Finding NEMO Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is NEMO, a museum in Amsterdam.
It's a nice example of the Dutch lack of space, cos this museum was built on top of the entrance of the IJ-tunnel in Amsterdam. We live with more than 16 million people on about 41,500m2, so we have to be creative with the space we have.

The tunnel crosses het IJ, a lake which splits Amsterdam. The tunnel was opened in 1968 by Queen Juliana.
The museum was built in 1997 and designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. The building looks like a ship, also because it's in het IJ, but that wasn't the intention of the architect. He wanted the museum looks like the entrance of the tunnel mirrored to the ground.
NEMO is a science-museum and very popular by kids, cos there's a lot to do in the museum. NEMO is an abbrevation of New Metropolis, which was the first name of the museum. They changed the name in 2000 after financial problems.

I think it's a pity there are so many traffic signs in the way, but on the other side: they're part of the tunnel.
I used the railing of the fly-over as a tripod and I didn't change much, only the contrast and colours a bit.
Hope you like it!

danyy, lukkul, Galmeida, Steft, papagolf21, alvaraalto, Fixfocus, kent_s, riclopes, emjleclercq has marked this note useful

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danyy (70659) 2005-01-25 16:40

Voilà une photo et un sujet bien originaux, une photo un peu technique mais instructive, un commentaire bien détaillé.

lukkul (510) 2005-01-25 17:03

Your perspective in a modern style, but I think is better the country and preserved landscape you have. Nowadays quality is not quantity. Is my sincereally opinion, because you have many years to be very good. This is nice but prefer what I said about your post as my favourite. You can have "Football themes in a third division". So I respect your way, but I think you have another way of making simple beauties better. It´s a interesting and sudden tecnology world, but nature is more important to you and others. I think you understand, and I don´t mind with this not so interesting work, because you are improving. Sincereally your friend and allways seeing your work.

alvaraalto (5353) 2005-01-25 18:29

Mooie foto met al die vertikale palen en de gebogen vorm van de weg. Zeer goede compositie.

Galmeida (12559) 2005-01-25 18:56

I agree with some few points with one lightly positive critique made here. It´s better nature like confusion in towns. This not a critique comment, this is a positive critique with simleys for your future jobs, because this is a urban modern landscape not so good like wild and beautiful nature. Modern times are possible not so good like others. The photo is good but the scenery not so good. The problem is not yours but like in Portugal and other countries this begins to make the future landscape. Congratulations for your work and don't forget, in holidays go to a nice and wild beach with only nature and good girls!

papagolf21 (57785) 2005-01-26 4:53

Bonjour Lars,
J'aime bien ce genre de photo reportage, un très bon moyen de faire connaître la ville et ses particularités.
Composition réussie avec toutes ces lignes et formes géométriques.
Bien vu et bien fait.
Philippe

Steft (5962) 2005-01-26 7:21

It's a great picture Lars. Especially because of the lines and the "filled" composition.

I don't understand the comment of Lukkul and Galmeida. What's wrong with pictures of modern architecture?

Okay, not all modern buildings are that nice. But in the Netherlands, old buildings are protected, so modern buildings normally don't replace old buildings.

We just need more and more buidlings because the economy is developing, because the population still is growing and because the households become smaller and smaller.

(And it think a country with only old houses and buildings is a bit boring. Because of the contrasts, you see the difference better.
By taking picture of modern architecture, you don't show that you are promoting it, you're only showing us something that excists in reality.)

This picture show how good the Netherlands are in using all its space in an efficient way.

So, keep posting this kind of pictures! (But that's my modest opinion.)

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Fixfocus (9377) 2005-01-26 13:01

A fine capture,Lars. I agree with Steft who brought it very good to the point.Interesting compo with nice colors and good sharpness.A good reflection of modern cities,well done!

kent_s (1911) 2005-01-28 6:54

Nor do I understand some of the critiques here. It's an urban picture and there's big cities in every country around the world. Should we not document them?

I think this is one of your better shots. Great depth, nice compo and very detailed .

Well done Lars and keep posting them

riclopes (33487) 2006-03-08 3:33

Hej Lars,
The name of the movie, attract me to this interesting building. I didn't know this name, but I have recently seen some nice shots from it (a friend of mine went there last week), in a POV from the side, where we can see very well the shape of a ship. Also I didn't know about the construction over the tunnel. I'm learning a lot about architecture with your gallery. Very good note and in spite of all the traffic signs it is an interesting POV to give us its urban environment and the perfect view of its construction above the tunnel. Thanks a lot!
Hilsner,
Ricardo

jafadabret (41625) 2006-05-07 3:54

C'est une photo très bien construite avec beaucoup d'éléments et de couleurs. On se plaît à se perdre dans ces lignes qui s'entrecroisent.

emjleclercq (14910) 2008-01-09 14:09

I have seen this huge and strange building in Amsterdam, but I was not really alluted by it so as to visit it. Anyway, the interrst here comes more from the motorways passing below the building and thr fidffirent metal structures of the road sign, which make the picture a good illustration of urban jungle...

All the best,

Emmanuel