Unedited shot of a biker in Amsterdam reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
The Winter is here, finally! Yesterday it started to snow, and it's getting colder every hour, seems that we're being spoiled with some subzero temperatures by our Russian friends, lol. Of course we Amsterdam people are still riding our bikes through the snow and over the ice-layers covering our streets, if you fall, at least you'll fall softly, or so I'd like to make you believe, because when you fall off your bike because you slipped on ice, you're most likely dead, or at least you'll wish you were, that sh*t hurts! So if you are as stoopid as me, be careful, don't rush around corners, take care, take it easy, and before you'll know it, it'll be Spring, just 7 more weeks, yay :D
I've made a movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
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Wicked reflections
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Monday, 30 January 2012
Wet...
...Winter...
Unedited shot of a biker in Amsterdam reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
The Winter is here, finally! Yesterday it started to snow, and it's getting colder every hour, seems that we're being spoiled with some subzero temperatures by our Russian friends, lol. Of course we Amsterdam people are still riding our bikes through the snow and over the ice-layers covering our streets, if you fall, at least you'll fall softly, or so I'd like to make you believe, because when you fall off your bike because you slipped on ice, you're most likely dead, or at least you'll wish you were, that sh*t hurts! So if you are as stoopid as me, be careful, don't rush around corners, take care, take it easy, and before you'll know it, it'll be Spring, just 7 more weeks, yay :D
I've made a movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
'Like' me on Facebook :)
...Wonderland
Unedited shot of a biker in Amsterdam reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
The Winter is here, finally! Yesterday it started to snow, and it's getting colder every hour, seems that we're being spoiled with some subzero temperatures by our Russian friends, lol. Of course we Amsterdam people are still riding our bikes through the snow and over the ice-layers covering our streets, if you fall, at least you'll fall softly, or so I'd like to make you believe, because when you fall off your bike because you slipped on ice, you're most likely dead, or at least you'll wish you were, that sh*t hurts! So if you are as stoopid as me, be careful, don't rush around corners, take care, take it easy, and before you'll know it, it'll be Spring, just 7 more weeks, yay :D
I've made a movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
'Like' me on Facebook :)
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Greetings...
Random shot of Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
It's Monday morning, yaaawwwnnnnnn...I want to stay in bed, it's coooold outside...why did I ever leave my parents house? I could be living rent-free, with laundry- and room-service, a full fridge at any given time, no worries about going to work because you don't really need any money if you don't have your own house...sounds tempting, doesn't it? But I'm sure there was a reason I moved out when I reached the minimum legal age to do so, lol. Still, sometimes it would be nice to be back @ Hotel Mum for a while, the good lazy life :)
Have a great week, be careful, it's snowing!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
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...From...
Random shot of Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
It's Monday morning, yaaawwwnnnnnn...I want to stay in bed, it's coooold outside...why did I ever leave my parents house? I could be living rent-free, with laundry- and room-service, a full fridge at any given time, no worries about going to work because you don't really need any money if you don't have your own house...sounds tempting, doesn't it? But I'm sure there was a reason I moved out when I reached the minimum legal age to do so, lol. Still, sometimes it would be nice to be back @ Hotel Mum for a while, the good lazy life :)
Have a great week, be careful, it's snowing!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
'Like' me on Facebook :)
...Amsterdam
Random shot of Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
It's Monday morning, yaaawwwnnnnnn...I want to stay in bed, it's coooold outside...why did I ever leave my parents house? I could be living rent-free, with laundry- and room-service, a full fridge at any given time, no worries about going to work because you don't really need any money if you don't have your own house...sounds tempting, doesn't it? But I'm sure there was a reason I moved out when I reached the minimum legal age to do so, lol. Still, sometimes it would be nice to be back @ Hotel Mum for a while, the good lazy life :)
Have a great week, be careful, it's snowing!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
'Like' me on Facebook :)
The Funky...
