Amsterdam #1, a photo from Noord-Holland, South

Photographer's Note

I went to Amsterdam last saturday, only for around 12 hours. leaving early 6 am and back in the afternoon

This is in front of Nieuwe Kerk , Damrak. The building next to Palace, often exhibit cultural from around the world. It happens there is an Indonesian exhibition (until 17 april 2006) which shows archaeological and anthropological collections from two museums in Jakarta and Leiden.

cjmm, weswang, singuanti, bibiweb, ChrisJ, Tue, Rockyboy, tsukishima4713 ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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cjmm (4479) 2005-12-21 16:18

Hi Cessy,

Very nice composition. It seems that you used your lens in the tele end, which gives your pic an interesting perspective.

Regards and thanks for sharing,
Carlos

weswang (18247) 2005-12-21 17:14

Hi Cessy, An interesting composition to show the highlight in contrast with the shadows. I like your PoV to show the perspective view and the repetition of the patterns. Nice depth and sharpness.

singuanti (15250) 2005-12-21 22:28

Hi Cessy. Very nice inclusion of the person walking away from us. I guess the portrait orientation is a more obvious way to approach this one. It looks like you had to lighten the shadows in PP but you came up with a good balance. Nice one Cessy!

alekpet (4663) 2005-12-22 2:47

Hi Cessy.

nice contrast between the two buildings, with the building in mind fully litten. A clever way to show where is the exhibition. Good crop on the left, showing the door as parallel to the exhibition door. Also, nice angle to have caught the Indinesia sign just emmerge behind the first building. And the woman on the right is perfectly placed. I really like the human subject in your photos.

Merry Xmas, Aleks

bibiweb (8) 2005-12-22 3:50

Hi Cessy,
Nice vertical format that shows us the architecture. I like your compo with the person walking towards the entrance of the exhibition.
Have a nice day.
Brigitte

nwoehnl (122) 2005-12-22 14:44

Nice photo from the old town, Cessy. A logical choice of the vertical format to show all these tall structures, and good to have the woman included walking towards the church. Must have been interesting for you to see an Indonesian expo there, out of all things. Nice shot. -- Merry Christmas to you and yours.

jasmis (58653) 2005-12-22 15:14

Smart observation, especially the building with flags. Well done. Merry Christmas!

sarju (5324) 2005-12-22 18:08

Hi Cessy
Considering that you were in Amsterdam for tweleve hours only ... i would like to congrautlate you on you luck of having a good day on you side.
This kind of street scene with the bricks and all on the street looks remarkable ... and your exposure is very well as we have got the details from the sunlit as well as the area in the shadows over here.
well done and tfs ... regrards ... sarju

ChrisJ (172378) 2005-12-23 4:32

Hi cessy

I missed this one. I like the 2 symmetrical stripes of red on the bg buiding. Good sharpness, lighting, & pov. Bagus sekali!

john_c (24666) 2005-12-23 12:09

Hi Cessy,
A well framed composition, with high impact delivered via the portrait format and careful cropping. I like the balance here between the darkened building and the colourful, lighter one. The woman walking warms and balances the scene. Good architectural details and a real sense of depth to the shot. All the best of the holiday season, Cessy.
John

Tue (93328) 2005-12-24 4:20

Hej Cessy,
A wonderful shot with de Nieuwe Kerk together with the facade of the Royal Palace! And here you had a beautiful light too. Very well done!
Best wishes!
Hilsner,
Lars

Steft (6109) 2005-12-30 7:15

Oh, you were in Amsterdam! I know this place very well, it's only 100 meters away from the university. Nice photo, i like the depth here, the palace to the left gives a nice perspective. The photo is a bit bluish, but that is normal in wintertime.
I hope you had a great time (only 12 h?) in Amsterdam.
Thanks for sharing,
Stef

Rockyboy (20598) 2005-12-30 7:46

Amsterdam est une ville qui me rappelle un recontre TE... mais c'est surtout les bateaux sur le IJ que j'ai photographié! L'angle est bien choisi et c'est intéressant de prendre connaissance de cette exposition!