potpourri continued (and to be continued)

[lapsedmodernist]

this is a bookstore, yes

this is one of the two photos I took especially for theophile

canal in Leiden

ubertree

night canal

Amsterdam

my hostess in Leiden. I thought she looked a bit like mashuta; based on the photos theophile disagreed

Niels, who looks like a Soviet countercultural youth circa my early teens

more to come...did I mention I went to an abandoned (but squatted by artists) factory? The artists weren't there, but some of their creations were...but now to sleep...

Comments

[twotoedsloth.livejournal.com]

So, where did you end up staying in A-dam?

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

I didn't. I ended up staying in Leiden, with this girl I found via couchsurfer.com, and it was totally awesome.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

oh and Leiden was only 30 minutes by train from the Central Station in Amsterdam so it all worked out.

[christophrawr.livejournal.com]

thank you for these. i miss amsterdam.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

me too (already). only the girl with the umbrella is Amsterdam, though.

[christophrawr.livejournal.com]

yes, Leiden carried the day.

such color. gods.

[theophile.livejournal.com]

sorry; I got the details wrong. John was from Leyden, but the city he turned into a communalist, polygamous theocracy was Münster, in Germany. short link. but at least the city has a marvelous Son to Favor.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

aha, he was an anabaptist! what an awesome character. please prepare the time machine, we will be visiting this radical inlet in history on our next vacation.

[amberskyfire.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, that is the coolest bookstore ever! Hubby and I have talked about visiting Amsterdam one day. We want to go because it's beautiful. I think we are the only people EVER to want to go who have never done any illegal substances and are not interested in ever doing so :)

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

the bookstore is actually in the South of Holland, but Amsterdam has plenty of its own beauties.

[exterra.livejournal.com]

you're such an amazing photographer, I adore these pictures.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

thank you very muchly!

[profundamente.livejournal.com]

i'm glad you found some accomodation! leiden seems to have its own charm too.

and, nice pics.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

leiden was absolutely lovely. shimmering canals and rusty boats and large windows opening up into apartments in a way that made the apartments look like stages.

[nearly-there.livejournal.com]

Wow, you have such an amazing eye for color! I really love these - especially the bookstore and the tree.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

thank you!

[miekec]

What a nice surprise, finding these pictures. They made my day! For 28 yrs I lived in the Netherlands, a large chunk of those in Leiden.
Aside from your pics being gorgeous in and of themselves, they almost made me tear up in recognition. So familiar and so unexpected. Thank you.

(btw - the Night Canal is along one of the streets I lived at, and the ubertree is taken in front of the cafe/restaurant where our wedding reception was.)

(ETA-should've spell checked before, not after)

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

how cool! I am glad you like them and recognize the places dear to you. I absolutely loved Leiden, I thought it was so lovely. Amsterdam was beautiful too, but darker, and I only had half a day there--Leiden was just like walking into a fairy tale.

[akozorez.livejournal.com]

i love composition on your B&W photography
but your colors just do something absolutely unexplainable to me...
has our favorite magical realism ever been established as a genre in photography? because your images surely belong there.

p.s. Sunday--CAN'T WAIT!!!

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

thank you dear. I am trying to chat you up on gchat at the moment.

[boymaenad.livejournal.com]

two links for you, while you were out:

http://www.chrisjordan.com/
(the server seems to be having trouble, but I thought you'd love it if you didn't know it)

http://www.westworld.com/~elson/larail/PE/tunnel.html

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

I'd seen the intolerable beauty before, but not the katrina one...thank you! and for the forgotten subway.