Unedited shot of a Flashmob at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam yesterday, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Yesterday I posted some pictures (and a movie, and another movie) of the funky Flashmob on the Leidseplein (it was probably more of a public Dance-lesson than a mob, as they stayed on the square for a long time, but yeah, who knows what that's called these days :), and because everybody can take regular shots of dancing girls, I've made some wicked reflections of them in a puddle (and another movie!), to add another layer of artsiness to this event, I am the wicked Reflectah after all, hehehe. I hope that you enjoy this alternative view of the show, take care, take it easy, have a relaxed Sunday :)
I've made a wicked reflection movie of the Flashmob too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Flashmob...
Unedited shot of a Flashmob at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam yesterday, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Yesterday I posted some pictures (and a movie, and another movie) of the funky Flashmob on the Leidseplein (it was probably more of a public Dance-lesson than a mob, as they stayed on the square for a long time, but yeah, who knows what that's called these days :), and because everybody can take regular shots of dancing girls, I've made some wicked reflections of them in a puddle (and another movie!), to add another layer of artsiness to this event, I am the wicked Reflectah after all, hehehe. I hope that you enjoy this alternative view of the show, take care, take it easy, have a relaxed Sunday :)
I've made a wicked reflection movie of the Flashmob too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Reflected
Unedited shot of a Flashmob at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam yesterday, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Yesterday I posted some pictures (and a movie, and another movie) of the funky Flashmob on the Leidseplein (it was probably more of a public Dance-lesson than a mob, as they stayed on the square for a long time, but yeah, who knows what that's called these days :), and because everybody can take regular shots of dancing girls, I've made some wicked reflections of them in a puddle (and another movie!), to add another layer of artsiness to this event, I am the wicked Reflectah after all, hehehe. I hope that you enjoy this alternative view of the show, take care, take it easy, have a relaxed Sunday :)
I've made a wicked reflection movie of the Flashmob too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Saturday, 28 January 2012
The...
Unedited shot of a Flashmob at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam yesterday. Taken with my Sony HX1.
Yesterday I went to the city to shoot me some puddles, when I saw this group of people at the Leidseplein starting to dance. Me and 3 million other people stopped to watch the show and take some pictures, it was really a fun performance and they seemed to enjoy it at least as much as we spectators did. By now these guys and girls should be famous all over them Interwebs, because about a Trillion cameras were pointed at them...maybe they were practicing for one of those Talentshows that clog up the TV screens every night in good old Holland, or maybe they just overdosed on some illegal substance that caused them to go public while dressed like colorblind Fashion-victims from the 80s, we'll probably never know for sure, but it was a rad experience anyway, and it made for some fine viewing pleasure, so thank you guys, lol :D
Enjoy the weekend, have a great time :)
I've made 2 movies of the Flashmob too, check them out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie 1
Movie 2
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Funky...
Unedited shot of a Flashmob at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam yesterday. Taken with my Sony HX1.
Yesterday I went to the city to shoot me some puddles, when I saw this group of people at the Leidseplein starting to dance. Me and 3 million other people stopped to watch the show and take some pictures, it was really a fun performance and they seemed to enjoy it at least as much as we spectators did. By now these guys and girls should be famous all over them Interwebs, because about a Trillion cameras were pointed at them...maybe they were practicing for one of those Talentshows that clog up the TV screens every night in good old Holland, or maybe they just overdosed on some illegal substance that caused them to go public while dressed like colorblind Fashion-victims from the 80s, we'll probably never know for sure, but it was a rad experience anyway, and it made for some fine viewing pleasure, so thank you guys, lol :D
Enjoy the weekend, have a great time :)
I've made 2 movies of the Flashmob too, check them out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie 1
Movie 2
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Flashmob
Unedited shot of a Flashmob at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam yesterday. Taken with my Sony HX1.
