Between the gables

Between The Gables. 2012.

The canal is almost still, holding a thin raft of fallen leaves that glow against the dark water. The old Amsterdam houses lean gently into each other, a row of crooked shoulders painted in brick reds, creams, and yellows. Their reflections stretch and soften in the canal, turning hard edges into something more fluid and nostalgic. This photograph lingers on that quiet in-between moment, where the day is fading, the city exhales, and the weight of centuries sits lightly on the surface of the water.

24 mm • f/2.8 • 1/800 sec • ISO 125.