Snow in Haarlem

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• Albrecht (10738)
• [2005-12-31 8:49]

Hoi Stef
Een heerlijk Hollands plaatje met als speciaal effect het zonlicht op de kerkdeur.
de beste wensen
Albrecht

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• rhizomes (15313)
• [2005-12-31 9:19]
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Hi Steft,
Nice picture. The snowy atmosphere is great and I like the sunny church and the two persons walking on the street.
Congratulations !
Christophe

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• lukie (11030)
• [2005-12-31 10:45]
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Dag Stef,

een sneeuwplaatje in de stad, in de kleine straatjes vind ik altijd prachtig, zoals deze hier. Ik wou gisteren nog naar Gent rijden voor foto's, maar de wegen waren te gevaarlijk...

prettig eindejaar,

Luc.

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• john_c (24606)
• [2005-12-31 12:06]

Hi Stef,
Although the WS is sharper and displays more of the building, this is still a very worthy shot and more intimate with the walking couple. I like the mood here and the dusting of snow on the bushes. The fine details of the interesting architecture are well seen. Best wishes for the coming New Year to you and your family, Stef.
John

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• Fis2 (31714)
• [2005-12-31 12:51]
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Witaj Stef!
Your photo is nicely. I like the colours and light. Good composition and frame. Wonderful place.
Happy New Year!!!
Krzysztof

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• singuanti (15255)
• [2005-12-31 22:12]

Hi Stef. I think I see what you are referring to but I wouldn’t sweat it too much. You've got good contrast between the shadows area and the areas in the light. The people bring the shot up a notch or two. Nice one and Happy New year Stef!

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• maphoto (8074)
• [2006-01-01 15:25]
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Hi Stef, nice way to end the year with this nice tight cropping, nice mood and good point of view into the small alley. Best wishes for 2006, happy shooting !

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• PJE (18247)
• [2006-01-01 17:01]

Stef this photo is very captivating. I love the lighting at the end of the walkway. Including the human element is very nice too. Excellent details throughout! A fine capture!

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• papagolf21 (47862)
• [2006-01-01 17:14]

Bonsoir Stef,
Les deux photographies publiées sont très agréables à regarder. J'aime cette composition avec ce couple qui marche vers l'église, cela dynamise la composition et donne une ambiance générale très bien réalisée.
J'aime également la vapeur qui sort d'une sorte de cheminée horizontale prouvant le froid du dehors.
Très belle réalisation.
Amitiés.
Bonne année 2006
Philippe

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• weswang (18223)
• [2006-01-01 19:33]

Hi Stef, Nice picture to show the cheerful light snow under the sunlight. A nice catch.

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• Graal (41573)
• [2006-01-02 2:54]

Hi Stef,
nice view, interesting a small street, I feel here the Xmas and New Year atmosphere. Good composition and colours. I like it.
Best wishes in New Year!
Rgs, Aleksander

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• MarekP (4740)
• [2006-01-02 4:34]

Hi Steft,
This is a lovely small street in contrast to a big church. Well seen. I don't mind softer sharpnes. Atmosphere is very pleasant.

Thanks,
Marek

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• jhm (65895)
• [2006-01-02 7:17]
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Hoi Stef,
Uw PP werk is zeker niet voor niets geweest, want het is een schitterend plaatje, maar alleen vind ik hier de scherpte niet meer terug zoals in uw WS te zien. Maar beste Stef, het is een meesterwerk iedere schilder als hij dit ziet moet kwijlen van geluk om dit te mogen schilderen. Voor twintig jaar had ik er al een penteking van gemaakt, maar ik zie het niet meer zoals ik het zou willen zien.
Uw jaar is excellent begonnen.
John.

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• jmdaoudal (18656)
• [2006-01-02 9:31]

These people in front of the great facade are very well in the frame. A very natural catch for this situation in this beautiful street.
I like it
jean Michel

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• jjbach (9083)
• [2006-01-03 2:58]

Hi Stef,
Very nice capture of the alley, with great perspective and depth. The people add life and work fine inside the frame. Very well done!

Best wishes for 2006
Regards John

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• bertolucci (11258)
• [2006-01-04 11:10]
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Hi Stef, een heerlijke Hollandse sneeuwscene. Sfeervol, goed gecomponeerd met mensen die met hun dagelijkse dingen bezig zijn en veel aansprekende architectonische details. De scherpte is inderdaad niet top maar dat stoort hier geenszins. Technische tip: je kunt probgeren de sneeuw te selecteren met de magic wand, kies dan select-inverse en voila, dan kan je alles behalve de sneeuw aanscherpen.
Een goed en gezond 2006 toegewenst vanuit Rotterdam!
Bert

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• Fixfocus (9565)
• [2006-01-04 19:33]

Hoi Stef,
You captured a nice wintermood.Good perspective towards to the church,the pedestrians add life and scale.
Greetings,
Hermann

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• ChristianS (2957)
• [2006-01-05 13:22]

Hi Stef,
Happy New Year! Nice winter picture and a nice compressed perspective and composition with the narrow street creating a nice depth and leading the eye towards the church. nice light and colours. Well done!

Regards

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• carper (52624)
• [2006-01-09 12:51]

mooie Stef,
deze had ik dus even gemist, prachtige foto, goed genomen, uitstekend winterlicht, goede details, prachtig werk.
gr. jaap

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• Tue (23275)
• [2006-01-09 18:58]

Hej Stefan,
Deze miste ik nog, dan ben ik geloof ik weer bij met je foto's. :-) Leuk plaatje van dit Haarlemse straatje, met sneeuw! Goeie compositie ook!
Groetjes,
Lars

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• hojper (2820)
• [2006-01-10 9:37]

Hi Stef, funny that you post the two versions. In fact the soft one is not bad at all. Sharpness is such a funny thing. There are times and photos when it is necessary and others where it is better to go for softness. In the first post the light becomes the most interesting element, in the workshop it is the street below that draws immediate attention.

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• berek (22479)
• [2006-01-10 10:31]

Hi Stef,
very interesting street picture. good composition and colors. thanks for your sharing.
Regards
B.Erek
Framing :8**Colors:8**POV :9**idea :10

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• MvS (4155)
• [2006-01-10 17:14]

Tjena Stef,
Härligt djup och ljus i bilden. Visst är skärpan bättre i WS, men jag gillar faktiskt cropen bättre på denna - man är mer med i bilden och djupet är bättre tycker jag. Intressant att se...
//Magnus

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• feather (40121)
• [2006-01-12 4:38]

There is much to admire in this scene. The couple are walking towards the light (symbolic as the light is on the church) There are some lovely architectural details and even the steam from someone's central heating.
The sharpness doesn't worry me at all. I think what happened as you cropped the top, you still went with the maximum size allowed and in effect stretched the image and reduced clarity. (the uncropped photo is actually smaller overall)
Kath

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• B-F-G (528)
• [2008-03-14 8:22]

the other version you posted is indeed much better than this. not only because of the sharpness issue, but the frieze on the tower, combined with the green in the top left corner provide a wonderful border. the composition on that one is much better while the contrast between the huge church and the little houses -which caught my eye here- remains intact.

i'd certainly have given a 2 point happy face to that version if that were possible.