Water marks the character of The Netherlands and their people. From their beginning the dutch are faced by water and must lived with it and make it an advantages to them. Their activities on water is what interested us. So much kind of them. On every kind of weather they go on water, even in the freezing winter. Seems they are weather proof. This makes them pioneer in every sector that has to do with water. The dutch love to go out in groups using a sloep (sloop), a small fishing boat used in the old days and now for leisure. Those boats are made of polyester and mostly build outside of the Netherlands.
Images are taken by me and my wife Ambarum Sari during our stay in The Netherlands.
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A Push for a Moment 
June 13, 2010 at 11:11 am |
This is a great series, which gives an excellent impression of the Dutch love to water — which I find quite understandable with so much water around…
Super photos, Sari!
Regards
Manfred
June 19, 2010 at 5:17 am |
Dear Manfred,
we are pleased you like them. It is amazing to see how much time they spend on water. Their live is dictated by this material and they can cope with it. It also makes their character, challenging and flexible…Thank you for seeing and comments!
best regards,
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 11:28 am |
A very aquatic country!!! Thank you Sari & Jos to enter in a soul people and to share with us
June 19, 2010 at 5:18 am |
Dear Marinella,
thank you for seeing and commenting!
cheers,
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 11:49 am |
Dear Jos and Sari…
its my pleasure to put my comment in this blog…
because both of you always have great and amazing photos….I really like its all.
and I like “row spot for every age ” it seem and looks a good hope from their eyes..I like it…..
Also “party on and near the water” I can see how the people come in together with their happiness on the cold water…
“Fryslan in Leiden using a sloep” , “Oiling the husband” and “A group of dutch waving passers” their reflection are very natural in those photos….i can feel that you take those moment…
again thank you very much for knowing you have a great album…..
June 19, 2010 at 5:21 am |
Dear Ali,
it is also a pleasure for us to know you like this series. Imagine we could have such clean canals and rivers. Our place would be a nice to live. Thanks for the comments!
cheers,
Jos and Sari
June 13, 2010 at 12:18 pm |
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They are all just incredible…had a good smile as well…!!!!!! I really love your black/white pictures Sari…thanks for the wonderful share xoxo
June 19, 2010 at 7:43 am |
Dearest Tove,
thank you very very much for your time and leaving a lovely comment on our posting…(●̮̮̃•̃) (●̮̮̃•̃) (●̮̮̃•̃)
love,
Sari
June 13, 2010 at 12:54 pm |
Hasil foto yang luar biasa BAGUS kombinasi sinar dan objek foto yang menarik.! teruslah berkarya, saya selalu suka dengan foto hitam putih wow keren.!
sukses selalu.!
June 19, 2010 at 7:44 am |
Terima kasih banyak mbak Lianny untuk meluangkan waktu mengunjungi blog kami serta meninggalkan komentar dan masukan untuk posting kami. Sukses juga dengan tulisan-tulisan mbak Lianny.
Salam hangat,
Sari
June 13, 2010 at 1:19 pm |
old time, very old times of photography. wish you good luck…
June 19, 2010 at 5:23 am |
Dear Bernard,
thank you so much for your kind comments!
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 1:25 pm |
The ‘Party on and near the water’ is so lively … 🙂
June 19, 2010 at 7:45 am |
terima kasih banyak mas deNy!
June 13, 2010 at 1:26 pm |
Hallo Jos und Sari,
wunderbare Bilder, das Leben in den Niederlanden scheint sich tatsächlich mehr auf dem Wasser abzuspielen als sonst wo…obwohl mir die letzte Orange Serie auch sehr gefallen hat, das Bild der Dame im Ruderboot strahlt viel mehr Fröhlichkeit aus….
danke, daß du deine Sicht immer mit mir teilst
glg Claudia
June 19, 2010 at 5:41 am |
Hallo Claudia,
vielen Dank fuerr deine Kommentare ueber diese Serie. Die Dame im Rruderboot im Orange hat Sari aufgenommen. In dieser Serie sollte es alle Schwarz Weiss werden.
Liebe gruesse aus Leiden,
Sari und Jos
June 13, 2010 at 1:30 pm |
Dear Sari … excellent shots … you Black and White is very nice
Antonio
June 19, 2010 at 7:46 am |
Dear Antonio, many thanks for your time and comments!
Sari
June 13, 2010 at 1:41 pm |
Dear Jos & Sari,
as if I’m looking through the eyes of a tourist or expat. Such a nice distance with my routineous, daily life. Thank you so much!
Peter
June 19, 2010 at 5:43 am |
Dear Peter,
thank you very much! For you as a dutch, those views are pretty normal to you, but to us it is something that strikes us from the beginning.
