Last Thursday, I went to see the “lakenfeest” in Leiden. I didn’t quite get the historical context of this event but after I had ask to some few people, it appears that the main goal is to have fun and drink beer. The participants decorate their boat and going down on the canals. A sort of carnival. This was pretty crowdy and the atmosphere was very nice. A very colorful event which was the occasion to do some pictures :
Nikon D300, 85mm, F11 – 1/500
Nikon D300, 85mm, F3,2 – 1/2000
Nikon D300, 50mm, F3,2 – 1/3200
Nikon D300, 85mm, F5 – 1/250
Thanks to my friend Aaron who told me about this terrace of a café on the 6th floor where I could have nice point of view.
Nikon D300, 85mm, F5 – 1/250
Nikon D300, 85mm, F5 – 1/320
We improvised (with one of my friend who was with me) a portrait session with some teenager that where kind enough to play the game. Here is the result :
Nikon D300, 85mm, F5 – 1/250
Nikon D300, 85mm, F3,2 – 1/250
This one is definitely my favorite :
Nikon D300, 85mm, F3,2 – 1/250
And that conclude this evening. More pictures on my Flickr. You can also check the website of the Lakenfeest. The event goes on till tomorrow.
NB : All the pictures where taken in aperture priority mode to can control how I wanted or not to isolate the subject from the background. I mainly used the lens Nikkor 85mm f1.8D. I wish I had my 70-200 but it wasn’t possible 
