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Typical Amsterdam Houses reflected in a Puddle,no Photoshop, no tricks...twin shot, almost 2 years later :)
This Photo is rather popular, it has been featured in the local Magazine
NL20, in an Article with Interviews about Flickr&the 'Amsterdam Mokum' Group, they had a little Interview with 5 of us Members, here's my Interview :))
Also it has been shown on
this Site as a Flickr Favorite, thanks Gardenwife :))
Spathariko (Greek: Σπαθαρικό, Turkish: Ötüken) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located north of Famagusta. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
Puddle reflection of a biker in front of the Royal palace on the Dam square in Amsterdam.
I've added a bit of contrast&saturation to this shot, but otherwise it is just another wicked mobile phone reflection, no Photoshop, no tricks :)
The lady had tightened the furry head part of her jacket so much that it looks like she's growing a halo of fur around her squeezed in (and somewhat surprised looking, probably on account of the crazy man hunching next to a puddle with a mobile phone!) face...
If you are the lady on the bike, I sincerely apologize for fu****g up your morning with my disturbing sight (and for subsequently posting your fear-frozen face all over them Interwebs too, I guess it was situations like this one that coined the phrase 'adding insult to injury', hehehe)! ;-))
It's a beautiful, sunny Spring day in Amsterdam today, go and have a great day, take care but take it easy!
P.s. I did not win in the lotto drawing last night, even though so many of you wished me luck (thanks again!)...let's try again next week or so :))
P.p.s. But I did receive this email, gotta run and call Dr. Van Hans now, hahaha ;D
"This email is to notify you that you have won an Award Sum of US$1,000,000 in
Nationale Postcode Loterij held in Amsterdam,
Tell: +31-616-563-485
Email: micro3343@gmail.com
Contact person: Dr Van Hans."
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Locomotive in the roundhouse at the Steamtown National Historic Site in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. We were in Scranton for the day during our summer holiday. It was raining and I could not take all the shots I would have wanted to but the upside is that it created a puddle into which this locomotive is reflected. That goes to show that every cloud has a siver lining!
Locomotive dans la rotonde au Steamtown National Historic Site, à Scranton, Pennsylvanie
Illinois Central No. 790 is a preserved steam locomotive, the only Illinois Central Railroad 2-8-0 Consolidation type of its class to survive into the diesel age of train transportation. It is part of the Steamtown National Historic Site collection in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The Steamtown National Historic Site is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on 62.48 acres (25.3 ha) at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W). The museum is built around a working turntable and a roundhouse that are largely replications of the original DL&W facilities. The site also features several original outbuildings dated between 1899 and 1902. The roundhouse was reconstructed from remnants of the 1932 facility.
A roundhouse is a building used by railroads for servicing locomotives. Roundhouses are large, circular or semicircular structures that were traditionally located surrounding or adjacent to turntables. The defining feature of the traditional roundhouse was the turntable, which facilitates access when the building is used for repair facilities or for storage of steam locomotives.
Early steam locomotives normally travelled forwards only; although reverse operations capabilities were soon built into locomotive mechanisms, the controls were normally optimized for forward travel, and the locomotives often could not operate as well in reverse. A turntable allowed a locomotive or other rolling stock to be turned around for the return journey.
(source : Wikipedia)
♪ ♫ Music / Musique : Box of Rain by the Grateful Dead
Typical Amsterdam buildings, reflected in a puddle.
I like the way the stem of the leaf is piercing the water surface and makes it look like it's breaking through the barrier between the real world and the wicked reflection world living under water, inside Amsterdam's puddles :))
Last week I was contacted by John Warwick from the website Fat Talent for an interview and a feature of my wicked reflection shots on his site. We had a great time ping-ponging questions&suggestions until he had enough information for this cool article about me, myself&I :))
As I've mentioned earlier, there's a whole 'World Domination' scheme and other sinister intentions going on behind this seemingly harmless Reflectah's hidden face, or to say it with the immortal words of AC/DC 'So lock up your daughter lock up your wife. Lock up your back door and run for your life.'
Thank you very much John, it's been a pleasure and I hope we'll meet up for that beer-bash in the best city in the world soon :-P
Here is the whole interview:
Reflections’ are an obsession, and the images he produces are simply gob-smacking.
Vibrant in both colour and composition and tempered by a humorous and discerning eye, his photographs fairly and squarely shout for your attention.
Those puddles on the street that we avoid, will never quite be the same again.
