Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The streets of Madrid part 2

A few days in Madrid. Very good vibe in the city. And great place for some old school street and city (read tourist style...) photography.

Tech info: Nikon d700, AF Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8, AF Nikkor 180mm, AF 35mm F2 and the AF 50mm F1.4.

Mi Croissanterie
 
 French bulldog

 Royal Palace

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Queens day in Amsterdam part 5

Part five (and final part) of Queens Day 2011 in Amsterdam.

Tech info: Nikon D700, AFD Nikkor 180mm f2.8, AFD Nikkor 50mm f1.4, AFD Nikkor 35mm f2, ISO 200

 Pants down

 Orange wig

 Helmet

Monday, May 23, 2011

Milan Design Week part 2

Part 2 of the Design Week in Milan. This was at the unofficial 'fuorisalone'. Like a parallel alternative design week. Lots of very creative gimmicks, sometimes bordering on genius design.

Tech info: Nikon D700 with AFD 35 mm f2, AF 50mm f1.4, ISO 200-800, shutter speeds between 1/60s and 1/4000s, apertures between f2.8-f4.8 

 Yes no maybe so

 Contact info

 Who touches dies! I didn't try..

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Milan Design Week part 1

Part 1 of the Design Week in Milan. This was at the unofficial 'fuorisalone'. Like a parallel alternative design week. Lots of very creative gimmicks, sometimes bordering on genius design.

Tech info: Nikon D700 with AFD 35 mm f2, AF 50mm f1.4, ISO 200-400, shutter speeds between 1/60s and 1/4000s, apertures between f2.8-f4.8


 All you need is Berlu!

 Friendly guy handing out flyers

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The streets of Madrid part 1

A few days in Madrid. Very good vibe in the city. And great place for some old school street and city (read tourist style...) photography.

Tech info: Nikon d700, AF Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8, AF Nikkor 180mm, AF 35mm F2 and the AF 50mm F1.4.

 Rasta man

Happy together

 Religion

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Queens day in Amsterdam part 4

Part four of Queens Day in Amsterdam. More crazy and non-crazy Dutch.

Tech info: Nikon D700, AFD Nikkor 180mm f2.8, AFD Nikkor 50mm f1.4, AFD Nikkor 35mm f2, ISO 200

 Dressed for the occasion

 And made up for the occasion

His sister

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Queens day in Amsterdam part 3

Part three of Queens Day in Amsterdam. More crazy and non-crazy Dutch.

Tech info: Nikon D700, AFD Nikkor 180mm f2.8, AFD Nikkor 50mm f1.4, AFD Nikkor 35mm f2, ISO 200

Oversized glasses
 
 Lucky baby

 One traditional game on Queen's Day is called 'Koekhappen'. People have to try and eat a 'koek' which is hanging on a wire.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Queens Day in Amsterdam part 2

Part two of Queens Day in Amsterdam.

Tech info: Nikon D700, AFD Nikkor 180mm f2.8, AFD Nikkor 50mm f1.4, AFD Nikkor 35mm f2, ISO 200

 Queen's Day bunny

 A rest in The Vondelpark

 brotherly love

Friday, May 6, 2011

Queen's Day in Amsterdam part 1

The 30th of April is Queen's day in the Netherlands. A national holiday with lots of street parties, drunk people and chaos. Queen's day celebrates the birthday of the mother of the current queen. And honors the royal family.
The best place to be is Amsterdam. Most people agree on that so the city is completely overcrowded but a lot of fun. 
Orange is the color that represents the royal family and has become the national color even though the colors of the flag are red-white-blue. So it is the color to wear on Queen's day.
Here are the first impressions of a great day.

Tech info: Nikon D700, AFD Nikkor 180mm f2.8, AFD Nikkor 50mm f1.4, AFD Nikkor 35mm f2, ISO 200