Almere Centrum Photo

Photographer’s Note

Almere Centrum

After the island of Texel with her old villages, I’m now going to one of the youngest municipalities in The Netherlands: Almere in the province of Flevoland. Here you can see a detail of the railway station Almere Centrum.

This picture is a cooperation between me and my father, Rob, his picture of the whole station can you see here.

The railway station Almere Centrum was built in 1987, when Almere was connected to the Dutch railway system. Since 2004, Almere has five railway stations, the other ones are Almere Buiten, Almere Muziekwijk, Almere Parkwijk and Almere Oostvaarders.
Almere Centrum was designed by the young architect Peter Kilsdonk, who goes with the High Tech idea in architecture. He also designed the railway stations in Oss, Lelystad, Zaandam, Doetinchem and two other railway stations in Almere.
The stations has four tracks and is a part of the Flevolijn between Lelystad, the capital of Flevoland and Weesp in Noord-Holland, near Amsterdam.

Almere is built in the south-west of the Flevopolder. This polder is located in the middle of the country on the place of the former Zuiderzee. After a flood in 1916 it was decided that de Zuiderzee would be closed and reclaimed. This resulted in the Noordoostpolder (Northeast Polder), Oostelijk Flevoland (Eastern Flevoland) and Zuidelijk Flevoland (Southern Flevoland), which together makes up the province Flevoland. The project was completed in 1968.
The oldest part of the city of Almere is Almere Haven (Almere Harbour), that dates from 1976. Nowadays, Almere is one of the fastest growing cities in The Netherlands and will probably enter the top 5 biggest cities very soon. At this time the city has about 175,000 inhabitants.

I took this picture on a very bright day, maybe too bright.
Hope you like it!

john_c, jjbach, Emile, sandip, singuanti, weswang, thohau, Fixfocus, pamastro, jmdaoudal, MiguelP, riclopes has marked this note useful

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Steft (5962) 2005-04-03 18:06

Oh, dit lijkt een klein beetje op het station van Zaandam, waar ik ook nog een paar fotootjes van heb, maar die zijn niet zo heel bijzonder als deze. Mooie foto met erg sterke lijnen, maar hij zou misschien een tikkeltje scherper kunnen. Uitstekende note weer!

jjbach (9101) 2005-04-03 18:14

I like this detail photo of the train station. Very colourful shot with great lighting. Very well done!

Regards John

alvaraalto (5227) 2005-04-03 18:15

Hi Lars,
Mooie foto. Altijd leuk zo'n spaceframe.
groet Rob

Emile (19807) 2005-04-03 18:20

Very good pic, well capture in an interesting angle. Good colors and sharpness.
Well done.

MvS (4163) 2005-04-03 18:45

LarZ,
Nu har ni nog varit på samma ställe igen. Det är roligt att se att ni umgås. Fräcka effekter av det röda stålet, och namnet hänger liksom av sig självt, och tåget avviker på ett bra sätt. Ser att du ställt dit lite cyklar också för att få den dimensionen.
Magnus

sandip (3492) 2005-04-03 19:21

Documentation type composition and a good one Larz..I like all those Red color frame and the way u kept the name in the composition.. have a nice time.

singuanti (15240) 2005-04-03 21:30

Lars I like how you chose to zoom in for more detail. When you zoom in like this the shapes take on a life of their own and distance themselves from what they are actually a part of. I like the moving train as it adds life to the shot. Don't tell anybody I said this but I think your shot is better than your Dad's! ;) I'm going to get in trouble if I keep this up!

weswang (18223) 2005-04-03 22:22

Hi Lars, It is fun to see the competition between you and Rob. I hope Steve's comments will not trigger a war. Should we vote?
I like you DOF here. Everything is very clear. It is nice to see a train at the station.
I am also interested to see the graffiti. It looks that graffiti problem is an international problem.

thohau (949) 2005-04-04 2:06

Hi Lars,
another fine shot! I like the architecture of this building very much and the well centered name of this building.
Thorsten

aloyho (6105) 2005-04-04 2:39

Hi Lars,
I find this shot very different from the others. The composition and layout is very graphic like a poster or book cover. It's nice and I like the effect. I particularly love the radiating bands which compliment the moving train. A dynamic composition. Impressive capture!!!! Regards.

kent_s (1911) 2005-04-04 4:52

This shot is unusual coming from you Lars. You normaly have pix pointing upwards but this time you surprise with a horizontal one.
A very detailed pic with great sharpeness. The train gives the shot action. The red construction has a lovely color

As usua well done

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-04-04 9:49

very nice work here, i like the patterns up above, very good lighting here, well taken

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-04-04 12:35

Hi Lars!
Nice colors and contrasts in your image,also a beautiful light and mood.The bycicles are a nice detail.
Very good and informative note!

Hanssie (9133) 2005-04-04 15:49

Zo Lars, dit is mooi in elkaar gezet met al de rode lijnen, "vakwerk" zou ik haast zeggen:-)) De trein en de fietsen: fijne details ! Mooie plaat !

pamastro (7213) 2005-04-04 21:35

Good graphic shot with the name at the top and the metal structure receding back. It gives away some of the hi-tech feel that you say the station was designed in. The colors and sharpness are really good throughout. The lines run through excellently along the ceiling then along the train. One thing that maybe could have been done is to get the name more toward the corner, either upper right or left so it reads more like a book at the top and links with the lines to draw one into the scene. But it is extremely sleek as it is, really giving a dynamic feel. Nice work, Lars.

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-04-05 4:12

Good one, whith these lines and colors.
I think this is a good way to show this area.
I like it
jean Michel

john_c (24635) 2005-04-08 19:15

Well seen, Lars. The massive detail of the station roof is contrasted with the train below and the diminutive bicycles that seem almost humbly in the scene. The POV is engaging. A good contribution. Regards, John

mrlittle (586) 2005-04-14 4:53

Wauw, hier ben ik helemaal weg van en waarom.
1e 1 onderwerp dat de aandacht trekt.
2e schitterd lijnen spel
3e de voorbij rijdende trein die het geheel compleet maakt.
Hij verdient een ere plaats. geweldig.
Frans.

MiguelP (14294) 2005-04-15 19:03

From all the Almere´s serie, I think this is the one I prefer... The compo is great and the colors also. I like modern arquitecture, so it´s very appealing to me to see this places. Thanks for share.

riclopes (32865) 2006-05-19 3:42

Hej Lars,
Lovely graphic image. I love the way you captured and composed that red methalic structure. Good inclusion of the yellow train and bikes in the bottom, which balance very well with big letters. An original artistic result. Very well done!
Hilsen,
Ricardo

jafadabret (38997) 2006-06-13 10:29

Lars, on se sent tout petit dans cette toile d'araignée géante. Les vélos et le train nous ramènent à la réalité. J'aime les couleurs et le graphisme de ces structures métalliques.
Jacques