Friday 30 September 2011

Amsterdam...

Slightly edited shot of a woman on her bike in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

When I heard earlier this week that the weather is going to be really nice, I decided to take Thursday off from work, to be able to enjoy this unexpected rush of Indian Summer coming upon us, and what a good idea that was! Yesterday I lazily biked through the best city in the world with my camera and shot the other people making the most out of a perfect Summer day, and what better place for that than the world-famous Dam square?! I just love the international mix of locals and visitors, the pretty girls and hot women, the colors, the movement, the excitement, it's just lovely. Today I intend to hop on my bike again and waste away another day in my beloved hometown Amsterdam, if you're somewhere out there, watch out for my snap-happy cam, or you might end up on the Interwebs, lol :D

Thank God it's Friday!

I've made 2 movies of the action on the Dam too, check them out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie 1
Movie 2

Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Bike...

Slightly edited shot of a woman on her bike in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

When I heard earlier this week that the weather is going to be really nice, I decided to take Thursday off from work, to be able to enjoy this unexpected rush of Indian Summer coming upon us, and what a good idea that was! Yesterday I lazily biked through the best city in the world with my camera and shot the other people making the most out of a perfect Summer day, and what better place for that than the world-famous Dam square?! I just love the international mix of locals and visitors, the pretty girls and hot women, the colors, the movement, the excitement, it's just lovely. Today I intend to hop on my bike again and waste away another day in my beloved hometown Amsterdam, if you're somewhere out there, watch out for my snap-happy cam, or you might end up on the Interwebs, lol :D

Thank God it's Friday!

I've made 2 movies of the action on the Dam too, check them out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie 1
Movie 2

Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Babe


...Babe, originally uploaded by AmsterS@m - The Wicked Reflectah.

Slightly edited shot of a woman on her bike in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

When I heard earlier this week that the weather is going to be really nice, I decided to take Thursday off from work, to be able to enjoy this unexpected rush of Indian Summer coming upon us, and what a good idea that was! Yesterday I lazily biked through the best city in the world with my camera and shot the other people making the most out of a perfect Summer day, and what better place for that than the world-famous Dam square?! I just love the international mix of locals and visitors, the pretty girls and hot women, the colors, the movement, the excitement, it's just lovely. Today I intend to hop on my bike again and waste away another day in my beloved hometown Amsterdam, if you're somewhere out there, watch out for my snap-happy cam, or you might end up on the Interwebs, lol :D

Thank God it's Friday!

I've made 2 movies of the action on the Dam too, check them out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie 1
Movie 2

Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

Thursday 29 September 2011

Happy 5th Flickr...

Slightly edited shot of myself, reflected on a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.

This month I am celebrating my 5th Flickr Birthday, yay! I can not believe that it's been so long ago already that I've uploaded my first picture on Flickr in 2006, it feels like it was yesterday, and I happily and vividly remember those early days, when I would stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning, feverishly posting photos and comments, getting to know so many awesomely talented Photographers from the most remote corners of this planet and sharing my own images (in those times exclusively shot with my S700i mobile phone), of the best city in the world, Amsterdam. A lot has changes since those days, but I am still madly in love with this wicked website, it's always the first place I go to in the morning with my coffee&smoke, to see what all those lovely people have been up to during the night, and to post my own shots and share parts of my life with them. Thank you all for making this such a great, unique and loveable experience :))

Here are some highlights from the last 5 years:

My first wicked puddle reflection.

My first wicked Selfportrait.

My first Interview.

My second mobile phone with cam, the cool SonyEricsson C905.

My first exhibition at the 'ABC Treehouse'.

My first real camera, the funky Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (broke it in a bike accident).

My second real camera, another Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (dropped it and broke it, sigh).

My third real camera, the Sony HX1.

My latest mobile phone, the HTC Desire.

So many more good things have happened to me, but I'm too lazy to list them all here, hehe :)




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Wicked reflections

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...Birthday...

Slightly edited shot of myself, reflected on in a mirror in Amsterdam. Taken with my S700i mobile phone.

