During that week, my best friend, Lars, passed through Amsterdam on his way home to Denmark from Marseille. We met up at Schiphol and took the train to the centre of Amsterdam to walk around a bit. Amsterdam can always be relied upon to provide photo opportunities:
(Canon 1D Mark II, 24-70mm L Canon, ISO 200)
We continued to the Oude Kerk to see the World Press Photo exhibition. I took this picture of Lars (who is also a photographer):
(Canon 1D Mark II, 16-35mm L Canon, ISO 640)
…and this self-portrait in the toilet of the church:
(Canon 1D Mark II, 16-35mm L Canon, ISO 640)
Walking around some more, we saw these two French tourists sharing a joint and committing their Amsterdam experience to pixels:
(Canon 1D Mark II, 24-70mm L Canon, ISO 200)
And this piece of urban wildlife hoping that the girl will accidentally drop her sandwich or whatever she was eating:
(Canon 1D Mark II, 24-70mm L Canon, ISO 200)
Earlier I was on a brief business trip to Frankfurt. I don’t know that city at all, it has always been just a place to bypass on the motorway on the way to Switzerland. But it does have some striking architecture; this sight greeted me upon emerging from Frankfurt’s Central Station:
(Canon 1D Mark II, 24-70mm L Canon, ISO 100)
In the evening, I stumbled upon some kind of cocktail party or similar social event near the European Central Bank:
(Canon 1D Mark II, 16-35mm L Canon, ISO 1000)
And the streets were beautifully lit thanks to an annual light festival which was going on during my stay:
(Canon 1D Mark II, 16-35mm L Canon, ISO 1000)