One need not go very far to catch a glimpse of the beauty of the Netherlands.
Take these photos, for instance. They’re photos of a river that can be found just behind Amsterdam’s RAI International Exhibition and Congress Center. [NB: 'RAI' is pronounced as 'rye', i.e. rhyming with 'my'.]
Please click on each photo to see a larger version.
The river waters were quite murky and did not stir my interest at first glance. As I took in the entire scene, however, I gasped and forgot to breathe for a moment. For the river waters provided the perfect mirror to reflect the azure skies and puffy white clouds, as well as the cascading leaves of the trees along the riverbank. And I was just blown away.
It was a magical moment for me — the spring air was crisp and cool to the skin; the mallard ducks swam silently along the river waters, as though afraid to break the stillness of the morning; the sun was shining brightly, as though in apology for the dull, grey, rainy gloom that pervaded the previous day.
And the light — the magical Dutch light as explained in an article in a 2008 issue of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ inflight magazine, the Holland Herald — provided everything that I needed to capture that moment forever with my trusty old Nikon D40, without need for any editing afterwards. For it is light that makes a photograph sublime, with composition only a distant second.
Call me simple, if you will, but I found beauty in these seemingly mundane, everyday scenes.
Oh, very, very beautiful indeed! Nindot gyod!
oh my! beautiful! i love the way the trees reflect on the waters! super nice photos! they made me smile!
i knew there was something beautiful about the pictures, but i only recognized it when you pointed out the reflections. the river reflects serenity. amazing. :)
HI there!
first time here..Read about your blog from a Malaysian Newspaper.. Congratulations for being featured there!
Your photos are beautiful!
God bless!!
Glad you all liked the pics.
Lalaine: Thank you so much for dropping by and for taking the time to leave a comment. I love comments. It’s the only way for me to find out if people like what I’m posting, if I should post more of certain stuff, etc.
I love simple stuffs and where there is simplicity, there is beauty, thanks for sharing the lovely pics, there’s more to come eh?
Beautiful pictures, Mimi. And these are only part of the glimpse. How much more if we get to see the other side of the picture? =) These are postcard material.
That’s beautiful!! Netherlands is very beautiful place, nice picture. I am surely going to visit soon as it is one of the beautiful place on earth. Don’t miss Flying Dutchman, the most expensive attraction. For more details refer Theme park Netherlands