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35mm Amsterdam

There is so much charm in this city that no matter how much I see and capture, it never gets old and I never feel bored; it never gets tiring and never feels same repeating. Here are some things I see everyday in this lovely city, captured on 35mm film (Fujifilm Superia x-tra 400).

Old buildings

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Cozy cafes

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Fancy stores

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Cycles and cyclists

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And the bipedalists

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Zeelandbrug

Unable to bear the colour of monotony that life seemed to be presenting me and being generally terribly uninspired, I decided to go somewhere to do something. After an abandoned attempt to go towards Groningen in the East, due to bad weather and slippery roads, I decided to drive towards Zeeland in the South to see Zeelandbrug which is the longest bridge in Netherlands. This is my second visit there and also the one where I actually managed to capture some long exposures, something I couldn’t do earlier as I had forgotten an important piece of equipment – the tripod, which for good measure now permanently resides in my car.

I wanted to make some hot soup and noodles here while I wait in the cold, so I packed my camping stove and some utensils, but ended up facing a minor setback in which I forgot to carry the said soup and noodle packets.

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Afsluitdijk

Its is one of the longest dyke with an amazing story and history behind it as it stands as the first line of defence against flooding from North Sea. Standing on top of the footbridge, one can clearly see the difference in water levels from North Sea on one side and to that of IJsselmeer on the other side. There is a small cafe with a pier beside it on the dyke and here are some long exposures of the view from there

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