castle perspective Photo

Photographer’s Note

Castle De Haar is one of the most famous and visited castles in all of Holland and was originally founded in the late 1300’s by the Van de Haar family, whose standing in society allowed them the comfort of building a fortified abode.
By 1449, the castle became the property of the Van Zuylen family thru marriage. In 1482, the castle was destroyed due to differences of opinion (quarrels) between the city of Utrecht and its bishop

By the 17th century, the Van Zuylen family line had become extinct and the castle was inherited by the Van Stembors, who originated from the south of Holland - present day Belgium. French soldiers attacked and damaged the castle during the years 1672 and 73.

In 1801, Castle De Haar passed to JJ.van Zuylen van Nijevelt, a distant cousin of the Zuylen family. JJ had inherited a castle that was in a poor state of repair due to 200 years of neglect. Upon his death, these magnificent ruins passed to his son Baron Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt in 1890.

The rebuilding of the castle was started in 1892 under the guidance of one of Holland’s most famous architects Dr PHJ Cuypers. It is his influence on Castle De Haar that we see today. PHJ Cuypers rebuilt the castle as close as possible to the original outlines and were there was not sufficient material to work with he used his own ideas of what a medieval castle should look like. The interior was rebuilt to a luxurious standard with the inclusion of electricity. A new bailey with an entrance gate was built on its original foundations.

Today the castle is surrounded by parkland but this was not always the case. From the medieval period to the end of the 19th century, the village of Haarzuilens had been surrounded the castle. Haarzuilens was completely demolished and relocated some one and a half kilometres away to the west. The village chapel however was saved from this wilful destruction and incorporated into the new park.

Castle De Haar is now a museum and opens to the public except during the month of September when the Van Zuylen van Nijevelt family turn it back into a home for their month long stay.

The adres for the car navigator, Kasteel de Haar,
Kasteellaan 1,3455 RR Haarzuilens.

Yes this on I took in april this year, My thought was a fantastic garden with spring colours but nothing from that. they renevate the castle on the moment. Wel I took no good shot spring, but I took a few of the casle like this one and I hope you like it.
gr. jaap

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MarcT (20231) 2007-11-30 8:08

Hallo Jaap,
Opnieuw een mooi beeld met uw handteken. Jammer dat het komplete kasteel niet in het water te zien is... (LOL).
Heel mooi
Marc

Paolo (40445) 2007-11-30 8:09

Hi Jaap, wonderufl one, with that large reflection on the lake, as in a mirror.
excellent qualty and excellent light too.
great note too.
thanks, ciao

batalay (19188) 2007-11-30 8:16

Hello Dear Jaap,

An extraordinary image of Castle de Haar. The water in the moat is a mirror, accordingly the reflection is perfect. All the elements have come together to make this a spectacular shot. Seven people before me looked, and walked past the remarkable picture hanging in your gallery. By the time I finish writing this short critique, no doubt half-a-dozen others will have commented in awe.

At Oxford University I knew a Dutch physicist named Denis ter Haar, who, I was told, came from a noble family. Would he possibly have been a member of this clan, or is the name common?

Warm regards, Jaap, have a good weekend.

Bulent

sacavem (7315) 2007-11-30 8:28

Olá Carper,

Good work to capture this image.
Excellent composition, very nice colours and sharpness. I like the reflection in the water.
Regards,
Filipe

Muse (29028) 2007-11-30 8:28

Hi Jaap,
Superbe chateau dans son bel environnement boisé et verdoyant.
De magnifiques reflets dans cette eau calme. Les couleurs sont superbes ainsi que la lumière.
Une toute belle compo et une grande netteté.
Have a good weekend,
Denise

prumod (8237) 2007-11-30 8:30

hi jaap....
it's a marvellous frame of this castle.... the surrounding nature and the quality of this shot is very nice..... i like this architectural beauty too....
greetings...

Valerka (8153) 2007-11-30 8:31

Hi,Jaap,
It's a very elegantly shown castle.
I also like you've shown its reflection in the water as well as what I guess is a bridge, ah?
But it's interesting.Is it where you've seen your princess:)))
Well, stay well and TFS
Valerka:)

