Schokland Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Schokland is a former island, once a lively fishing community in the Zuyderzee but now a Unesco world heratige site in a huge Polder, fallen dry in 1942.
It was deserted than for a long time. This year it is 150 year ago that the former king of the Netherlands, Willem III desided it was too dangerous to stay on the island and told the people on the island (700)they had to move. Storms were a great threat and the once prosperous island where catlle could graze was dimished and existed only in the form of three little villages on terps (artificial hills.
In 1859 the last one moved to the shore. Only the lighthouse remained occupied. In the ruin of the former church next to the lighthouse in storms the skeltons of the people that were burried could go drift in the water. It seems that two brothers who kept the lighthouse burning had grown mad by this, the storms and the loneliness and had to be taken of the island.
It seems so peaceful now.

phwall, bobocortis, carper, snunney, jhm, siamesa, Budapestman, bakes888, lucasgalodoido, belido, alvaraalto, jafadabret, danos, riclopes, siolaw, rodgerg, Vasa, BelCan75, Bluejeans, Charo, Kielia has marked this note useful

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phwall (5701) 2009-10-23 16:15

Hello Gerrit,
The vivid colours, the low light, the buildings, even the canon, look fantastic.
A very good quality image, good composition and your POV seems to miss nothing.
Interesting note.
Ticks all the right boxes for me, great job.
Have a good weekend.
Regards
Peter

bobocortis (14144) 2009-10-23 22:02

Hello Gerrit.
Despite I don't see the whole church, is an excellent picture with great depth, well framed and with several well-placed items.
Best regards.
Bobo.

jurek1951 (26110) 2009-10-23 23:18

Hi Gerrit,
Beautiful colours and contrasts and clear image. A nice postcard of this church. Well done.
Georg

carper (65598) 2009-10-23 23:25

dat is een tijd geleden Gerrit.
Ik was een kleine jongen van een jaar of 8 toen ik dat voor het laatst gezien had met mijn ouders.
mooie herrinnering, bedankt hiervoor. prettig weekend.
groet jaap

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-10-24 0:11

Hello Gerrit

Good lighting contrasts, with superb colour & sharpness. The red tiled roof contrasts well against the blue sky. Tfs!

snunney (35436) 2009-10-24 0:31

Hello Gerrit,
I find the large black object in the left foreground a little disconcerting but guess that you could not avoid this for some reason. Otherwise, the composition works very well with everything nicely placed about the frame. Very good colour contrasts and excellent sharpness. Interesting historical not as well.

jhm (83276) 2009-10-24 0:53

Dag Gerrit,

Berdankt voor uw tekst bij de foto, is altijd leerzaam.
Mooie kerk en zeer goede gepresentatie.
Prachtig scherp en mooi van kleuren.
Bedankt.

Prettig weekend,
John.

siamesa (13211) 2009-10-24 1:30

Good morning Gerrit

The vivid colours are very attractives in the composition.Perfect capture and an excellent note. Surely it is very good to learn about world, looking photos like yours. Congratulations.
Abraços
maria

papagolf21 (56715) 2009-10-24 1:36

Bonjour, cher Gerrit,
Grâce à la note très instructive, nous apprécions davantage cette composition où effectivement tout semble calme et serein !
Toutefois, la présence d'un canon rappelle des moments difficiles.
La lumière est très belle et l'intérêt du sujet principal est bien mis en valeur.
Une bien belle composition.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Budapestman (42756) 2009-10-24 2:11

Hi Gerrit,
great shot, the composition of the photo is very attractive, the colours and lights are amazing. Splendid details and POV. Beautiful photo of this place. Have a nice weekend!
George

bakes888 (18327) 2009-10-24 2:19

Hi Gerrit.
Nice catch, well composed and I love the colours and details you have captured in this shot. Interesting history and story also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2009-10-24 2:42

Hi Gerrit,
a beautiful composition here, with the old building, canon and trees, I like of the colors capture, but I don´t like of the dark object in the left side, but is my opinion. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

belido (16807) 2009-10-24 4:48

Hi Gerrit,

I like how you framed these elements. The cannon and the tree are a nice second focal point. Light is quite pleasant and the definition superb. Very well balanced composition!
Regards,
Carlos

alvaraalto (5301) 2009-10-24 9:16

Hallo Gerrit,

Dit is Nederland ten voete uit. Zonnig, maar met wat wolkjes; een eenvoudig maar zwaar bewaakt kerkje en links achter dat houtwerk waarschijnlijk een kroeg.
Uitstekend werk.