This month I am celebrating my 5th Flickr Birthday, yay! I can not believe that it's been so long ago already that I've uploaded my first picture on Flickr in 2006, it feels like it was yesterday, and I happily and vividly remember those early days, when I would stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning, feverishly posting photos and comments, getting to know so many awesomely talented Photographers from the most remote corners of this planet and sharing my own images (in those times exclusively shot with my S700i mobile phone), of the best city in the world, Amsterdam. A lot has changes since those days, but I am still madly in love with this wicked website, it's always the first place I go to in the morning with my coffee&smoke, to see what all those lovely people have been up to during the night, and to post my own shots and share parts of my life with them. Thank you all for making this such a great, unique and loveable experience :))

Here are some highlights from the last 5 years:

My first wicked puddle reflection.

My first wicked Selfportrait.

My first Interview.

My second mobile phone with cam, the cool SonyEricsson C905.

My first exhibition at the 'ABC Treehouse'.

My first real camera, the funky Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (broke it in a bike accident).

My second real camera, another Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (dropped it and broke it, sigh).

My third real camera, the Sony HX1.

My latest mobile phone, the HTC Desire.

So many more good things have happened to me, but I'm too lazy to list them all here, hehe :)




Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...To Me :)))

Slightly edited shot of myself, reflected on a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.

This month I am celebrating my 5th Flickr Birthday, yay! I can not believe that it's been so long ago already that I've uploaded my first picture on Flickr in 2006, it feels like it was yesterday, and I happily and vividly remember those early days, when I would stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning, feverishly posting photos and comments, getting to know so many awesomely talented Photographers from the most remote corners of this planet and sharing my own images (in those times exclusively shot with my S700i mobile phone), of the best city in the world, Amsterdam. A lot has changes since those days, but I am still madly in love with this wicked website, it's always the first place I go to in the morning with my coffee&smoke, to see what all those lovely people have been up to during the night, and to post my own shots and share parts of my life with them. Thank you all for making this such a great, unique and loveable experience :))

Here are some highlights from the last 5 years:

My first wicked puddle reflection.

My first wicked Selfportrait.

My first Interview.

My second mobile phone with cam, the cool SonyEricsson C905.

My first exhibition at the 'ABC Treehouse'.

My first real camera, the funky Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (broke it in a bike accident).

My second real camera, another Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (dropped it and broke it, sigh).

My third real camera, the Sony HX1.

My latest mobile phone, the HTC Desire.

So many more good things have happened to me, but I'm too lazy to list them all here, hehe :)




Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

Tuesday 27 September 2011

Let...


Let..., originally uploaded by AmsterS@m - The Wicked Reflectah.

Unedited shot of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, reflected in water. Taken with my HTC Desire using the 'Camera360' Android app.

I love the Rijksmuseum, and not just for the giant letters that always seem to have a spare puddle for me when I bike by, but also because the building is so awesomely pretty. Naturally, I have never been inside, hey, I live here, lol, but I used to absolutely adore biking through the tunnel underneath the building. Unfortunately, the people renovating the Rijksmuseum are planning on keeping the tunnel closed for bikers even after they're done with what they're doing (probably in another 10 years or so), which we bikers or Amsterdam do not accept, at least not without a huge bike-bell concert of protest, or something, like, you know :)



Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...There Be...

Unedited shot of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, reflected in water. Taken with my HTC Desire using the 'Camera360' Android app.

I love the Rijksmuseum, and not just for the giant letters that always seem to have a spare puddle for me when I bike by, but also because the building is so awesomely pretty. Naturally, I have never been inside, hey, I live here, lol, but I used to absolutely adore biking through the tunnel underneath the building. Unfortunately, the people renovating the Rijksmuseum are planning on keeping the tunnel closed for bikers even after they're done with what they're doing (probably in another 10 years or so), which we bikers or Amsterdam do not accept, at least not without a huge bike-bell concert of protest, or something, like, you know :)



Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Rijks!

Unedited shot of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, reflected in water. Taken with my HTC Desire using the 'Camera360' Android app.

I love the Rijksmuseum, and not just for the giant letters that always seem to have a spare puddle for me when I bike by, but also because the building is so awesomely pretty. Naturally, I have never been inside, hey, I live here, lol, but I used to absolutely adore biking through the tunnel underneath the building. Unfortunately, the people renovating the Rijksmuseum are planning on keeping the tunnel closed for bikers even after they're done with what they're doing (probably in another 10 years or so), which we bikers or Amsterdam do not accept, at least not without a huge bike-bell concert of protest, or something, like, you know :)



Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

Monday 26 September 2011

I Think...