Fattalent met up with the man himself :Amsters@m - The Wicked Reflectah
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Name: Amsters@m
Age: youngish
Lives: Amsterdam
Mobile Phones: SonyEricsson S700i & C905 ______________________________________________________________________________________
….just hope I’m not disturbing your Sunday? :)
Don’t worry about disturbing my Sunday, I was planning on going outside to take some pictures of people ice-skating, but I’m too lazy and it’s too cold, so here I am instead :)
Why reflections?
Why not?! It’s not something I chose for consciously, it just happens to rain a lot in Amsterdam and often there are perfect conditions for some wicked reflection shots, but I do not go out and look for things to shoot, either they’re somewhere along my way while going some place or they won’t end up on my memory card…art by laziness :D
I think that I have a somewhat unique style when shooting reflections and that makes me proud and happy, reflections have always been a favored subject by many ‘real’ photographers and the thought that I can compete with them, only equipped with a mobile, seems so bizarre&cool that I probably enjoy that more than taking the pictures in itself.
How long have you been interested in photography?
I’m not really interested in photography,
I just like snapping aspects of everyday life in Amsterdam with my mobiles, but I do not consider myself to be a photographer. I like seeing other peoples pictures if they appeal to me, I like strong colors and any kind of reflections and portraits.
I never visit exhibitions, museums or galleries, I’m too lazy and I think some of the best shooters are online and can be admired while lazily sitting in my chair :) I also never use Photoshop or anything like that, I tried understanding how those programs work, but I’m too dumb. My photos are unedited except for some contrast&saturation that I often add, I guess my eyes are getting worse and I need strong colors&lines to be able to enjoy a picture.
You’re obviously quite taken with the creative possibilities of mobiles phones?
I am using mobile phones because they’re always around and they’re easy to use and of course I love them. I have no idea what all the buttons&settings in my Panasonic DMC-FZ8 and Kodak C360 Zoom are good for and even though I read the manual of the Pana, I can’t really figure them out and do not intend to do so, if I can’t just start my cam/mobile and do a point&shoot, I’ll get bored and walk away from it.
I shoot spontaneously and only things I come across, I do not arrange situations and I don’t ask people to pose for me, again probably too lazy…but then, in Amsterdam there’s always something worth shooting that’ll stumble in front of your lens if you go downtown. I think taking pictures with mobiles and their often limited possibilities brings out the best in any ‘photographer’ as you have to fall back on your eye for detecting good situations, angles, light and compositions. If you need to spend hours afterwards to make your picture look good, you’re probably doing something wrong ;-)
What are your views on the internet with relation to your work?
I don’t trust the Internet any further than I can throw it, so even though I have a website, a Flickr account and a Myspace/Facebook/Twitter page, I hide behind the ‘AmsterS@m’ alter ego that I’ve created and it’s quite a comfortable feeling, a bit like sitting behind a 2-way mirror I guess, watching everybody else sharing their real life info down to their addresses, phonenumber, favorite color and all that while I only give out the snippets of information that I want to let you know.
I reserve the copyright for all my pictures but I don’t really care if others use/abuse my pictures/movies, sometimes I google ‘AmsterS@m’ and come across the weirdest Japanese or Russian sites that I’ve never even heard of, that post some of my photos (usually always with a link to my own site or my Flickr stream, seems the world isn’t so rotten after all ;) . The way I see it, if you steal my pictures and try to sell them or whatever, good luck, I’ll just make some even wickeder ones and outsell you any time of the day, haha ;D I’m really excited that there are all these possibilities to share my photos, videos and anything I might have to say, with a worldwide audience, and the fact that they can respond and give direct feedback, comments and opinions thrills&frightens me.
Any New projects on the horizon?
I saw this cool site, Blurb.com, and you can easily create your own book with their software, on your PC. Some of my Flickr contacts have created their first books already and they look pretty cool, so I want one too.
I think having your words/pictures/whatever printed on paper gives a bit the feeling of immortality and having created something that can still be touched&looked at even when you’re not around anymore. I have almost finished my first book, naturally one that contains wicked reflections, and as soon as I’m done, I’ll upload it to Blurb and promote it on my site and Flickr stream. I think it’s great that I can sit here at home and try to become rich&famous without having to leave my chair, isn’t it great to live in the 21st century? No, really! ;)
A gorgeous sunrise in Algona. I snapped this on the way going to work. This was the result with also being 10 mins late.