groet Rob

gilou530 (35642) 2009-10-24 13:44

salut gerrit
une belle lumiére et des couleurs dans cette photo,le canon pointe pour protéger l'église, c'est un peu dommage ces bois noirs au premier plan ca cache la maison au toit rouge
amitiés
gilbert

jafadabret (40281) 2009-10-25 0:16

Bonjour Gerrit.
Seul le canon est là pour témoigner des luttes du passé. Le paysage est d'une grande tranquillité. J'aime la lumière et les couleurs.
Amical salut !
Jacques

danos (33192) 2009-10-25 2:26

Good morning Gerrit,
informative your note about the old history of this island, but now it seems to be so calmly and tranquil.I like the brilliant light of the day as the church that dominates the scene.Excellent the colours and the sharpness.Well done.

Have a nice Sunday,Danos

gildasjan (24115) 2009-10-25 2:47

Bonjour Gerrit
Une bien jolie petite église avec son clocher si particulier avec ce petit bout de toit orange.Une image bien contrastée.
Bon dimanche
Amicalement
gildas

riclopes (33131) 2009-10-25 2:52

Olá Gerrit, I find this dark 'box' at left a bit disturbing but everything else is wonderful and rich in colors. Nice detail of the cannon.
ric

siolaw (25830) 2009-10-25 4:54

Hi Gerrit
You have fine light and great colors and detail sharpness is good. I would probably have done two steps to the right to get the full view on the church, but no big deal, as it actually brings some depth.
Greetings
Laurent

Fis2 (46341) 2009-10-25 7:08

Witaj Gerrit!
Interesting place, curious object.
Good frame and superb colors and light.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Dyerco (9288) 2009-10-25 7:16

Hi Gerrit
A well exposed shot of this historical site. The trees seem to compliment each other in their placement. It is unfortunate the the garbage container blocks some of the view but a pleasing shot overall.
Phil

rodgerg (24909) 2009-10-25 7:54

Dag Gerrit,

A beautiful and interesting shot with a POV very well slecetd. Details and beautiful contrasts well collected. The FG give a greta depht to the image.
Goed zondag, mijn vriend,
Roger

Vasa (6274) 2009-10-25 9:22

So nice thematic example, Gerrit, seen in nice atmosphere. With your note the information is complete. Many thanks friend,

Branko

BelCan75 (2420) 2009-10-25 10:33

Hallo Gerrit,

Prachtige foto met zalig licht, knappe kleuren en goede details. Mooi overzicht en een mooie natuurlijke kader door de boom links. Knappe compositie!

Groetjes,
Ann

danyy (69393) 2009-10-25 15:10

Bonjour Gerrit,
j'aime beaucoup la force des couleurs et la douceur des lumières. Une composition très nette qui ne manque pas de qualité sur tous les plans.
Cadrage et POV efficaces par exemple.
My best regards.
Daniel.

Bluejeans (33017) 2009-10-25 15:48

Ola Gerrit,
beleza de igreja , tem uma bonita arquitectura , tem um bonita torre com o relógio , gostei muito das cores, bonita a luz suave , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

AiresSantos (42826) 2009-10-27 1:11

Hi Gerrit
Fine picture from Schokland with great colours and details
I like a lot the contrast and light management
Have a nice day
Aires

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2009-10-28 5:45

Hello Gerrit,
An excellent composition of this most beautiful place with the church. I like the framing. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

jemaflor (39755) 2009-10-28 12:39

Hi Gerrit,
Well taken and interesting result for colors with this light, well presented even the dark thing on the left side is a bit too big ...

Charo (31747) 2009-10-28 16:14

Hallo Gerrit,
Het enige wat ik houd niet over de foto is dat hout op de linkerkant, ik veronderstel dat veel aandacht had kunnen vermeden worden afgeleid.
Maar ik vind het perspectief en de samenstelling van het gebouw en het vat. Uitstekende details en kleuren.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Charo

Silvio1953 (42725) 2009-10-31 13:05

Ciao Gerrit, great view of lovely church, wonderful composition, splendid light and colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Kielia (8727) 2009-11-03 12:14

Hi Gerrit,
very interesting impression accompanied by an informative note. Concerning the black box I agree to Stephen. I love the beautiful light and the pleasant colors! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

Photo Information

Copyright: Gerrit van der Linden (Gerrit) (36229)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-10-21
Camera: Canon EOS 400 D, Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II, B+W 62mm Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-23 15:53