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better like this?
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Copyright: hendrik de leyn (hdl) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1812 W: 13 N: 1544] (6272)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-12
Categories: Castles
Camera: Canon 350d, Sigma 10-20mmD f4-5.6 DC HSM
Exposure: f/11, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-09-19 6:04
Viewed: 527
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I wish to thank all the TE members for their honest comments on my previous shot of this castle. I have refrained from using extensive pp on this one. I hope this has a more satifying result; thanks for letting me know if this is more ok now. Image was cropped and straigthened (wide-angle lens distortion) and resized for TE upload + frame added.

The castle of Aertrycke was constructed in 1871 on a piece of wasteland, that was previously owned by the castle of Wijnendale (which is not far from this place). It is what is called a "maison de playsance", so not a real castle but a caste-like mansion. The building is in neo-gothic style which was very common in that period of time. It is situated in very pleasant surroundings with a large lake, a ditch around the castle, garden, fields and wood.
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Hi hendrik.

Sorry...but I preffered the POV of your previous picture..

Anyway, this is lovely too!

Rgs, Oscar

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  • kiks Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 662 W: 113 N: 540] (4046)
  • [2007-09-19 6:15]

Hi Hendrik, i must say that i like the composition and pov of the previous photo more. Yes it as a bit to much distortion but at my opinion much interesting. This one is at my opinion more a snapshot. So you see that the members have so many different opinions ;-))
TFS
KIKs

Bonjour Hendrik
C'est vraiment une image de grande qualité. Je ne sais quel travail de PP tu as fait maos il faut dire que le résultat est saisissant.
Admirable comme toujours.
Amicalement
Bertrand

Hi Hendrik,
Excellent landscape this that you captured.
I like specially the reflections in the water. I think it's a perfect POV.
Good light also.
TFS!

Hi Hendrik, having looked at your previous posts of this castle I would have to say, purely from a PP perspective, that this is much better - far more natural. Well balanced composition. My only critiscism would be that it could stand a touch of sharpenening - this may have been a result of the resizing.

Best regards, Roberto

Hello Hendrik,
I do not want to pull your leg, but this magnificent landscape lacks, in my opinion of course, of a bit of PP. Even if this kind of pictures should be seen in a greater size (and this is the main "problem" on TE, sometimes), a bit of more sharpness and contrast could make it "pop-up" as it deserves. I hope you like my WS. Best wishes, Dario.

Your workshop is perfect. The previous composition was better - imho - but the quality of the photo on this one is much much better. Things look vibrant and natural now. The workshop is very good. Sharpness is much better and the color balance too. Very good.

Hi Henrik,
lovely shot with a clear reflection and a wonderful sky. The diagonal bank opens the capture to that castle and trees. Good light and colours.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Hi Hendrik,very very nice photo! Excellent composition and natural colors! Perfect job and very good place!

TFS

Philip

A real great framing.The castle looks great in your photograph,with all the green surrounding and the lake.Good photo.

Andrei Ster

:) be back

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  • tars Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 233 W: 10 N: 131] (808)
  • [2007-09-20 3:57]

Goede breedbeeldfoto, Hendrik. Goed gekozen standpunt en compositie.De kleurvariatie, groen-blauw-rood en de weerspiegelingen in de vijver maken de foto kompleet.
Eigen aan de groothoeklens is de iets mindere scherpte. Misschien was een kleinere F(16?)en langere sluitertijd (1/60?) nog beter geweest.
Toch een knappe foto.

Grts....Tars

Dag Hendrik,

Ik was een beetje verrast maar hier ben ik dan toch. Ik ken dit kasteel zeer goed want ik zit met enkele nog te plaatsen foto, ik zal even wachten nu.
Uw opstelling is prachtige Hendrik, de hemel bezit de nodige ingrediënten om te schitteren, daar heeft u even de kans laten liggen, maar dit komt wel. Samenstelling is nochtans in de goede richting.
Maar zoals ik ben, probeer ik even een WS, ik zou zeggen kijk en vergelijk, maar niet opgeven, doen is de beste leerschool.

Groeten,
John.

Hello Hendrik! You see you can't please everyone! :-) I agree with what most people have said here: colours and light look much more natural and they are very pleasant. Maybe the WS improve it a bit, but I don't think it's so necessary (and again that's a matter of tastes, of course). I also agree with them when they say that the composition was more interesting in the other shot; maybe it's the bridge on the right, or maybe is the amount of sky present in the shot. I don't know what I would have done in your place, but perhaps I would have included more water and less sky, making the castle more relevant with a closer shot without the bridge... On second thoughts, I have realized that maybe what I find strange is that the building is "looking" towards the left, out of the photo, so maybe it needs space on the left and not on the right.
All in all, it's an interesting shot and it gives a good idea of the "maison de playsance" and its enjoyable surroundings.
TFS, and take care!

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  • veve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 498 W: 13 N: 589] (4237)
  • [2007-09-22 14:13]

Hi Hendrik,
Beautiful place!
Great composition ,reflection and pov!
Good colors and contrast!
Best regards,
Veronica

Bonsoir, mon ami Hendrik,
La photo présentée bénéficie d'un cadrage choisi avec soin (reflets dans l'eau, etc.).
Château typique du dix-neuvième siècle, époque où les architectes laissaient libre cours à leur imagination. J'ai regardé avec beaucoup d'intérêt la photo présentée en atelier : le ciel est splendide et fait ressortir à merveille l'ensemble.
Les deux présentations retiennent mon attention.
J'aime beaucoup.
Amitiés.
Philippe

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