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 1:44 pm |
Dear Sari and Jos, wonderful series, you captured a varied set of moments and scenes from daily life on an element I myself love: water! I made two long trips with a ship once, Santos, Brazil to Hamburg, passing through Las Palmas, Vigo, Le Havre Rotterdam, then Genova to Santos, Brazil, passing through Barcelona, Lisboa and Rio de Janeiro. In total, on these two trips: 5 weeks on the sea! And it was not the modern cruise fun, it was regular liners (an Italian) with which people traveled and moved. This weas in the 1970s. Cheers
June 19, 2010 at 5:45 am |
Dear Manfred,
actually it is the daily life and human behavior that interested us most. Observing thing beyond the eyes is the most difficult thing.
cheers,
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 2:06 pm |
Wah pilihan tema yang manis..semua foto terekam penuh jiwa..setiap peristiwa dan sudut bidik tercipta dalam karya hitam putih yang indah..terus berkarya Mas Jos dan Mba Sari, sukses selalu…salam dari Indonesia,
June 19, 2010 at 5:49 am |
Terima kasih banyak Mas Petrus untuk menyempatkan diri melihat-lihat posting ini dan sudi memberikan komentar. Foto dalam hitam putih menurut kami lebih memiliki daya tarik dan tidak pudar dengan waktu.
Salam dari Leiden,
Sari dan Jos
June 13, 2010 at 2:57 pm |
very beautiful series… the water and Dutch were ever together… they are of the great sailors and navigators.
June 19, 2010 at 5:50 am |
Dear Jose,
thank you very much! Yes they are specialist in this matter 🙂
cheers,
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 3:03 pm |
Great photos illustrating this informative entry. Very nice.
June 19, 2010 at 5:49 am |
Thank you very much for your time and kind comments Tom!
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 3:13 pm |
Hey ihr 2,
das ist ja echt ne schöne Serie geworden 🙂 erinnert mich so ein bisschen an das Drachenbootrennen, dass ich damals in Rendsburg mitgemacht habe.
Jos sehe ich ja am Dienstag wieder … hier in HH sind grad alle im WM Fieber … hab heute auch noch besuch und wir schauen uns das Spiel über den Beamer an … :o)
Wünsch Euch beiden noch einen schönen Sonntag abend
LG Patric
June 19, 2010 at 5:52 am |
Hallo Patrick,
genau! ich kann mich noch erinnern dass du auch Drachenbootrennen machts. Es war gut dich und die anderen wieder zu sehen!!
Danke fuer deine Kommentare!
Liebe Gruesse aus Leiden und schoenes Wochenende!
Sari und Jos
June 13, 2010 at 3:20 pm |
Nice pictures….which show again how the human nature always manages to adapts itself to the Nature conditions….Small country, big ambitious!….At the same time, the dutch have also proved their respect to the environment riding their bicycles instead of other means of transport…
Good example to be imitated!!
María
June 19, 2010 at 5:56 am |
Dear Maria,
thank you so much for the comments! Yes ambitions is also one character they have. Here in The Netherlands there are still traffic jam everyday, because people live on different cities than their workplaces. It took time to travel with train and bike as a combination. But this is not only a problem of the dutch but everywhere on the world.
cheers,
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 3:25 pm |
Excellent series.Like the tone and the composition.
June 19, 2010 at 5:53 am |
Thank you very much dear Isidoros!
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 3:25 pm |
A wonderful album…..street photography meets the canals. As usual, you both have produced some very pleasing images. Thanks for sharing.
June 19, 2010 at 5:58 am |
Dear Carl,
thank you very much for your time and comments on our post! Thanks also for having always an interest on our work!
cheers,
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 3:48 pm |
As usual.. there are also a nice photo series of you. Nice composition. And also you perfectly catch their emotion, their stories. Congratulation Sari. I’ll be waiting for your next masterpiece ^_^
June 19, 2010 at 7:50 am |
Dear Agus,
thank you very much for your time and comments on our post! I am far from being a masterpiece…..
Sari
June 13, 2010 at 3:56 pm |
I’ve been visiting Netherlands and been showed by my dutch friend how they manage the water surround them, such as how they control the water level entering on area and keep some area with certain level to keep it balance so on and so on..and it was very impressive to me..
what I can learn that dutch people are really live with water very closely..and river and water is a part of their life style..where not every country can manage to do so..
your photos showing how the dutch people interact very closely with water and they live with it..very nicely..
thanks jos and ambar…your photos talk..what a good relationship between people and water should be!..
June 19, 2010 at 6:05 am |
Dear Andi,
there are things we can learn from this people. They managed many thing with limited resource and made them to one of the wealthy country in Europe. It is a dream that we in Indonesia could do the same!
regards,
Sari and Jos
June 13, 2010 at 5:24 pm |
great pictures
herman
http://chausseedamourarcadiaredesigned.blogspot.com/
June 19, 2010 at 6:05 am |
Thank you Herman!
June 13, 2010 at 5:28 pm |
excellent-and good views!!!
June 19, 2010 at 6:06 am |
Dear Curt, thank you very much for your time and comment!
June 13, 2010 at 5:40 pm |
wow!! fantastic, congratulations!
June 19, 2010 at 6:07 am |
Dear Tino, thank you for your time and comment!
June 13, 2010 at 6:17 pm |
This photos series are very interesting … like story telling of people interest on playing on water ! Good Luck
June 19, 2010 at 6:08 am |
Dear HarTantyo,
it could be interesting to see people in Indonesia see their environment differently!!
Thank you very much for your time and comment!
June 13, 2010 at 7:56 pm |
I am convinced that children are the ultimate focus of every eye and the attraction of every photographer…good week my friends…..an ancient Roman saying ” VARIIS LUDORUN GENERIBUS CORPUS EXERGERE””….ciao
June 19, 2010 at 7:52 am |
Dear Ans,
yes, children can be very interesting. May be because they are still “free” and adults not…
thank you very much for your time and comments on our post and also for the insight…
Sari
June 13, 2010 at 8:44 pm |
Thanks for showing these beautiful pictures, interesting document for this particular lifestyle.
June 19, 2010 at 6:08 am |
Dear Silvano, thank you very much for your time and comment!
June 13, 2010 at 10:14 pm |
Great series, one can get the motivation to join them!
Cheers!
June 19, 2010 at 6:10 am |
Dear Thomas, yes indeed and with a couple of wine bottles and bread on a sunny day!! Thank you very much for your time and comment!
Cheers!
June 14, 2010 at 12:18 am |
These are wonderful. They have an almost 1960’s retro feel to them. I like the Row Spot photo the best. Nice to see what black and white can do to these scenes. They change them from something interesting into something interesting and sharper looking.
June 19, 2010 at 6:12 am |
Dear Tim,
it is nice to hear that those images from us has the 1960 retro feel, where we never noticed if it so. We also thing the same as you about black and white photography!
thank you very much for your time and comment!
June 14, 2010 at 2:31 am |
Daer Jos & Sari
Thanks for cheerfull pictures on the water!
My hometown Fukagawa: 深川(-meaning Deep River) in Tokyo also have a grid of canals like Netherland’s.
The grided canal had a close relation to their daily lives, and it still shows us the reflection of lively townscape for each season.
Here in Hong Kong, International Dragon Boat Championship 2010 is held on coming Wednesday at Stanley beach and Sha Tin.
Many foreign paddlers will entry into this international racing from their nations having tradition of the row boat and lives on the water.
Tiwan,Japan,New Zealand,Hawaii,England,Norway….. It is a competition of the paddlemanships.
I’ll boost your Dutch Dragon, if they will also come to Hong Kong !!
http://www.dragonboat.org.hk/en/home/homepage.html
Takumi
June 19, 2010 at 6:15 am |
Dear Takumi,
thank you very much for your time and comment, also your story from your experience on the other side of the globe!
Sari and Jos
June 14, 2010 at 6:33 am |
For me water is something tied to childhood, stay in contact with water is like a little child remain, a very important thing.
One problem today is that kids immediately want to be adults. And adults are embarrassed that their behavior is qualified as a child.
The world will improve greatly when we show love for the water that makes up everything and learn to be children throughout our long lives.
Jos and Ambarum, a very beautiful portrait-photos of children playing with water,… thanks for sharing
June 19, 2010 at 6:20 am |
Dear Carlos,
yes you are right. Kids today doesn’t have the same situation as we in the past. It is getting tougher and materialist. We should slow down with our speed and then life is going to improve. Today everything has to be more faster faster, but in our opinion quality is not much improved. In the northern part of west Europe the standards are high, but it doesn’t mean there is no problem coming out from that. Become more sterile because of the very good system, is also not good. People become more vulnerable!
thank you very much for your time and comment!
Sari and Jos
June 14, 2010 at 7:24 am |
Beautiful serie…. Great B&W choice… Congrat!
June 19, 2010 at 6:22 am |
Dear Svetlana, thank you for your time and comment!
June 14, 2010 at 7:51 am |
Yes it is a great serie with an excellent quality of B&W processing !
June 19, 2010 at 6:23 am |
Dear Françoise, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 14, 2010 at 7:52 am |
excellent dutch series my friend…its very interesting to see people carrying umbrellas on the boat rather than having a roof…the connection between dutch and water is clearly shown in the above composition
June 19, 2010 at 7:54 am |
thank you very much for your time and comments on our post 🙂 yes they love open air and are not afraid of bad weather…
Sari
June 14, 2010 at 9:59 am |
Great Essay. Congrats.
June 19, 2010 at 6:24 am |
Dear Paulo, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 14, 2010 at 10:31 am |
Grat series ! Very beautiful bw. I like much!
June 19, 2010 at 6:25 am |
Dear Salvatore, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 14, 2010 at 11:07 am |
Nice work Sari
June 19, 2010 at 7:55 am |
Thank you dear Martin!
Sari
June 14, 2010 at 11:10 am |
Great job!
June 19, 2010 at 6:26 am |
Dear Juan Carlos, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 14, 2010 at 11:53 am |
Fantastic images along with the interesting story – well done!!
June 19, 2010 at 6:27 am |
Dear Dan Anderson, thank you for spending your time and comment on our post!!
June 14, 2010 at 12:00 pm |
Photo Essay yg Bagus, saya suka, photo2x penuh kegembiraan, terlihat penuh semangat hidup/optimisme. thank you Ibu Ambarum Sari.
June 19, 2010 at 7:41 am |
Terima kasih banyak mas Agung, bangsa Belanda memang lebih banyak tersenyum dibandingkan bangsa negara eropa barat bagian utara lainnya.
Sari
June 14, 2010 at 12:17 pm |
oh oh oh.. seandainya aku bisa..
this is so great, mas Jos, mbak Sari. From these BW pictures, looking at the way the water broke from it’s cool silence then dance itself in glory, i feel like swimming instead of enjoy the river on boat, hehehe ^e^)?
June 19, 2010 at 6:29 am |
Dear Pratiwi,
thank you very much for always spending your time and comment on our post! Yes it is so enjoyable and we wish it could also happen in our country!
Sari and Jos
June 14, 2010 at 1:13 pm |
A good photo story, so I was interested to get there 🙂
June 19, 2010 at 6:31 am |
Dear Ronald,
then you should come here :-). Thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 14, 2010 at 1:19 pm |
The photographs depict the entire story so well. One can understand the message without the pre text. The blk photos are excellent in composition, lighting, and focus. Excellent blog!!
June 19, 2010 at 7:57 am |
thank you very much for your time and comments on our post. We are glad that you has such impressions about our self telling story images…
Sari
June 14, 2010 at 2:09 pm |
I have really enjoyed and learned from this blog entry. The photos really get at the importance and pervasiveness of water and water travel in life in the Netherlands. Of the fine array of photos, I am most moved by those of the boat and oars, with reflection; the view down into a boat with the adult and four children; and the boat “full of one driver and 12 umbrellas.” This is a strong documentary series, with strong characterizations and a strong timeless feel.
June 19, 2010 at 7:35 am |
Dear Ramosa,
We are glad you got that impressions looking our images!!
thank you very much for your time and leaving a comment on our post.
Sari and Jos
June 14, 2010 at 4:26 pm |
as always a good job of reporting well-documented and varied images!
June 19, 2010 at 6:34 am |
Dear Gerard,
thank you very much for always spending your time and leaving comment on our post!
June 14, 2010 at 5:38 pm |
I love the pic of ‘A group of dutch waving passers’. Boys & girls happy together !!
June 19, 2010 at 6:36 am |
Dear Dickson,
thank you very much for your time and leaving a comment on our post!
June 14, 2010 at 7:53 pm |
This is a very beautifull set of photos! The black and white setting gives such a nice atmosphere. It provides a kind of historical impression while at the same time knowing that this is taken very recent. Very nice!
June 19, 2010 at 7:33 am |
Thank you very much for your impressions, time and comment on our post!
Sari and Jos
June 14, 2010 at 9:16 pm |
Great captures.
Beautiful
June 19, 2010 at 6:37 am |
Dear Raul,
thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 14, 2010 at 10:25 pm |
Very good serie, it has a great coherency – it works as a project (I really like to think of photography as projects) – it’s more difficult to achieve it in colaboration but you did it very well. Congratulations to both – keep the good work.
Cheers,
Tiago
June 19, 2010 at 6:39 am |
Dear Tiago,
thank you very much for your time and comment on our post. In terms of project we need a lot of time, be patient and lot of passion too.
cheers,
Sari and Jos
June 14, 2010 at 10:59 pm |
Lovely shots of people enjoying boats and water. Travelling by water is a very relaxed way of seeing scenery, surrounded by beautiful sounds and reflections. These images pick up the atmosphere.
June 19, 2010 at 6:42 am |
Dear Kiloran,
we are pleased you got those feeling by seeing our images!!
thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
cheers,
Sari and Jos
June 14, 2010 at 11:54 pm |
Everything looks so awesome! ..Fantastic blog Jos n Sari, it just keeps getting better.There is amazing detail when you zoom the obj..
thank you so much for sharing this blog with me.. 🙂
June 19, 2010 at 6:50 am |
Dear Andreas,
thank you very much for your time and comment on our post! We are pleased you like it!!
June 15, 2010 at 3:37 am |
wonderful!!!!!! I think you caught the mood perfectly. There’s so much detail. Did you take on the boat? How much? I have never been in Amsterdam, but it’s on my wish-list 😉
June 19, 2010 at 6:51 am |
Dear I Putu,
thank you! No we walk along the river and bridges…
June 15, 2010 at 6:42 am |
Nice work Sari,congratulations!
June 19, 2010 at 7:57 am |
Dearest Sebastian, thank you so much!!!
Sari
June 15, 2010 at 6:59 am |
Ambarum!
You´ve got some really fine shots here on Your blog. Love the unbrellas in the boats. So Dutch for me as a Swede.
Keep up the Good Work!
Greetings from Sweden,
Lars-Göran
June 19, 2010 at 8:00 am |
Dear Lars,
thank you very much for your time and comments on our post!
Greetings from Leiden,
Sari
June 15, 2010 at 9:55 am |
Hello Sari & Josh,
I’m looking a stunning images. I love ur tone & composition. U have portrayed the environment of rainy season of Netherlands people who are like to travel by boat & im seeing some enjoy full moment.
If i got an assignment to portray same subject which one u had showed us.
I wish i will portray some decisive moment which images give strong my body of work.
I’m appreciating to u to show us a unique concept. I love very much all of photographs. I found here a good relationship between photographer & subject. Day by day ur improving. I wish one upon a day u will a famous for an ur good compile of works.
Best
MRK Palash
Pathshala Student,Bangladesh
photopalash@gmail.com
June 19, 2010 at 6:55 am |
Dear MRK Palash,
to us it look strange seeing people going out on a rainy day and with an open boat, just using umbrellas. We are still far from being famous and that is not our intention. We just documented things that disturb or catch our interest from our environment.
thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
regards,
Sari and Jos
June 15, 2010 at 11:45 am |
Excelente trabajo con muy buenas fotografías.
Saludos
June 19, 2010 at 7:32 am |
Querido Tomás, muchas gracias por su tiempo y sus comentarios sobre nuestros post!
Sari y Jos
June 15, 2010 at 1:28 pm |
Good work. (Row Sport / Kids Enjoyed / Party / Dog / They Prefer / Group Of Sailors: all grabbed my attention)
June 19, 2010 at 6:46 am |
Dear Jens, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 15, 2010 at 3:26 pm |
Es sieht wirklich fast so aus als ob die Holländer ihr Leben hauptsächlich auf dem Wasser verbringen.-)
Liebe Sari, eine vorzügliche Foto-Serie die du und dein Ehemann hier zeigen!
Salam hangat dari Jerman, saya baru pulang ke rumah lagi dari Bali, Penang dan Thailand.
June 19, 2010 at 8:02 am |
Lieber Helmut,
es ist auch so! Fuer uns es ist eine Vergnuegen eine Dokumentserie ueber das Leben in unsere Naehe machen zu koennen.
Salam hangat dari Leiden,
Sari und Jos
June 15, 2010 at 3:46 pm |
A wonderful writeup and a beautiful compilation of B&W images! Looks like the Dutch are a very friendly community. Well done Sari and Jos.
June 19, 2010 at 6:56 am |
Dear Jerry, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 15, 2010 at 3:58 pm |
I was in the Netherlands in 1994 to visit my uncle. I went to visit Amsterdam, Den Haag and Rotterdam. I had a great time.
Yes, how the Dutch people handle the water, I am impressed.
We can’t survive without water. But water can destroy us too.
This is something great about Dutch people the way they take care of the water.
June 19, 2010 at 6:58 am |
Dear Mr Deddy Mansyur,
yes, we can learn a lot the good things from them!
thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 15, 2010 at 4:47 pm |
What an excellent work, showing us the dutch water life. This is real streetphotography. Keep going friends!
June 19, 2010 at 6:59 am |
Dear Patrick,
thank you very much for your time and comment on our post! May be we should call it “waterwayphotography” 🙂
June 15, 2010 at 4:52 pm |
nice work sari and jos…good composition , tone, & bw…very interested pic…congrat to you both
June 19, 2010 at 7:00 am |
Dear Katrin, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 15, 2010 at 6:38 pm |
beautiful atmosphere in every photo! you are ready for coming in Venice for a new reportage on the water!
congratulations!
June 19, 2010 at 7:00 am |
Dear Masimo, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 15, 2010 at 6:59 pm |
as the other serie i like your beautifull composition et the beauty of your black and white.
And the choice of the moment imho still good;
🙂
June 19, 2010 at 7:29 am |
Dear Bruno,
thank you so much for your time and leaving a comment on our post 🙂
June 15, 2010 at 9:28 pm |
Great Pictures and a very percepive insightful essay. Many, many thanks for inviting me!
June 19, 2010 at 7:28 am |
Dear Günter, thank you so much for your time and leaving a comment on our post 🙂
June 16, 2010 at 12:58 am |
really great photographs. the thing i’ve noticed about your pictures is that they are a blend of contemporary and classic looking shots. thanks for sharing….
June 19, 2010 at 7:27 am |
Dear Brian, thank you for your impressions, time and comment on our post!
Sari and Jos
June 16, 2010 at 8:39 am |
Some great shots here! 🙂
I love it when water becomes such an important recreational part of city life!:)
So many rivers is either hidden under ground, used for industrial or commercial purposes only!:)
June 19, 2010 at 7:26 am |
Dear Magne,
water is one of the most important element in our life. Without that life can not exist on earth. So we have to treat this element with carefully….
thank you for your time and leaving a comment on our post!
regards,
Sari and Jos
June 16, 2010 at 10:27 am |
A wonderful photo story! Thank you Jos and Sari!
June 19, 2010 at 7:01 am |
Dear Raymomd, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 16, 2010 at 11:04 am |
sari,
excellent compilation. love your work. Good job once again..
June 19, 2010 at 8:02 am |
Dear Murali, thank you so much for your kind comment!
Sari
June 16, 2010 at 11:07 am |
Beautiful picture, the sharp contrast and choice of shots is fantastic.
My compliments.
June 19, 2010 at 7:02 am |
Dear Paolo, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 16, 2010 at 12:45 pm |
all the photos are so interesting!
June 19, 2010 at 7:06 am |
Dear Lira,
happy you like them all!
thank you very much for your time and comment on our post……..
June 16, 2010 at 2:11 pm |
This is a nice photo-essay! Great idea and nice pictures!
Horea
June 19, 2010 at 7:07 am |
Dear Horea,
thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
Sari and Jos
June 16, 2010 at 9:55 pm |
This is sharing life at it´s best.
I love that.
Andi
June 19, 2010 at 7:08 am |
Dear Andi, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post about life in our environment!
Sari and Jos
June 17, 2010 at 10:29 am |
Really a great series !!!
June 19, 2010 at 7:09 am |
Dear Roberto, thank you very much for your time and comment on our post!
June 17, 2010 at 1:50 pm |
Sari, your images are of a beauty that captivates me, thanks for sharing, I send a big hug.
June 19, 2010 at 8:04 am |
Dear Ozukaru, thank you so much for your nice comment. Big hug too, Sari
June 17, 2010 at 2:16 pm |
Congratulations on your wonderful water series!
I viewed the images here very carefully and love them very much!
I especially love “the dragon boat race”and”a group dutch waing the passers”! What cheerful scenes on water! And superb Black&White efect!
In where I live,souch of China,there is also many rivers and lakes. I’m quite inspired by your images and will also shoot more water-themed works!
Thanks for sharing!!
June 19, 2010 at 7:24 am |
Dear Zhu,
we are glad you like them all and being inspired to start a work on water!
thank you for your time and leaving a comment on our post….
cheers,
Sari and Jos
June 17, 2010 at 5:08 pm |
Dear Sari, I love your pictures!
Here in Lübeck we like to be on the water, too.
Thank you for sharing!
June 19, 2010 at 8:05 am |
Dear Liv,
thank you very much for those nice words. Yes, we went to Luebeck once. Very nice city.
Sari
June 17, 2010 at 8:42 pm |
Nice impressions!
June 19, 2010 at 7:09 am |
Dear Jörg, thank you for your time and leaving a comment on our post!
June 18, 2010 at 7:29 am |
hallo ihr!!
ein wunderbares thema mit wunderbaren fotos!!
es passt wie immer!! 🙂
lg
christian
June 19, 2010 at 7:11 am |
Hallo Christian,
vielen Dank fuer deine Kommentare! 🙂
lg,
Sari und Jos
June 18, 2010 at 10:16 am |
i lived near a river for a while…………………beautiful..
ciao
June 19, 2010 at 7:12 am |
Dear Valter,
it could be nice to be able to live near a river, but it could be also dangerous. Thank you for your time and leaving a comment on our post!
ciao!
June 18, 2010 at 11:40 am |
Muito interessante este trabalho, algumas fotos são exelentes com uma composição maravilhosa, mas algumas eu eliminaria, gostaria de ver mais fotos desta série. Um abraço. Dorival Moreira
June 19, 2010 at 7:22 am |
Obrigado pelo seu tempo e comentários, também para a sua entrada.
Atenciosamente,
Sari e Jos
June 18, 2010 at 3:38 pm |
Das ist eine schöne serie.
best peter
June 19, 2010 at 7:14 am |
Lieber Peter,
vielen Dank fuer deine Zeit unseres Post anzusehen und eine Kommentar hinterzulassen!
