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  Wednesday 2004-04-14 - Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Pleasant practicing

My parents are coming over from Groningen for a visit to Amsterdam today, and the weather is glorious. An ideal occasion to test out the new lens: I must be sure it works properly before I leave. After a nice lunch near the station we go to my apartment for my parents to admire the balcony I’m transforming into a garden, and then we’re off.

I play around a lot with the lens, making the types of shots I normally make, but also some to deliberately test various aspects, from close-up shots with the extra lens, to trying out the 300mm. The children’s farm also provides some nice subjects.

While we’re walking around, I look closely at what muslim women here are wearing, and whether it looks comfortable. Much of what the young women are wearing actually isn’t appropriate for Iran, but I am getting some ideas. At the end of the afternoon, we have a delicious Turkish pizza at Larende, a Turkish neighborhood restaurant; “Turkish pizza” here is not a lamacun, but a like a regular pizza, only with Turkish ingredients like spicy ground lamb. We all had a wonderful day.

posted: Tuesday 2004-05-04 18:10 UTC clothing, photography, preparations