An Accidental Street Shot–Amsterdam, Summer, 2012
Man on a bicycle. An accidental street shot, Amsterdam, July, 2012.
I didn’t intend to take a street shot.
I was only trying to capture the beauty of this amazing city of Amsterdam with a quick iPhone photo, a few weeks ago.
And yesterday, I looked at my photos and guess what had suddenly appeared in the frame?
A fairly well-dressed gentleman, biking to his destination (as most people do in Amsterdam). And, I’m pretty sure that this pocket square fold would have been quite nice if it were a little more in focus.
I’m suprised you haven’t instagramed it like 80% of the population now, it seems.
ha! not yet…call me a rebel. Btw, I really value your comments. Thank you so much.
I like the blurriness of the man against the crisp background. Captures a kind of feeling that we often have.
Accidents? not sure they even exist.
Tom
And now, I’m also wondering whether “accidental” exists or not. ~S
That gentleman is pretty shnazzy.
Great shot.
I just wanted to come, visit, and say thank you for visiting my own post. Thanks!
Well, if you can appreciate a well-dressed person, then we are immediately friends, lol. Thank YOU.
Appreciate? It goes beyond that. I go absolutely gaga and googly eyed for them. Haha.
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It sounds like a cool award. Thank you so much !
Even Henry-Cartier Bressons made some of his most famous shots by accident…
Nice picture!
Toodleoo
Gian
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http://gntstyle.wordpress.com
My first visit and felt good. Amsterdam is the bicycle capital of the world.
Cheers
I too wish we could see his pocket-square. I’m sure it a fine one, considering how snappily he’s dressed.
Fantastic for an accidental exposure. A good contrast of colour, and you’ve managed to capture a characteristic view of Amsterdam–lovely architecture and a love for cycling. It might have been an accident, but bravo nonetheless!
Wonderfully captured!!! (especially if that man in the picture sheer fluke.
) Yes, I agree ..he is pretty well-dressed! 
For me, this also brought back memories of the time when I first realized that I am passionate about photography. A serendipitous capture of a “danger board sign” (duh! of all things!) while capturing a scenic nature pic on my school hiking trip in Grade 6. No one knew where it came from! Now when I look at that pic I can’t stop laughing!
great blog (-:
Fabulous accident. But as one of your readers said, there are no such thing as accidents.
Happy accident!
Lovely blog! Is that you on the About page? Very pretty; very style-ish, and great idea-ish, this blogspace. Thanks for visiting my blog and the follow. I look forward to keeping up with you as well! xLaura
The picture takes me back to times I’ve spent in Amsterdam. It’s a great city.
To Iconicallyrare -
Thanks for stopping by at my site and offering a comment. After doing the moderation to get your comment published on my site, I clicked on your name and found my way here. What a surprise. This is an excellent example of how little we can control in our lives. We never ever know when we might have to share our space – even if it isn’t really ours and the sharing is over in the proverbial flash. I’ll be in Amsterdam in forty days.
jmm
I like that photo, but I don’t believe in accidental shots. Things happen for a reason.
This post reminds me of this:
“Meeting a Former Editor from Warner Brothers”
http://tim-shey.blogspot.com/2010/08/meeting-former-editor-from-warner.html