Grey Autumn
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #122 is ‘The sun will come out tomorrow’.
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There is always the sun
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #122 is ‘The sun will come out tomorrow’.
The sun is always there, even when you do not see it. On this day it was out sparkling over the canal, high lighting a beautiful sky.
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Bike Lane
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #120 is ‘what a treat’.
Coming back to an area I visited a long time ago in my youth, brings back memories about the past. The beauty of nature is sometimes overwhelming, even when it rains.
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Autumn light
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Hosta
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #120 is ‘what a treat’.
The garden is a special place during each season. It offers a cycle of life yearly; each phase with its own beauty and uniqueness.
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Fly Over
Another one for Weekly Sky Challenge #2. Everywhere in my flat home country the horizon is low, so we see skies all the time. Skies over The Netherlands.
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Power
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #118 is ‘Communication’.
Architecture can be used to communicate wealth or power. An example in the history of The Netherlands are the canal houses in Amsterdam. A more modern ‘show off’ of wealth is the ING House on the A10 in Amsterdam. A rather small Head Office on a very expensive piece of land. And building high risings is another example where (not only) Dutch cities build literally their image and show off economic power. This is Delftse Poort, til 2009 the highest building in The Netherlands. The five highest buildings in The Netherlands are all in Rotterdam (this is the ranking).
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The Two of Us
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #118 is ‘Communication’.
A walk over a field of heather in the Zandenbos near Nunspeet.
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About Rooftops
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #117 is ‘A photo Walk’.
Last week I had to kill some time in Rotterdam near the Central Station.
Just behind the roof of Central Station is Delftse Poort. Until 2009 the highest building in The Netherlands. The five highest buildings in The Netherlands are all in Rotterdam.
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Passing By
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #117 is ‘A photo Walk’.
Last week I had to kill some time in Rotterdam near the Central Station. It was the first time I saw it close. A second impression.
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Birch
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #117 is ‘A photo Walk’.
A walk over a field of heather near Vierhouten.
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Tree Line
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.
Again on the road, a view over the fields obscured by rain.
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Bridge
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.
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Memories
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.
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Church Wall
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.
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Rainy Symmetry
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #116 is ‘symmetry’.
Again on the road, a view over the fields obscured by rain.
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Just passing by: Schiphol Amsterdam Airport
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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Church and Cows
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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Inspiration
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
The canal that runs through my village is always an inspiration. Each season has its new perspective. The image is a bit shaky, using the zoom on the iPhone.
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Vercors 1990
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #115 is ‘Inspiration’.
Coming from a land that is flat as a pancake, mountains and hills are a source of inspiration, reflection and sport. Climbing a mountain by bicycle is a wonderful experience, offering lots of insights about who and what you are. This one was shot with Pentax Mju on Fuji 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.
Heather
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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Cantal France 1993
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.
On Golden Pond
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
I am not sure if this photo is about ‘negative space’. But it shows a way of looking at ‘space’ for sure.
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Reflections
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
I am not sure if this photo is about ‘negative space’. But it shows a way of looking at ‘space’ for sure.
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Sunset
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
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Bridge 2: the other side
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114 is ‘Negative Space’.
The bridge from the other side, see photo yesterday.
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Zandenbos
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Church
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #113 is ‘A labor of love’.
Regardless one’s opinion about religion: faith is a labor of love.
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Last of Lavender
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #113 is ‘A labor of love’.
The garden is a haven and a wonderful example of a labor of love.
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Labor of love
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #113 is ‘A labor of love’.
The theme is meant to honor Labor Day in the United States of America. But I decided to give my own twist to the theme, and add parenthood to the label ‘labor’.
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Clouds 2
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #112 is ‘Pick a Word… ’.
This was a dark, big tangled sky that brought a lot of rain.
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Clouds
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #112 is ‘Pick a Word… ’.
This was a dark, big tangled sky that brought a lot of rain.
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Corridor
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #112 is ‘Pick a Word… ’.
Paula of Lost in Translation has been hosting a monthly challenge on her site: pick a word and post a photo that describes or portrays or symbolizes or associates with that word or words. Since Paula was away for a while, AC used this theme to bring it back to life. And what happens? Paula announced she will restart hosting the challenge. It can not be a coincidence.
This photo is a corridor of a beautiful, comfortable and welcoming hotel in Nunspeet in The Netherlands, Dorpsherberg De Roskam. It is a wonderful place to explore De Veluwe by foot or (electric) bicycle. We had a short stay over to pick up old youth memories and enjoy the flowering heather. It is a busy but not too crowded place, not exuberant but functional and practical. With a staff that is friendly, welcoming and always near when needed. If you are able to visit, I recommend you do so. This small business initiative deserves to grow.
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Hebe
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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Rain
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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Bee
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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Emirates
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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Berlin November 1989
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #110 is ‘Creativity in a time of Covid’.
Looking back to our history we have known barriers and borders, preventing us to do what we wanted, or keeping us in. The Berlin Wall in November 1989, just before it ‘fell’.
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.
Over rooftops
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #110 is ‘Creativity in a time of Covid’.
Sometimes a sunset can give courage and hope.
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Agapanthus 2020
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #110 is ‘Creativity in a time of Covid’.
In The Netherlands, lock down started in March this year. For me the biggest impact was the obligation to stay in or close around the house. I hate talking about ‘normal’ or the ‘new normal’ but all of a sudden I was not on my bicycle twice a day to the station to take the train to commute to work. And hence my ‘spontaneous inspiration’ diminished for taking photos on my iPhone. Luckily the garden was a real treat in colors, flowers, sun (we just exit the heatwave), and still is. The biggest ‘creativity’ was doing DIY in and around the house. The DIY shops thrived during the lock down, everybody got working on projects.
So, how creative am I during times of Covid? I am still the same person in looking at objects; the world I can physically see however is smaller. Lock down is lifted gradually, so my world is growing again. But this limitation led me to see much more detail and up close, and wonder about the smaller things in life that are important, which I took for granted or did not give attention before. Which helps me to be patient, and support people who keep us going forward (care staff, hospital staff, scientists and even the government and all others who keep the country going). Challenging, but not impossible. Balancing, experiencing the unknown.
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Crocosmia Lucifer
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Hosta
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Over the top
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Wheels
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Wet
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’. Even when it rains we are under the sun.
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Agapanthus
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with Agapanthus, who particular enjoy this Summer season. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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Leaving on a jet plane
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
Sometimes you have to go elsewhere to find a sanctuary. New horizons.
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Sky
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
As a kid I liked to look up at the clouds in the sky, dreaming away with the shapes. And sometimes had the feeling that the sky was not up there but down. Peter Gabriel wrote a beautiful song about it, Downside Up.
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Go West
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
Returning home from a boat ride, into the sunset.
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Rose Bulb
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
Corona times give another dimension to life, and the need to take regular stay-cations, or do things differently. In this case working with my hand instead of working with my head. The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with flowers, among them roses. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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What's (in) the Picture? 