Algona, Washington
Houses in Amsterdam, reflected in a Puddle, shot with a mobile phone cam - Yay, my 4th Picture on Explore :))
Strangely enough, this Picture keeps popping up on Explore, then it'll disappear, a Day later it's back on another Explore Site, the next Day it's gone, then back, etc...make up your Mind Flickr, do you think this is an interesting Photo or not, haha ;-P
Today you can find it back here: flickr.com/explore/interesting/2007/1/17/page50
The Magna Plaza, reflected in a puddle...I've taken an almost identical shot about 6 months ago , but I can't help it, when I see these wicked reflections, I can't stop my mobile from shooting them...sorry that I'm boring you with the same pictures over and over again, I think I'm running out of ideas, hehe ;-))
Yep, it's confirmed, I'm suffering from Shooters-block, I took the same shot again almost 1 years later
Another wonderful summer sunset scene of the city skyline just after a quick downpour passed over the city...pls.View On Black
The Magna Plaza and a biker in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle...
Yesterday I went outside to take some wicked reflection shots but most puddles were frozen, so I had to break the ice with my feet to be able to present you this picture :)
The Netherlands are experiencing an unusually cold period, together with the rest of Europe/the World, and a lot of people are making comments on the web that obviously the whole 'Global Warming' phenomenon is a scam, that Al Gore is a liar and we should all drive around in cars as much as possible to give nature a little push in the right direction, hahaha :D
Stay inside, stay warm and don't forget to feed the birds, they don't even have central heating!
Typical Amsterdam houses on the Rokin, reflected in a puddle...looks a bit as if the crust of the earth ends here and Middle earth starts, be careful, mind the gap :))
As usual, no Photoshop, simply a wicked reflection taken with my funkycool, stone-age old S700i mobile phone cam :)
Tourists on rented bikes, reflected in a puddle...
As you can see, these tourists look irritated, not because they saw me hunched over a puddle, snapping some wicked reflection shots (ok, maybe a little bit), but rather because they came to the best city in the world, assuming that they could have a wild time here with Sex, Drugs&Rock'n'Roll, only to find out that our government (well, the glorious local chapter of the Right-wing-religious-nutcases in charge) has outlawed anything that might have attracted visitors to Amsterdam in the past.
Even though we do still have some Coffeeshops and a (much smaller) Red-Light-District, you can't buy Magic Mushrooms anymore, you can't smoke a cigarette anywhere, can't drink a beer with your joint and by decision of the major all big dance events must be 100% drug-free...hell, you are not even allowed to stand up if you are drinking a beer on the terrace of a bar...no kidding!
I know it is our own fault, because even though everybody is complaining about the fact that our great leaders have put the bible back into almost every aspect of daily life, when the next election comes up, everybody will vote for Mr. Harry Potter&his gang of whacky weirdos again, for some reason I fail to understand, but I guess that's just me being an idiot :D
Oh yeah, to make up for all these losses, we've turned to killing people across the planet for fun...and they've called Tony Blair the lap dog of G.W. Bush!
Come and visit us before Amsterdam has finished becoming a boring small village that has nothing to offer that you can't find in your own hometown, hurry, they're working fast on the deconstruction of the mystical free city as you might know it from the tales of your forefathers&mothers ;-))
P.s. If I sound bitter, it's probably from all those hours of smoking&drinking in the cold wind outside of all those cool places where me&my friends used to have such good times in ye olde Amsterdam, I'll go and read the bible now, maybe I'll feel better then, haha :D
XXX - The Amsterd@m City logo, reflected in a puddle outside the city hall at the Waterlooplein...sometimes I'm asked what the XXX stands for, and no, it does not mean adult content, even though the city is every adolescents wet dream :)
It stands for "Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig", meaning "Valiant, Determined, Compassionate"
Biker in front of the 'Mozes en Aäronkerk' Church at the Waterlooplein in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle.
The church is one of my favorite buildings in the best city in the world, here are some previous shots: #1 and #2...
In case you were wondering what the title of this shot is about, let me explain...
I must have suffered from an outburst of social connectivity, inflicted upon my wicked self by those 3 loooong weeks of winter vacation that I've been enjoying (today is the last day...noooooooo!), or I just got bored, because I've joined all those famous social networking sites, add me as a contact, you know you want to :))
Check me out on the ever-so-famous Myspace, make me one of your Friensters, get chatty on Twitter, blog with me on Blogger or simply Facebook me :))
So go and waste your Sunday adding me to your friend lists, thanks :))
The world's biggest TV on the Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle...
As you might know, the Dutch have a special relationship with their TV's, all movies are shown in their original language with Dutch subtitles, this enables the inhabitants of the best country in the world to learn foreign languages while chilling out on the couch :)
Usually, watching TV makes your brain go into some kind of 'Flat-line-mode' and facilitates a level of addiction that is comparable to Heroin, but not in Holland, here you'll learn something while watching the telly, if you like it or not, so if you enjoy being lazy while keeping your head trained&improved, you know what to do :)
It could be that our cerebral lobes are already so stuffed to the brim with all those legal drugs that you can (still) buy in the Netherlands, that some secret government agency has decided that they'll use untranslated TV to help us regain a level of consciousness/brain activity that'll allow us to at least support the local economy, through hard labor and excessive consumption (in several languages), even when our gray matter is mostly turned off ;-D
Here's Spearheads opinion about TV!