Floydian (30970) 2007-11-30 8:35

Hallo Jaap,
Anderen zullen lyrisch zijn, ik kijk er toch anders tegenaan.
Hij valt achterover, persoonlijk vind ik dat niet kunnen bij zo'n vrijstaand gebouw, maar jij zal er wellicht anders over denken. Normaliter heb ik daar weinig moeite mee, maar dit vind ik een statig gebouw, die moet dan ook statig (trots en fier) gepresenteerd worden.
Dan die voorgrond. Ik begrijp dat je iets zocht voor de blik naar achteren, dat zou ik ook gedaan hebben, maar dit vind ik niet zo fraai wat nogal pontificaal dwars door het midden heen wordt geprojecteerd. De reflectie van het kasteel wordt er door verstoort en ik zit er nu al zeker 5 min naar te kijken om te zien wat het nu eigenlijk is....een hekje o.i.d?
Zeur ik teveel....vast wel he ;-)
Weet je wat ik wel erg goed vind? Dat is dat licht op het kasteel. Als ik 100 foto's terug kijk naar jou werk dan zie ik vooral daarin een grote winst. Je speelt meer met licht en daar ben ik heel erg van gecharmeerd. Ook is natuurlijk je kamera met glas met grote sprongen vooruit geaan, maar toch, een foto komt nooit vanzelf...dus vandaar mijn complimenten.
Prettig weekend, Henk

Fis2 (41290) 2007-11-30 8:53

Witaj Jaap!
Wonderful castle. Super frame and reflection in water. Good colors and curious light. Well done.
Have a nice weekend
Krzysztof

jwmunro (6478) 2007-11-30 8:54

Hello Jaap -

I do like the image for all of the obvious reasons. But what confuses me a bit is the dismantled bridge or is a reflection or what right in the FG and leading into the image. It is just a confusing element in the image and IMO not really adding to the composition. Maybe it's me! Anyway, for the rest of the image it is pot on the money.

Thank you for sharing.

John

Ananfoto (10) 2007-11-30 8:57

Hi Jaap,
Wow..what a shot,absolutely fantastic..nice reflection and good sharpness.

Regards,
Anan

josepmarin (31437) 2007-11-30 9:11

Hi Jaap,
excellent work, of your style and with the quality of image and color that is habitual.
The reflections are very elegant and pretty, but I think that the horizontal symmetry is not perfect when being cut a little the tower of the castle.
In spite of this small detail, I like the photo, it's very attractive and very well made.
Best regards, my friend,
Josep

Philippe (11215) 2007-11-30 9:11

Dag, Jaap. Wondermooie reflecties hier en een uitstekend licht op het kasteel. De planken zorgen voor perspectief maar hadden misschien wat eleganter kunnen zijn als je ze vergelijkt met het kasteel.

besnard (27474) 2007-11-30 9:25

Bonsoir Jaap
C'est incroyable le nombre de châteaux qu'il y a dans ton pays et grâce à tes photos je les découvre. Ce cliché est bien réussi pour nous faire admirer une architecture intéressante et harmonieuse.
Bravo - merci pour le partage et bonne soirée.
Nicole

marula (89) 2007-11-30 9:34

Beautiful, perfect reflection! Color & light are fantastic! Thanks!

riclopes (32362) 2007-11-30 9:57

Olá Jaap, no spring mood, but instead you have a fantastic reflection effect. It's almost dificult to distinguished which one is real. Great luminosity and contrast of colors from the red bricks emerged in blue scenery. I feel I can jump on this wooden structure and fly over the lake ;-)
Have a nice weekend,
ricardo

xavshot (58383) 2007-11-30 9:59

Bonsoir Jaap
très belle lumière et couleurs dans cette photo. J'aime beaucoup l'ambiance du résultat. Belle architecture et joli travail du photographe.
Xavier

gildasjan (20953) 2007-11-30 10:18

Bonsoir Jaap
Le château,le miroir et la superbe image dans le reflet.Un superbe travail soigné.Bravo "carper"
Bonne soirée et bon week-end
Amicalement
Gildas

Photo65Net (43078) 2007-11-30 10:21

Jaap,
Amazing picture !
A great light, as always, and what an architecture masterpiece !
Great reflections too.
Regards,
JB.

hatti52 (12652) 2007-11-30 10:26

Hi Jaap,
wonderful shot by wide angle
great clearity and quality
compliments

syd1946 (17549) 2007-11-30 10:29

Hello Jaap,
One more beautiful image!The clear reflection of the Tower to the water is very impressive giving a big interesting.Very well seen and captured in those splendid colors!

Have a nice weekend,
Thomas

JCG (22703) 2007-11-30 12:20

Hi Jaap,

I like much the light which comes to gently light the frontage of this marvellous castle. Indeed this kind of bridge which is not useful any more I think… create a beautiful prospect. Obviously qualities of the image are as usual neat and impeccable, Jaap cheer and thank you for the note.

