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The Damrak houses first introduced me to the Dutch word gezellig (meaning cozy or homely) I was always wandering in from the train station after dark and I would constantly stop and stare at these houses thinking it felt like an incandescent oasis in a city of fluorescents, warming the night and the Damrak with its soft glow.

When you walk by during the day usually things are shut tight against the throngs of tourists walking back and forth from the central station but at night when the crowds have dissipated the curtains open and the world seems to be welcome to become a witness to the nocturnal activities of the residents.

The Damrak historically was originally part of the Amstel river below the Dam that gave Amsterdam its name, Rak means a straight stretch or place to gain speed, so the Damrak was actually the straight piece of river below the Dam across the Amstel where sailors would pick up some speed on their home stretch to the port of Amsterdam.

I took this on Sept 10th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 44mm 25 sec f/11 ISO100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO

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The new Professor found her barings and settled into School nicely. There were a few things still left to do before the term started officially next week, and many things to consider as she settled into her new role. For now, she pulled out a book - there was material to review.

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A new flower for me - the African Lily or Agapanthus. The flower heads are big, full of flowers and rather drooping and shaggy - like a very bad hair day! So I took a few of the small flowers, and used the sunlight streaming through the window.

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Several years ago, when Earl and Daryl were starting their handyman business, they were asked to clear all the bushes, vines and trees away from this house. The owners wanted to fix it up and move in.

Earl and Daryl came out to the house and gave them a bid. When the owners asked why the bid was so high, Earl had to admit that the large pine tree right up against the house was problematic and that they would have to rent a bucket truck to take it down without damaging the roof. That sounded smart to the owners so they paid half the money up front so Earl could rent the bucket truck.

When the bucket truck arrived Earl told Daryl to get in the bucket and raise himself onto the roof. They would start on the left side for easy access.

“I don’t know how to work all the controls on this truck.” Daryl admitted. “You will have to do it Earl.”

“I’ve never used one either, but how hard can it be. Are you chicken, Daryl?”

Daryl, having the personality of a fourth grader, could not stand to be challenged. He climbed into the bucket, pushed the lever forward and put the bucket through the left side of the house.

“You idiot,” screamed Earl, “you are supposed to raise the bucket to roof height first! This is going to come out of your salary! Come on! I’ll buy you a beer while we discuss what to do.” Earl was getting mighty thirsty and too angry to work.

They walked away from the job and never went back. The owners who were out west for six months came back to find a mess and no Earl and Daryl to be found. They ended up donating the house to science.

The local environmental scientists got a grant of $184.50 to grow moss on the roof. The study is to prove that a moss covered roof provides more protection from the rain and sun than a regular tile or tin roof. They didn’t take into account how many years it takes to grow or that all the holes in the house could let in the elements and skew the data. I’ll let you know the results in several years.

I converted the pictures of this series to black and white. But a few of them I processed in color, just out of curiosity.

Please find the articles about this photo shoot in the blog section of the website. You can also find a selection of pictures of the Inner Core Project and motion studies in the “new work” section of the website. www.chris-r-photography.net

Natural light, macro lens used to bring forth the beauty of this subject. Thank you for your appreciation, Gail

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The building known as 'The Study', stands in a picturesque corner of the town beside the Market Cross. On plan it is L-shaped and consists of a main block of two storeys and attics, with crow-stepped gables, while a stair-wing projecting from the southern wall, in alignment with the west gable, is carried up a storey higher and has a crow-stepped gabled roof free from the main roof.

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