Unedited shot of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

This week started with beautiful sunshine, so I took the Monday afternoon off and went to sit by the water with coffee and smokes, it was reallyreally nice, much nicer than, let's say, sitting in the office, doing boring office stuff. I wish I could do this every day, just leave work whenever it pleases me, to do things I want do to instead. But, here's the good news, the next weekend is just around the corner, can you feel it already? I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, hahaha :D


I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle as well, view it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie

Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...I...


...I..., originally uploaded by AmsterS@m - The Wicked Reflectah.

Unedited shot of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

This week started with beautiful sunshine, so I took the Monday afternoon off and went to sit by the water with coffee and smokes, it was reallyreally nice, much nicer than, let's say, sitting in the office, doing boring office stuff. I wish I could do this every day, just leave work whenever it pleases me, to do things I want do to instead. But, here's the good news, the next weekend is just around the corner, can you feel it already? I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, hahaha :D


I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle as well, view it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie

Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

...Can!


...Can!, originally uploaded by AmsterS@m - The Wicked Reflectah.

Unedited shot of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

This week started with beautiful sunshine, so I took the Monday afternoon off and went to sit by the water with coffee and smokes, it was reallyreally nice, much nicer than, let's say, sitting in the office, doing boring office stuff. I wish I could do this every day, just leave work whenever it pleases me, to do things I want do to instead. But, here's the good news, the next weekend is just around the corner, can you feel it already? I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, hahaha :D


I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle as well, view it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie

Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

Sunday 25 September 2011

A Bridge...

Unedited shot of a biker on a bridge in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.

I am completely going back to my roots at the moment, I'm shooting with my mobile phone, like I used to, when I started taking photos seriously in 2005, instead of with my Sony HX1, and it's funfunfun! For a big part this renewed love is inspired by all those funkycool Android apps that you can download for free from the Market, my favorite currently is the 'Camera360' app, it has a Lomofilter that makes everything look wicked and cool like in this shot. Thank you Google, thank you Internet, I heart you guys, lol ;-D

Almost weekend!

I've made a movie of the Amstel as well, watch it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie


Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Too...

Unedited shot of boat under a bridge in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.

I am completely going back to my roots at the moment, I'm shooting with my mobile phone, like I used to, when I started taking photos seriously in 2005, instead of with my Sony HX1, and it's funfunfun! For a big part this renewed love is inspired by all those funkycool Android apps that you can download for free from the Market, my favorite currently is the 'Camera360' app, it has a Lomofilter that makes everything look wicked and cool like in this shot. Thank you Google, thank you Internet, I heart you guys, lol ;-D

Almost weekend!

I've made a movie of the Amstel as well, watch it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie


Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

...Far


...Far, originally uploaded by AmsterS@m - The Wicked Reflectah.

Unedited shot of my shadow on a bridge in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.

I am completely going back to my roots at the moment, I'm shooting with my mobile phone, like I used to, when I started taking photos seriously in 2005, instead of with my Sony HX1, and it's funfunfun! For a big part this renewed love is inspired by all those funkycool Android apps that you can download for free from the Market, my favorite currently is the 'Camera360' app, it has a Lomofilter that makes everything look wicked and cool like in this shot. Thank you Google, thank you Internet, I heart you guys, lol ;-D

Almost weekend!

I've made a movie of the Amstel as well, watch it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie


Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

Indian...

Slightly edited shot of people in the Sarphatipark in Amsterdam yesterday. Taken with my Sony HX1.

This weekend has been a perfect Indian Summer weekend, the sun is shining, the people look happy and pretty and the whole city is covered with a giant BBQ-smoke cloud. After 3 months of solid rain during the so-called 'Summer' this year, we've all been waiting for days like these, where you can just sit around in a park with your friends, have a smoke and a drink, talk about life, share a laugh, watch the girls, and if you're lucky, shoot some sneaky Spy-cam shots of them like this one, haha. I sure hope that we get some more of these beautiful, easy-going days, we all need some time to rest&relax from all the stress and madness we encounter in our life, so please, please, dear Weather-Gods, keep 'em coming, thanks in advance, you rock :D

I've made a wicked movie of the people in the park too, watch it on my YouTube channel, thanks :)

Movie



Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Summer In...

