Unedited shot of people celebrating Queensday in Amsterdam last year. Taken with my Panasonic DMC-FZ8.
Today it's Queensday again, the biggest party in the Netherlands, everybody puts on orange clothes, hats or crowns and goes out to celebrate the birthday of our former Queen, Juliana, because the current Queen, Beatrix, was unthoughtful enough to be born in January, when it's too cold for a big party outside. I've been drinking and partying already for the last 2 days, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to drink any more beer today, but I will enjoy the ride for sure, and I'll be wearing my special edition 'AmsterSam Queensday' shirt of course...have a great time, maybe I'll bump into you somewhere in the city center :))
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Friday, 29 April 2011
It's...
The Eagle...
Unedited shot of the Central Station Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Yesterday my good friend, the very talented Mr. P, has arrived in the best city in the world for a Queensday vacation and we kicked off by having a superfun night of drinking with some friends at my place, we laughed so much and didn't go to bed until the early morning. We're still a bit drunk and looking forward to the weekend, where we intend to go completely nuts together with 16 million Dutchies clad in orange gear, to celebrate our Queen :))
Thank God it's Friday!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Home...
Slightly edited shot of a lady on a bike in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my HTC Desire mobile phone. No editing besides some added contrast, no Photoshop :)
I am back in the best city in the world after my bike trip to Germany with the lovely Miss A last weekend, and I am happy and excited to be in Amsterdam again. As much as it's fun to travel, it's also very nice to come back home and appreciate your own city again. Last night it even rained a bit to welcome me back in style, so I'm going to grab my cam now and go downtown for some puddle hunting. I'm also expecting my good friend Manuel Pandalis, a very talented photographer, today, he's coming to celebrate Queensday with us, it's gonna be so much fun :))
I've made a wicked movie of this puddle as well, watch it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
AmsterSam On The Road - Miss A Close-Up
Unedited shot of the lovely Miss A at the train station. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing :)
Last Friday I went on a bike trip to Germany together with the lovely Miss A, after a fun weekend we biked back to Holland, but because we left around noon (too late), we didn't get very far and only managed 60 kilometers before we decided to take the train. We could have biked on, but would have arrived late at night, or not at all, so with broken hearts we hopped on the train and travelled a large part of the way in lazy-mode. To make up for it, we are planning to go again in June, and this time we'll bike all the way, I'm so looking forward to it already :)
I hope you enjoyed the ride and this little insight into a beautiful part of Europe :)
I've made some movies of the road trip too, watch them on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie 1
Movie 2
Movie 3
Movie 4
Movie 5
Movie 6
Movie 7
Movie 8
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
AmsterSam On The Road - Miss S
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss S . Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added lightness and contrast :)
Last Friday I went on a bike trip to Germany together with the lovely Miss A. It was so nice to visit another country on our steel horses, we met lots of nice people, saw beautiful places and had such a great time that we decided to do this again very soon. I can only recommend travelling by bike, you get to experience the world around you in a very refreshing, detailed way and you really get in touch with the people and vibrations along the road. All it takes is a bit of will-power and a good bike...and maybe padded pants, because your butt will feel like it took a beating after the first 100 kilometers, but it's so worth it :)
I've made some movies of the road trip too, watch them on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie 1
Movie 2
Movie 3
Movie 4
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Monday, 25 April 2011
AmsterSam On The Road - My Ass Hurts, Let's Take The Train!
AmsterSam On The Road - My Ass Hurts, Let's Take The Train!, originally uploaded by AmsterS@m - The Wicked Reflectah.
Unedited shot of our bikes at the station where we decided to take the train. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing :)
Last Friday I went on a bike trip to Germany together with the lovely Miss A. We biked 140 kilometers in 12 hours and made it from Amsterdam to a little village just before the border, where we decided to take the train for the last bit because it got dark, and we couldn't feel our butts anymore, haha. It was soooo much fun and we saw so many nice places on the way. Today we're going to bike back to the best city in the world, that I already miss like mad, there's just no place like home, sweet home :)
I've made some movies of the road trip too, watch them on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie 1
Movie 2
Movie 3
Movie 4
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Sunday, 24 April 2011
AmsterSam On The Road - Ready To Rumble
Unedited shot of my bike ready for the trip. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Last Friday I went on a bike trip to Germany together with the lovely Miss A. We biked 140 kilometers in 12 hours and made it from Amsterdam to a little village just before the border, where we decided to take the train for the last bit because it got dark, and we couldn't feel our butts anymore, haha. It was soooo much fun and we saw so many nice places on the way. Tomorrow we're going to bike back to the best city in the world, that I already miss like mad, there's just no place like home, sweet home :)
I've made some movies of the road trip too, watch them on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie 1
Movie 2
Movie 3
Movie 4
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
