Next stop: Amsterdam CS Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is Amsterdam Central Station with on the foreground het Stationsplein, a square which is characterized by four things: bicycles, busses, trams and loads of people (every day 250.000 people visit this square). It took this picture from the Prins Hendrik Kade.

Apart from the Station, the white building on the left is Tourist Information Office of Amsterdam and the building behind it is a hotel.

The Central Station is the biggest and best-known Railway Station in the Netherlands. It was built on an isle (Stationseiland). The station was built between 1881 and 1889 and was designed by P.J.H. Cuypers (also the man behind the Rijksmuseum). It was built on 8,687 wooden piles.

About the picture: I cropped it a bit and increased the colours a bit. I also removed a tramcable on the foreground.
Hope you like it!

singuanti, Steve_T, papagolf21, supereira, Steft, Galmeida, marcb, ChristianS, jafadabret, riclopes, emjleclercq has marked this note useful

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singuanti (15240) 2005-01-24 23:33

now that's a great shot. i love how you composed this picture with the multiple diagonals created by each building side. as a big road biker (and mountain biker) myself I can appreciate all of the bikes too. great colors too.

Steve_T (421) 2005-01-25 1:12

Great shot Lars, nice colours in the background, nice colours on the building. Good work!

MvS (4163) 2005-01-25 3:48

Lars,
Finfint ljus, härliga färger och och man vet att aktiviteten är på väg att sprudla. Påminner lite om din bild från Stockholm, som var mycket bra.
Jag gjorde en WS på din kvällsbild - kolla gärna om den. Jag är väl inte speciellt erfaren vad gäller PP, men man får ju försöka.
Vi hörs!
MAgnus

papagolf21 (56977) 2005-01-25 5:54

Bonjour Lars,
Quand la lumière s'amuse à "éclabousser" un monument de cette qualité, il prend une autre dimension.
Encore faut-il attendre le bon moment pour prendre la photographie (moment décisif), et c'est là que le photographe averti joue son rôle.
Très bien fait.
Philippe

harold (2271) 2005-01-25 6:27

salut Lars, joli apperçu de cette belle ville réalisation très nette bravo.

supereira (9576) 2005-01-25 6:42

Good point of view and DOF.I like the composition and prespective.Good colors and good contrast between them.I like the light and sharpness.Good sky.I like a lot the architecture.Well done!

Maru (0) 2005-01-25 6:57

great shot for a very big train station!
I was there many years ago and I couldn't believe it ws sooo big :)
I like the sunlight over the building with a strong but warm light; makes a good contrast with the blue sky.

Steft (5962) 2005-01-25 9:35

Yeah, excellent picture. There was snow coming in Amsterdam, wasn't it? That gives a nice sky and nice clouds.

I like the crisp colours and the composition is tigh and just perfect.

Good job!

Galmeida (12559) 2005-01-25 10:27

The bikers in the bottom line are a must in this great prespective in a interesting Amesterdam scenery. Great colors, sky, contrast and sharpness. Congratulations for this nice job.

summer89 (5414) 2005-01-25 13:40

Hi Lars,

Good photo with great colors and details.

Well done

marcb (589) 2005-01-25 15:10

Nice shot Lars!! I like the aligned bikes in the foreground and the enlightened monument in the background. That's a good composition. Well done. Best regards, Marc

ChristianS (2997) 2005-01-26 9:53

Hi Lars, very nice photo and what a beautiful building the Central Station is; one would think that this is a palace. I like the silhouettes of the bicycles in the foreground and the pleasant sunlight falling on the station. The colours are very nice. Well done!

ma-tibou (4566) 2005-01-26 11:00

bonjours Lars, quel belle réalisation très lumineuse qui nous montre une partie de cette belle ville de beaux détails .
amitié/ martine.
désolée à sec demain./

Leonie (8647) 2005-01-29 8:17

Hi Lars, this is a beautiful pic of the station! Very good light here also! I like it, well done!

Léonie

antti (0) 2005-02-04 10:58

Very well composed shot. First of all, I like that bike line at the bottom of image. And thenafter main objects above it. Very clever cropping. I see, you have very fine gallerie allready, good for you, Lars !

foxy (733) 2005-02-10 6:50

Hi Lars,
Fantastic shot. What's brought my attention to this pic is the colours on the whole. Amazing striking scene of Amsterdam.
Congrats !!!

alvaraalto (5305) 2005-03-21 18:31

Mooi dat rijtje fietsen voor dit prachtige station. Ze staan zo fraai op een rijtje.
Heb je ze al aan het fietsenthema aangeboden?

rbcy1974 (20746) 2005-05-30 8:21

Hi Lars,
Nice dramatic view of the station. I guess the advantage of a rainy country is that the sun breaking through the rain clouds gives amazing lights such as this one.
Nice details of the bikes in the foregrond
Regards
Daniel

zbjernak (43) 2005-06-28 2:31

wow...imposing building....wonderful architecture

riclopes (33137) 2006-02-02 3:26

Hej Lars,
It's allways a pleasure go through your gallery and so dificult to choose one...
This captured my attention because it's an image so familiar and dearest to me. Yes, it must be one of the most famous railways in all Europe. I've been myself in this place, 5 or 6 times by now. I use to fly with Amsterdam airlines, so everytime I make the scale in Amsterdam, I make a jump to downtown, which I know it's so touristic and not the real Holand, but I love it, anyway!

Your shot is very well taken and you took good advantage of the special winter light, with the sunny buildings and the beautiful grey sky to make a wonderful contrast. Very well chosen POV and nicely done with the removal of the tramcable. The image is really clear and sharp. Very good work, my friend!
Hilsner,
Ricardo

emjleclercq (14606) 2006-05-11 18:00

My firts sight on Amsterdam during my first visist in 1990, the central station. I like the row of traditional bicycles attached to the railing. Nice bright colors.

All the best,

Emmanuel

jafadabret (40601) 2006-06-18 2:26

Lars, tu as su attendre la bonne lumière pour photographier cette gare dommage que le premier plan fasse un peu fouillis. Le ciel est d'un beau gris ce qui met bien en valeur le rouge brique de l'édifice.
Jacques

Stepan (27175) 2007-01-07 3:37

A typical architecture compo and mood from Holland (as I imagine the country where I have never beeen) in a great sunny light.
Stéphane