Yesterday I went to the city to shoot me some puddles, when I saw this group of people at the Leidseplein starting to dance. Me and 3 million other people stopped to watch the show and take some pictures, it was really a fun performance and they seemed to enjoy it at least as much as we spectators did. By now these guys and girls should be famous all over them Interwebs, because about a Trillion cameras were pointed at them...maybe they were practicing for one of those Talentshows that clog up the TV screens every night in good old Holland, or maybe they just overdosed on some illegal substance that caused them to go public while dressed like colorblind Fashion-victims from the 80s, we'll probably never know for sure, but it was a rad experience anyway, and it made for some fine viewing pleasure, so thank you guys, lol :D
Enjoy the weekend, have a great time :)
I've made 2 movies of the Flashmob too, check them out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie 1
Movie 2
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Friday, 27 January 2012
Thank God...
Slightly edited shot of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
In the last week I've tried sleeping more, because I'm always tired and the rings under my eyes are having babies, making me look like I've been punched in the face by Mike Tyson when he was still the strongest dude around, repeatedly...and it's not working! I've slept up to 8 hours a night all week long, and now I have an extra-layer of eye-rings, lol. So next week I'll try sleeping less, 5-6 hours should be enough, I hope that this will allow me to reintegrate into human society again, right now I'm closer to an owl than a person, looks-wise, hehehe. Luckily now it's weekend for me, the sun is shining, and I've got 3 lazy days ahead of me, life is swell :)
Thank God it's Friday!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...It's...
Slightly edited shot of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
In the last week I've tried sleeping more, because I'm always tired and the rings under my eyes are having babies, making me look like I've been punched in the face by Mike Tyson when he was still the strongest dude around, repeatedly...and it's not working! I've slept up to 8 hours a night all week long, and now I have an extra-layer of eye-rings, lol. So next week I'll try sleeping less, 5-6 hours should be enough, I hope that this will allow me to reintegrate into human society again, right now I'm closer to an owl than a person, looks-wise, hehehe. Luckily now it's weekend for me, the sun is shining, and I've got 3 lazy days ahead of me, life is swell :)
Thank God it's Friday!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Friday!
Slightly edited shot of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
In the last week I've tried sleeping more, because I'm always tired and the rings under my eyes are having babies, making me look like I've been punched in the face by Mike Tyson when he was still the strongest dude around, repeatedly...and it's not working! I've slept up to 8 hours a night all week long, and now I have an extra-layer of eye-rings, lol. So next week I'll try sleeping less, 5-6 hours should be enough, I hope that this will allow me to reintegrate into human society again, right now I'm closer to an owl than a person, looks-wise, hehehe. Luckily now it's weekend for me, the sun is shining, and I've got 3 lazy days ahead of me, life is swell :)
Thank God it's Friday!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
The Kids...
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss A in my living-room in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
The youth of today is getting a lot of bad press, everybody (=old farts) thinks that they are violent, mindless, hedonistic, nihilist Internet addicts that want to spend their whole time Whatsapping with their friends, Facebooking with their family, Tweeting their every bowel movement, and excessively abusing whatever other hip apps there are to waste their waking hours with when they're not busy watching Pornmovies. This may actually be true for a small fraction of the kids these days, but there are also lots of cool ones, like the lovely Miss A, who besides being a dedicated rock-climber and future Parachutist, also accompanied me on my 2 bike trips to Germany last year, and I know I've mentioned this already many times, but how many girls do you know that can bike 200 kilometers in one day, on a bike like this one, and still smile like that? That's right, only one, and you're looking at her Daredevil'ish self at the moment :D
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Are...
