Last weekend was National Museum Weekend, in which 500+ museums were open free or highly discounted throughout the country. We (finally) went to the Centraal Museum to see the exhibit about the Italian/Caravaggio influence on the Utrecht school of painting, which in turn influenced much of Dutch painting, including Rembrandt.
We took the route to the museum that goes past Lepelenburg and Sonnenborgh in order for me to stop by my favorite sculpture — De Spoetnikkijker — and get a few photos. The sky was a great mix of dark clouds against a bright blue sky, which lead to some interesting photos (see my Flickr feed). I also got to play around with different angles, made easier by the fact that I didn’t have Pippo with me. I love going on photo walks with him, but I can’t spend quite as much time on the shots when I’ve got an 80-pound dog attached to my arm via leash. He’s gotten quite good at waiting patiently, but I feel bad about getting his hopes up that we’re going to move on, when really I’m just moving a few steps to get a different angle.
A Flamingo in Utrecht 
The statue dog in the photo almost sad at the idea that a few steps does not equal walkies but then again by the looks of his statue owner he has had to wait a lot longer.
True! I should tell Pippo next time he complains that it could be much worse!
these are great! I love your shots of sculptures (ie- the poop guys at griftpark…you make them look so beautiful!)
Thank you! I like to think that all those years of looking at photos of works of art for my art history courses helped give me ideas on how to shoot them. 😉 Of course, with settings like these, it’s not hard to get a good shot.
uhm…that would be me in the above comment!