Slightly edited shot of people in the Sarphatipark in Amsterdam yesterday. Taken with my Sony HX1.

This weekend has been a perfect Indian Summer weekend, the sun is shining, the people look happy and pretty and the whole city is covered with a giant BBQ-smoke cloud. After 3 months of solid rain during the so-called 'Summer' this year, we've all been waiting for days like these, where you can just sit around in a park with your friends, have a smoke and a drink, talk about life, share a laugh, watch the girls, and if you're lucky, shoot some sneaky Spy-cam shots of them like this one, haha. I sure hope that we get some more of these beautiful, easy-going days, we all need some time to rest&relax from all the stress and madness we encounter in our life, so please, please, dear Weather-Gods, keep 'em coming, thanks in advance, you rock :D

I've made a wicked movie of the people in the park too, watch it on my YouTube channel, thanks :)

Movie



Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

...Amsterdam

Slightly edited shot of people in the Sarphatipark in Amsterdam yesterday. Taken with my Sony HX1.

This weekend has been a perfect Indian Summer weekend, the sun is shining, the people look happy and pretty and the whole city is covered with a giant BBQ-smoke cloud. After 3 months of solid rain during the so-called 'Summer' this year, we've all been waiting for days like these, where you can just sit around in a park with your friends, have a smoke and a drink, talk about life, share a laugh, watch the girls, and if you're lucky, shoot some sneaky Spy-cam shots of them like this one, haha. I sure hope that we get some more of these beautiful, easy-going days, we all need some time to rest&relax from all the stress and madness we encounter in our life, so please, please, dear Weather-Gods, keep 'em coming, thanks in advance, you rock :D

I've made a wicked movie of the people in the park too, watch it on my YouTube channel, thanks :)

Movie



Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

Saturday 24 September 2011

Coffee...

Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss E in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

One of my favorite things to do in the best city in the world, is to call up a friend, and have a coffee together somewhere by the water. The lovely Miss E is one of my favorite friends for this activity, as she is always cheerful, happy and easy on the eye. Even when she's in a grumpy mood, which happens almost never, she is still funnier, wittier and more relaxing to hang out with than most people, even when they're having a good day. Unfortunately, she is also a very conscious girl, and has decided to save the world, one country at a time, all by herself (and a little help from the NGO she's working for), which means that she's often Jet-setting around the planet, from Rio to Tokyo to New York, to help make this planet a better place, in itself an excellent thing to do, but it also means that she's often not available to brighten my day in good old Amsterdam, poor me! So if you could all please stop destroying this planet immediately, Miss E will be able to spend a lot more quality time back home, hanging out with this wicked Reflectah, thank you, lol :D

Have a wicked weekend :)




Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...With...

Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss E in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

One of my favorite things to do in the best city in the world, is to call up a friend, and have a coffee together somewhere by the water. The lovely Miss E is one of my favorite friends for this activity, as she is always cheerful, happy and easy on the eye. Even when she's in a grumpy mood, which happens almost never, she is still funnier, wittier and more relaxing to hang out with than most people, even when they're having a good day. Unfortunately, she is also a very conscious girl, and has decided to save the world, one country at a time, all by herself (and a little help from the NGO she's working for), which means that she's often Jet-setting around the planet, from Rio to Tokyo to New York, to help make this planet a better place, in itself an excellent thing to do, but it also means that she's often not available to brighten my day in good old Amsterdam, poor me! So if you could all please stop destroying this planet immediately, Miss E will be able to spend a lot more quality time back home, hanging out with this wicked Reflectah, thank you, lol :D

Have a wicked weekend :)




Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Miss E

Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss E in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

One of my favorite things to do in the best city in the world, is to call up a friend, and have a coffee together somewhere by the water. The lovely Miss E is one of my favorite friends for this activity, as she is always cheerful, happy and easy on the eye. Even when she's in a grumpy mood, which happens almost never, she is still funnier, wittier and more relaxing to hang out with than most people, even when they're having a good day. Unfortunately, she is also a very conscious girl, and has decided to save the world, one country at a time, all by herself (and a little help from the NGO she's working for), which means that she's often Jet-setting around the planet, from Rio to Tokyo to New York, to help make this planet a better place, in itself an excellent thing to do, but it also means that she's often not available to brighten my day in good old Amsterdam, poor me! So if you could all please stop destroying this planet immediately, Miss E will be able to spend a lot more quality time back home, hanging out with this wicked Reflectah, thank you, lol :D

Have a wicked weekend :)




Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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Friday 23 September 2011

Don't Look, It's...

