Or, given that canals are just as good a means of transportation as streets in other cities, maybe I should call this post ‘canal photography.’ It was a warm and sunny day, so life spilled onto the sidewalk, stairways, and boats. Click any image to see them in slideshow format:
This guy won’t get wet when it rains in Amsterdam, but how he squeezes in there is a mystery to me. You can find out more at velomobiel.ne.
He didn’t seem to command much attention among the other bike riders:
Canon 7D
ISO 125
f/11
1/80 sec
Amsterdam had some cool graffiti, these are just a few examples. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Anyone willing to take a guess?
Canon 7D, 24-70mm lens
ISO 100
f/5
1/250 sec
This film museum in Amsterdam opened in 2012, and is across the river from the Central Station. Great architecture!
Canon 7D
Google Location
This couple chose the busiest place in New York to have their wedding photos taken. Romantic, yet very frustrating for the photographer who wanted no people in the background!
iphone
I didn’t see any strollers in Amsterdam: Kids either walked with their parents or they were ferried around on bikes. And helmets? Didn’t see any of those, either. And pets of course got the same treatment. 🙂
Click on any image to see images in slide show format.
I had the pleasure of having a professional photographer named Tom show me around Amsterdam at night, and teach me about night photography. I arranged it through Photo tours of Amsterdam, and was extremely happy with the tour, which lasted from 10:15pm (when it was still light out) until 1:45am. I can highly recommend it. Here are some samples from that night’s work. Click on any one picture to see them in slideshow format.
Amsterdam offered a great opportunity to practice panning, while enjoying the variety of bicycle riders. I’m not sure how romantic all this seems when it rains, but in the summer it is enchanting to see how everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) rides their bike. And no one bothers with helmets – how wonderfully nonchalant!
Click on any image to see them in slide show format.
This little bakery is called Hinkel and is in the ‘Altstadt’ (old town) of Düsseldorf, Germany, where I recently bought some delicious sweets. I wish I had enough room in my luggage to bring back some of that tasty bread. Here’s my last post on bakeries.
Canon 7D
Google Location
After a day of overcast skies, the sun finally managed to get through in the late afternoon, for a beautiful view of one of the many canals in this beautiful city.
Canon 7D
ISO 100
f/11
1/160 sec
This cat certainly seemed to have the run of the house in the little Amsterdam bar I stopped in to inquire about the menu. Fortunately the weather was so nice that everyone sat outside, leaving her the interior.
Canon 7D
ISO 320
F/2.8
1/100 sec
Would love to be able to find the parents of this little girl, so I can give them a picture of their beautiful daughter.
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/320 sec
Some dramatic storm clouds were forming while I flew from Connecticut to Seattle:
iphone, Hipstamatic
iphone, edited with Snapseed
Walking a child in Manhattan — much like walking a dog:
iphone, Hipstamatic
A quick trip to Boston only provided one photo opportunity, of puffy clouds reflecting in the John Hancock Building. This is part 2 of a series, the first entry coming from Oregon and posted earlier here.
iphone, Hipstamatic
lens: Lucifer IV
film: Black Keys B+W
Look how Ozzy, my sister-in-law’s pug, OWNS that chair:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 200
f/4.5
1/60 sec
Nik Color Efex
Or: Dinner!
Shot at sunset near our local beach:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro
ISO 100
f/4.5
1/60 sec
But it was fun playing around with some color filters to enhance the water lilies I photographed yesterday.
Discovered some cool pictures my dad took when he was in London in the 1950s, so I had them scanned, then cleaned them up a little with Aperture, and thought I’d share them:
I was lucky enough to catch the one day when Horseshoe Crabs come to our town beach to mate. There were at least 15 pairs of these ‘living fossils’ (so-called by Charles Darwin because they look just like their fossilized ancestors) horsing around (pardon the pun) in the shallow water.
