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A grey Dutch winters day...
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A grey Dutch winters day...



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colorful Amsterdam

colorful Amsterdam
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cameraDMC-TZ100

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 125 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 91/10 

upload_dateOct, 2017

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6 Comments |
KristinaOers PRO+
 
KristinaOers October 12, 2017
Lovely details and colours Eelco!! I love your pictures and the stories they tell... the grey brings out the primary colours perfectly :-) Nice!!
leslie57
 
leslie57 October 16, 2017
Wonderful interesting scene !!
davidsloan
 
davidsloan November 12, 2017
Great capture,lots to take in.
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p_eileenbaltz April 07, 2018
I love this.......congratulations, friend.
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tmtburke April 09, 2018
Great detail, congratulations on your win.
Merlot
 
Merlot October 08, 2018
Nice image reminds me on my younger days when I spent some time in Amsterdam

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in Amsterdam on a cold and grey winters day.

Time

It was about 2 pm.

Lighting

A grey Dutch winters day has little shadows because the sun is hidden behind a blanket of greyish clouds.

Equipment

I took this photo with my little miracle Lumix DMC-TZ-100, an intelligent pocket camera with a nice Leica lens.

Inspiration

If you have ever been to Amsterdam you must have seen the canals, old houses, bicycles and boats. In this photo I wanted to show all of these typical Amsterdam subjects. I was specially captured by the milk can at the side of the bicycle, too Dutch or too much, haha! The colors, the puddle of rain and to finish the composition... the word water written on the boat; Amsterdam!

Editing

I did little post processing in Lightroom to brighten up the colors a bit for some contrast with the grey sky.

In my camera bag

I don't have any equipment in my bag (yet) I am a beginning photographer and I am learning to use a camera, to look for the good light, composition and point of view. One day when I know how to use and set the camera well enough, I will start to think about a bag filled with technical things instead of the need to understand photography first...

Feedback

To capture an image like this is all about being aware of your surroundings, just look around you and be bewondered about the beautiful lively world we are living in, see the possibilities for a nice capture behind every corner. When I walk through a city or anywhere else, I allways look around me very carefully to see the details of wich the world around me is build up. I try to look through a pinhole, without forgetting the whole picture. If you look at a subject to photograph, you have to try to realise what you want to achieve, Try to find the good light, the right point of view and the best composition... In this case I saw all the aspects of Amsterdam together in just one frame! I choose a low perspective to make the photo more intimate. Once you get home and open your laptop, the magic of today's world begins... I allways crop it later into the size and composition I like best. Crop the photo in different ways, so you can choose the best one the next day when you can have a fresh look at them!

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