Slightly edited shot of women in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

Lovely ladies trying to avoid getting shot by my AmsterCam present a nice challenge to me, I'll try even harder to snap some pictures of them, I don't know if that's my natural hunting instinct, or if I just can't take No for an answer, but luckily with the zooming capabilities of modern cameras you can shoot anything and anybody, even if they live in a neighboring country, lol. I'm so happy that my weekend starts today, the sun is shining and my flu/cold is almost gone, I can even sometimes take a breath without having coughing fits from here to Tokyo, hahaha :D

Thank God it's Friday!


Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...That Stoopid...

Slightly edited shot of women in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

Lovely ladies trying to avoid getting shot by my AmsterCam present a nice challenge to me, I'll try even harder to snap some pictures of them, I don't know if that's my natural hunting instinct, or if I just can't take No for an answer, but luckily with the zooming capabilities of modern cameras you can shoot anything and anybody, even if they live in a neighboring country, lol. I'm so happy that my weekend starts today, the sun is shining and my flu/cold is almost gone, I can even sometimes take a breath without having coughing fits from here to Tokyo, hahaha :D

Thank God it's Friday!


Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

...AmsterCam!

Slightly edited shot of women in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

Lovely ladies trying to avoid getting shot by my AmsterCam present a nice challenge to me, I'll try even harder to snap some pictures of them, I don't know if that's my natural hunting instinct, or if I just can't take No for an answer, but luckily with the zooming capabilities of modern cameras you can shoot anything and anybody, even if they live in a neighboring country, lol. I'm so happy that my weekend starts today, the sun is shining and my flu/cold is almost gone, I can even sometimes take a breath without having coughing fits from here to Tokyo, hahaha :D

Thank God it's Friday!


Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

Wednesday 21 September 2011

Fancy...

Slightly edited shot of bikers in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some playing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

Dutch people have a very distinctive style, you can always tell it's one of them just by looking at their fancy clothes, their impeccable, lush hair and their healthy, sporty and handsome complexion. I don't know how they do it, some say it's all the milk and cheese that they consume, some say it's all the biking in any kind of weather, some say it's a superior Gene-pool they're swimming in...like I said, I don't know what it is, but there's something about those fancy Dutch people on their pretty bikes. The next time you see a Dutch person, give them a hug and tell them they have great hair, they like that ;-D




Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Dutch...

Slightly edited shot of bikers in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some playing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

Dutch people have a very distinctive style, you can always tell it's one of them just by looking at their fancy clothes, their impeccable, lush hair and their healthy, sporty and handsome complexion. I don't know how they do it, some say it's all the milk and cheese that they consume, some say it's all the biking in any kind of weather, some say it's a superior Gene-pool they're swimming in...like I said, I don't know what it is, but there's something about those fancy Dutch people on their pretty bikes. The next time you see a Dutch person, give them a hug and tell them they have great hair, they like that ;-D




Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

...People

Slightly edited shot of bikers in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some playing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

Dutch people have a very distinctive style, you can always tell it's one of them just by looking at their fancy clothes, their impeccable, lush hair and their healthy, sporty and handsome complexion. I don't know how they do it, some say it's all the milk and cheese that they consume, some say it's all the biking in any kind of weather, some say it's a superior Gene-pool they're swimming in...like I said, I don't know what it is, but there's something about those fancy Dutch people on their pretty bikes. The next time you see a Dutch person, give them a hug and tell them they have great hair, they like that ;-D




Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Cruisin'...

Unedited shot of a Dodge in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the 'Camera360' Android app.

I've posted some shots of this beauty already, but I think that it is such a hot rod, that it deserves to have some more of them online. And I don't even like cars! Then again, back in the days they made them look so pretty, that even a fanatic biker like myself has to admit that they're easy on the eyes and very well designed. I can almost see myself in this baby, cruising down the street, checking out the girls, having a smoke and a beer, windows down, music on, driving to the beach...yeah :)


Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...For...

