In my ‘archive graveyard’ you can find some examples. This is the graveyard at the parish church of Tideswell.

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Patience

England, Tideswell – May 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #160 is ‘Your Inspiration’.

My inspiration for photography is triggered in any place I am, just looking around, looking for the things that strike my eye. It can be near home in the garden, on the road to work or during travels. In the latter case it helps that all I see is new, so my curiosity is raised a bit more than when I cycle the well known route to the station. This dog was waiting patiently for the return of the boss at the post office in Tideswell.

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Window

France, Domfront – July 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #159 is ‘Postcards’.

Domfront in Normandy.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Don Quichot the French

France, Domfront – July 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #159 is ‘Postcards’.

In Domfront in Normandy they show old knights and medeaval games to tourists in Summer, in a superb backdrop of the old town. That delivers contrasting images.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Saint-Malo

France, Saint-Malo – July 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #159 is ‘Postcards’.

Early morning at Saint-Malo,.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Poppies

England, High Halstow – July 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #159 is ‘Postcards’.

A landscape of poppies and other flowers near High Halstow Medway in Kent.
In memory of Andrea White.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

We’ll meet again

England, |Dover – August 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #159 is ‘Postcards’.

Sailing away from Dover and its white cliffs.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Saint-Malo Sunset

France, Saint Malo – July 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #159 is ‘Postcards’.

The sunset at Saint-Malo,.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Port

France, Barfleur – July 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #159 is ‘Postcards’.

The harbor of Barfleur, a small village in the West of Normandy. Years ago I had an idea to sell postcards from photos I was shooting. It never came to reality. This would be a pretty one I think.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Samos 1983

Greece, Samos – July 1983

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #158 is ‘Along back country roads’.

The airport of Samos is just near a beach. Luckily there were about two flights a day. The backroads of the Greek islands are the ferry services between them.

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.

The picture was originally shot with Pentax K1000 on Kodak Plusx, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Red Rain

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2021

In the garden, Summer is quite wet at the moment.

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Young family

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July2021

Right in front of the door, a young swan family takes a nap sometimes.

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Swans

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July2021

Right in front of the door, a young swan family takes a nap sometimes.

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Rose

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2021

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #153 is ‘Wonderful World’.

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Two Towers

The Netherlands, Noordwijk – February 2014

Noordwijk beach in Winter. One from the archive.

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Grass

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2021

The Lens Artists Photo Challenge#142 for this week is ‘you pick it’.

So here is the first pick: an old grass in sunlight.

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

Reflection

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest- April 2021

The Lens Artists Photo Challenge#143 for this week is ‘colorful April’.

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Tarn Point Sublime Right

France, St. Rome de Dolan – Point Sublime – August 1992

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #158 is ‘Along back country roads’.

The gorge of the river Tarn in France, looking right from the Point Sublime (if you turn this around you have the English translation). This view point shows the Tarn in a splendid panoramic view. This is the right side, yesterday I published the left. This area of France is the lowest populated part of France. Small roads, beautiful nature, nature.

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.

Shot with Olympus Mju on Fuji Color, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Tarn Point Sublime Left

France, St. Rome de Dolan – Point Sublime – August 1992

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #158 is ‘Along back country roads’.

The gorge of the river Tarn in France, looking left from the Point Sublime (if you turn this around you have the English translation). This view point shows the Tarn in a splendid panoramic view. This is left, tomorrow right. This area of France is the lowest populated part of France. Small roads, beautiful nature, nature.

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.

Shot with Olympus Mju on Fuji Color, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Saint Peter Square 1993

Italy, Rome – March 1993

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #157 is ‘getting away’.

View on a fountain on the square in front of Saint Peter in Rome.

Originally shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Rome Wedding 1993

Italy, Rome – March 1993

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #157 is ‘getting away’.

View on St. Peter Square in Rome.

Originally shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Rome Forum Romanum 1993

Italy, Rome – March 1993

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #157 is ‘getting away’.

View on the Forum Romanum in Rome through the Arch of Septimius Severus.

Originally shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Ephesus 1983

Turkey, Selcuk/Ephesus – July 1983

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #157 is ‘getting away’.

Near Selçuk in the west of Turkey, one can find the excavation of Ephesus. This is the Marble Road, looking down to the library of Celsus at noon on a very hot day. The negative is damaged, but it was one of the first times I dared to trespass because the contradiction between past and present was that stunning. In 1983 Turkey was ruled by a regime of generals, and taking photographs of anything military was forbidden. The young soldiers passed us going down the hill, and I could not resist to take this photos in this ancient setting. Quickly and a bit nervouws, so I did not pay too much attention to properly measure the light. But I have the photo and I got away with it :-).

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.

The  picture was originally shot with Pentax K1000 on Kodak Plusx, scanned from negative
and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

La Défense

France, Paris – January 1989

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #157 is ‘getting away’.

La Défense is a big, modern office area in Paris.

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.

Shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

La Défense (Assurance)

France, Paris – January 1989

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #157 is ‘getting away’.

La Défense is a big, modern office area in Paris.

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.

Shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

La Défense (Blocs)

France, Paris – January 1989

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #157 is ‘getting away’.

La Défense is a big, modern office area in Paris. I remember my teacher for French saying she did not like it at all, too modern, on the old axe of the Champs Elysées and Louvre. Years later I was curious about the area and went there on a long weekend trip, hoping for some nice images. Feeling small between the buildings of big companies, rising high up over the skyline of Paris. An alienating place, where human size did not seem to matter.

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.

Shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Le Conquet

France, Le Conquet – July 1996

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #156 is ‘black and white’.

Le Conquet is a small village in the Finistère in the West of Brittany (Bretagne) in France.

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.

Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Rendez-vous

France, Le Conquet – July 1996

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #156 is ‘black and white’.

Le Conquet is a small village in the Finistère in the West of Brittany (Bretagne) in France.

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.

Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version

Paros

Greece, Paros – July 1983

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #156 is ‘black and white’.

Paros, one of the islands of the Cyclades.

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.

The  picture was originally shot with Pentax K1000 on Kodak Plusx, scanned from negative
and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Sunset at low tide Le Conquet

France, Le Conquet – July 1996

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #156 is ‘black and white’.

Le Conquet is a small village in the Finistère in the West of Brittany (Bretagne) in France.

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.

Shot with Nikon F90 on Kodak TriX, scanned from film and edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a bigger version