{"id":59350,"date":"2024-07-21T12:52:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T10:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/?p=59350"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:33:49","slug":"summer-maternity-photos-canals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/summer-maternity-photos-canals\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Maternity Photos by the Canals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rpb rpb-story\" data-label=\"STORY | AMSTERDAM\"><figure class=\"rpb-lead rpb-narrow\"><img class=\"wp-image-59335 skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-11.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Expecting mother in a coral dress holding an ultrasound print against her belly, her partner beside her by a summer canal\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 450px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-11.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-11-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-11-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-11-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-11-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><p>Early summer on the canals: trees in full leaf, soft clouds, boats moored along the water. A couple expecting a baby came to the city center for summer maternity photos by the canals, with a coral dress, a white linen shirt and two small things they had brought along: an ultrasound print and a pair of tiny white sneakers.<\/p><p>Maternity sessions are part of <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my family photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a>, and I plan them around comfort: a short route with places to pause, steps to sit on and shade when the sun breaks through.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-box rpb-card\"><dl><dt>Where<\/dt><dd>Canals and bridges in the city center<\/dd><dt>When<\/dt><dd>Summer<\/dd><dt>Session<\/dt><dd>Maternity Photoshoot<\/dd><dt>Light<\/dt><dd>Soft, overcast daylight<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><h2 id=\"a-quiet-corner-by-the-water\">A Quiet Corner by the Water<\/h2><p>Our maternity session began where the city feels slow, along one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holland.com\/global\/tourism\/discover-the-netherlands\/visit-the-cities\/amsterdam\/canals-of-amsterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amsterdam&#8217;s canals<\/a>: trees along the water, a narrow house with a black door and a bicycle leaning against the railing. Wide frames first, so the place could tell where we were, with the two of them small in it. Then closer.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-59311\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-3.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Couple embracing on a canal bridge, his hands on her belly, trees in full summer leaf along the water\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-3-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-3-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><figcaption>Early summer: trees in full leaf along the water<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59302\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-2.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Couple small on the steps of a canal house, a tree-lined canal and a moored boat in front during their maternity session\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-2-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-2-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59296\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-2.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Couple at a canal house door with a black bicycle by the railing, her coral dress bright against the gray facade\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-2-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-2-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"the-news-in-their-hands\">The News in Their Hands<\/h2><p>The ultrasound print became the heart of these maternity photos. She held it against the coral dress, he held it up like a trophy, and both of them laughed every time. I didn&#8217;t ask for that; it happened because they were relaxed, and my job was to be ready.<\/p><p>The tiny sneakers came out next. Held together over her belly, they said more than any pose could.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59332\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Close-up of an ultrasound print held against a coral dress, her hand and his fingers framing the image\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59338\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-12.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Smiling man in a white shirt raising one fist and holding the ultrasound print, a street lamp and canal houses behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-12.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-12-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-12-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-12-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-12-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-59323\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Couple holding a pair of tiny white baby sneakers over her belly, a canal bridge softly blurred behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"maternity-photos-up-close\">Maternity Photos Up Close<\/h2><p>Some photos are just about the two of them and the baby on the way: hands shaping a heart, his hand on her belly, a quiet moment sitting among the flowers by the water. I keep these simple, with soft light and nothing in the frame that pulls the eye away.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-trio\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59317\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-5.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Close-up of hands shaping a heart on a pregnant belly in a coral dress with a gold ring belt\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-5.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-5-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-5-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-5-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59352\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancyy-1.jpg\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Couple smiling at the camera, his hand on her belly and hers on top, green trees by the canal in summer\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancyy-1.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancyy-1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancyy-1-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancyy-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancyy-1-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59341\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-13.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Maternity portrait of a woman sitting by pots of flowers next to a canal, her coral dress spread out on the stone\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-13.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-13-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-13-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-13-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-13-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"a-summer-walk-along-the-canals\">A Summer Walk Along the Canals<\/h2><p>Between the close-ups we walked: hand in hand across a bridge, around an old street lamp, down a street where he kept clowning around until she laughed. Movement keeps summer maternity photos by the canals light: it gives them the feeling of a real day out rather than a list of poses.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59344\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-14.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Woman in a coral dress walking across a cobbled street while her partner spreads his arms in the distance\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-14.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-14-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-14-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-14-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-14-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59347\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-15.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Laughing couple on a cobbled street, he gestures playfully while she walks beside him in her coral dress\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-15.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-15-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-15-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-15-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-15-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-59305\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Couple walking hand in hand across a canal bridge, a tour boat below and leafy trees lining the water in summer\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-2-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"rpb-trio\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59329\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-9.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Couple standing by an old street lamp on a canal bridge, red-brick houses and green trees behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-9.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-9-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-9-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-9-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-9-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59326\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-8.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Couple playing around an old street lamp, each holding the post with one arm out, on a canal corner in summer\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-8.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-8-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-8-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-8-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59320\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Couple posing on a canal bridge with black railings, a row of gabled houses behind them during a summer maternity session\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 33vw, 293px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"one-last-maternity-photo\">One Last Maternity Photo<\/h2><p>We finished on the steps of a canal house, the two of them sitting close while the city carried on around them. A quiet ending for a summer they will tell their child about one day.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-59299\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Couple sitting close on the white steps of a canal house, his arm around her and a bridge in the soft distance\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-1-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"rpb-closing\">Expecting, and thinking about photos of this time? Discover how <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my family photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a> work, maternity sessions included.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Early summer on the canals: trees in full leaf, soft clouds, boats moored along the water. 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