Unedited shot of a Dodge in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the 'Camera360' Android app.

I've posted some shots of this beauty already, but I think that it is such a hot rod, that it deserves to have some more of them online. And I don't even like cars! Then again, back in the days they made them look so pretty, that even a fanatic biker like myself has to admit that they're easy on the eyes and very well designed. I can almost see myself in this baby, cruising down the street, checking out the girls, having a smoke and a beer, windows down, music on, driving to the beach...yeah :)


Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Bruisin'

Unedited shot of a Dodge in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the 'Camera360' Android app.

I've posted some shots of this beauty already, but I think that it is such a hot rod, that it deserves to have some more of them online. And I don't even like cars! Then again, back in the days they made them look so pretty, that even a fanatic biker like myself has to admit that they're easy on the eyes and very well designed. I can almost see myself in this baby, cruising down the street, checking out the girls, having a smoke and a beer, windows down, music on, driving to the beach...yeah :)


Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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The Greedy Eyes...

Slightly edited shot of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

The people inside my puddles just can't get enough of staring at me while I'm busy making them Internet stars, they keep throwing me confused, amused and scared looks, not sure what to make of this dude sitting next to a wet spot with a camera, acting like somebody who smoked too much of the excellent weed they sell in the Coffeeshops in the best city in the world...so now I am actually considering employing an Assistant, who will stand next to me with an iPad to show them the results of my activities. Anybody interested in the position? I'll have to pay you in pictures though, I'm still a rather resourceless Reflectah...and you'll have to bring your own iPad too, lol :)



Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Of The...

Slightly edited shot of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

The people inside my puddles just can't get enough of staring at me while I'm busy making them Internet stars, they keep throwing me confused, amused and scared looks, not sure what to make of this dude sitting next to a wet spot with a camera, acting like somebody who smoked too much of the excellent weed they sell in the Coffeeshops in the best city in the world...so now I am actually considering employing an Assistant, who will stand next to me with an iPad to show them the results of my activities. Anybody interested in the position? I'll have to pay you in pictures though, I'm still a rather resourceless Reflectah...and you'll have to bring your own iPad too, lol :)



Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

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...Puddle People

Slightly edited shot of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

The people inside my puddles just can't get enough of staring at me while I'm busy making them Internet stars, they keep throwing me confused, amused and scared looks, not sure what to make of this dude sitting next to a wet spot with a camera, acting like somebody who smoked too much of the excellent weed they sell in the Coffeeshops in the best city in the world...so now I am actually considering employing an Assistant, who will stand next to me with an iPad to show them the results of my activities. Anybody interested in the position? I'll have to pay you in pictures though, I'm still a rather resourceless Reflectah...and you'll have to bring your own iPad too, lol :)



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Monday 19 September 2011

AmsterSam...

Slightly edited shot of myself reflected on a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire mobile phone. No editing besides some messing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

I am siiiiiiick! I've spent the whole weekend sneezing, coughing and sweating, fighting a stoopid virus that should not be inside my body in the first place, but now that it's in, is making itself at home, abusing the resources left in my weakened self, making me feel tired, dizzy, bored and useless. I do know that the body is using such situations to heal and restore itself, but why does it have to feel so annoying and drain me of all my energy? The sun is shining and I want to be out there, on my bike, with my camera, shooting the best city in the world, not sit at home and feel like I'm made out of warm wax, boohoo! Oh well, I hope I'll feel much better tomorrow, wish me luck :)


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...The Sick...

Slightly edited shot of myself reflected on a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire mobile phone. No editing besides some messing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

I am siiiiiiick! I've spent the whole weekend sneezing, coughing and sweating, fighting a stoopid virus that should not be inside my body in the first place, but now that it's in, is making itself at home, abusing the resources left in my weakened self, making me feel tired, dizzy, bored and useless. I do know that the body is using such situations to heal and restore itself, but why does it have to feel so annoying and drain me of all my energy? The sun is shining and I want to be out there, on my bike, with my camera, shooting the best city in the world, not sit at home and feel like I'm made out of warm wax, boohoo! Oh well, I hope I'll feel much better tomorrow, wish me luck :)


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...Reflectah

Slightly edited shot of myself reflected on a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire mobile phone. No editing besides some messing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

