The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
One of my favorite activities while being on the road in the passenger seat, is snapping photos. Here a drive by of Schiphol Amsterdam Airport.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
The Dutch landscape is a continuous source of inspiration. Sometimes in a wide view, sometimes in a close up to pick up some details. A church on a dyke, cows in the polder.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
Seeing something big, like a big field of heather, is always a prompt to be inspired. Even when it rains.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
An old travel photo from 1993 in France. The Cantal is a beautiful area with no longer active volcanoes. Landscapes inspire me. This one was amazing.
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.
The flowering heather at Gortel, too bad the rain came in, but the view is still breathtaking
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #102 is ‘A Quiet Moment’.
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The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #99 is ‘old and new’.
A polder is a piece of land below the surrounding water level. It is artificial because it is created by man. Dykes are build to make it dry and keep the water out, and canals are made to pump water out, dumping it in canals that eventually bring it back to sea. In the background you see a dyke: behind the dyke is water of a lake. If the dyke was not there you would look at the lake :-). So this is old and new land.
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The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #97 is ‘pastimes’.
A last afterglow on the bulb fields. If you want to see flowers in bloom just check out the archives of flowers and Voorhout.
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The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #97 is ‘pastimes’.
Meadows and scenery in a typical Dutch polder landscape.
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The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #97 is ‘pastimes’.
Normally the bulb fields attract tourists in the Spring. The colours are always fantastic to see. Let alone the smell. In The Netherlands we are in an intelligent lockdown since March 12th. To prevent people from flocking into the bulb fields the growers decided to chop the heads sooner than normal. After all the bulbs that are on the field are meant to be sold, you can order them online from August. The flowers are taking too much strength out of the bulbs, that is why they are chopped off after flowering. Last weekend we spotted two fields still in bloom, and decided to have a closer look on a bicycle ride. This is what we found.
If you want to see flowers in bloom just check out the archives of flowers and Voorhout.
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The Netherlands, Katwijk – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #97 is ‘pastimes’.
During the intelligent lockdown we can make short bicycle trips to have some excercise and see the beauty of nature bursting out in Spring. Yesterday I posted two motor powered parachutes against the sky. This is taken from the same viewpoint.
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Tibet, near Shigatse – March 2004
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #92 is ‘Going Back – The second time around’.
In March 2004 I visited Tibet. It would be an understatement if I said it was overwhelming.
The backdrop of the Himalaya, the fact that most of the time we were 3500 meters or higher above my normal (sea) level.
The people and close contact with Buddhism. All parts of a puzzle that hopefully will bring me back once more.
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
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.
A series telling the story of a vase of yellow and red tulips. Being lazy basically and trying out a new iPhone 11, I took this series, telling the story of a bunch of tulips in a vase.
Normally we would be out admiring the bulb fields in full bloom. This year we can not.
The Keukenhof (a beautiful garden with 7 million flowers in bloom) is closed as well.
On Facebook they publish videos of the garden. If you enjoy flowers it is a great place to feed on colours and bright, uplifting images of nature.
As flowers open their hearts to us, we need to open up and share our empathy to each other. Stay safe, stay healthy. Whatever the politics is, we are all in this together as mankind. We can only get through this together.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.
A series telling the story of a vase of yellow and red tulips.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.
A series telling the story of a vase of yellow and red tulips.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.
A series telling the story of a vase of yellow and red tulips.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2020
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2020
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2020
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2020
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France, St. Rome de Dolan – September 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #89 is ‘river’.
The canyon of the Tarn River in France at the ‘Point Splendide’.
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
France, Gorges du Tarn – September 2006
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #88 is ‘chaos’.
The canyon of the Tarn River in France at the ‘Point Splendide’.
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
France, St. Georges sur L’Aa – February 2020
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2020
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England, Burton Mill Pond – November 2005
This is a scene from 2005 at Burton Mill Pond in West Sussex.
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Ireland, Slane – October 2008
This one is for Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday weekly theme ‘trees’.
Hill of Slane in Ireland.
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England, Burton Mill Pond – November 2005
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80 is ‘leading lines’
This is a scene from 2005 at Burton Mill Pond in West Sussex.
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France, St. George sur l’Aa – December 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #79 is ‘a window with a view’
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France, Z-I de Petite-Synthe et Grande-Synthe – December 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #79 is ‘a window with a view’
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France, Calais – December 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #79 is ‘a window with a view’
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Ireland, Slane – October 2008
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #79 is ‘a window with a view’
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Slane Hill in Ireland. The ruins of an old monastery.
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Ireland, Strandhill – October 2008
This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s ‘portal’ theme.
Strandhill in Sligo is a small town, looking out over the Atlantic Ocean to the West. Rising over it is Knocknarea with Queen Maeve.
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Ireland, Slane – October 2008
This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s ‘portal’ theme.
Slane Hill in Ireland. Close to Slane Castle castle that is famous among other historical facts, for being the recording site for U2’s The unforgettable fire’ in 1984.
Never judge an album by its cover, but part of the castle burned in 1991, but was restored in 2001. Slane Castle is also famous for its concerts and festivals; a lot of famous band and artists performed there.
Outside the village is The Hill of Slane with a small old ruined chapel, a ruined monastery and a graveyard, overlooking the landscape and the river Boyne.
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France, St. George sur l’Aa – December 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #78 is ‘spot’. Show a special spot in a shot is the brief.
Each time we travel from or to the UK by Eurotunnel, this site next to the motorway draws my attention. A wood of pylons emerges, displaying big power lines in the air.
It is like an army that comes out of the soil. Luckily my wife does most of the driving, so I have my hands free to snap about when we pass this point.
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France, Questembert – August 1996
This one is for dutch goes the photo’s ‘common’ theme.
Rolls are quite common nowadays. This is on the road between Rochefort-en-Terre and Questembert in South East Brittany (Bretagne).
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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
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019
End of October, just before Autumn kicked in.
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The Netherlands, Haarlemmermeer A4 – November 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #74 is ‘abstract’.
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The Netherlands, Nieuw Vennep – November 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #74 is ‘abstract’.
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The Netherlands, Waarder – October 2019
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.
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The Netherlands, Leimuiderbrug – November 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.
Waiting for a red light.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.
A Heron at a lake nearby.
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France, St. George sur-L’Aa – August 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #69 is ‘seeing double’.
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Belgium, Eeklo E34 – August 2019
Views from the road, in this instance the E34 East towards Antwerp, looking at Eeklo.
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Belgium, Slijpe – August 2019
Road side views: West Flanders.
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.
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The Netherlands, Texel Oudeschild – January 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.
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The Netherlands, Texel Slufter – November 2017
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.
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