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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (2)


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (1)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Monochrome Autumn


The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

One of the first photos of my new camera, the Nikon Zf. A retro FM2 on the outside but on the inside full of brilliant Nikon Z technology. Its a real hands on camera, with manual settings. I’m learning to use it. One of the reasons to buy it was the availability of three monochrome presets. 

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Another Bridge

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

Crossed to a new year, 2025 is just started. I wish everyone a wonderful 2025 in good health, with loads of love and moments in which wishes become reality. Where we can talk and bridge judgments.

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Monochrome Leaves

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

The first photos of my new camera, the Nikon Zf. A retro FM2 on the outside but on the inside full of brilliant Nikon Z technology. Its a real hands on camera, with manual settings. I’m learning to use it. One of the reasons to buy it was the availability of three monochrome presets.

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Dry Feet

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2024

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Space

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Ready for Spring

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Autumnal process

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Exit Santa 2024

The Netherlands, Wassenaar – December 2024

And off he went.

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Leaves and Reflections

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2024

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Shopping

The Netherlands, Denmark Haag – December 2024

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Festive Lights

The Netherlands, Denmark Haag – December 2024

Lots of lights guide the Christmas shoppers.

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Amaryllis

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2024

Some color on a grey day.

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Museum at night (2)

The Netherlands, Amsterdam – November 2024

The Scheepvaartmuseum/National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.

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Museum at Night (1)

The Netherlands, Amsterdam – November 2024

The cellar of the Scheepvaartmuseum/National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.

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Klinkenberger Plas

The Klinkenberger Plas in Autumn.

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Rijnstraat 8 Den Haag: A Visual Journey

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Night Dinner

The Netherlands, Noordwijk aan Zee – October 2024

Dinner at the a dark beach at the Nomade Beach House.

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Drawing Lines


The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024

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Scheveningen by Storm

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024

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Sticking In


The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024

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Saving Lifes


The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024

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Kite

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024

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Blue Water

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024

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Leaving

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024

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View of Scheveningen from Katwijk aan Zee

The Netherlands, Katwijk aan Zee – November 2024

View on Scheveningen in the distance.

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Feeling Blue

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2024

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All Along The Watchtower

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Autumn Light

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2024

Autumn was mild and bright till last week.

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Autumn Tradescantia

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

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Golden Slumbers

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

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Red and Gold

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

The iPhone had developed into a nice camera. It is not the same quality als a DSLR or system camera, but it is a lovely point and shooter with more and more options added. The zoom is quite nice, but the human side – holding it still – is a challenge.

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Leiden seen in passing by: Tree obscuring monument


The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2024

A tree obscures the Flowermill (Meelfabriek) is an old industrial monument as seen from a passing car while not driving. 

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Leiden seen passing by: Monumental New Life


The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2024

The Flowermill (Meelfabriek) is an old industrial monument being converted into hotels and apartments. As seen from a passing car while not driving. 

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Leiden seen passing by : Zijlpoort

The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2024

The Zijlpoort in Leiden seen from a passing car while not driving.

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Autumn Leaves

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2024

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Offspring

The Netherlands, Leiden – October 2024

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Bike Lane

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

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Silence in Nature: Exploring Autumn’s Beauty

This week lens artists challenge #323 is ‘silence’. Autumn is a time where we move towards the end of the cycle, preparing for Winter. A time of letting go with the awareness that nature is preparing for Spring. The cycle of life at work, complexity in simplicity.

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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #323: Embracing Silence

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

This week lens artists challenge #323 is ‘silence’. How to depict silence?

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Going Up Going Down

The Netherlands, Zwanenburg – October 2024

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About The Road

The Netherlands, Schiphol Amsterdam – October 2024

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Apples

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

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Embracing Imperfection: Life’s Beautiful Cycle (Look what the cat left behind)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

Maybe the best example of perfect imperfection is the cycle of life we see every day around us. When the leaves fall in Autumn in fact nature is preparing for its next Spring. This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #322 is ‘there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in’. The quote is from a verse by Leonard Cohen about imperfection and beauty, redemption, healing and growth.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, in everything
That’s how the light gets in

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There is a Crack in Everything: A Photographic Journey

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #322 is ‘there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in’. The quote is from a verse by Leonard Cohen about imperfection and beauty, redemption, healing and growth to overcome pain and hurt. The origin is more ‘cosmic’ and is much older (e.g. Rumi): the only perfect ‘being’ (the light) is the source of all. As humans we are not perfect but we can let the light in to heal our wounds and pain. And essentially learn from it.

Yesterday I showed a photo from the bright side, this one is from the sunrise, and I must say I love the light and the atmosphere.

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The Sunny Side

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

This week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge #322 is ‘there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in’. It is from a verse by Leonard Cohen about imperfection and beauty. This photo is just a blunt statement: the light comes from the right. But considering my more frequent photo moments in the early morning on this spot, it is after noon. A total different view on the same view. The way the light hits a scene gives it meaning. And shows different details. It softens, warms an strikes with a tender touch, showing the deeper beauty. Not perfect, but priceless.

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The Last of the 2024 Roses

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2024

Summer is gone, the garden turns to Winter. The warm weather pulled out some more flowers.

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Intentional Creative Movement – Light

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – September 2004

This week’s Lens Artitsts Photo Challenge (#321) is Intentional Camera Movement (ICM). Yesterday I published photos shot analogue on film: the result is only visible after developing the film. This one is from 2004 with my first digital Nikon D70. The fun of digital is that you can actually see on the back what the result is, and use this feedback to try again. Digital gives freedom and is cheap and gives instant feedback. 20 years of digital playing.

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Intentional Creative Movement – Bicycle

This week’s Lens Artitsts Photo Challenge (#321) is Intentional Camera Movement (ICM). These photos are from a workshop in 1997 in France, where we had to create movement with a low shutter speed while following the subject. Basically a fun excercise but done on film. So the result literally came to light after developing the film. The excitement and anxiety about the possible results were out of scale! Patience.

These film archives are the source of my B4 retouch series.

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 andMarksta. Click the picture for a bigger version