From the Vaults-52
It was a real eye opener for me as a Canadian to initially visit Europe and see how the culture has kept alive the whole concept of community closeness that seems to have eluded North America where we embrace the community from our individualistic point of view.
Maybe in our rush to embrace the New World in addition casting off the old ways of compliance and subservience we gave up a sense of community responsibility in exchange for a perceived rugged idealistic individualism that makes for great stories but not a great community.
The Netherlands was my easy entry into travel in continental Europe after having spent months in Scotland and some travel exploration of England realizing there exists a world outside of North America not just what you see in TV and Movies.
Spending a lazy weekend in Holland especially with almost everyone speaking English and all citizens seeming very tolerant of ignorant North Americans especially ignorant Maritime Canadians is a great place to spend your first weekend in Europe.
The last thing I want to mention is a photographic tip about leading lines in your travel photos find them and use them they are everywhere and using them to direct the viewer through a picture is as old as photography and one of the most effective tools you have in your arsenal.
I took this on September 19th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 42mm 1/8s, f/11 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress.
From the Vaults-52
It was a real eye opener for me as a Canadian to initially visit Europe and see how the culture has kept alive the whole concept of community closeness that seems to have eluded North America where we embrace the community from our individualistic point of view.
Maybe in our rush to embrace the New World in addition casting off the old ways of compliance and subservience we gave up a sense of community responsibility in exchange for a perceived rugged idealistic individualism that makes for great stories but not a great community.
The Netherlands was my easy entry into travel in continental Europe after having spent months in Scotland and some travel exploration of England realizing there exists a world outside of North America not just what you see in TV and Movies.
Spending a lazy weekend in Holland especially with almost everyone speaking English and all citizens seeming very tolerant of ignorant North Americans especially ignorant Maritime Canadians is a great place to spend your first weekend in Europe.
The last thing I want to mention is a photographic tip about leading lines in your travel photos find them and use them they are everywhere and using them to direct the viewer through a picture is as old as photography and one of the most effective tools you have in your arsenal.
I took this on September 19th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 42mm 1/8s, f/11 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress.