Golden Hour in Amsterdam, Aug. 20 2025

Golden Hour in Amsterdam, Aug. 20 2025

Published @ 26 Aug 2025 at 21:26:17 +01:00

A work trip took me to Amsterdam for a few days – got a chance to wander around one evening with some friends from work.

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Picture of the side of a residential building, completely covered in a type of vine like plant. The camera looks up, with the sky shining above as if painfully bright. The vine itself is thick, blanketing every surface and reaching out across several windows. It's got fan-like leaves, not too dissimilar to ginko tree leaves.

Picture of a wide, mixed use street in Amsterdam, looking into the sun. The top of the photo is completely blown out, almost irradiated. But the trees on the side and the flowers in the median are glowing from the light. There's cars parked on alongside it, bikes coming twards the camera, and a tram on the opposite side with a sunlit car reflected in its windows.

Picture of a street in Amsterdam, stretching into the distance. It's a narrow street for the traffic - several bikes, cars in both directions, and a tram. Both sides of the street are multi-story brick buildings with windows leaning into the treet and the occasional pointed tower catching the setting sun. Streetlights hang on cables joining the buildings on both side.

Utrechtsestraat

Picture looking far down a wide canal. The setting sun has left the sky dimmed, barely touching the leaves of trees along the side, but the water remains a light blue. A handful of boats criss-cross down the canal, under a series of brick arch bridges.

Keizersgracht Tunnel

Picture of an arch bridge over a wide canal. The setting sun paints every exposed surface in yellows and oranges, leaving the underside of the bridge glowing and the full trees on the side with leaves hinting at autumn. A boat sneaks under the bridge in the shadow.

Keizersgracht Glow