  
 Thursday 30/06/2011
Sex Still Sells U 
Sex Sells Movie I've also shot a wicked reflection movie of this puddle, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :) 
Wednesday 29/06/2011
AmsterSam The Wicked Reflectah Slightly edited shots of myself in Amsterdam, reflected on things. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Another classic AmsterSam self-reflection series, just a guy, a reflective surface, and of course a nice, healthy portion of vanity, that causes me to keep hitting that shutter button. I am not doing this because I'm so deeply in love with myself (well, I am, but that's a secret, haha :), but because it helps me to better understand what I look like, as there are not many photos of me, the moment I see a camera staring at me, I'll hide my face behind my own cam, my hand, or if necessary, I'll jump into the nearest puddle, without really knowing why, clearly I like seeing pictures of myself, but I don't like people to take my picture...and this is one of my less confusing features, I'm a weird man. If this was Facebook, and I was in a relationship with myself, I'd have to choose the 'It's complicated' option on my profile page, lol ;-D 
Tuesday 28/06/2011
I'm A Traveling Man Unedited shots of people at the Central Station in Amsterdam reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Ever since I've been on my road trips in April and June this year, I get a bad case of road-fever every time I see people with bags on their bikes, immediately I want to hop on mine and hit the streets again. Going on vacation by bicycle is a highly addictive thing to do, and I only wish somebody would have told me before I went, that I'll want to go again right away. Since I have to work most of the time, I can't, and that sucks, there's just nothing like being all free on the road, depending on your own strength and stamina, going on and on and on, until your butt is only a mushy mess that screams at you 'STOOOOP!!!', while your legs yell back 'NOOOO, KEEP GOING!', and whoever makes the most noise is the one I'll listen to :) 
Monday 27/06/2011
For The Car Lovers Unedited shots of cars in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Personally I'm not a big fan of cars, I think they're a rather selfish, expensive and environmentally unsound way of moving around, but that's just me. Since I usually shoot bikers or pedestrians, I figured why not spoil the car lovers for once, I would not want them to feel left out of the wicked, wet puddle fun. Have a good start into the fresh week, almost weekend, haha :D 
Sunday 26/06/2011
Feels Like Heaven Unedited shots of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Today the sun is finally showing at the sky again, we are supposed to be entering a phase of tropical heat for the next couple of days, a welcome change from the rainy weeks we've been through this month, and the whole country is sitting on their packed beach-bags, ready to jump into their cars or the next train/bus/metro/bike just to get as quickly as possible to the nearest place to enjoy those promised beautiful days to the max. I sure hope that the weather people didn't fool us again, I could do with some nice sunshine right now :) 
Heaven Movie I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, watch it on my YouTube channel, thanks :)
Saturday 25/06/2011
Anne Frank Was Here Unedited shots of the Westerkerk in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. One of the many things I like about Amsterdam is that it's full of living history, for example the house where Anne Frank used to live, right behind the Westerkerk that you can see in these shots. Just walking around in the area, looking at the church tower with its bells and clock that Anne used to listen to, and appreciated so much, makes you think about life, and how strange, crazy and cruel it can be, and how you have to enjoy it right here, right now, because you never know what might happen tomorrow. I've never been inside the world famous Anne Frank House, because there's always a reallyreally long line of people waiting to get in, but I feel her vibe when I bike by :) 
Anne Frank Movie I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle as well, watch it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Friday 24/06/2011
Hey Teachers Leave Them Kids Alone! Unedited shots of a Dutch flag and a school bag in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1. There is this lovely Dutch tradition of hanging your school bag from those steel hooks, that we use to hoist our furniture into our tiny, narrow houses, when the final exams for school are passed. It's a powerful display of relieve, happiness and accomplishment. I am myself only a few last bureaucratic steps away from starting my studies at the Amsterdam College, so it's gonna be a couple of years before I get to hang my bag&books from my own steel hook, but I'm sure those are gonna be lovely years with lots of new input, new ideas and new friends, so I'm really hoping that I'll get it all sorted out before school starts in September, not that I am not busy enough with working for the man, running my own company and biking around in the best city in the world shooting puddles, but my brain is urging me to fill it up with new stuff, and who am I not to comply with the wishes of the gray matter slushing around in my egg-shaped head? Exactly, that's who :) 
Thank God it's Friday!
