Here is my take for the Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons, which runs from the 7th to the 15th day of the month throughout the year, hosted by Cardinal Guzman.
As usual I take you through the same places and bring new sights of the city.
Enjoy it, and let me know what you think. Click if you wish to enlarge the photos.
The Park
If you follow these posts, you will recognize the park. This time you will see something new there. A lost and found place.
Park entry
Organized tour
When art meets the lost and found
Lost and Found
Miss something?
Walking the dog
There is a way
Enjoying
Namaste
Feeding thoughts
Reflecting
Fitness talk
StretchingThe Moment to play
In the streets of Amsterdam, two young women make soap bubbles for tourists to make money for a trip.
The tourists are still here, including Zorro!
Ah, the tourists, they are always here. And even Zorro and tornado showed up this time. I featured them from distance, as I found a great spot on the top floor of a clothing shop that has a prime view of the busy Dam square. I’ll be there again.
On the boat around the city
And finally, blissful sights of a summer evening during a boat ride.
If you want to compare, click here to see the previous photo galleries:
Photos taken with Olympus E-M10 lens 45mm, 60mm, and 14-42mm
Till next month!
Beautiful. You reflect the vivid life of your beautiful city so well in these pictures.
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Thank you, Sandra. Enjoying while there are still plenty sunny days!
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I can’t wait for summer, although I enjoy the cooler days here at the moment. Just been down to the beach for a walk and thought how much I’m looking forward to go for a swim again…
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I can imagine! How cold is now ? And how warm it gets there where you live?
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We had a 4C day and when it’s really hot in summer it can go up to 50C… but that’s crazy hot. Normal hot is 37-40C. At least it usually only lasts 2-4 days and then it goes down again to low 30ies before going up again…
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It’s quite a contrast. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
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Sorry it took so long… Yes, it is… we had days in summer where the temperature dropped from 37C to 21C in 15min… It’s crazy here. You never really know what to expect. You can leave the house in shorts and generally feeling too hot and then 10min later you wish you would have taken a coat with you. Never a dull moment 😉
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Please, no worries. It’s quite a drop in temperature. Reminds me of São Paulo where we had fours seasons in one day. 😉
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True! Sao Paulo can be like that too…
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Wonderful colours!
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Thank you so much!
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What a marvellous collection! I love the greenery. “Shadows Too” is a masterfully exquisite photo. I am in love with it. And those bubbles!?!??!! Fab fab fab. #loveyourcity #iamsterdam
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Thank you DJ! So happy you liked it. I’m in love with these shadows. I made them from the top floor of H&M shop which I had never been inside. I was coincidently there at the men’s fashion, just looking, when I saw the windows. I’ll be there every month for the seasons’ post.
You now have a new spot to shoot when you’re here next time.
Xxx
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Save me a place my dearest xox.
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It’s been arranged already!
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Of course it has x
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Oh my goodness! so hard to choose a favourite! I love the bubble with the momment text behind it and Zoro took me back to childhood days. Great collection!
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Hi Leanne! Thank you!
You’d have loved to talk to this modern day Zorro then! He’s traveling around Europe by car and dressing up as Zorro to make some money. He charges for the photo! And we had a lovely chat as he is a politely sarcastic guy! If that can be said in correct English!
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what a hoot! An interesting way to make money! I suspect his horse eats all his takings!
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lol it surely does as he’s the one doing the work of walking around the city.
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Great photos Lucile. I love seeing your city through your eyes each month.
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Thank you Debbie! Appreciate very much that you enjoy my choices every month. Prepare for gray photos in a few months!
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Yes we will swap places.
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Wow, really lovely photos! I love the lost and found idea, how cool is that? The reflections in the bubbles are an amazing capture and of course, I love all you captions with each photo 🙂
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Thank you, Barbara. You’re such a generous commenter.
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Lucile , I feel as if I’m there in Amsterdam thanks to your gorgeous gallery! I love them all bug my favorites are the dapper man in shorts walking his dog, the handsome Zorro and the bubble directly on the building cherub… Oh and that Lost and Found is genius ! Hope that little girl finds her sandal!
Happy Thursday and enjoy the sunshine 🙂
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Lia, how about coming here to check this all out? The little girl needs help to find her sandal!
Thank you so much for a lovely comment and wishes.
My Thursday was uneventful and I’m ready for the weekend.
I wish you a restful and fun one!
Cheers!
Xx
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Thanks Lucile! Have a lovely weekend full of sunshine and joy!!:)
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Thank you Lia! Hope you’re having fun in the city too!
xx
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*but not bug…. My early morning coffee has yet to take effect!:)
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No worries! I’m a fast reader and didn’t even notice it!
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That soap bubble photo that reflects the city upside down is absolutely brilliant!
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Thank you! I loved it too!!
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Those reflections on the bubble are terrific!
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Thank you! Agree! 😉
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Thanks for the tour and the especially the vibrancy of some of the urban images.
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My pleasure to share and am grateful for the appreciation.
Cheers!
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Beautiful, I especially adore those bubbles and Zorro, of course 🙂 those colours are stunning, so warm, thanks for sharing my dear X
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Thank you, for visiting and appreciating it!! Xxx
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Ok, now I’m entirely convinced that Amsterdam is the coolest city in the world. I mean, how cool is the male cyclist in shorts with a suit jacket? ❤
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You’re entitled to receive the order of coolest visitor ever! Let’s arrange for the official ceremony!
Very fancy guy!
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Excellent! I mean, cool 😉
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😉
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great fun shots. Love the height one. So the lost and found, is that lost people or things? I expect that gets quite some attention. We have someone doing those large bubbles at Southbank the kids go crazy x
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Lost and found is not for people but objects. It seems to be popular. The location is very central too.
Great that you liked it. You need to come here one day!
Xx
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I would love to come there one day and see you again of course, missing you. Not sure if you got my last whatsapp message? x
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I just went there and replied. Sorry I missed it!
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no worries x
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Xxx
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Beautiful photos. I like the bubbles, and the pink sunset. The colours are wonderful. 🙂
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Thank you so much! These bubbles are a winner as most seem to like them!
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Just have to ask: how did you do to get such good shots of the soap bubbles?
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Nothing special. A good combination of factors. Good light as it was a bit before sunset, and the narrow street and buildings created a nice shadow.
And I used a 45mm (90 mm) lens with aperture 1.8. And speed 1/1600s. I just followed the bubbles and kept shooting. I have many shots.
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It might be about the ambient light. I tried to capture soap bubbles a couple of weeks ago and they ended up barely visible in my photos. It was around noon on a very sunny day.
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I think at noon it’s too much light. This light was really ideal, and I didn’t need to edit any photo.
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Enjoyed looking through this gallery. The bubbles especially were stunning.
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Thank you for dropping by Cecelia. Thanks also for the lovely comment.
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Lush and bright!
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Thank you so much.
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Wonderful, those dark Summer greens!
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Summer in the city! 🙂 I love that gent strolling with his bike and his dog. And art meeting lost and found 🙂 And night lights in Amsterdam 🙂
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Thank you, Jo. Always good to have you around in the city, even if only virtually.
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Oh wow, such wonderful images of Amsterdam! I particularly liked the bubbles but all of them are lovely.
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Thank you for dropping by. Feel welcome. I have appreciated your visit to virtual Amsterdam and to this blog,
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