Open Day

Diamond │ GF1 + Lumix 7-14mm F4.0 │ 7mm F4.0 1/3200s ISO100This is Blok 18 on Amsterdam's man made archipelago of Ijburg. They had an open day and we took the opportunity to have a look at some of the apartments. The minimalistic geometry of the building lends itself to photos with a degree of abstraction. 

Circle │ GF1 + Lumix 7-14mm F4.0 │ 14mm F5.0 1/640s ISO100

Overexposed

Bands │ GF1 + Lumix 7-14mm F4.0 │ 7mm F5.6 1/400s ISO100The sun was really beating down and keeping the whites from overexposing led to very unsatisfying results; the colours on the undersides of the balconies becoming muddy and dark. But this school is really about the irregular coloured bands, so I changed strategy. Metering on the underside of the balconies brought back the vivid colours. Even better, pure white areas now separated them into individual bands, lending the photo an abstract quality. The only thing left to do was to remove the bright blue sky when I got home.

Corner │ GF1 + Lumix 7-14mm F4.0 │ 7mm F5.6 1/250s ISO100