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss A in my living-room in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
The youth of today is getting a lot of bad press, everybody (=old farts) thinks that they are violent, mindless, hedonistic, nihilist Internet addicts that want to spend their whole time Whatsapping with their friends, Facebooking with their family, Tweeting their every bowel movement, and excessively abusing whatever other hip apps there are to waste their waking hours with when they're not busy watching Pornmovies. This may actually be true for a small fraction of the kids these days, but there are also lots of cool ones, like the lovely Miss A, who besides being a dedicated rock-climber and future Parachutist, also accompanied me on my 2 bike trips to Germany last year, and I know I've mentioned this already many times, but how many girls do you know that can bike 200 kilometers in one day, on a bike like this one, and still smile like that? That's right, only one, and you're looking at her Daredevil'ish self at the moment :D
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Alright
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss A in my living-room in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
The youth of today is getting a lot of bad press, everybody (=old farts) thinks that they are violent, mindless, hedonistic, nihilist Internet addicts that want to spend their whole time Whatsapping with their friends, Facebooking with their family, Tweeting their every bowel movement, and excessively abusing whatever other hip apps there are to waste their waking hours with when they're not busy watching Pornmovies. This may actually be true for a small fraction of the kids these days, but there are also lots of cool ones, like the lovely Miss A, who besides being a dedicated rock-climber and future Parachutist, also accompanied me on my 2 bike trips to Germany last year, and I know I've mentioned this already many times, but how many girls do you know that can bike 200 kilometers in one day, on a bike like this one, and still smile like that? That's right, only one, and you're looking at her Daredevil'ish self at the moment :D
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Boys...
Unedited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
I've said many things (mostly nice :) about the girls of Amsterdam and their seemingly endless supply of bike-pedal-powers in the past, I think I might have also mentioned that they look hot when they're rolling by, but I haven't said much about the guys on bikes. This is due to the fact that I am suffering from a birth-defect in regards to my eyesight, I can't see guys, I only see girls wherever I go, lovely and confusing, but a manageable dysfunction, that I integrated into my life and learned to live with. Luckily at least my camera can still detect and capture the male part of the population, or you'd be seeing a little white space here, instead of the wicked reflections that are spoiling your eyes right now, lol ;-P
Is it weekend yet?!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...And...
Unedited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
I've said many things (mostly nice :) about the girls of Amsterdam and their seemingly endless supply of bike-pedal-powers in the past, I think I might have also mentioned that they look hot when they're rolling by, but I haven't said much about the guys on bikes. This is due to the fact that I am suffering from a birth-defect in regards to my eyesight, I can't see guys, I only see girls wherever I go, lovely and confusing, but a manageable dysfunction, that I integrated into my life and learned to live with. Luckily at least my camera can still detect and capture the male part of the population, or you'd be seeing a little white space here, instead of the wicked reflections that are spoiling your eyes right now, lol ;-P
Is it weekend yet?!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Bikes
Unedited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
I've said many things (mostly nice :) about the girls of Amsterdam and their seemingly endless supply of bike-pedal-powers in the past, I think I might have also mentioned that they look hot when they're rolling by, but I haven't said much about the guys on bikes. This is due to the fact that I am suffering from a birth-defect in regards to my eyesight, I can't see guys, I only see girls wherever I go, lovely and confusing, but a manageable dysfunction, that I integrated into my life and learned to live with. Luckily at least my camera can still detect and capture the male part of the population, or you'd be seeing a little white space here, instead of the wicked reflections that are spoiling your eyes right now, lol ;-P
Is it weekend yet?!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Monday, 23 January 2012
The Best...
Random shot of Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
As you might know, I love Amsterdam, and I can't even imagine living somewhere else, but sometimes, I hear this little voice in my head, saying things like "Maybe you would be even happier in another city or another country. What if there's a place that it 10 times nicer than this?". Usually I tell that voice to shut the f**k up and move on with my life, but should it ever catch me in one of those very rare moments when I am pissed off, or upset about some meaningless detail, and want to throw everything in a canal and run away...it would still not convince me to leave lovely Amsterdam, because around the next corner you'll be presented with a beautiful view like this one, and you'd have to be really retarded to go to some other place to live :)
Almost weekend!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...City In...
Random shot of Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
As you might know, I love Amsterdam, and I can't even imagine living somewhere else, but sometimes, I hear this little voice in my head, saying things like "Maybe you would be even happier in another city or another country. What if there's a place that it 10 times nicer than this?". Usually I tell that voice to shut the f**k up and move on with my life, but should it ever catch me in one of those very rare moments when I am pissed off, or upset about some meaningless detail, and want to throw everything in a canal and run away...it would still not convince me to leave lovely Amsterdam, because around the next corner you'll be presented with a beautiful view like this one, and you'd have to be really retarded to go to some other place to live :)
Almost weekend!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...The World
Random shot of Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
As you might know, I love Amsterdam, and I can't even imagine living somewhere else, but sometimes, I hear this little voice in my head, saying things like "Maybe you would be even happier in another city or another country. What if there's a place that it 10 times nicer than this?". Usually I tell that voice to shut the f**k up and move on with my life, but should it ever catch me in one of those very rare moments when I am pissed off, or upset about some meaningless detail, and want to throw everything in a canal and run away...it would still not convince me to leave lovely Amsterdam, because around the next corner you'll be presented with a beautiful view like this one, and you'd have to be really retarded to go to some other place to live :)
Almost weekend!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Monday...
Slightly edited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
It's Monday again, everybody is sloooowly getting out of bed, putting on some clothes and a brave face, hopping onto their bikes or into their cars, zig-zagging through traffic to make it to work on time, counting down the days and hours until it's weekend again and we can all get some rest from the rat-race...too negative for the start of the week?! OK, let me try again: Almost weekend, just a few measly days to go and we can again enjoy several days of doing only things we want to do, meet friends, eat delicious food and enjoy life to the max, yay :)
Have a good start into the new week!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Morning...
Slightly edited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
It's Monday again, everybody is sloooowly getting out of bed, putting on some clothes and a brave face, hopping onto their bikes or into their cars, zig-zagging through traffic to make it to work on time, counting down the days and hours until it's weekend again and we can all get some rest from the rat-race...too negative for the start of the week?! OK, let me try again: Almost weekend, just a few measly days to go and we can again enjoy several days of doing only things we want to do, meet friends, eat delicious food and enjoy life to the max, yay :)
Have a good start into the new week!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Rush
Slightly edited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
It's Monday again, everybody is sloooowly getting out of bed, putting on some clothes and a brave face, hopping onto their bikes or into their cars, zig-zagging through traffic to make it to work on time, counting down the days and hours until it's weekend again and we can all get some rest from the rat-race...too negative for the start of the week?! OK, let me try again: Almost weekend, just a few measly days to go and we can again enjoy several days of doing only things we want to do, meet friends, eat delicious food and enjoy life to the max, yay :)
Have a good start into the new week!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
The...
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss A in my house in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
The lovely Miss A came by for a coffee this weekend, and we discussed our next road trip that we're both eagerly awaiting, the only thing that's stopping us from hopping on our bikes right now and biking off into the sunset, is the fact that there is no sunset, because the best country in the world is experiencing "Winter" at the moment. The only other issue with these trips is, that they are highly addictive, and once you've biked several hundred kilometers, you're hooked, and your body and brain keep screaming at you "Do it again! Do it! Do it now!", because it's so much fun and it shows you the possibilities and boundaries of your physical strength, something everybody should try, you'll be amazed about all the wicked things you can do, but didn't know you can. Unfortunately for the lovely Miss A, as you can see in these pictures, her body is already disappearing, particle for particle it is floating towards the big empty road, even if her mind and the rest of her bodily structure is still in my living-room :)
I've made tons of movies of our trips too, check them out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Have a relaxed Sunday, take it easy :)
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Disappearing...
