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Rejected Photos

Lens-artists Photo Challenge #382 is about rejected photos. What do you do with photos you do not like? You can throw them away, or you can keep them. And if you keep them what can you do with them? First a story of myself, how I work. And in the end an example.

I am a snap shooter for a long time. When looking at this question for myself, I have to distinguish between the analog age and the digital age. But in both ages it is about quality, how you can assess that and what instruments are available after shooting. And above all: how can you be creative, and how much room is there to experiment?

The analog age was expensive: film was expensive, darkroom materials were expensive too. And being a poor student I shot as efficient as possible. You had to be patient while shooting, and selective. You also needed to trust your skills. Experience was essential to figure out what worked and what not. To produce good prints you needed to develop darkroom skills. And some negatives were impossible to print. But you kept them all. I never threw away negatives. That decision was beneficial in the digital age. After scanning my negatives, I properly made them look like what I had in mind when shooting them. What the darkroom did not deliver, software did.

In the digital age the cost of a photo is nearly non existent. The original photo (the former negative) can be copied lots of times. From the start technology offers instruments to oversee the quality of the photos. What you shoot is instantly visible on the camera. You can try different changes in the photo. Adjustments like shutter time, focus, and shutter opening can be tested most of the time. The RAW format offers flexibility for editing the ‘negative’ after the shoot. Software offers lots of creative tools to change the photo, or create new images.

So, do you keep rejected (bad) photos or not? I do reject photos, overseeing the result on my camera. I keep photos that can come to a good result after editing. The rest I remove straight away (e.g. bracketing shots).What I keep is stored on my NAS, where I use Lightroom as my archiving tool. I use editing tools to tweak a photo slightly. My favorite is Snapseed for web and social media publication. And Lightroom and Photoshop for prints.

The digital age is a time for unlimited creativity. The photos of ‘dinner at Wiveton Bell’ are an example of testing out the iPhone in a very dark situation. I shot about 8 frames, I kept them all but had my doubts. At home I worked them in Lightroom and Snapseed. And was surprised by what came out. And the ones that did not work were indeed deleted.

On the left the photo published and on the right the original RAW file.

Four silhouetted figures walking in a dimly lit parking area at night, with a church tower in the background under a starry sky.
Four figures walking on a gravel path toward a church under a starry sky, with parked cars on either side.
Silhouettes of two people walking in a dimly lit street surrounded by parked cars and a faint glow from a nearby light source.
Two silhouetted figures walking on a dimly lit street at night, with a faint light illuminating their path, and a distant building silhouette against a darkened sky.
A moody, abstract landscape featuring silhouetted structures against a dark, colorful sky with hints of light.
A nighttime scene featuring dark clouds and a few visible stars, with silhouettes of buildings in the foreground.
A dimly lit pathway at night with a bright moon overhead, featuring shadowy figures walking along the path, illuminated by faint light.
A group of people walking along a dark path illuminated by flashlights, with a bright moon in the night sky.

Dinner at the Wiveton Bell in Norfolk

Abstract night scene featuring silhouettes of buildings and structures against a colorful, illuminated sky.
A dark night scene featuring a faint moon in the sky above a shadowy path, with silhouettes of people walking along the trail.
Two silhouetted figures walking on a dark street illuminated by a car's headlights, with a dark sky and a building in the background.
Four silhouetted figures walking towards a church under a starry night sky, with parked cars visible in the foreground.
England, Wiveton, Blakeney – December 2025

Having dinner at the Wiveton Bell. A beautiful moonlight night, an open invitation to play with the iPhone. The results did surprise me.

The bottom right photo is taken with the night modus. The rest with the manual mode of ‘real light’.

The one of the church reminds me of a medieval painting.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version. 

Moon over Oegstgeest

A full moon illuminating a canal at night, reflecting on the water, with a silhouetted tree in the foreground and houses in the background.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #375 is ‘where to find the mysterious’. The full moon over the canal. A sight not often seen. This is a different photo of the same scene I posted yesterday.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version.

Mondschein

A vibrant full moon illuminating the night sky above a tranquil canal, reflecting light on the water's surface.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2025

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #375 is ‘where to find the mysterious’. The full moon over the canal. A sight not often seen.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version.

Genesis Inspiration: Photographing the Moon with iPhone

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2025

One of my favorite bands is Genesis. In 1976 A Trick of the Tail came out with a beautiful song ‘Mad Man Moon’. Last month I tried to take a shot of the moon using my iPhone. And this is the result.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Asteroid B 612: Capturing the Power of the Moon

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2024

The Moon just stands there it seems, and mostly I do not pay too much attention to it. The power of the moon is enormous though, as it influences the level of the seas on Earth. At odd moments in the evening or morning I grab my camera when I spot the moon, I just can’t resist. This is one of those times, the haziness reminds me of the sand in the Sahara, the setting of Le Petit Prince, a beautiful book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Could this moon be asteroid B 612? The power of imagination, see what your eyes can not see.

