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Atom Heart Mother Revisited

The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2025

The famous Hipgnosis cover of Atom Heart Mother is iconic. I am not sure, but I think this is not a Holstein Cow.

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

From A Train Spotting

The Netherlands, Voorschoten – May 2025

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Nobody Can Wait Forever

The Netherlands, Den Haag – May 2025

Den Haag Central Station.

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Arrival

The Netherlands, Den Haag – May 2025

Den Haag Central Station.

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

Den Haag Central Station

The Netherlands, Den Haag – May 2025

Den Haag Central Station.

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

Haarlemmer Trekvaart Hares

Two hares in a green field near a river, with cows grazing in the background.
The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2025

Hares in the fields, where normally cows wander.

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Wisteria 3

This is the Wisteria on its best! It is absolutely gorgeous, for us and the wild bees!

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Wisteria 2

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2025

This is the Wisteria on its best! It is absolutely gorgeous, for us and the wild bees!

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A Rose is A Rose is A Rose ….

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2025

International Labour Day, not a red rose but a white one.

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Rosa

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2025

In The Netherlands a lot of flowers are produced. We are lucky to be able to enjoy fresh flowers in the house.

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Tulips

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest and Voorhout – April 2025

Tulips in the garden and on the field. It might be that the bulbs for our red tulips next year in the garden come from this production field in Voorhout.

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

Haagse Poort (Gateway to Den Haag)

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2025

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Magnolia Revisited

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2025

This year I followed the flowering of the magnolia tree in our front garden. The mono photos are taken with Nikon Zf, the colors come from the iPhone.

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Flower Parade 2025: The Last Ones

The Netherlands, Voorhout April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

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

Flower Parade 2025: Advertising by Flowers

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

Some of the floats were sponsored by countries, to promote tourism or expressing a bond. Here some photos of the floats of China, Thailand and Brazil.

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Flower Parade 2025: Tulips in Nature

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

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

Binckhorst, if only I could walk over water

The Netherlands, Den Haag – March 2025

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Bicycle Passing By 2

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2025

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De Valk

The Netherlands, Leiden – February 2025

Windmill De Valk is one of few left in the city. It is a museum, but since 2000 is it being used for milling again.

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Den Haag Central Station

The Netherlands, Den Haag – February 2025

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On the horizon

The Netherlands, Leidschendam – February 2025

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Where Old Meets New aka Advertising Space

This week Lens Artist Photo Challenge #335 is exploring color versus monochrome aka black and white. Compare a color photo with a monochrome print of it. What works better? 

A few days ago I published a resembling shot in color and mono. This post differs from the earlier ones. The tree on the right went out of the frame. And a very modern advertising pole pops up in the background.

My love for the bleak colors of Winter’s light are the same. But I prefer this mono version, even if it was originally shot in color. GrainLab is a great tool, and the atmosphere of the photo is ‘old’ but the view is modern.

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Klinkenberger Plas

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2025

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Mesmerizing Candles

The Netherlands, Voorhout – December 2024

A Christmas photo, but the view of burning candles is always mesmerizing and inspirational.

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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (7)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

The last in a series of seven photos, taken on a foggy morning from the J.H. Oortbrug in Oegstgeest.
The photos can be found in the archive Oegstgeester Kanaal, link down here.

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Impressions of a bridge in Winter (5)

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

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Merry Christmas

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2024

On the eve of Christmas a colorful rose, wishing everybody a merry Christmas. And I can’t resist to put a wish under it from the heart, quoting John Lennon: war is over, just imagine. In 2025 be your own truth, people are not meant to be all the same. One of the joys in life is that we are different, and being different creates the potential for change. As long as we can listen to one another, knowing there is the freedom to choose your own believes and live them without being a threat to the other, there is a future and lots of potential. Love, laugh (especially about yourself), live.

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Museum at night (2)

The Netherlands, Amsterdam – November 2024

The Scheepvaartmuseum/National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.

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Old Trees

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – November 2024

These trees are a decade older than I am. When I was young they were small as well.

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