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss A in my house in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
The lovely Miss A came by for a coffee this weekend, and we discussed our next road trip that we're both eagerly awaiting, the only thing that's stopping us from hopping on our bikes right now and biking off into the sunset, is the fact that there is no sunset, because the best country in the world is experiencing "Winter" at the moment. The only other issue with these trips is, that they are highly addictive, and once you've biked several hundred kilometers, you're hooked, and your body and brain keep screaming at you "Do it again! Do it! Do it now!", because it's so much fun and it shows you the possibilities and boundaries of your physical strength, something everybody should try, you'll be amazed about all the wicked things you can do, but didn't know you can. Unfortunately for the lovely Miss A, as you can see in these pictures, her body is already disappearing, particle for particle it is floating towards the big empty road, even if her mind and the rest of her bodily structure is still in my living-room :)
I've made tons of movies of our trips too, check them out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Have a relaxed Sunday, take it easy :)
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Miss A
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss A in my house in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
The lovely Miss A came by for a coffee this weekend, and we discussed our next road trip that we're both eagerly awaiting, the only thing that's stopping us from hopping on our bikes right now and biking off into the sunset, is the fact that there is no sunset, because the best country in the world is experiencing "Winter" at the moment. The only other issue with these trips is, that they are highly addictive, and once you've biked several hundred kilometers, you're hooked, and your body and brain keep screaming at you "Do it again! Do it! Do it now!", because it's so much fun and it shows you the possibilities and boundaries of your physical strength, something everybody should try, you'll be amazed about all the wicked things you can do, but didn't know you can. Unfortunately for the lovely Miss A, as you can see in these pictures, her body is already disappearing, particle for particle it is floating towards the big empty road, even if her mind and the rest of her bodily structure is still in my living-room :)
I've made tons of movies of our trips too, check them out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Have a relaxed Sunday, take it easy :)
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Wicked...
Slightly edited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
I've spoiled myself again this week by taking Thursday off, together with my usual free Friday, this makes for a nice, looong weekend, giving me some time to rest&relax from all the challenges life is throwing my way, nothing spectacular, just the usual riff-raff of little issues mixed with little joys and pleasant surprises. The timing for free days is excellent too, there's some wicked wild storm blowing around the houses in the best city in the world for days now, combined with tons of rain pouring down, so I'm extra-happy that I can stay inside and watch the madness from my big living-room window, lucky me. Unfortunately I'll have to nip out later to run some errands, I hope I won't get blown away with my bike :)
Enjoy the weekend, have a great time :)
I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Weekend...
Slightly edited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
I've spoiled myself again this week by taking Thursday off, together with my usual free Friday, this makes for a nice, looong weekend, giving me some time to rest&relax from all the challenges life is throwing my way, nothing spectacular, just the usual riff-raff of little issues mixed with little joys and pleasant surprises. The timing for free days is excellent too, there's some wicked wild storm blowing around the houses in the best city in the world for days now, combined with tons of rain pouring down, so I'm extra-happy that I can stay inside and watch the madness from my big living-room window, lucky me. Unfortunately I'll have to nip out later to run some errands, I hope I won't get blown away with my bike :)
Enjoy the weekend, have a great time :)
I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Weather
Slightly edited shot of a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides some added contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
I've spoiled myself again this week by taking Thursday off, together with my usual free Friday, this makes for a nice, looong weekend, giving me some time to rest&relax from all the challenges life is throwing my way, nothing spectacular, just the usual riff-raff of little issues mixed with little joys and pleasant surprises. The timing for free days is excellent too, there's some wicked wild storm blowing around the houses in the best city in the world for days now, combined with tons of rain pouring down, so I'm extra-happy that I can stay inside and watch the madness from my big living-room window, lucky me. Unfortunately I'll have to nip out later to run some errands, I hope I won't get blown away with my bike :)
Enjoy the weekend, have a great time :)
I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Movie
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Friday, 20 January 2012
The SOPA...