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

Mad Man Moon

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2024

The Lens Artists Photo Challenge #297 is ‘music to my eyes’.  The moon through insulated glass. The story of Mad Man Moon by Genesis.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Waiting Blues

England, Deal – December 2023

How I wish, how I wish you were here
(…)
Wish you were here

Wish you were here – Pink Floyd

The sea front of Deal for LAPC #283 ‘quote or poem’. It is easy to miss someone or something.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version.

Green Door on Street in Deal

England, Deal – December 2023

A house on a street in Deal.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version.

The whole of the moon

England, Walmer – December 2023

I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

The Waterboys – Whole of the moon

The moon over The Channel for LAPC #283 ‘quote or poem’.

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

Moon Night

England, Walmer – December 2023

The Channel under a silver moon for LAPC # 283 ‘dramatic’.

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

Blue Moon

England, Walmer – December 2023

The moon over the Channel. ForLAPC # 283 ‘dramatic’.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version.

Moonlight

England, Walmer – December 2023

The moon over the Channel with two anchored ships on the horizon. ForLAPC # 283 ‘dramatic’.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version.

Moon Rise

England, Walmer – December 2023

The moon is up over an off shore supply vessel.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version.

Public Power Cut 2

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2023

The weekly lens artists challenge #242 is ‘new experiences’. A month ago we had a partial public space power cut, the streetlights of a part of the neigbourhood were off for an hour and the moon showed its grace beautifully. Power inside the houses was still there. Power cuts are fortunately rare, and this one was quite a nice experience! This is a bicycle coming by.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger ver

Swans and Moonlight

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2023

The weekly lens artists challenge #242 is ‘new experiences’. A month ago we had a partial public space power cut, the streetlights of a part of the neigbourhood were off for an hour and the moon showed its grace beautifully. Power inside the houses was still there. Power cuts are fortunately rare, and this one was quite a nice experience!

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Public Power Cut

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 2023

The weekly lens artists challenge #242 is ‘new experiences’. A month ago we had a partial public space power cut, the streetlights of a part of the neigbourhood were off for an hour and the moon showed its grace beautifully. Power inside the houses was still there. Power cuts are fortunately rare , and this one was quite a nice experience!

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Moon over Marshes

England, Blakeney – January 2023

The Lens Artists Photo Challenge #233 is ‘a one lense walk‘. The first week of 2023 we had a short stay at Norfolk; the beauty of its coast and its wildlife gave ample opportunities for photos. The Nikon D500 has the 18-105 mm lens on it. The marshes on the quay of Blakeney around sunrise.

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

Man of the moon

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2022

There are stories of the man in the moon, man on the moon. But here the moon seems to be part of the head of a man.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Mad Man Moon

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020

This week Lens Artists Photography Challenge #191 is ‘Curves’.

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

Au clair de la lune

The Netherlands, April 2021

This week lens artists photo challenge is ‘that special place‘. The moon is a big inspiration for stories and songs. The Dark Side of the Moon is a brilliant album by Pink Floyd, Mad man Moon on Trick of the Tail by Genesis, R.E.M.’s Man on the moon, Moon over Bourbon Street by Sting are some of them. And of course a French folk song ‘Au clair de la lune’. And the moon has impact on our lives on this planet: the moon causes tides on seas, and apparently has impact on the menstrual cycle.

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

Full moon

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020

 

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94 is ‘At Home’.

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

Eclipse

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2019

The moon eclipse a while ago: not the best of quality but for a first not that bad, is it?

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

There’s a Moon over The Hague Tonight

The Netherlands, Den Haag – December 2018

Shot with iPhoneX edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

 

Not the 2017 Favourite – Andalucía Moon (Leftover 8)

The last weekly photo challenge is ‘2017 Favourite’. Share the most meaningful photo that I have taken in 2017. Well, that is tough: which one of the odd 365 photo’s to choose? A lot of them are special to me, meaningful, but it might be that I did not publish my most meaningful photo of 2017 on my blog. So I am taking my own direction in this theme: I am not going to choose. My personal theme this week will be about photo’s that are leftovers of 2017. And they all are meaningful to me as well. I hope you do not mind. Wishing all of you a fabulous 2018.

Spain, Mijas el Pueblo – November 2017

shot with iPhone 6s plus using Hueless,  edited using Snapseed and Marksta, click the picture for a larger version

Because I am not really participating in this theme you can follow the link in the first line of this post to see all the publications this week.

 

A Good Match: Moon and Night

This weekly theme is ‘a good match’.

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2016

Shot with iPhone 6s plus using Huemore edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

A list of other entries to this theme; if you do not want to be on this list let me know and I remove the link

 

Shine: Moon

The weekly theme is ‘shine’.

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2016

shot with iPhone 6s plus using Hueless,  edited using Snapseed and Marksta, click the picture for a larger version

A list of other entries to this theme; if you do not want to be on this list let me know and I remove the link

Details (Boat)

The weekly theme is ‘details’.  And the brief is to show ‘intimate’ details. You do not have to zoom in to highlight a detail, or build up a photo with detailed and non detailed parts.

 

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – July 2016

shot with iPhone 6s plus using Hueless,  edited using Snapseed and Marksta, click the picture for a larger version

A list of other entries to this theme; if you do not want to be on this list let me know and I remove the link