Thursday 23/06/2011
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay Slightly edited shots of a boat and water in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1. Even though there are so many boats in the best city in the world, I almost never take pictures of them, maybe because there are so many, but today I wanted to spoil you with some non-reflection shots, not sure if you like them, but it was worth a try, hehe. Today at 5 my weekend starts and I can't wait to have 3 sweet days of doing as little as possible ahead of me...the only thing that sucks is that Monday is just around the corner, but I'll try to forget about that and enjoy the pure pleasure of being the master of my own time, I totally deserve it, lol :) 
Wednesday 22/06/2011
The Poetic Puddle Unedited shots of bikers in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. I don't know what it is about this specific puddle, but it makes the person in it look really cool and somewhat different from my usual reflection shots, maybe it's the pavement, maybe it's the colors, maybe it's just something in my head, but I like it. Tomorrow will be my last working day for this week, and I'm majorly looking forward to going out there for some serious puddle hunting, the conditions are near perfect and I'm sure I'll manage to shoot some proper pictures...it rained so much in the last weeks that even I am silently praying to the Rain-God to stop doing his thing, a wicked Reflectah only needs so much water, and it would be nice to see the sun again for a change :) 
Tuesday 21/06/2011
Bang Your Head Unedited shots of people in Amsterdam reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Sometimes when I shoot my puddle pictures, and I notice that the people in the water are going to bang their heads badely on the sidewalk, I want to yell 'Watch out!', but I never do, it just looks too funny when they crash and drown in the puddle...oh, wait, did I say that out loud? What I meant to say was, the moment one of my puddle people smashes into the non-watery areas, I run over to them and whisper soothing things into their wet ears, and I promise to make them stars on the Interwebs, and as you can see, I've kept my word, lol :D 
Bang Your Head Movie I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle as well, view it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Monday 20/06/2011
The Headless Biker Unedited shots of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. It's Monday, and you know what that means: It's almost weekend again, hahaha! Well, of course, until we hit that special time of bliss again, we'll have to make it through the next couple of days of hard labor, unwanted attention by co-workers, bosses and clients, and other involuntary activities that we have to endure to make sure we get paid again this month. I'm actually considering taking a bowl of water with me to the office and hiding my head in it, Ostrich-style, I think my colleagues know by now that they need to leave me alone when I'm around some wet spot, so maybe I can get away with it, lol ;-D 
Sunday 19/06/2011
Giving Me The Eye Unedited shots of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. The last days were very rainy and wet, so yesterday I went outside to shoot some puddles, and as always people thought I'm insane because I'm pointing a camera at some water on the ground, and they gave me their best 'What the hell are you doing?' look. I'm sure if they had known that they'll end up on the Interwebs, they would have gotten a proper haircut and put on some make-up before crossing my path, to ensure that they look representable out here in cyberspace, hehehe :) 
Giving Me The Eye Movie I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, watch it on my YouTube channel, thanks :)
Saturday 18/06/2011
Shooting The Lovely Miss A Slightly edited shots of the lovely Miss A taking pictures. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides a bit of added lightness and contrast. The lovely Miss A took her camera with her when we went on our bike trip to Germany, because she loves taking pictures, but I still haven't managed to convince her to join Flickr. As you can see in these shots, she's really dedicated to using her cam, and I'm sure I'll finally talk her into creating a free account for herself, until then, we'll have to do without her pictures...if you meet her in the street in Amsterdam, tell her to join, she needs a little push sometimes, hehe :) 
Friday 17/06/2011
Thank God It's Friday! Unedited shots of people reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Thank God my weekend started today, this has been my first week back at work after my 3-week Summer vacation and it sucked big time, so I'm really happy, excited and overjoyed that it's over and that I've got 3 relaxing, hopefully sunny, and fun days ahead of me. I know that I sound like a Girlieman, it's been a short week after all, but it was barely bearable and I wish I wouldn't have to go back to the office on Monday, but instead devote my life to shooting people in puddles, something I so much more enjoy doing than sitting at a desk trying to maximize the profits of some shady Moneymasters...why, oh why didn't the Russians win the cold war?! Hahaha, just kidding, I'd hate to have to wait for 10 years for a new bicycle or stand in line for some bananas or something :D 
Thank God it's Friday! Thank God It's Friday Movie I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :) I Miss You Pac...
