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Capital Birch

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – February 1979

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #82 is ‘capital’

The noun capital can hold different meanings, and as always it is subjective what to choose to express a theme in a photo.
I like birch trees. I love the fine detailing from the stem, to branch to the twigs. From big to delicate. A birch can be intimidating, towering over me.
Looking up a birch gives me a feeling of humility. This photo is from 1979, a time when i was printing in a darkroom on paper. And loved big abstracts in monochrome.

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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 are originally shot with a Pentax K1000 on Ilford FP4, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Dutch Cat

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – 1979

Meet Mazzel, a cat my family picked up on a holiday after he was left behind as a young kitten.

This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s weekly photo ‘cat’ theme.

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 are originally shot with a Pentax K1000 on Ilford FP4, scanned from negative and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Red Lines

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2018

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’

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

Bridge With Red In Background

 

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2018

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’

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

 

 

Red Geraniums

The Netherlands, Delft – June 2018

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’

A house on a canal at Delft.

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

Red Wedding

 

The Netherlands, Delft -June 2018

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’

A wedding at Delft.

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

Red Sunrise

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’

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Behind the wall

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80  is ‘leading lines’

A shaky night shot shows the important line, the top of the wall.

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Abstract

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80  is ‘leading lines’

Sometimes things go wrong, but the result can be surprising. This is a movement of my iPhone by accident, as i pressed the shutter while moving the phone.

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Bridge

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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80  is ‘leading lines’

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Grass from a window

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #79  is ‘a window with a view’

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In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window. The animals.the canal and its edges are sometimes subject in my photographs. Here is a blooming grass in Autumn.

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

Heron Spot

The Netherlands, Oestgeest – December 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #78  is ‘spot’
Show a special spot in a shot is the brief.

In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window. The animals and the canal are, just as plants and flowers in the front garden, sometimes subject in my photographs. Here is a recent visitor: a Heron.

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

Spot

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #78  is ‘spot’
Show a special spot in a shot is the brief.
In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window. The animals and the canal are, just as plants and flowers in the front garden,
sometimes subject in my photographs. Here are two ducks, doing some synchronized swimming.

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

Fireworks

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
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Traditionally in The Netherlands the new year starts with private fireworks (this year people spent 77 million euro). Over the years this party has turned from pleasure over to  concern. There is an increasing flow of illegal fireworks (like avalanche bombs), more damage to public and private goods, and increasing aggression towards services. And on top of that an increase in injuries and at times loss of life. The public and political debate at the moment is about a ban of private fireworks. One alternative could be to replace them by formal local firework events and/or a big national event..

The burst function on an iPhone works well shooting this ‘popping’ scenes. However, the quality and control of light is less than with a system camera or dslr.

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Roadworks

The Netherlands, Wassenaar – December 2019

Road works on A44: removing old tarmac ready for new.
The dirt is form the bus window.

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2020 Wishes

For 2020: May your road, at times it seems to be dark, be brightly covered in light. And may chasms be bridged between people.

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

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Scraping The Old, Making Ready For The New

The Netherlands, Wassenaar – December 2019

Road works on A44: removing old tarmac ready for new.
The dirt is form the bus window. All in all a very nice photo, right?

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Merry Christmas by Rudolf Lightyear

 

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

Wishing you and your loved ones a merry Christmas!

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Pre Winter Sunrise

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2019

In the early morning in Autumn and Winter, sunrises can be quite wonderful to see.

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Monochrome Winter Sunset In Reflection

The Netherlands, Den Haag – November 2019

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Oud Poelgeest

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

Oud Poelgeest is an old castle in Oegstgeest. It has quite a history over the centuries.

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Up

 

The Netherlands – Den Haag – November 2019

Just looking up.

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The End Is Near

The Netherlands, Den Haag – December 2019

Hudson Bay is having a termination sale. They did not assess the Dutch market well, and now closes its shops at the end of the year.
The shop in Den Haag is almost empty. Only the displays are on display.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #76  is ‘on display’

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Mates

The Netherlands, Alphen a/d Rijn – December 2019

The Christmas market in garden centre ‘De Bosrand’ in Alphen a/d Rijn.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #76  is ‘on display’

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Snowman

The Netherlands, Alphen a/d Rijn – December 2019

The Christmas market in garden centre ‘De Bosrand’ in Alphen a/d Rijn.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #76  is ‘on display’

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Blow Up Santa

 

The Netherlands, Alphen a/d Rijn – December 2019

The Christmas market in garden centre ‘De Bosrand’ in Alphen a/d Rijn.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #76  is ‘on display’

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At the Lake before Autumn

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

End of October, just before Autumn kicked in.

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Opportunity Knocked Out

The Netherlands, Leiden – November 2019

Hudson Bay did not assess the Dutch market well, and now closes its shops at the end of the year.
The internet changed the way of shopping: main street stores that do not adjust disappear.
Leaving holes in the shopping front. One way or another, I do love mannequins.

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #75  is ‘nostalgic’.

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golden slumbers

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019

This one is for dutch goes the photo’s ‘glow’ theme.

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Sunset

The Netherlands, Den Haag – December 2019

This one is for dutch goes the photo’s ‘glow’ theme.

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Plumes

The Netherlands, Haarlemmermeer A4  – November 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #74 is ‘abstract’.

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

Landscape

The Netherlands, Nieuw Vennep – November 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #74 is ‘abstract’.

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

Cold Willow

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2007

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #73 is ‘cold’.

One from the archive.

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

Cold leave

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 1979

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #73 is ‘cold’.

One from the archive.

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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.

Cold Line

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2007

 

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #73 is ‘cold’.

One from the archive.

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

Cold

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2007

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #73 is ‘cold’.

One from the archive.

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

Wandelgangen: I heard it through the grapevine

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.

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Herod on wings

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.

To catch a heron in flight takes patience. And some day you get lucky.

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Sunset

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.

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Autumn is not waiting

The Netherlands, Leiden – November 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.

Autumn waits for no tree.

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Bus Platform

The Netherlands, Den Haag – October 2019

The bus station on top of Den Haag Central Station, with the departments of Infrastructure and Water-management, Justice, the Home Office and the department of Education, Culture and Science in the background.

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Red

The Netherlands, Leimuiderbrug – November 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.

Waiting for a red light.

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Heron Waiting

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72 is ‘waiting’.

A Heron at a lake nearby.

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Mannequins

The Netherlands, Leiden – November 2019

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #71 is ‘creepy’.

Hudson’s Bay closes at the end of the year and is having a sale.

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