Old and new by halkia

Old and new

6.14 pm: The bicycle park near Leiden Central Station. Brand new architecture next to a decaying 70s building. I had a long and quite tedious day at work and took this shot when I picked up my bike to ride home.

I haven't really felt like picking up my camera for the last couple of days. Life's been very busy and quite chaotic. Bad timing for a motivation dip as I am also participating in the July black and white challenge so need to take at least two shots a day. For today's shot see http://365project.org/halkia/themes-extra/2011-07-11
Love the way the graf matches the buildings on the left. Leiden station looks much more organised than Cambridge where bikes are heaped up - lots abandoned - and it's a complete nightmare finding a spot.
July 11th, 2011  
Mooi, al die verschillende componenten! Ik heb dat foeilelijke Achmea-gebouw ook al een paar keer geprobeerd te fotograferen, maar ze mislukken steeds....
July 11th, 2011  
Ooo cool shot.....
July 11th, 2011  
Bep
Hoe vind je daar je fiets terug....
July 11th, 2011  
that is an insane amount of bikes and I love those old 70's buildings very cool
July 12th, 2011  
Geweldig met die kleuren!
July 12th, 2011  
Wonderful edit! I think it's perfect for this weeks new theme, as it is contrasts. Really cool combination!
July 12th, 2011  
@judithg It used to be a huge mess here too - until the city council decided to make it a priority. Extra bicycle parks were constructed on either side of the station and every bike that is parked outside of those is taken away to a warehouse in the middle of nowhere. You have to pay a hefty fine to get your bike back...
July 12th, 2011  
@smallenburg Ik vind het eigenlijk best een leuk gebouw :) Ik zou een aantal andere keuzes hebben gemaakt in de afwerking maar het kan stukken slechter.

@geertje Dank! Ik had het thema voor deze week nog niet gezien door alle drukte en hectiek.
July 12th, 2011  
Great colors! Whenever I see these shots of all the bikes I am just amazed, how do you find your bike to pick it up? And do they get locked up? Fascinating.
July 13th, 2011  
Neat shot! Love all the colours and the one person in the big sea of bikes. Really cool shot.
July 14th, 2011  
Mooi!
July 16th, 2011  
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