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Posts tagged ‘sun’

Winter Sunrise over Marshes

England, Blakeney – January 2023

The sun rises, on one of the first days of January, over the marshes at Blakeney.

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

Winter Sunrise Sequel 2

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2022

Sunrise at the start of Winter, a little sequel.

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Winter Sunrise Sequel 1

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2022

Sunrise at the start of Winter, a little sequel.

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Sunrise Lounging

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2022

Sunrise at the start of Winter. Sustainable and solar elements remind of sun loungers at the beach or pool.

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2023 – Over the Bridge

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

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Autumn 2022 – Canal in grey light

The Netherlandse, Oegstgeest – December 2022

It is the end of the year and the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Last Chance’.

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Apartments Separate

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

It is the end of the year and the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Last Chance’.

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Autumn 2022 – Walk the Dogs

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

It is the end of the year and the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Last Chance’.

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Autumn 2022 – Hike

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

It is the end of the year and the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Last Chance’.

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Christmas Light

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

Wishing all of you a merry Christmas today, and my best wishes for a wonderful 2023. May all you wish for become real.

It is the end of the year and the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Last Chance’.

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Autumn 2022 – Tree

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

It is the end of the year and the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Last Chance’.

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Autumn 2022 – Grey Toned Light

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

It is the end of the year and the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Last Chance’.

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Autumn 2022 – Birds

It is the end of the year and the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Last Chance’.

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Autumn 2022 – Trees

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

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Autumn 2022 – Lake Side 2

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

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Autumn 2022 – Lake Side 1

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

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Autumn 2022 – Pylons and Powerlines

The theme for the weekly lens artists challenge is ‘perfect patterns‘.

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Autmn 2022 – At Night

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

The theme for the weekly lens artists challenge is ‘diagonals‘.

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Autumn 2022 – Sun

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2022

The theme for the weekly lens artists challenge is ‘diagonals‘.

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Rate

Scheveningen Sunset with Kite Surfers

The Netherlands, Scheveningen – August 2022

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Het Steen Antwerp

Belgium, Antwerp – August 2022

This week lens artists challenge #214 is ‘favourite finds’. When you explore a city you do not know you walk into places and buildings you know the name of, but have never seen. Sometimes that is a surprising find. Het Steen in Antwerp.

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

Antwerp Hilton

Belgium, Antwerp – August 2022

Impressions of a walk throught Antwerp. Each big tourist city seems to have one, and so does Antwerp. This week lens artists challenge #214 is ‘favourite finds’.

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

Antwerp Wheel

Belgium, Antwerp – August 2022

Impressions of a walk throught Antwerp. Each big tourist city seems to have one, and so does Antwerp. This week lens artists challenge #214 is ‘favourite finds’.

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

Antwerp Fronts

Belgium, Antwerp – August 2022

Impressions of a walk throught Antwerp. three fronts of houses: from old to more modern. This week lens artists challenge #213 is ‘here comes the sun’.

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Antwerp Grote Markt: Morning Drinks

Belgium, Antwerp – August 2022

Impressions of a walk throught Antwerp. Here the Grote Markt, overseen by the Cathedral of Our Lady, where some people enjoy a coffee in the morning sun while others prefer a Belgium beer. This week lens artists challenge #213 is ‘here comes the sun’.

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Antwerp Grote Markt

Belgium, Antwerp – August 2022

Impressions of a walk throught Antwerp. Here the Grote Markt with the townhall and all those beautiful facades and views, overseen by the Cathedral of Our Lady. This week lens artists challenge #213 is ‘here comes the sun’.

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Card Players (Shigatse 2004)

Tibet, Shigatse – April 2004

This weeks challenge #205 is ‘the eyes have it’.

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
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Penultimate Last of the Tulips 2022

The Netherlands, Lisse – April 2022

The growing era of daffodils, hyacinths and tulips for this year is gone. Here a few photos of a little piece of land, with a nice skyline and sun.

The Lens-artists challenge #197 is ‘rule of thirds’. The rule of thirds is a rule of thumb how to compose images. But a photo that creates a journey of the eye can also be made by using lines and colors. Even when the horizon is not on 1/3.

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Sepia over Den Haag

The Netherlands, Den Haag – April 2022

The Lens-artists challenge #197 is ‘rule of thirds’. The rule of thirds is a rule of thumb how to compose images. But a photo that creates a journey of the eye can also be made by using lines and colors. This is the view from Den Haag Central Station to Scheveningen.

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City Hall Leiden

The Netherlands, Leiden – April 2022

The Lens-artists challenge #197 is ‘rule of thirds’. The rule of thirds is a rule of thumb how to compose images. There are more ‘rules’; another is the ‘s’ like in the photo above. But there are other ‘rules’ to make a photo attractive, and one is the use of lines. The city hall of Leiden.

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Row Row Row your boat

The Netherlands, Lisse – April 2022

The Lens-artists challenge #197 is ‘rule of thirds’. The rule of thirds is a rule of thumb how to compose images. There are more ‘rules’; another is the ‘s’ like in the photo above. Whatever rule you like to use: break them and tweak them till you are happy with the result of the photo you are putting together. In the end your gut tells a lot about what constitutes a decent picture to your liking.

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Winter Light

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2022

The sun through bare trees on a Winter’s day with fog.

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Texel Windmill

The Netherlands, Texel – November 2017

This weeks challenge #187 is ‘water’. Texel one of the West Frisian Island in the Wadden Sea.

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Texel Landscape

The Netherlands, Texel – November 2017

This weeks challenge #187 is ‘water’. Texel one of the West Frisian Island in the Wadden Sea.

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Street Portrait Gyantse 2004

Tibet, Gyantse – April 2004

Travel has taught me to be bold and kind to try and make contact and produce the photos you really want. A street scene in Gyantse Tibet. This week’s theme for the Lens Artists Photo Challenge #184 is ‘Travel has taught me’.

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

Poppies

England, High Halstow – July 2013

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #159 is ‘Postcards’.

A landscape of poppies and other flowers near High Halstow Medway in Kent.
In memory of Andrea White.

shot with Nikon D7000, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Samos 1983

Greece, Samos – July 1983

The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #158 is ‘Along back country roads’.

The airport of Samos is just near a beach. Luckily there were about two flights a day. The backroads of the Greek islands are the ferry services between them.

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.

The picture was originally shot with Pentax K1000 on Kodak Plusx, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

High Street

France, St. Antonin Noble Val – July 2004

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #156 is ‘black and white’.

St. Antonin de Noble Val is a small village in France, with a scenic old town center. Shutters and balconies line the fronts of the houses.

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

Beach

Greece, Karpathos – September 2009

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #155 is ‘on the water’.

This reminds me of a beautiful lazy, sunny song, On the Beach – Chris Rea

Originally shot with Nikon D70, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Karpathos

Greece, Karpathos – September 2009

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #155 is ‘on the water’.

Originally shot with Nikon D70, edited using Snapseed and Marksta.  Click the picture for a larger version.

Grass 3

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2021

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #154 is ‘one photo two ways’. Monday I posted the first one of these perspectives, yesterday the second. This is the one that I like best, the hint of the plumes in the light.

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Grass 2

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2021

The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #154 is ‘one photo two ways’. Yesterday I posted the first one of these perspectives, today the second. Tomorrow the one that pleases me most.

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