I am siiiiiiick! I've spent the whole weekend sneezing, coughing and sweating, fighting a stoopid virus that should not be inside my body in the first place, but now that it's in, is making itself at home, abusing the resources left in my weakened self, making me feel tired, dizzy, bored and useless. I do know that the body is using such situations to heal and restore itself, but why does it have to feel so annoying and drain me of all my energy? The sun is shining and I want to be out there, on my bike, with my camera, shooting the best city in the world, not sit at home and feel like I'm made out of warm wax, boohoo! Oh well, I hope I'll feel much better tomorrow, wish me luck :)


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Sunday 18 September 2011

Elvis Has...

Unedited shot of a Dodge in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire mobile phone using the 'Camera360' Android app. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

I've said it before, I prefer bikes over cars anytime, but sometimes I come across a true beauty somewhere in the best city in the world that I just need to shoot. Usually this happens only with classic cars, indicating that I do have a sense of style, even though I don't appreciate this ignorant, egocentric way of personal transportation. I think we should simply remove the engines from all cars that look as fine as this one, and leave them sitting by the side of the road as eye-candy, while every car build after 1975 should be shredded and the raw materials recycled to make bicycles out of them for a better, cleaner, more fun world :)



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...Left The...

Unedited shot of a Dodge in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire mobile phone using the 'Camera360' Android app. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

I've said it before, I prefer bikes over cars anytime, but sometimes I come across a true beauty somewhere in the best city in the world that I just need to shoot. Usually this happens only with classic cars, indicating that I do have a sense of style, even though I don't appreciate this ignorant, egocentric way of personal transportation. I think we should simply remove the engines from all cars that look as fine as this one, and leave them sitting by the side of the road as eye-candy, while every car build after 1975 should be shredded and the raw materials recycled to make bicycles out of them for a better, cleaner, more fun world :)



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...Building!

Unedited shot of a Dodge in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire mobile phone using the 'Camera360' Android app. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

I've said it before, I prefer bikes over cars anytime, but sometimes I come across a true beauty somewhere in the best city in the world that I just need to shoot. Usually this happens only with classic cars, indicating that I do have a sense of style, even though I don't appreciate this ignorant, egocentric way of personal transportation. I think we should simply remove the engines from all cars that look as fine as this one, and leave them sitting by the side of the road as eye-candy, while every car build after 1975 should be shredded and the raw materials recycled to make bicycles out of them for a better, cleaner, more fun world :)



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Saturday 17 September 2011

The...


The..., originally uploaded by AmsterS@m - The Wicked Reflectah.

Slightly edited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some fiddling with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

This Summer could have been a Paradise for wicked Reflectahs, with the daily rain, the unbelievable amounts of water pouring down on the best city in the world and the giant wet spots all over the place, but unfortunately it takes a lot more than water in the streets to shoot wicked reflections. The most important thing besides the proper light, shadow and angle, is to make sure that there are plenty of the talented tiny puddle people present, who draw those awesome images onto the surface of the water with the light of speed and really tinytiny brushes. Or did you really think that water reflections can look as exciting as they appear on my Flickr stream without the help of little wicked wizards and their magic powers? And all they ask in return for their services is a pack of these little cocktail-umbrellas, that always try to poke your eye out when you leave them in the glass while drinking, seems that they don't like getting wet either, lol :)

Have a wicked weekend :)

I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie


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...Puddle...

Slightly edited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some fiddling with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

This Summer could have been a Paradise for wicked Reflectahs, with the daily rain, the unbelievable amounts of water pouring down on the best city in the world and the giant wet spots all over the place, but unfortunately it takes a lot more than water in the streets to shoot wicked reflections. The most important thing besides the proper light, shadow and angle, is to make sure that there are plenty of the talented tiny puddle people present, who draw those awesome images onto the surface of the water with the light of speed and really tinytiny brushes. Or did you really think that water reflections can look as exciting as they appear on my Flickr stream without the help of little wicked wizards and their magic powers? And all they ask in return for their services is a pack of these little cocktail-umbrellas, that always try to poke your eye out when you leave them in the glass while drinking, seems that they don't like getting wet either, lol :)

Have a wicked weekend :)

