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Photo: "Damrak,
Night- B&W" Amsterdam, 1999
Same image as above, for those
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Photo: "Reguliersgracht
in Fog" Amsterdam, 2002
It's about four-thirty am
on a foggy November night. The canal bridges typical of Amsterdam
provide a study in depth composition. Here, a crisp, long line
of canal houseboats receding deep into the fog converges with
the lines of the bridge railing and the cars along Reguliersgracht.
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Photo: "Museumplein
at Night" Amsterdam, 2001
The camera has a fine layer
of drizzle on it. The skating rink has just been set up for the
winter. Families, teenagers and tourists make the Museumplein
a busy place in the daytime, but for now, the stately Rijksmuseum
presides over a quiet night. |
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Photo: "Cobra,
Night" Amsterdam, 2001
Almost the reverse angle from
the view above, with the Rijksmuseum's fence along the left, aiming
toward the restaurant Cobra. The crossing shapes of the road's
sheen and curbs lend visual support for the vista of buildings
in thedistance.. |
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Photo: "The Grasshopper"
Amsterdam, 2003
Early morning (for Amsterdam),
looking into a side-street off Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal. This is
one of many photos inspired by raking light emphasizing the textures
of the old buildings. The lines' of this image colliding at all
angles evokes the bustle of this neighborhood at most hours. |
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Photo: "Keizersgracht Canal"
Amsterdam, 2001
West from Leidsegracht, the
Keizersgracht canal makes a bend to the north. The Westerkerk
bell-tower stands over the trees in the distance. A canal boat
turns south into Leidsegracht leaves a streak from its headlamp.
The perspective on the curving canal provides a nice cluster of
canal-houses to balance the bridge and canal foreground elements. |
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Photo: "Lutherese Kerk in
Fog " Amsterdam, 2003
Amsterfoto ordered the fog
light on this evening so that the Lutherese Kerk would be just
visible enough to be the focal point for this image over the Singel
canal from Blauwburgval. |
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Photo: "Dreaming Boats"
Amsterdam, 2003
A view looking north from Herenstraat
on a lightly fogged night. In this dream-like image, the water
is very still, and the canal-boats appear to sleep more on fog
than water. |
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Photo: "Raamsteeg"
Amsterdam, 2002
This small commercial block
between Singel and Spuistraat is mostly deserted at this hour,
but well-lit. A bicyclist painted the trail in the center of the
photo, and shadows of a few pedestrians can be seen as well. |
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Photo: "Singel & Muntplein"
Amsterdam, 2003
A colorful landmark shot, of
the Muntplein and the flower market looking over the Singel canal
from the Koningsplein. The cool November weather does not keep
the floral vendors from their business, as you can see from the
foreground display. |
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Photo: "Leliegracht"
Amsterdam, 2003
In classical Dutch paintings,
broken cloud-cover was used to direct rays of sunlight onto key
areas of the painting. Occasionally nature obliges in similar
fashion, as here at Leliegracht and Keizersgracht. Note also the
highlighted building in the backgound to the left. |
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Photo: "Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal,
2003
The Magna Plaza and Nz-Voorburgwal
explode with light from behind the darker Gravenstraat in the
foreground. This, and the opposing angles create a surprising
dynamism for the composition. |
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