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss E in my house in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
Last weekend I've met with the lovely Miss E for a coffee, and we spent the whole afternoon talking, smoking and slurping down liters of black gold and plenty of tea, it was very nice to just chill out and talk about live, as we had not seen each other for a while. I personally think that this is one of the best ways to spend your time, hang out with friends, talk, take it easy, and keep the bond alive, Friendship is one of the basic things that make everything else just so much more fun :)
On a somewhat unrelated note, in case you haven't heard yet, war broke out in the Interwebs, and we're all soldiers! Prepare for battle, it's on! F U SOPA, F U PIPA, and F U all you dried-out, god-loving, life-hating, party-pooping RIAA/MPAA/CIA/FBI motherf*****s :D
Thank God it's Friday!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...PIPA...
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss E in my house in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
Last weekend I've met with the lovely Miss E for a coffee, and we spent the whole afternoon talking, smoking and slurping down liters of black gold and plenty of tea, it was very nice to just chill out and talk about live, as we had not seen each other for a while. I personally think that this is one of the best ways to spend your time, hang out with friends, talk, take it easy, and keep the bond alive, Friendship is one of the basic things that make everything else just so much more fun :)
On a somewhat unrelated note, in case you haven't heard yet, war broke out in the Interwebs, and we're all soldiers! Prepare for battle, it's on! F U SOPA, F U PIPA, and F U all you dried-out, god-loving, life-hating, party-pooping RIAA/MPAA/CIA/FBI motherf*****s :D
Thank God it's Friday!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...War
Slightly edited shot of the lovely Miss E in my house in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
Last weekend I've met with the lovely Miss E for a coffee, and we spent the whole afternoon talking, smoking and slurping down liters of black gold and plenty of tea, it was very nice to just chill out and talk about live, as we had not seen each other for a while. I personally think that this is one of the best ways to spend your time, hang out with friends, talk, take it easy, and keep the bond alive, Friendship is one of the basic things that make everything else just so much more fun :)
On a somewhat unrelated note, in case you haven't heard yet, war broke out in the Interwebs, and we're all soldiers! Prepare for battle, it's on! F U SOPA, F U PIPA, and F U all you dried-out, god-loving, life-hating, party-pooping RIAA/MPAA/CIA/FBI motherf*****s :D
Thank God it's Friday!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Thursday, 19 January 2012
The...
Unedited shot of a biker and buildings in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
One of the elements of successful puddle photography are cigarette butts, once they enter my wet spots, they change from being smelly little reminders of a nasty addiction, to artsy little artifacts that make my pictures look even more interesting, strange but true. Sometimes when I'm smoking a fag while shooting puddles, I throw it in there with the bunch when it's all smoked out, but that already makes me feel as if I am manipulating the shot, it has something to do with my puritan attitude towards taking photos and not editing them at all whenever possible, stoopid, I know, but that's how I roll :)
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Puddle...
Unedited shot of a biker and buildings in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
One of the elements of successful puddle photography are cigarette butts, once they enter my wet spots, they change from being smelly little reminders of a nasty addiction, to artsy little artifacts that make my pictures look even more interesting, strange but true. Sometimes when I'm smoking a fag while shooting puddles, I throw it in there with the bunch when it's all smoked out, but that already makes me feel as if I am manipulating the shot, it has something to do with my puritan attitude towards taking photos and not editing them at all whenever possible, stoopid, I know, but that's how I roll :)
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Fag
Unedited shot of a biker and buildings in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
One of the elements of successful puddle photography are cigarette butts, once they enter my wet spots, they change from being smelly little reminders of a nasty addiction, to artsy little artifacts that make my pictures look even more interesting, strange but true. Sometimes when I'm smoking a fag while shooting puddles, I throw it in there with the bunch when it's all smoked out, but that already makes me feel as if I am manipulating the shot, it has something to do with my puritan attitude towards taking photos and not editing them at all whenever possible, stoopid, I know, but that's how I roll :)
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Menace...
Slightly edited shot of Graffiti in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
I don't usually like Tags that much, there are not many that look cool or would make me happy if I was the owner of the building they're sprayed on, as opposed to 'real' Graffiti, like this one or this one, that actually improve the house and area they're on/in, by adding some visual eye-candy to the somewhat colorless city. I think it would be really cool if the politicians, together with the owners and the finest bunch of Graffiti-artists, would create public paintings/pictures everywhere, to frolic up the appearance of the best city in the world, I'm sure this would contrast nicely with the old, beautiful buildings and make Amsterdam even prettier than it already is :)
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...II...
