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Photographer’s Note

de Peperbus

Back from the Queen's Day-celebrations! :-D
And here is a picture of the city of Zwolle, Overijssel again!

Zwolle was founded around 800 by Frisian merchants. The name comes from Suolle, that means 'hill'. The city is built on a hill and located between three rivers, de IJssel, de Vecht and het Zwarte Water. Just as Deventer and Kampen, Zwolle was a member of the Hanseatic League.
Nowadays Zwolle is one of the most import cities in the northern and eastern parts of the Netherlands and has about 111,000 citizens. The city is half way between the railway connection Amsterdam and Groningen.

The tower here in the middle of the picture is de Peperbus (the Pepper-box). This tower was built between 1463-1484. The tower is 75m high.
The buildings in front of the tower is het Stedelijk Museum Zwolle (Zwolle City Museum) with on the left the modern extension.

This picture could be placed in my father's little series about Old vs. New:
Two Twins
Old against new

I hope you like it!

Gix, aloyho, weswang, jpdeloof, papagolf21, jmdaoudal, Fixfocus, gervaso, alvaraalto, jhm, kent_s, supereira, bertolucci, Jeppe, jjbach, MoosicMan, singuanti, Hanssie, riclopes has marked this note useful

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Gix (3559) 2005-05-02 1:43

Hi Lars,
nice to see the reflex on the façade! Good eye catch, is only a little bit too dark.
Luxus note, as always with you!
ciao, Giorgio
p.s. but are you sure that the hinabitants are 111.000 and not 111.111 ??! it's a binary language! ;-D))

aloyho (6105) 2005-05-02 1:54

Hi Lars,
I think the reflection makes all the difference in this shot. The imaginary depth it created makes it interesting. There is good division of space and harmonious shapes. Thanks and regards.

weswang (18223) 2005-05-02 2:12

HI Lars, A well captured sceene. I especially like the refelctions on the windows of the buildings to another building. Good details and contrast.

jpdeloof (2546) 2005-05-02 2:33

Bonjour Lars, une très belle comparaison entre l'ancienne et la nouvelle architecture.
Très beau rendu.
JP
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Hello Lars, a very beautiful comparison enters the old one and new architecture.
Very beautiful returned.
JP

papagolf21 (56044) 2005-05-02 3:52

Bonjour Lars,
Arriver à mélanger avec harmonie l'ancien et le moderne n'est pas une tâche facile. Les architectes ont fait preuve d'un compromis tout à fait respectable.
J'ai regardé avec intérêt les différentes photographies.
Merci pour le partage.
Bien amicalement.
Philippe

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-05-02 4:23

well framed and especialy the care given to the reflection.
Good colors and great quality;
This place is very well shown and I like the contrast between the modern construcion and the traditional buildings.
Well done
jean Michel

alexlie (5359) 2005-05-02 12:18

Hi Lars!
Nice composition, I like this contrast between the old and new building. Good colors.
Regards.

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-05-02 12:37

Hoi Lars!
Good compo with the Peperbus framed frome the two buildings of the museum.I like the red colorspot from the heraldic sign,-it´s a very fine detail.
Goed werk!

Leonie (8627) 2005-05-02 14:58

Hi Lars, Nice contrast...I like it...and also the nice blue sky! Cheers, Léonie

Stepan (27167) 2005-05-02 15:03

A little dark but an interesting opposition between old and modern architecture, especially with the reflect in the window !
Well composed, very well composed !
Stéphane

MvS (4163) 2005-05-02 16:00

LarZ,
Fina reflektioner och komposition. Jag undrar om Drottningen inser hur mycket hon har firats här på TE.
Magnus

alvaraalto (5227) 2005-05-02 19:14

Hi Lars,
This is really a great exposition of architectural styles in one picture. When we also count the reflection it must be a world-record. It needs a great eye the find this.
Groet Rob

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-05-02 19:19

nice work here Lars, I liekt eh modern and the old taken here, very good details and also the lighting could be better, but I like it

jhm (81817) 2005-05-03 2:22

Dag Lars,
Een mooie samenstelling van de verschillende gebouwen, ja zelfs in de weerspiegeling, ook de verschillende bouwstijlen naast elkaar iets waar ik al lang naar ijver, perioden moeten gekenmerkt zijn, ook de nota is altijd goed verzorgd, ik hou van dit type foto's Lars.
Groeten,
John.

kent_s (1911) 2005-05-03 5:44

Klart att jag giillar den Lars möjligen kan jag hålla med Stepan att den kunde varit lite ljusare. Tog mej friheten att göra en WS.
I övrig så är speglingen i fönstren helt fantastiska.

Mycket bra gjort Lars.

PS.
I mina studier av det holländska vägnätet så har jag bara hittat tre backar i NL. En sten utanför den Bosch en backe i Venlo och en precis norr om Maastricht, som går nerför :)

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supereira (9576) 2005-05-03 7:17

Good point of view and prespective.Good contrast between the buildings and the sky.I like the reflections.Good sky,I like the clouds and blue.Good textures,light and sharpness.Well done!

bertolucci (11976) 2005-05-03 13:53

Hi Lars, spannend, dat oud-nieuw contrast op twee manieren in deze foto. Mooie toevoeging aan je Hanze steden-serie. Door de naam gaan onze ogen eerst naar de Peperbus, maar de show wordt gestolen door de moderne uitbreiding van het Stedelijk en zijn reflecties. Goed werk! Groeten uit Rotterdam.

Jeppe (18623) 2005-05-03 14:46

A nice and special mix of architecture and different styles - I like the reflections to give us an extra dimension - thanks Lars for sharing and for the fine note to explain.

kLe (2031) 2005-05-03 16:32

Beautiful composition and good contrast between the old and new building. The blue colors of the sky and windows are very nice.
I think the picture is a little underexposed and I tried a WS. The clock of the tower needs reparation. It marks noon but your photo was taken at 13:25

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jjbach (9101) 2005-05-03 20:23

Hi Lars,
Very nice contrast between old and new. And very nice reflections on the glass. This composition is great. I like the point of view very much. Excellent work!!

Regards John

MoosicMan (1231) 2005-05-03 22:51

Oh, yes, the old and the new, and even the new can't get rid of the old, can it, with the reflection of the old still dominating! Excellent shot, with good clarity and contrast, good POV.
Nice idea, Lars.
Best wishes,
Matt

singuanti (15240) 2005-05-03 23:14

Hey Lars! Hope you had a fine time at the celebrations. I had a fine time in NYC. I like the framing you chose as it lent quite a nice mix of architecture. The blue sky gave some pleasant light as well. Very nice one Lars!

john_c (24635) 2005-05-03 23:58

Good composition and wonderful subtle tones and hues. The reflection is quite neatly seen. Remarkable crispness and clarity for such a low light shot, Lars. The clock on the tower is remarkably defined. Well done.

Hanssie (9133) 2005-05-08 11:45

Well, this is nice composed, all the diffeent architectre, it's just nice !

HIRAKZ (168) 2006-06-21 14:13

Lars, perfect timing.. 12 Noon :-) I saw the watch in just a second when your pic opened... nice shot tho
TFS
Hirak

riclopes (32869) 2008-02-05 5:16

Olá Lars, interesting to see that the reflection seems to fit better with the old buildings on the right ;-) Thanks to the smaller façade, we can see the Pepper-box. Some day, someone will want to destroy it and make a bigger modern façade and the tower will not be seen from this spot anymore. Interesting contrast of Old vs New, indeed. I don't think that the architect made any effort to make a connection with the old...
Groet,
ricardo

JanD (14401) 2008-02-25 3:00

Howdy Lars!
Amazing composition. Wonderful old and new architecture. Beautiful POV. Very good picture. Fantastic effect. Good luck!