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~Truffelschwein and i stayed across the square or plaza or whatever the fuck it was. we stayed in a very uptight swiss hotel.i don't think they liked us much. we had one of the biggest rooms they had to offer and they didn't like us.
well ... they were amused.
we were "checked in" by in inordinately tall girl. i asked her if she played volleyball and she said she did.
like i should be fucking surprised.
anyway ... we walked past this goddammed square so many damn times.
there were always people making photos.
there was a chick-shooter doing a shoot with a woman on a vespa.
the model (cough-cough) ... hmm ... it must have been for some modern maturity magazine.
not that i'd turn down their dayrate, mind you.
be kinda fun.
and what the fuck does this have to do with pigeons.
abso-fucking-lutely nothing.
but that square had a lot of the little bastards.
and of the 20 times i walked through it ...
this was the biggest grouping of the gross-ass bastards.
ya' know what i regret? that woman center frame left has a photo of me ... and i would have liked to have seen it.
for some reason, though, my short term memory was acting up and i forgot.
dammit.
leica m6 ttl. 35/1.4 summilx. overcast (like thats a surprise). 1/125th at f5.6 1/2. ilford delta 100 (normal)
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Comments: 176
hopeasisko [2012-03-01 12:12:27 +0000 UTC]
Pigeons in their natural enviroment.
You managed to capture so many into one shot, plus without any of them obscuring the focused two person's faces, that's a real feat!
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m0x1e1 [2012-02-28 02:13:09 +0000 UTC]
That woman looks like a statue covered in pigeon shit.
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mouzyx33 [2012-02-28 00:52:35 +0000 UTC]
this is so pretty xD
surprised that they didn't poop on anybody xD (i think )
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daertrijckephoto [2012-02-23 10:26:03 +0000 UTC]
I love pigeons. they're wonderful creatures.
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MvMNL [2010-01-07 18:27:59 +0000 UTC]
crazy good shot of this flying rats, and hell men that's the Dam famous
"Dam Square". Not some simple plaza.
With the monument on it...i know it's nothing important at all.
The redlight district and the coffeshops (weed) is all what makes Amsterdam interesting.
Because other city's like london, paris, las vegas don't have it isn't?
Still don't understand why that makes Amsterdam famous. That thiny city has so many more to give...
And your photo shows that, that's life... A Dutch life...
thanks men for sharing it.
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FreakyLaurent [2009-12-03 11:28:42 +0000 UTC]
Pigeons now a days are carrying such parasites & others.
Now can see why cities enforces - No feeding signs & enforce fines as littering !
:/
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saddest-turtle [2008-08-12 13:47:10 +0000 UTC]
seen this shot before, what an amazing moment. like your stories and i really love your gallery and what you do apart from taking commissioned shots
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thayssharumrn [2008-01-11 14:21:19 +0000 UTC]
One of those little bastards pooped in my hair once. It was nasty. But I have to admit, they are kind of cute.
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grey6 [2007-11-07 16:14:26 +0000 UTC]
This reminds me of Hitchcock's "The Birds", great stuff. I hope none of them shat on you
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grey6 [2007-11-07 16:00:45 +0000 UTC]
Reminds me of Hitchcocks' "The Birds", great stuff. Hope none of them shat on you.
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scrattletrap [2007-08-31 10:47:09 +0000 UTC]
I hate and detest those goddamn pigeons, if someone would give me the licence to I'd poison them all.
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mrcool256 [2007-08-14 04:29:18 +0000 UTC]
This is so cool, you captured the moment perfectly. I need to go to this place... getting attacked by pigeons actually looks like it could be a little fun. hehe.
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ChicaLama [2007-08-05 20:31:41 +0000 UTC]
Love it ! And those pigeons are indeed a pain.. I have to pass this square very often :sad:
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Ana-Lyn [2007-07-18 05:17:11 +0000 UTC]
You slay me...your commentary with your work are great!
Great shot!
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PhotoNerdKelly [2007-07-04 02:35:28 +0000 UTC]
If that's not chaotic, I don't know what is. The DOF definitely adds to it a ton. Nice photo
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anisaer [2007-07-01 23:52:40 +0000 UTC]
What a spectacular shot. So many birds. I love how they are all shades of grey...
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underthelayers [2007-06-05 18:33:12 +0000 UTC]
this looks like my worst nightmare!:S
however great capture
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Sigilien [2007-05-14 12:50:33 +0000 UTC]
Ah, now I get at wich spot the pic is taken... Couldnt figure it out...
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Sigilien [2007-05-14 12:49:37 +0000 UTC]
This is Amsterdam right? Otherwise I am loosing my mind...
I live there
Nice pic, yeah Damsquare is always full of those birds.
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Srboraa [2007-04-27 14:38:49 +0000 UTC]
Your photos are great but your comments are so predictable, all this "fuck this, fuck that, nothing surprises me" bullshit, come on give it a break.
Love the photo, very good moment .
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edflesh [2007-04-23 20:56:11 +0000 UTC]
Cool... i could say more but somebody's probably already said it. Nice Work!
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cweeks In reply to klefer [2007-04-14 18:44:38 +0000 UTC]
um ... i think we all have a distaste for them!
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sk-photo [2007-03-26 07:58:46 +0000 UTC]
your big square there is called "the Dam" funnily enough. very cool place, you can pretty much always guarantee something messed up happening there if you hang around for more than ten minutes.
the madame tussauds in the background is a joke too, waaaay too pricey.
anyhow, cool shot Mr Weeks, i like the look on the fathers face and the way he seems almost framed by pigeons. it's like you had some cartier-bresson style serendipity.
i love your whole europe expedition. top work!
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