Colours of Ebeltoft Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here is another photo of the colourful streets in the city of Ebeltoft.

Ebeltoft is a very old city but small city (just over 4.000 inhabitants) with beautiful houses and a historical centre. The name Ebeltoft is derived from Æpplætoftæ, which means "apple garden".

The city got city rights in 1301 of king Erik Menved, he probably did that because the inhabitants helped him to fight against the Norwegians.
But the city is probably much older and the bay was used as a natural harbour in the Viking times.

In the 16th and 17th the city became very rich, mostly because of the its harbour and trade with Norway.

In the 20th century, the city was quite poor, but that is maybe one of the reasons why the historical centre is so very well preserved. Nowadays, they attract a lot of tourists (there a a lot of hotels, campgins, tourists shops and other attractions). But the area of Djursland, where Ebeltoft is situated, still has a quite high unemployement rate compared to the rest of the country.

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The photo is made smaller, and sharpened with Infran View. The composition is not very organised, and I didn't know what to do with the white chimney to the right (it looks like the sky is overlapping it), but I like the flowers and colours here.

davido, papagolf21, MarekP, jhm, bertolucci, PixelTerror, elihesamian, Tue, Jeppe, singuanti, supereira, nwoehnl has marked this note useful

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davido (1982) 2005-07-15 4:55

A very nice and pleasant view of the garden-of-apples town.
I love the different colours and it looks like a 'false' town.
It is very very clean, like most of Danish towns.
The chimney is definitly not a problem in your compo.
David

danyy (69417) 2005-07-15 4:58

Bonjour Stef,
une vue supplémentaire de cette ville propre et bien entretenue, un endroit qui sent la quiétude, le repose, la joie de vivre simplement.
Une météo nickel, un ciel bien bleu et une température certainment bien agréable.
D'excellentes conditions de lumière pour de belles photos et tu en as bien profité.
AMitié de Liège.
Daniel.

papagolf21 (56733) 2005-07-15 5:13

Bonjour Stef,
Pour un quartier pauvre (si j'ai bien compris la note d'accompagnement), je trouve que les maisons ne respirent pas la pauvreté !
L'angle est très bien vu ici. Les grandes fleurs "digitales" du moins, je le pense dynamisent la composition.
Un petit recadrage semble nécessaire pour éviter ce mur à droite de la photo.
Merci beaucoup pour ces notes très intéressantes.
Philippe

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MarekP (4744) 2005-07-15 5:27

Hi Stef,
Nice colorfull picture -- and perfectly sharp this time ;-) I like the flowers in foreground -- they make the shot more real and bring more colours into the scenery. You need not wory about them I think. If I had to change something in the composition, I'd include the base of the fence in foreground too.

Thanks,
Marek

jhm (83298) 2005-07-15 7:27

Dag Stef,
Nog een mooi plaatje met deze schitterende stokrozen op de voorgrond, in weze vind ik deze mooie dan de vorige, hij aangenamer om naar te kijken, en de kleuren zijn perfect Stef, de foto lijkt simpel maar hij o zo mooi!
Prettig weekend,
John.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-07-15 8:08

great work here, i like the fairy tale like picture, really good take, well done, the colours are really good

bertolucci (11994) 2005-07-15 8:13

Hej Stef, mooi plaatje hier met mooi zacht licht. Ik vind de frisse pasteltinten op al die rustike geveltjes erg plezierig en de bloemen op de voorgrond geven de natuur een plaats. De schoorsteen is m.i. geen probleem - in tegendeel. Goed werk! Groeten uit Rotterdam, Bert.

elihesamian (26091) 2005-07-15 8:48

I wish I can visit the Ebeltoft one day,It's great beautiful place and the shot show us a part of the town that is full of colors in houses,and the lane/street is beautiful with flower and you captured the scene in a great time of the day,excellent light and a great contrast you reached,Stef,I like it very much,nicely composed and excellent sharpness and quality,Thanks for posting.
Best Regards
M

sergecross (3438) 2005-07-15 10:03

Stef, very interesting picture. Sharply taken and colorful, very nice shot and point of view.
Congratulations!
Sergio

weswang (18223) 2005-07-15 11:04

Hi Stef, Good capture of the small town, narrow street and the colorful flower yard. A nice and sharp image. with excellent PoV and DoF.

Hanssie (9133) 2005-07-15 14:04

Mischien een klein stukje van de rechterkant afknippen, maar deze is werkelijk fantastisch, de kleuren hier en het licht wat hier in dit straatje valt !
Het lage standpunt (vaak ook één van mijn favorieten....) is heel mooi met dit hek en bloemen. De straatstenen, de lamp, heerlijk om hier eens rond te wandelen, dat weet ik zeker !

Tue (25608) 2005-07-15 15:50

Weer zo'n zonnig plaatje! Heb je de zomer in je bol? ;-P
Vooral die stokrozen op de voorgrond vind ik 'pæredansk', ikke også? Prima compositie!
Prettig weekend!

Jeppe (18623) 2005-07-15 18:41

A fine angle you got that cheerful steet in - I like the hollyhocks in front and the mix of colours the houses have. Thanks Stef for learning us more about Ebeltoft.

joaoferreira (0) 2005-07-15 19:55

Great perspectve and beautiful colors. Again a great composition! regards!

singuanti (15240) 2005-07-15 22:12

Hey Stef, great shot! How can we not love those vivid colors? The composition is wonderful and the foreground blends so well into the shot. The sharpness is perfect. Awesome shot Stef!!

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-07-15 23:39

Very nice one and from a great quality (sharpness and colors).
It is very well done with framing and especialy the foreground with the fence. Nice perspective too.
A very beautiful place.
I like it
jean Michel

danby1 (3689) 2005-07-16 4:16

nice shot of the apple garden! well done well portrayed, i like it, good POV and good details on the foreground! thanks for sharing this one stef

PixelTerror (86837) 2005-07-16 4:35

Hej Stef,
Very good light and clarity here to enhance well the nice colors of the houses, don't know what to do with the white chimney, keeping it is a little disturbing, but cropping it as Philippe did is quite destructive for the house, framing wider would maybe have shown more options to handle this.
Have a nice week end,
Jean-Yves

supereira (9576) 2005-07-16 6:13

I like the composition and prespective.Very good colors,light and sharpness.I lie the contrast between the buildings and the sky.I like the flowers.Great place.Well done!

nwoehnl (120) 2005-07-16 12:55

Hi Stef. A beautiful scene from the colorful summer village, tastefully framed with the charming foreground details such as the flowers and the old streetlamp. Nice compositional diagonal provided by the cobblestone road. Contrary to papagolf, I would suggest to crop it a bit (1-2 cm) at the left, rather than at the right :-)

LCannon (2776) 2005-07-16 21:52

I love the flowers and fence in the foreground. Such a sharp, crisp photo, the focus is perfect, the colors vibrant and beautiful. The cobblestone street and the fences make it look very homey and charming. Well done.

dorte_s_t (2285) 2006-08-18 11:01

HI , Stef .
It is really hard to choose which picture to comment , because you have taken so many beautiful and interesting photos , so I found this one :
What a lovely photo !
great colours and a great angle for the perspective too !
the hollyhocks in the foreground emphasizes the romantic idyl !
You seem to be fond of travelling in Denmark . I hope you will keep it up !
Greetings
Dorte.