Thursday 16/06/2011
Welcome To Filth City Unedited shots of bikers reflected in a dirty puddle in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. One thing I've noticed once again after returning from my bike trip to Germany is, how much garbage there is floating around in the streets and puddles of the best city in the world. I know it's not fair to compare Amsterdam to Germany, they don't have 200 000 000 stoned, relaxed, happy people walking their streets at any given time, leaving a track of cigarette- and joint-butts, paper, bottles and chewing-gum behind them, but still, trying to find a puddle that was not covered with filth seemed an impossible task, while I had no problems at all to find awesome, clean and very usable wet spots in the streets of our neighbor country. Oh well, I guess you can't have it all :) 
Filth City Movie I've also shot a wicked reflection movie of this puddle, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Wednesday 15/06/2011
Almost Weekend Now! Unedited shots of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Yesterday was my first day at work after 3 weeks of wonderful, relaxed, sunny, lovely vacation, and I did not like it one bit. The only good thing about it was when the day was over and I was allowed to go home again...now I'm wondering if I simply need another job, or if this is the typical vacation hangover, either way, it sucked big time and I don't want to have to go again today...Muuuuum, please?! Can I stay home??? Pleeeeeease!!! Guess not, lol. The one thing that keeps me going is the thought that my weekend starts again tomorrow at 17:00 sharp, but that still means I need to spend 16 more hours being productive to fatten the wallet of other people, sigh... 
Tuesday 14/06/2011
The Iron Lady Unedited shots of people in Amsterdam reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. I like that statue of the iron Lady, her name is Wilhelmina and she used to be the Queen of the Netherlands and if she only did her job half as good as she looks riding on her horse, I'm sure this was a happy country at that time. Too bad that she didn't decide back then that work was evil and that everybody could have a happy life without a job, because today I have to go back to the office, after 3 weeks of vacation, and I can hear this loud voice screaming inside my head 'Noooooooooooooo! I don't want to goooooo!!! Iron Lady, why have you forsaken me?', hahaha :D 
Iron Lady Movie I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle as well, view it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Monday 13/06/2011
Red White Blue Unedited shots of people in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Today is my last vacation day and I'm not really looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. I wish being on vacation was a well-paid job and I could spend my time doing nothing useful but drink coffee, smoke and enjoy life without being a slave for somebody elses money-making ambitions. Since this is not very likely to happen, I guess I'll have to hypnotize myself into believing that it's for a good cause, sigh. If you are a rich, attractive, single lady, call me, and get me out of the Matrix, thank you very much, hahaha :D 
Red White Blue Movie I've made a reflection movie of this puddle as well, watch it on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Sunday 12/06/2011
I Amster Sam Unedited shots of people at the giant 'I Amsterdam' letters in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. I just love those giant "I Amsterdam" letters outside the Rijksmuseum, they look really fancy in a puddle, and there are always millions of tourists around who pose inside of them for their vacation shots, making them easy targets for my wicked reflections. The only disadvantage is that I am also an easy target for their own pictures, so there are probably as many photos of me sitting next to a puddle besides the letters, as there are photos of the letters themselves. I guess that's alright though, since I am some kind of a tourist attraction myself, lol :D 
I Amster Sam Movie I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, watch it on my YouTube channel, thanks :)
Saturday 11/06/2011
Breakfast at Jeffery's Slightly edited shots of people reflected on various reflective surfaces at the Jeffery-West shop in Amsterdam last Thursday night. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides a bit of added lightness and contrast, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Last Thursday I went to the "Breakfast at Jeffery's" event at the Jeffery-West shop in the Runstraat in Amsterdam, as always organized by the "Bon Esprit" people, and as always, there was great music, a concert by 'Fusée Dorée', a Champagne bar and plenty of pretty people. Thank you all for the fun night and for posing for me :) 
Friday 10/06/2011
