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The famous lighthouse "Paard van Marken" of Marken, the Netherlands
For photographers visiting the Netherldands the picturesque Marken lighthouse is a popular subject. The lighthouse is around a 30-minute walk from the village Marken. Behind the scenes it was a very cold and windy evening, but of course I didn't want to leave before I had my blue hour shot... ;-)
Wikipedia: Marken is a peninsula in the Markermeer, in the Netherlands and a former island in the Zuiderzee, located in the municipality Waterland in the province North Holland. It is the namesake of the Markermeer, the body of water which surrounds it. The former island is nowadays connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway. Also, Marken is a well-known tourist attraction, well known for its characteristic wooden houses. For some time during the later 19th and early 20th centuries, Marken and its inhabitants were the focus of considerable attention by folklorists, ethnographers and physical anthropologists, who regarded the small fishing town as a relic of the traditional native culture that was destined to disappear as the modernization of the Netherlands gained pace. Marken was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged into Waterland.
The famous lighthouse "Paard van Marken" of Marken, the Netherlands
For photographers visiting the Netherldands the picturesque Marken lighthouse is a popular subject. The lighthouse is around a 30-minute walk from the village Marken. Behind the scenes it was a very cold and windy evening, but of course I didn't want to leave before I had my blue hour shot... ;-)
Wikipedia: Marken is a peninsula in the Markermeer, in the Netherlands and a former island in the Zuiderzee, located in the municipality Waterland in the province North Holland. It is the namesake of the Markermeer, the body of water which surrounds it. The former island is nowadays connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway. Also, Marken is a well-known tourist attraction, well known for its characteristic wooden houses. For some time during the later 19th and early 20th centuries, Marken and its inhabitants were the focus of considerable attention by folklorists, ethnographers and physical anthropologists, who regarded the small fishing town as a relic of the traditional native culture that was destined to disappear as the modernization of the Netherlands gained pace. Marken was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged into Waterland.