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Capturing the Charm of Paris: Balcony and French Windows in December 1993

France, Paris – December 2003

LAPC 309 is about balconies. I have to admit that I do not pay special attention to balconies, unless they trigger me as I look around and they catch my eye. I do however ‘collect’ French windows. So occasionally they pop up in a frame. This is one of those, in one of my favourite cities, Paris. From the analogue archive of December 1993.

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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Grey Rainy Sky Regatta in Warmond, Netherlands

The Netherlands, Warmind – June 2024

A small regatta on its way under a grey rainy sky.

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Horses

The Netherlands, Warmond – June 2024

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Framed

The Netherlands, Den Haag – June 2024

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Rowing Backwards

The Netherlands, Warmond – June 2024

At rowing you move forward by looking backwards all the time, and with a cox the course is set.

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Government Departments Soaring Over Den Haag

The Netherlands, Den Haag – June 2024

Government departments rise up in the sky. For some the only way is up.

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Capturing Views from a Train Window

The Netherlands, Den Haag – June 2024

Lines in the sky seen from one of the most beautiful frames for pictures in The Netherlands: a train window offering a beautiful frame with always changing content in it.

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Castle ‘Oud Poelgeest’

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2024

Castle Oud Poelgeest. 

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Scenic A12 Motorway Lights Fade in June 2024 – Den Haag

The Netherlands, Den Haag – June 2024

The lights seem to fade slowly along the A12 motorway leading into Den Haag.

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Scenic Skies

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2024

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Carpet Crawlers: A12 Motorway in Den Haag | June 2024

The Netherlands, Den Haag – June 2024

The A12 motorway leading into Den Haag downtown. You have to get into town to get out of the car, a free wording of a slogan used in the sixties and later in a beautiful Genesis song ‘Carpet Crawlers’ (the link to the Ray Wilson/Steve Hackette live version of 2014 in the Royal Albert Hall)

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On The Beach

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – June 2024

A view showing the curve of the Dutch seafront looking at Scheveningen in the South from Katwijk aan Zee.

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Allium Bulbflowers in Oegstgeest, Netherlands – A Twin Set of Mono and Color

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2024

Allium is one of our favorite bulbflowers in the garden. I present it as a twin set of mono next to color. Each version brings out different qualitaties in the flower I think, but that is of course subjective.

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Exploring Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid | Twins (5)

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

Architecture can be beautiful in full color as well in monochrome. In ‘twins’ I show the monochrome twin of the color shot at the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam. The fift and last set is again New Orleans.

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Exploring Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid | Twins (4)

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

Architecture can be beautiful in full color as well in monochrome. In ‘twins’ I show the monochrome twin of the color shot at the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam. The fourth set is New Orleans.

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Exploring Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid | Twins (3)

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

Architecture can be beautiful in full color as well in monochrome. In ‘twins’ I show the monochrome twin of the color shot at the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam. The third set is the Montevideo.

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Exploring Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid | Twins (2)

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

Architecture can be beautiful in full color as well in monochrome. In ‘twins’ I show the monochrome twin of the color shot at the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam. The second set is an old elevator at the Rijnhaven.

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Exploring Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid | Twins

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

Architecture can be beautiful in full color as well in monochrome. In ‘twins’ I show the monochrome twin of the color shot of the high risings in Rotterdam on the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam. The first set is De Rotterdam by Rem Koolhaas.

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Exploring Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid | Blocked



The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

LAPC challenge #305 is about composition: two rectangles as a play tool to frame a photo. Sometimes you get lots more than two, which adds to another aspect of composition: repetition. Not sure if this qualifies as a valid entry, but I do like the building. This is De Rotterdam by Rem Koolhaas.

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On the beach

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – June 2024

LAPC challenge #305 is about composition: two rectangles as a play tool to frame a photo.

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Exploring Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid | Floats

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

The Rijnhaven in Rotterdam seen from the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam.

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Exploring Rotterdam’s the Kop van Zuid: Old Trade

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

The Rijnhaven in Rotterdam seen from the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam.

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Exploring Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid | New Orleans Skyscraper

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

The Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam is home to various highrisings, some named after big cities. This is New Orleans.

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Erasmus Bridge

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

The Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam.

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Dirty Window

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – June 2024

This weeks LAPC # 304 is ‘Background: behind the subject’. A dirty window of a terrace at the beach.

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Skuumkoppen

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2024

A popular beer from an original small independent brewery on the island of Texel is called ‘Skuumkoppen’. It refers to the white on breaking waves.

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The Final Parrot


England, Dorking – Forest Green – May 2024

The outside terrace of The Parrot in Forest Green/Dorking.

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Sea of Clouds

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2024

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Horsham in May 2024: Leisure

England, Horsham – May 2024

A pub, one of the best places for community connections (connect LAPC 303).

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Horsham in May 2024: Contrast

England, Horsham – May 2024

Reading a book on a bench, looking up and seeing this makes a monochrome fan jump. (connect LAPC 303)

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Horsham in May 2024: Capturing Connections

England, Horsham – May 2024

The best way to explore and connect is to walk around and be surprised with what is in view! It’s the best way to connect to a town for me (LAPC 303)

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Horsham in May 2024: Bench in Shade

England, Horsham – May 2024

A bench in the lazy shade offers a view, looking up to see the top and roofs of the houses. It’s a way to connect to a town for me (LAPC 303)

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Horsham in May 2024: Parking Space

England, Horsham – May 2024

A walk through Horsham starts here.

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Parrot’s View

England, Dorking – Forest Green – May 2024

The view from the outside terrace of The Parrot in Forest Green/Dorking.

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Essex

England, Harwich – May 2024

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Moon

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2024

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Hoek van Holland / Hook of Holland

Hoek van Holland, looking at Maasvlakte, the harbor of Rotterdam.

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Harbor Rotterdam


The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

Hoek van Holland, waiting for departure.

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Ship

The Netherlands, Rotterdam – May 2024

Hoek van Holland, waiting for departure.

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Half a day of work

The Netherlands:, Den Haag – April 2024

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Inside Out

The Netherlands, Den Haag – April 2024

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Organic

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2024

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Obscured by Trees

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2024

The Lens Artists Photo Challenge #297 is ‘music to my eyes’. Images and music are a strong way of bringing back memories, feelings, situations you once experienced. This photo clicked my memory for a Pink Floyd album ‘Obscured by clouds’. It is not so much the clouds that obscure in this image, the branches of the trees create a web of lines over the sky and sun.

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Old Memories

The Netherlands, Voorhout- April 2024

This is an old cart that was used in the past at flower auctions. Long ago I used to work in the Summer months at the bulbflower auction Flora Rijnsburg (Now part of the Royal Flora Holland Group). These carts transported flowers through sales at the clock and distribution of them to the buyer via a transporter belt. They were extremely heavy and not easy to handle.

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Leiden Central Station

The Netherlands, Leiden – April 2024

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Sun Peek

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2024

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Old Wall

The Netherlands, Leiden – March 2024

An old commercial estate on the Haarlemmerweg in Leiden.

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Haagse Poort

The Netherlands, Denmark Haag – March 2024

Office building Haagse Poort in Den Haag as seen from the train.

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Drops

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest- February 2024

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Leiden

The Netherlands, Leiden – March 2024

A few weeks ago I published a photo from the same point of view, but with basking sunny weather. This one is showing an overcast day, in the middle of the week. The previous one was shot with iPhone13promax, and this one is iPhone15promax. Spot the differences :-).

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