Autumn Announced
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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Posts tagged ‘Autumn’
Both Sides Of History – Berlin Brandenburger Tor
Brandenburger Gate (Brandenburger Tor) in Berlin was an iconic point at the time of the Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer). The gate then stood in no mans land, and showed the alienating effects of division through the city. Now the Brandenburger Gate is a symbol of unity of Berlin. It was a pleasure to walk through the gates, and enjoy the people and streets around it. And the see the gate back at its splendor.
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 monochrome set of 1989 was shot with Nikon F301 on Kodak TriX. The colorfilm was Fuji, and shot on Pentax Espio 115M. 2025 photos shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the pictures for a larger version.
Dry Feet
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Space
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Ready for Spring
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Autumnal process
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Leaves and Reflections
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Shopping
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Festive Lights
Lots of lights guide the Christmas shoppers.
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Amaryllis
Some color on a grey day.
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Museum at night (2)
The Scheepvaartmuseum/National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
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Museum at Night (1)
The cellar of the Scheepvaartmuseum/National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
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Old Trees
These trees are a decade older than I am. When I was young they were small as well.
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Raindrops
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Klinkenberger Plas
The Klinkenberger Plas in Autumn.
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Rijnstraat 8 Den Haag: A Visual Journey
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Night Dinner
Dinner at the a dark beach at the Nomade Beach House.
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Drawing Lines
The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024
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Scheveningen by Storm
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Sticking In
The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024
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Saving Lifes
The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024
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Kite
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Blue Water
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Leaving
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View of Scheveningen from Katwijk aan Zee
View on Scheveningen in the distance.
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Ripples
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Feeling Blue
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All Along The Watchtower
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Single Leave Window
A leave on a window.
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Autumn Light
Autumn was mild and bright till last week.
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Autumn Tradescantia
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Golden Slumbers
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Red and Gold
The iPhone had developed into a nice camera. It is not the same quality als a DSLR or system camera, but it is a lovely point and shooter with more and more options added. The zoom is quite nice, but the human side – holding it still – is a challenge.
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Blue Canal in Autumn
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Leiden seen in passing by: Tree obscuring monument
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2024
A tree obscures the Flowermill (Meelfabriek) is an old industrial monument as seen from a passing car while not driving.
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Leiden seen passing by: Monumental New Life
The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2024
The Flowermill (Meelfabriek) is an old industrial monument being converted into hotels and apartments. As seen from a passing car while not driving.
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Leiden seen passing by : Zijlpoort
The Zijlpoort in Leiden seen from a passing car while not driving.
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Autumn Leaves
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2024
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Bike Lane
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Silence in Nature: Exploring Autumn’s Beauty
This week lens artists challenge #323 is ‘silence’. Autumn is a time where we move towards the end of the cycle, preparing for Winter. A time of letting go with the awareness that nature is preparing for Spring. The cycle of life at work, complexity in simplicity.
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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #323: Embracing Silence
This week lens artists challenge #323 is ‘silence’. How to depict silence?
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Going Up Going Down
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Apples
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Embracing Imperfection: Life’s Beautiful Cycle (Look what the cat left behind)
Maybe the best example of perfect imperfection is the cycle of life we see every day around us. When the leaves fall in Autumn in fact nature is preparing for its next Spring. This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #322 is ‘there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in’. The quote is from a verse by Leonard Cohen about imperfection and beauty, redemption, healing and growth.
‘Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, in everything
That’s how the light gets in‘
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There is a Crack in Everything: A Photographic Journey
This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #322 is ‘there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in’. The quote is from a verse by Leonard Cohen about imperfection and beauty, redemption, healing and growth to overcome pain and hurt. The origin is more ‘cosmic’ and is much older (e.g. Rumi): the only perfect ‘being’ (the light) is the source of all. As humans we are not perfect but we can let the light in to heal our wounds and pain. And essentially learn from it.
Yesterday I showed a photo from the bright side, this one is from the sunrise, and I must say I love the light and the atmosphere.
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The Sunny Side
This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #322 is ‘there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in’. It is from a verse by Leonard Cohen about imperfection and beauty. This photo is just a blunt statement: the light comes from the right. But considering my more frequent photo moments in the early morning on this spot, it is after noon. A total different view on the same view. The way the light hits a scene gives it meaning. And shows different details. It softens, warms an strikes with a tender touch, showing the deeper beauty. Not perfect, but priceless.
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The Last of the 2024 Roses
Summer is gone, the garden turns to Winter. The warm weather pulled out some more flowers.
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Intentional Creative Movement – Light
This week’s Lens Artitsts Photo Challenge (#321) is Intentional Camera Movement (ICM). Yesterday I published photos shot analogue on film: the result is only visible after developing the film. This one is from 2004 with my first digital Nikon D70. The fun of digital is that you can actually see on the back what the result is, and use this feedback to try again. Digital gives freedom and is cheap and gives instant feedback. 20 years of digital playing.
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Exploring the Amsterdam-Sloterdijk Power Plant
A fossil power plant on smoke, next to the A5 in Amsterdam-Sloterdijk.
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Autumn Sunrise
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What's (in) the Picture? 