Breakfast at Jeffery's Slightly edited shots of people reflected on a table at the Jeffery-West shop in Amsterdam last night. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing besides a bit of added lightness and contrast, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Last night I went to the "Breakfast at Jeffery's" event at the Jeffery-West shop in the Runstraat in Amsterdam, as always organized by the "Bon Esprit" people, and as always, there was great music, a concert by 'Fusée Dorée', a Champagne bar and plenty of pretty people. Thank you all for the fun night and for posing for me :) 
Breakfast at Jeffery's Movie I've made a movie of 'Fusée Dorée' playing live at the event, check it out on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Thursday 09/06/2011
Home Sweet Home Unedited shots of 2 girls chilling out in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing. After the bike trip to Germany last weekend, I am resting and relaxing in the best city in the world again, enjoying the last week of my vacation. Yesterday I was sitting outside with a coffee when these 2 lovely ladies sat in front of me, looking all fabulous in the sunshine, so I asked them if it's OK to take some pictures and post them to the Interwebs. They didn't mind, so here they are :) 
Wednesday 08/06/2011
AmsterSam On The Road Unedited shots of my bike trip. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing. Last Thursday I went on a bike trip to Germany again, together with the lovely Miss A. We biked 180 kilometers, from Amsterdam to Enschede, in one day, and then had to spend the night in a crappy hotel because there were no trains anymore going to our final destination. The next day we biked the last 75 kilometers and had a fun weekend, there was a big festival going on and we met lots of nice people. Monday we came back home to the best city in the world, sadly we had to travel mostly by train because there was a major thunderstorm hovering above the Netherlands. The trip was great anyway and we'll go again soon I hope :) 
On The Road Movies I've made some movies of the road trip too, watch them on my YouTube channel, thank you :)
Tuesday 07/06/2011
AmsterSam On The Road Unedited shots of my bike trip. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing. Last Thursday I went on a bike trip to Germany again, together with the lovely Miss A. We biked 180 kilometers, from Amsterdam to Enschede, in one day, and then had to spend the night in a crappy hotel because there were no trains anymore going to our final destination. The next day we biked the last 75 kilometers and had a fun weekend, there was a big festival going on and we met lots of nice people. Last night we came back home to the best city in the world, sadly we had to travel mostly by train because there was a major thunderstorm hovering above the Netherlands. The trip was great anyway and we'll go again soon I hope :) 
Sunday 05/06/2011
AmsterSam On The Road Unedited shots of my bike road trip. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing. Last Thursday I went on a bike trip to Germany again, together with the lovely Miss A. We biked 180 kilometers, from Amsterdam to Enschede, in one day, and then had to spend the night in a hotel because there were no trains anymore going to our final destination. After a fun, exciting, tiring day in the saddle we slept like rocks, but not before I managed to set off the hotels burglar-alarm at 2 in the morning while looking for the smoking area, the cops came, happy faces all around, hahaha. Biking such extreme distances on Granny-bikes is an experience I can only recommend, you get to know your limits and find out just how far you can push your mind and body, even if they're screaming at you 'Stop! Right here, right now, I'm not going another meter!', lol. Tomorrow we're going back home, to the best city in the world, which is sad, but I'm also a bit homesick, so it's all good :) 
Thursday 02/06/2011
The Road Trip Part 2 Unedited shots of my bike, the fabulous Lord Bikenheimer, reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Today I am going to bike to Germany again, the last trip in April was so much fun that I even managed to convince the lovely Miss A to join me again on this insane quest to bike from Amsterdam to the German border in just one day, on Granny-bikes of course, lol. If you have never done something like biking 150 kilometers in one day, you haven't really lived, your body and mind can do things that you never thought possible, hehehe. I will post updates about the trip on my Facebook page, and if I find the time, on Twitter as well, so follow us online and enjoy the ride with us :) 
Wednesday 01/06/2011
Brazilian Bike Babe Slightly edited shots of the lovely Miss M, chilling out in Amsterdam with her bike. Taken with my Sony HX1. Earlier this week I've met the lovely Miss M in the city and we chilled out for a while on a bench by the water, it was a perfect Summer day, everybody was happy and relaxed, just the way it should be. When she left, I took some shots of her and her bike, that goes by the name of 'Porsche', they're a great team. If you haven't notice it yet, the lovely Miss M is one of the "Brazilian Bikini Babes" :) 
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