Lg,
Sari und Jos
June 18, 2010 at 5:56 pm |
Thank you for sharing your work – outstanding! You have really provided wonderful images which communicate so much about the Dutch and their relationship to water. I congratulate you on your efforts!
Best,
Jon
June 19, 2010 at 7:15 am |
Dear Jon,
thank you for your time and leaving a specific comment on our post!
best,
Sari and Jos
June 18, 2010 at 9:03 pm |
Again, a great series of life in the netherlands. It’s a pleasure to have a look on your photos. Thank you for sharing.
By the way, are you, Sari and Jos members of the leica-camera-forum?
All the best,
Björn
June 19, 2010 at 7:18 am |
Dear Bjoern,
we are glad you always like our postings! Sari is not a leica-camera forum, but I am and not that active. Spending time in forums could be time consume 😦
Thank you for your time and leaving a comment on our post! Good luck with your new camera too!!
best,
Sari and Jos
June 19, 2010 at 5:20 am |
All shots are incredibly candid and well composed.Very inspiring work.Thank you Sari for inviting me to view this enlightening blog about the dutch waterways.Photo # 8 (They prefer no roof) is my favourite:)
Best Wishes
Hameed
June 19, 2010 at 8:06 am |
dear Hameed,
thank you so much for your time and comments!!! 🙂
best wishes too,
Sari
June 19, 2010 at 7:46 am |
excellent images as always! people’s life in beautiful reflection. thank you for sharing 🙂
June 19, 2010 at 8:07 am |
Dearest Hideki,
thank you for visiting our blog and leaving a comment on our latest post!
Sari
June 19, 2010 at 10:49 am |
What a wonderful moment; everybody cheer up and happy. Amazing shoots of fotos and great moment.
From most of all I like the pic with umbrella the fisrt one.
June 19, 2010 at 12:20 pm |
Dearest mrs. Hartati Nurwijaya,
Many thanks for visiting and wonderful comment on our Blog.
Sari and Jos
June 19, 2010 at 11:11 am |
Dear Sari and Jos,
thanks a lot for wonderful essay and amazing photos!!! Had a great time visiting your blog and I’m more and more in love with Netherlands 🙂
best wishes
Anna
June 19, 2010 at 12:22 pm |
Dearest Anna,
Many thanks for visiting and like our work..
Sari and Jos
June 20, 2010 at 12:47 pm |
Hi,
Wonderful collection, thank you for the invitation to visit your blog.
Mario
June 20, 2010 at 2:26 pm |
Dear Mario,
we thank you for spending time and leaving a comment on our posting!
Sari and Jos
June 20, 2010 at 5:00 pm |
Jos n Sari,
These pictures are great … and sometimes we miss such view a lot … just sit and relax with beer or coffee while watching the boats passing by in the canal …
June 20, 2010 at 5:03 pm |
Hi Baskoro!
indeed, sometimes we forget how fast time can past because we are so busy with our self….So in the long term we will miss life. Sometimes slowing down and enjoy life is not a bad idea too…
cheers,
Sari and Jos
June 21, 2010 at 1:37 pm |
Hello there!
Really nice photographs from the Netherlands. Great job!
cheers,
Johannes
June 22, 2010 at 3:33 am |
Thank you for your comment dear Johannes!
cheers.
Sari
June 21, 2010 at 1:38 pm |
More beautiful photos, as usual! Tank you for sharing.
June 22, 2010 at 3:34 am |
Dear Rita, thank you very much for seeing and leaving your impression here!
Sari
June 22, 2010 at 3:38 am |
Beautiful images, as always, the narration nicely complement this beautiful ride …!!!
June 22, 2010 at 4:23 pm |
Dearest Isla, thank you very much for your time and leaving your impressions on our posting.
Sari
June 22, 2010 at 8:12 am |
Ambarum Sari is a story teller.
She uses a camera for her novels.
When you look at her pictures is like reading, is like watching frames from a movie, is life represented, life that makes a show of itself for us.
Thank you Sari!
June 22, 2010 at 4:25 pm |
Dearest Maurizio, thank you very much for very kind comments on our images!
cheers,
Sari
June 22, 2010 at 2:05 pm |
wonderful series!!!! and every image is great!!!!
June 22, 2010 at 4:26 pm |
Thank you very much for your impressions on our posting!!
cheers,
Sari
June 23, 2010 at 7:36 am |
Great work, as always…!! Is very nice and interesting to watch your pictures.
Thank you.
Agnese
June 23, 2010 at 8:44 am |
Dearest Agnese,
Many thanks for visiting and a wonderful comment on this post
Have a nice day
Sari and Jos
June 24, 2010 at 9:17 pm |
Oh… this is an amazing series of B&W photos!
My favourite is the “They prefer no roof on the sloep”.