Camera: Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
Overlooking Hammonasset Beach, CT:
Canon Powershot G12
Rainy day, so I spent it practicing indoor photography:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
ISO 100
f/5
1/10 sec
I shot a small piece of moss up close, and changed focus while the shutter was open, to get this effect:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
ISO 100
F/2.8
1/30 sec
I came across this peaceful scene on a recent early morning while walking the dog:
Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm
ISO 100
f/7.1
1/200 sec
It’s always 4 o’clock at the Clinton Antique Center:
iphone Hipstamatic
Film: Ina 1935
Lens: John S.
When the Clam Castle in Madison, CT is open, it must be summer time:
Canon 7D
ISO 200
f/4
1/1600 sec
Location (Google Maps)
You don’t have to stand on top of a building to feel dizzy in New York — just looking at the angular and glass-clad office towers along 6th Avenue is enough:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/320 sec
Small detail of a wooden patio fence:
Canon EOS 7D, EF 70-200mm
ISO 100
115mm
f/5.6
1/250 sec
Mystic Seaport in Connecticut presented great opportunities to practice indoor photography using HDR to capture all details:
camera: Canon 7D
location in google maps: http://goo.gl/maps/IdxBg
Found this on the Seaside Sanatorium grounds in Waterford, CT:
Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm
ISO 100
75mm
f/5.6
1/50 sec
A weekend visit to Mystic Seaport in Connecticut on a beautiful spring day:
A visit to the Essex Steam Train depot yielded some interesting photo opportunities.
Here are a few more. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format:
The light is getting more and more beautiful in the evenings here in Connecticut. Soon the temperature will cooperate, too.
iphone, Hipstamatic
lens: John S
film: Ina 1935
A misty morning greeted me while walking the dog:
Canon EOS 7D
ISO 320
f/4.5
1/60 sec
Well, it’s creepy enough to be haunted, although I only saw signs of teenage transgressions (i.e. graffiti) when I visited the Seaside Sanatorium in Waterford, CT. It was built in the 1930s as a convalescent home for young children suffering from Tuberculosis, and shut down in the 1990s.
Abandoned Room
Here are a few more shots, in addition to the previous post. Click on any image to see them in slide show format.
That’s the eerie graffiti I found in an old abandoned sanatorium on the Connecticut seaside. Which one do you like better: color or black&white?
Canon EOS 7D, 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO 100
10mm
f/4.5
1/4 sec
Some other shots I really liked from my visit to the National Zoo in Washington, DC (the first one was a collaboration with my son – he took the shot with my camera, I did the editing):
Covered a lot of territory in DC over the weekend, here are some miscellaneous impressions:
iphone & Hipstamatic app
Sat in Madison Park yesterday before lunch, and enjoyed an impromptu trumpet concerto while enjoying the warm weather and the view of the Flatiron Building, one of my favorite buildings in the world.
iphone, Hipstamatic app
I discovered an abandoned factory building in Bridgeport, CT, that offered some good opportunities for HDR photography and playing around with various filters.
Here are a few more shots – click on any one of them to see them in slideshow format.
I enjoyed the challenge of taking pictures of the memorials on Washington, DC’s Mall that are different from the millions of pictures taken there every day.
Washington Monument, from Lincoln Memorial
Click on any picture to start the slide show.
A brief trip to Washington, DC, gave me a chance to see the famous Cherry Blossom Season:
I was lucky to be flying to Seattle at the right time and sitting on the right side of the plane:
Captured on Hammonasset Beach in Connecticut, as they fluttered around a gentleman passing out breadcrumbs.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/4.5
1/200 sec
Adjusted with Nik Color Efex
Tiny shells (1 cm long) on our local beach, shot with my macro lens:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm 1/2.8 macro lens
ISO 100
f/3.2
1/400 sec
Found a few interesting shots even in such humdrum environment as a small regional airport. These were taken in Eugene, OR:
iphone Hipstamatic
This tree has a commanding presence in our neighborhood. Can’t wait for the leaves to return this spring.
iphone Hipstamatic, adjusted with Snapseed
Winter wonderland along I-89 in Vermont:
Canon EOS 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
F/14
1/60 sec
A lovely sunset lit up the newly restored cupola of Clinton City Hall last night. It finally feels like spring!!!
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/30 sec
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 