I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie


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...Paradise

Slightly edited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some fiddling with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

This Summer could have been a Paradise for wicked Reflectahs, with the daily rain, the unbelievable amounts of water pouring down on the best city in the world and the giant wet spots all over the place, but unfortunately it takes a lot more than water in the streets to shoot wicked reflections. The most important thing besides the proper light, shadow and angle, is to make sure that there are plenty of the talented tiny puddle people present, who draw those awesome images onto the surface of the water with the light of speed and really tinytiny brushes. Or did you really think that water reflections can look as exciting as they appear on my Flickr stream without the help of little wicked wizards and their magic powers? And all they ask in return for their services is a pack of these little cocktail-umbrellas, that always try to poke your eye out when you leave them in the glass while drinking, seems that they don't like getting wet either, lol :)

Have a wicked weekend :)

I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)

Movie


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Friday 16 September 2011

Steve McQueen...

Unedited shot of a Mustang in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the 'Camera360' Android app.

Yesterday I saw this guy parking his Hot-Rod, so I waited till he walked away and snapped some shots of this cool car. The first thing that comes to my mind when I see a Mustang is of course the name Steve McQueen, the 'King of Cool' himself, because he was so in love with this car that he even made a commercial for it, in true 2Pac style, after he died. Personally I prefer riding a bike, but if I had to drive a car, it would be a Mustang. Unfortunately I am not getting paid by Ford to say this and post these shots, lol :)

Thank God it's Friday!



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...Was...

Unedited shot of a Mustang in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the 'Camera360' Android app.

Yesterday I saw this guy parking his Hot-Rod, so I waited till he walked away and snapped some shots of this cool car. The first thing that comes to my mind when I see a Mustang is of course the name Steve McQueen, the 'King of Cool' himself, because he was so in love with this car that he even made a commercial for it, in true 2Pac style, after he died. Personally I prefer riding a bike, but if I had to drive a car, it would be a Mustang. Unfortunately I am not getting paid by Ford to say this and post these shots, lol :)

Thank God it's Friday!



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...Here


...Here, originally uploaded by AmsterS@m - The Wicked Reflectah.

Unedited shot of a Mustang in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the 'Camera360' Android app.

Yesterday I saw this guy parking his Hot-Rod, so I waited till he walked away and snapped some shots of this cool car. The first thing that comes to my mind when I see a Mustang is of course the name Steve McQueen, the 'King of Cool' himself, because he was so in love with this car that he even made a commercial for it, in true 2Pac style, after he died. Personally I prefer riding a bike, but if I had to drive a car, it would be a Mustang. Unfortunately I am not getting paid by Ford to say this and post these shots, lol :)

Thank God it's Friday!



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Wednesday 14 September 2011

She Believes...

Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss A on my balcony in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

I've mentioned it before, the lovely Miss A has a bit of a suicidal streak it seems sometimes, the moment she sees a mountain, a plane, a bike or a desert, she puts on her thick boots and starts climbing, jumping, biking or walking with a dedication and sense of purpose that often leaves me speechless. I can't decide if she is trying to bring an early demise upon herself, or if she's just living on the edge (of my balcony) to feel that she's alive...whatever the reason for her anti-instinctive behavior, it usually makes for great pictures and movies, so I'm not complaining, haha. But once she starts jumping out of airplanes, she'll have to find a new camera-man, I'm may be stoopid, but I like my life too much to risk having it snatched from my young'ish hands over some Parachute-jump gone wrong, sorry Miss A, and good luck :D




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...She...

Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss A on my balcony in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.

I've mentioned it before, the lovely Miss A has a bit of a suicidal streak it seems sometimes, the moment she sees a mountain, a plane, a bike or a desert, she puts on her thick boots and starts climbing, jumping, biking or walking with a dedication and sense of purpose that often leaves me speechless. I can't decide if she is trying to bring an early demise upon herself, or if she's just living on the edge (of my balcony) to feel that she's alive...whatever the reason for her anti-instinctive behavior, it usually makes for great pictures and movies, so I'm not complaining, haha. But once she starts jumping out of airplanes, she'll have to find a new camera-man, I'm may be stoopid, but I like my life too much to risk having it snatched from my young'ish hands over some Parachute-jump gone wrong, sorry Miss A, and good luck :D




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