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Tuesday
Feb072012

Thick Enough

Upheaval │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 35mm F2.0 ZM │ 35mm F5.6 1/1600s ISO100In the fifteen years that I've lived in the Netherlands, I've never been able to walk out onto the Nieuwe Diep (a lake) in Amsterdam's Indische Buurt. It's just never been cold enough for long enough. But conditions are different this winter and the immense area of the city normally occupied by water is now covered in ice. It's enough to make my everyday surroundings look so different that I'm inspired to grab my camera.

Tea Time │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 35mm F2.0 ZM │ 35mm F5.6 1/640s ISO100

Open White │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 35mm F2.0 ZM │ 35mm F5.6 1/1600s ISO100

Sunday
Feb052012

Strange Brew

Black on White │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 35mm F2.0 ZM │ 35mm F4.0 1/1250s ISO200

White on Black │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E24mm F1.8 ZA │ 24mm F3.5 1/500s ISO400

Saturday
Feb042012

Through the Snow

Respite │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E24mm F1.8 ZA │ 24mm F3.5 1/640s ISO400A little snow certainly isn't enough to make Amsterdamers leave their bicycle at home. I was out braving the elements on my trusty steed as well. My bicycle is more than just a means of transportation; it's also part of my photography gear because it provides unfettered access to potential subjects. When I see something that I want to photograph, it's a simple matter of throwing my bicycle against the nearest railing and I'm ready to shoot. You don't have to circle around the block in search of a parking spot nor do you have to feed your hard earned cash into parking meters or scrape the windshield free of ice when you're ready to leave again. That would be enough to make me think twice about stopping to take a few photos. You can't get very far on a bicycle of course and you will have to take measures to warm up again when you get home, but bicycles are great around town. That's probably why I wasn't the only one out cycling in the snow.

Balancing Act │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 35mm F2.0 ZM │ 35mm F2.8 1/500s ISO200

Tricycle │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E24mm F1.8 ZA │ 24mm F2.5 1/80s ISO100

Saturday
Feb042012

Let it Snow

Serentity │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 35mm F2.0 ZM │ 35mm F2.8 1/200s ISO200

Friday
Jan272012

Lean on Me

Round and Round │ NEX-7 + Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 35mm F2.0 ZM │ 35mm F2.0 1/13s ISO3200