Slightly edited shot of Graffiti in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
I don't usually like Tags that much, there are not many that look cool or would make me happy if I was the owner of the building they're sprayed on, as opposed to 'real' Graffiti, like this one or this one, that actually improve the house and area they're on/in, by adding some visual eye-candy to the somewhat colorless city. I think it would be really cool if the politicians, together with the owners and the finest bunch of Graffiti-artists, would create public paintings/pictures everywhere, to frolic up the appearance of the best city in the world, I'm sure this would contrast nicely with the old, beautiful buildings and make Amsterdam even prettier than it already is :)
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Society
Slightly edited shot of Graffiti in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
I don't usually like Tags that much, there are not many that look cool or would make me happy if I was the owner of the building they're sprayed on, as opposed to 'real' Graffiti, like this one or this one, that actually improve the house and area they're on/in, by adding some visual eye-candy to the somewhat colorless city. I think it would be really cool if the politicians, together with the owners and the finest bunch of Graffiti-artists, would create public paintings/pictures everywhere, to frolic up the appearance of the best city in the world, I'm sure this would contrast nicely with the old, beautiful buildings and make Amsterdam even prettier than it already is :)
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
Monday, 16 January 2012
AmsterSam...
Slightly edited shot of a biker 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 :)
Sometimes when I'm in the streets of the best city in the world shooting puddles, occasionally I'll stumble onto a wet spot that offers such pretty, perfect reflected views, that I can't stop taking the same pictures over and over again, and I am seriously wondering why some random part of my brain thought it would be a good idea to spend considerable parts of my spare time searching for, and hunching over dirty spots of rain water, I mean, seriously! I love the outcome, and I won't stop, but why can't I be wicked at shooting portraits, or anything else that doesn't require me to make myself look like a drunk, a fool, or a retard in public...oh well, anything for art they say, and I guess this is just my little part to chip in, at least I don't have to be naked or covered in hot chocolate or something to shoot my puddle pictures, now that would look stoopid, lol :)
Almost weekend!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...Aqua...
Slightly edited shot of a biker 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 :)
Sometimes when I'm in the streets of the best city in the world shooting puddles, occasionally I'll stumble onto a wet spot that offers such pretty, perfect reflected views, that I can't stop taking the same pictures over and over again, and I am seriously wondering why some random part of my brain thought it would be a good idea to spend considerable parts of my spare time searching for, and hunching over dirty spots of rain water, I mean, seriously! I love the outcome, and I won't stop, but why can't I be wicked at shooting portraits, or anything else that doesn't require me to make myself look like a drunk, a fool, or a retard in public...oh well, anything for art they say, and I guess this is just my little part to chip in, at least I don't have to be naked or covered in hot chocolate or something to shoot my puddle pictures, now that would look stoopid, lol :)
Almost weekend!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
...World
Slightly edited shot of a biker 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 :)
Sometimes when I'm in the streets of the best city in the world shooting puddles, occasionally I'll stumble onto a wet spot that offers such pretty, perfect reflected views, that I can't stop taking the same pictures over and over again, and I am seriously wondering why some random part of my brain thought it would be a good idea to spend considerable parts of my spare time searching for, and hunching over dirty spots of rain water, I mean, seriously! I love the outcome, and I won't stop, but why can't I be wicked at shooting portraits, or anything else that doesn't require me to make myself look like a drunk, a fool, or a retard in public...oh well, anything for art they say, and I guess this is just my little part to chip in, at least I don't have to be naked or covered in hot chocolate or something to shoot my puddle pictures, now that would look stoopid, lol :)
Almost weekend!
Amsterdam photos
Wicked reflections
www.amstersam.com
