Known as "brown cafes", Amsterdam's popular local pubs offer cozy surroundings, warm hospitality, good food, and plenty of Dutch beer. Often located in old canal houses, they are usually smoky and crowded. This one in the tranquil Jordaan neighborhood is neither -- it's a bit too early for lunch and much too late for breakfast. The boss has borrowed the bar for a temporary office. Although the boss is small and backlit, he is my focal point. I bring my wideangle lens to within inches of those glasses on the right, and sweep the eye deeply into the picture to the boss by using the entire bar as my leading line.