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Escort

Yemen – March 1998

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #71 is ‘creepy’.

Somewhere in Yemen. I was fortunate to visit this beautiful country in 1998.
Watching and seeing the vast destruction in the ongoing war and the human suffering, is almost unbearable.

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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

 

Berlin Wall 30 years ago

On November 9 1989 the Berlin Wall opened. A few days later I happened to be in Berlin for a short holiday. The Wall was open. There was a an opening in the  Potsdamer Platz. A long row of people was waiting in the big empty space. On the east side the atmosphere was still spooky and depressing. The Wall had opened, but the  infrastructure that kept East-Germans inside was still there. The guards, the towers, the barb wire, the mines, the ‘no man’s land zone’, the spooky and unrealistic atmosphere of separation and repression. On the west side spirits were high; people were attacking The Wall to get memorabilia, tearing it down with hammers and chisels. There was the anticipation of change, everybody (including the press at the Brandenburger Tor) was waiting for The Big Opening. It was the principal press area for reporting from Berlin in those days. People selling t-shirts, buttons. Here an album of pictures of these days. Some I published earlier some are new.  I will never forget how it felt to walk through East-Berlin which was still in its old state. In a way I am happy I did that, before it all disappeared. I am looking forward to a long weekend in Berlin to visit these places again and going to one of the most vibrant cities in the world.

Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989
Germany, Berlin – November 1989

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.

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On the rack 2

The Netherlands, Hoofddorp – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.

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Call Me

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.

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On the rack

The Netherlands, Hoofddorp – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.

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Museum

The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2019

Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.

Today’s post is also for For Frank’s Tuesday Challenge – Steep

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Guide

The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2019

Museum Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.

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Rabobank

The Netherlands, Utrecht – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.
The main office of the Rabobank in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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On The Buses

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #70 is ‘monochrome’.
The bus station on top of Den Haag Central Station, with the departments of Infrastructure and Water-management, Justice, the Home Office and the departement of Education, Culture and Science in the background.

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Coast: Dunes

The Netherlands, Katwijk – September 2019

Thinking of the coast, most photos are of the sea and beach. This time beach and dunes, the actual barrier that keeps the land dry.
For Frank’s Tuesday Challenge – Coast

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Seeing Double: Scheveningen On The Horizon

The Netherlands, Katwijk – September 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #69 is ‘seeing double’.

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Seeing Double: Up

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #69 is ‘seeing double’.

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Layers: Office

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #67 is ‘layered’.

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Layers: Scheveningen On The Horizon

The Netherlands, Katwijk – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #67 is ‘layered’.

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Layers: Rain

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #67 is ‘layered’.

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Candid: Jokhang Lhasa

Tibet, Lhasa – April 2004

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘candid’.

Visitors of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.

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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.

Candid: Teacher

France, Paris – December 2003

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘candid’.

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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

Candid: A Wedding In A French Village 2

France, St. Antonin Noble Val – August 2003

A wedding on a Saturday afternoon in Summer in a small French Village. The pair waiting to enter the church.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘candid’.

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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

Candid: A Wedding In A French Village

France, St. Antonin Noble Val – August 2003

A wedding on a Saturday afternoon in Summer in a small French Village. The photographer was the only one that spotted me.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘candid’.

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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

 

Candid: Museé d’Orsay

France, Paris – December 2003

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘candid’.

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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

Candid: Three Hats

The Netherlands, Schiphol Amsterdam – May 2003

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘candid’.

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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

Filling The Frame: This Is The Sea

The Netherlands, Katwijk – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘filling the frame’.

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Filling The Frame: Beach Bicycles

The Netherlands, Katwijk – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘filling the frame’.

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Filling The Frame: Beach Rider

The Netherlands, Katwijk – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘filling the frame’.

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Filling The Frame: From Behind Glass

The Netherlands, Katwijk – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘filling the frame’.

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Filling The Frame: On Wings

The Netherlands, Alphen a/d Rijn – June 2009

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘filling the frame’.

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Filling the Frame: Boots

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

Shiny boots for sale!

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘filling the frame’.

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Mono Flower

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

A monochrome flower in the back garden.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #66 is ‘filling the frame’.

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Pick the Place: Paris

France, Paris – September 2008

The Notre Dame in Paris. Hopefully we will see it again in its splendour after the fire.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #65 is ‘pick a place’.

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.

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Pick the Place: Tibet

Tibet, Tingri – April 2004

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #65 is ‘pick a place’.

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.

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

Pick the Place: Rome 3

Italy, Rome – May 1997

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #65 is ‘pick a place’.

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.

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Pick the Place: Rome 2

Italy, Rome – March 1993

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #65 is ‘pick a place’.

Looking at Piazza di Campidoglio, Capitol Hill in Rome.

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.

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

Pick the Place: Rome

Italy, Rome – March 1993

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #65 is ‘pick a place’.

The Spanish Steps in Rome, where you are not allowed to sit down any 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.

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

Pick your Place: Karpathos

Greece, Karpathos – September 2009

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #65 is ‘pick a place’.

Karpathos, a small island between Turkey and Crete. At a  time I still used film.

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.

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Into the country: Andalucia 2

Spain, Andalucia – November 2017

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.

A detailed shot of the hills in the south of Spain in Andalucia.

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Into the country: Andalucia

Spain, Mijas el Pueblo – November 2017

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.

A detailed shot of the hills in the south of Spain in Andalucia.

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Boat

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

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Magical Realism

The Netherlands, Den Haag – September 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #63 is ‘magical’.
Sometimes the light and a bit of a filter can tweak reality in such a way that it does not look like a real world.
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Walk A Line! Focus!

Belgium, Gistel-Zevekote – August 2019

This is the first time I post an entry in a theme of Frank’s Jansen Dutch goes the photo: Focus! 
The photo is from a trip to Calais France, and shows the flat lands of Flanders on the coast of the Channel.
Each time of year these fields look different; in Summer they look bright and light, in Winter they can be grey and dark.
We make this trip a few times each year, and each time it reminds me of Jacques Brel’s chanson ‘mijn vlakke land’.
(The link to my 2014 post is not working any more, I cleaned up my blog a few months ago.
You can find the English and Dutch lyrics here.

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The Old Renewed

Netherlands, Warmond – August 2019

Huys te Warmont  in Warmond.  My entry to the monthly Pick a word challenge on Lost in Translation: adorned.

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Morning Light

The Neherlands, A4/A44 Weteringbrug – August 2019

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #62 is ‘silhouettes’.
Instead of ‘hard’ silhouettes I find it sometimes more pleasing to show some details in the darker parts.
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The Crown

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019

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Up Front

The Netherlands, Warmond – August 2019

Huys te Warmont  in Warmond.  My entry to the monthly Pick a word challenge on Lost in Translation: coeval.

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Sailing the Clouds Home

The Netherlands, Warmond – August 2019

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #60 is ‘framing the shot’.
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Someone Up There Likes You

The Netherlands, Den Haag – August 2019

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #59  is ‘angles’. For more information on how to join the Lens-Artists Photo Challenges, click here for details.

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Wall of Glass

The Netherlands, Rijswijk – August 2019

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #59  is ‘angles’. For more information on how to join the Lens-Artists Photo Challenges, click here for details

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Angles

The Netherlands, Den Haag – August 2019

The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #59  is ‘angles’. For more information on how to join the Lens-Artists Photo Challenges, click here for details.

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