Bravo and thanks for sharing 🙂
Isid0r0s
June 25, 2010 at 4:11 am |
Dearest Isid0r0s,
thank you very much! We are glad you like them. Thanks for seeing and leaving your impression here.
best regards,
Ambarum Sari and Jos Runarka
June 28, 2010 at 2:33 pm |
Dear Sari,
( Catching up and taking the time) 🙂
Superb, as always…Capturing Joy in everyday life is a Gift…To give us the possibility of witnessing it with you is another, and I love them all, especially ” Oiling The Husband” ( Although I saw her taking gently care of him 😉 ) and ” They prefer no Roof on the Sloep” , I thought ” Water Proof with Water” …:)) Felt like the Boat was protected down and up.
Thank You for invited me.
All The Best to you and your husband.
Sandra. XXX
June 29, 2010 at 6:41 am |
Dearest Sandra,
Many thanks for your time to visiting and commenting on this latest post . We are glad you like our work. We have never seen a good atmosphere, where people really enjoy on the canal like this before so we were happy 🙂
Have a nice day
Sari and Jos
June 29, 2010 at 2:40 pm |
Siempre me apasiono la fotografía en B/N, y sobre todo la fotografía viva, creo que has realizado un trabajo excelente, es más me gustaria poder incluir algunos de tus trabajos en nuestro primer magazine de arte que publiquemos on-line en enero de 2011, si te parece bien puedes confirmar en mi correo electronico. saludos y enorabuena.
Miguel A. Vallet
June 30, 2010 at 4:08 am |
Querido Miguel A. Vallet,
muchas gracias por su visita y sus impresiones sobre nuestras imágenes! Estamos muy contentos que usted como ellos. Lo que la revista lo que desea publicar nuestras imágenes? Es un honor para llenar su revista. Nos comunicaremos con usted en privado. Muchísimas gracias.
saludos cordiales,
Ambarum Sari y Runarka Jos
July 5, 2010 at 9:14 am |
mantap banget mbak tone BWnya… semua photo terasa DOFnya, sorry komennya nggak bisa pake bahasa inggris
July 6, 2010 at 5:31 am |
Komang Tony,
Terima kasih atas kunjungan dan komentarrnya di blog kami
Salam,
Sari
July 5, 2010 at 12:01 pm |
hai sari en jos
Saya salut sama kalian berdua selalu konsisten dengan foto hitam putihnya yang sangat natural, hasilnya sangat indah dan memuaskan.
terus berkarya..
salam hangat dr Indonesia
July 5, 2010 at 1:00 pm |
Hi Jefrizal,
Terima kasih sudah berkunjung dan berkomentar di post terbaru dari Blog kami.
Salam sejahtera
Sari and Jos
July 7, 2010 at 12:25 am |
Wonderful photos!
July 9, 2010 at 5:19 am |
Dear David,
thank you very much!
Sari and Jos
July 8, 2010 at 2:47 pm |
Really awsum pics uve got here guys!! Love it also that its B&W – makes it look sort of vintage in a special way… Love to see more at some stage!
Keep well and thanx for sharing it with me!
Greetings from South Africa :)))
Anida
XXX
July 9, 2010 at 5:16 am |
Dear Anida,
thank you very much for your time visiting our blog.
best regards,
Ambarum Sari and Jos Runarka
September 27, 2010 at 10:16 pm |
Hallo Jos en Sari,
Via Peter Bouman heb ik jullie website dus gekregen. Ieder keer weer geniet ik van jullie mooie foto’s, ook van Rotterdam waar ik zelf woon.
Het was een bijzonder ontmoeting vandaag met jullie!
Ik vond de begrafenis van tante Edith ook heel warm ondanks het regenachtige weer.
Ik had zelf mijn fototoestel bij me en even had ik gedacht om foto’s te maken toen de familie met de kist van tante Edith de kerk binnen liepen. Het was een prachtig beeld tegen het mistige achtergrond. Hopelijk hebben jullie wel foto’s gemaakt van dat moment.
Ook hoop ik jullie foto’s te kunnen zien van vandaag.
Jullie zijn altijd van harte welkom hier in Rotterdam bij mij thuis.
Sampai ketemu lagi!
Groetjes,
Vonny
October 2, 2010 at 6:58 am |
Hallo Vonny,
bedankt voor je bezoek op onze blog!! Ik geen foto’s gemaakt tijdens het ceremonie, voor respect aan de familie Hoogman.
Tot ziens!!
Groetjes,
Jos en Sari
May 11, 2015 at 6:14 am |
i thought Dutch was not stay long enough in Indonesia, hahaha..perhaps if they did that, Ciliwung and other River in Indonesia could be beautiful just like the lovely pictures you both shown to us….awesome
!
May 11, 2015 at 7:21 am |
who knows for sure? It is because their pride and greed they loss their ties with their former colonial Indonesia. Actually both sides can learn from each other on a mutual relationship. Thanks! Sari & Jos