On my second visit, which unfortunately includes only Amsterdam (there was not much free time around the conference that I attended), the weather once again proved much colder and rainier than what I expected for the end of June. Just like the first time, though, the sky just before a thunderstorm was absolutely spectacular.
On my first outing, I did not have my DSLR with me, but I took a couple of photos of thunderclouds over Museumplein with my iPhone . The next day, I brought a proper camera, but the sky was covered with grey clouds, which turned out to be washed out due to the huge dynamic range in just about any frame that included sky. This diffused light, however, is good for portraits and architectural closeups, so I snapped quite a few shots of tourists striking crazy poses in front and on top of the “I AMsterdam” sculpture by the Rijksmuseum.
