Zaanse Schans at dusk: Dutch houses, bridges and windmills

We arrived at the Zaanse Schans in the afternoon to scout locations for an evening photography session. The windmills, traditional wooden houses and waterways offered familiar Dutch subjects, but the daytime crowds made clean compositions difficult.

As the attractions closed and light rain passed through, the area became much quieter. We concentrated on windmills beside the water and the wooden house with a small bridge in front.

Finding reflections was not straightforward. Plants and debris covered parts of the water, so we had to choose viewpoints carefully.

The evening gave us enough photographs that we abandoned our plan for another early-morning session. These images capture the quieter side of the Zaanse Schans as the day came to an end.