Before it became Cain Park, the ravine between Taylor and Lee roads was merely a wet, overgrown gully visited by only the most adventurous of hikers. In 1914, the Central Improvement Association of Cleveland Heights (then still a village) formed a committee to look into the possibility of turning the Dugway Brook ravine into a more formal public park. It was not until the 1930s, however, that Cain Park began to take shape. ~ clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/193
Father, daughter (or a kidnapped child) and buildings, reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam.
Yet again a title that seems totally unrelated to the actual picture...but this time I have some kind of explanation, at least ;-))
In my humble opinion, the dad has a certain bohemian appearance, he could be some kind of poet that is rushing to his favorite Poetry-Slam bar as soon as he's dropped the girl off at the local Sweatshop Ballet lessons ;-D
Please excuse the blurriness of this shot, I just liked the faces too much not to post it!
P.s. Of course, as usual, no Photoshop or tricks, just a puddle, a mobile and a wicked Reflectah in the best city in the world :)
Thanks God it's Friday, have a great start into the weekend!!!
Puddle reflection of a Ferris wheel in the Westerpark in Amsterdam. I've added a bit of contrast, for the rest it's an unedited mobile shot...actually, I'm not even sure if I added contrast, I've checked the original shot and it looks pretty much identical...maybe the smart people among you can find out by looking at the pictures properties or something, I wouldn't know what to look for :)
Do you know Ferris Bueller?! You should, he could save your life one day ;-)
"Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. " Ferris Bueller
"Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people."
Ferris again!
A church in a foreign country, reflected in a puddle...
Me& a couple of million of Dutch people went to a foreign, neighboring country with a slightly different approach towards Christmas last weekend and it was very nice, lots of food that you can't buy in the Netherlands and tons of new smells, sights&sounds (well, the sounds not so much, Dutch was spoken almost anywhere in the streets, it almost felt like being at home far away from the best city in the world) :))
Water puddle reflection:
I couldn't resist taking this shot. The many different lines and textures made it an easy decision. The colors were just the icing on the cake.
went over to the lakefront this morning to grab some sunrise shots and the the soft golden tones during sun up didn't disappoint...there was no explosion of colors of any sort but the golden tones were really beautiful this morning...i scoured the length of this part of the lakefront for puddles, from Oak Street Beach to North Avenue Beach and i only found 2 and this puddle was the better of the duo...set my timer on delay and placed the camera on the ground right by this puddle and hoped for the best...more sunrise shots to come and some early morning blue hour shots from Kinzie Street Bridge as well...pls. View On Black
featured in chicagoist.com's Today's Weather 03/16/2012...
Seen on Explore 03/15/2012...
This is the Damstraat reflected in a puddle, in the background you can see the royal palace on the Dam square
Amsterdam downtown shoppers and buildings, reflected in a puddle.
People regularly stare at me when I do my wicked reflection thing, they just can't figure out why a handsome young man like myself (hehe ;) would sit next to a puddle and behave like a madman, while I could be out there, supporting the local economy with spontaneous outbursts of consumer-lust...in all fairness to myself, I have to add that just a few days after this shot was taken, I went out and bought 2 pairs of supersexy Levi's pants and some sneaky cool Adidas :))
Almost weekend!
These two passerbys initially waited until I took the picture. However they were intrigued to what I was messing around a puddle. We got chatting about what I was aiming to do and soon they wanted to be in the picture. Therefore they let me take the photograph as they moved across the view of the University of Birmingham buildings.
For Mortal Muses - Mobile Monday
And Monochrome Monday
Taken and processed with iPhone4
Have a great day!
I came across this puddle about 20 minutes after watching a video on Street Photography on the Creative Live site. The photographer was in Seattle and he did a couple of these types of shots. It was fun to come across a puddle so soon after seeing that video.
Typical Amsterdam building&bikes, reflected in a puddle, saturation&colors edited a bit with ThumbsPlus, but no Photoshop and other tricks, just another natural, wicked reflection of the best city in the world :)
Even though this looks like a relaxed moment, check out the poor dude holding up the balcony, that's a shitty job if I've ever seen one...and I bet it doesn't even pay that well, hahaha ;D
Puddle reflection of the Royal Palace and the 'Nieuwe Kerk' church in Amsterdam...
Royal families and the various churches have been connected and involved in many questionable activities throughout the centuries, and I like it that it looks like they're both sinking into the puddle, serves you right, you evil people ;-))