With all my friendships and a good WE,

Jean-Charles

gilou530 (31861) 2007-11-30 13:44

hello jaap
a marvellous photograph of this castle under a magic lumiére which gives these enormous reflections of beauty, all is nickel in this image well done
friendships
gilbert

papagolf21 (54118) 2007-11-30 14:44

Bonsoir, cher ami Jaap,
Inutile de dire que j'apprécie cette photographie. C'est une réussite à tous points de vue. La beauté architecturale, la mise en scène. Tout est bon dans cette composition.
Merci, également pour la note toujours très documentée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

asajernigan (12059) 2007-11-30 14:58

Jaap,
This is a remarkable shot of this beautiful castle. The reflection is great and adds nice depth and balance. The ruins of bridge gives the shot a 3-D look as well as leading the eye into the shot. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

gneufeld (13773) 2007-11-30 15:55

Hi jaap,
Wow, another stunning shot of a landmark Castle. I am amazed that you know where they all are located and fine perfect light conditions to photograph them. I really like the stunning colors here and the reflections are gorgeous. Fine work and TFS. Gerald

singuanti (15261) 2007-11-30 19:08

Hi Jaap. First off thanks for the interesting and in-depth note. It's a beautiful place you had there and the perfect spot for a wide-angle like that. I might like to see more of the reflections at the bottom though. Have a nice weekend Jaap!

jjcordier (21862) 2007-11-30 22:26

Jaap
Ton catalogue de chateaux néerlandais est très impressionnant et tu arrives à chaque fois à en tirer une photo magnifique. Comme d'habitude, bravo pour la composition, la lumière et les couleurs. Le seul petit détail qui me gène est la déformation du chateau (à gauche)créée par l'objectif. Celà donne l'impression qu'il penche. Je crois que j'aurais essayé de redresser.
Amicalement
JJ

fayeulle (26297) 2007-11-30 23:10

Hi Jaap
What a perfect mirror !
Nice colours. However, I think cutting the bottom of the reflection is a pity.
Cheers
JP

bostankorkulugu (31273) 2007-11-30 23:24

may be a bit too tight at the bottom but impressive as always... so sharp and clear... good job as always...

all the best jaap...

korkut

jhm (76918) 2007-12-01 0:27

Goedenavond Jaap,

In april kregen we een schitterende maand, soms iets te veel licht, maar hier is er weinig van de merken.
Zeer mooi gepresenteerd, wij krijgen opnieuw een kasteel aangeboden of dat we er zelf bijstaan, en noem ik dan, fotografie met stijl.
Jaap ik denk dat u bewust links en recht eerst goed gekeken had waar zal ik precies staan om dit te nemen, en het is beauty geworden.

prettig weekend,
John.

snunney (29681) 2007-12-01 1:22

Hello Jaap,
A great composition with perfect lighting. A well framed and conceived composition with great colours and clarity.

ChrisJ (65367) 2007-12-01 2:40

Hi jaap

Fantastic reflections of the castle, with a marvellous warm vs cold colour contrast, between the red & blue. Good sharpness & pov. Tfs!

evanrizo (456) 2007-12-01 3:02

Hi Jaap, here the reflections have almost the same clearness like the real castle and the other part of your photo, a really stunning effect-result again.
Have a nice weekend.
Eavn

timotey (1926) 2007-12-01 4:00

Hi Jaap,

Again an astonishing picture full of purity and clearness because you know what to put in the frame : a perfectly calm water plan in the background giving nice reflections, a smooth and deep blue sky for the overall background and finally a subject perfectly placed in the frame. All these points come with a great usage of the ambient light. So well done !

barrufeto_77 (24439) 2007-12-01 4:02

Hi jaap.

Again, another masterpiece. The reflections and the colours are..amazing.Impressive.

My compliments!

Rgs, Oscar

Gustaw (21670) 2007-12-01 6:04

Hi, my friend!
And next your beautiful photo. Very good composition. You are a artist! Very nice view with old architecture. Well done.
Marek

Budapestman (36662) 2007-12-01 6:31

Dear Jaap,
Great architecture shot and the composition is splendid. The reflection is amazing, colours and lights are beautiful. Picturesque shot, I like it very much. Have a nice weekend my friend
George

maltese (21135) 2007-12-01 6:58

Hello Jaap
Une très belle réalisation, lumière, couleurs netteté pour ce superbe chateau. L'utilisation de cette vielle passerelle pour guider l'oeil est une excellente idée!!
Très beau travail, j'aime beaucoup!!
Amicalement
hervé

jlbrthnn (31807) 2007-12-01 8:01

Hello Jaap,
It is a genuine mirror and a superb reflection. Excellent image for a fantastic castle. Congratulations.
Have a nice day.
Cordially.
Joël

anes_lc (14716) 2007-12-01 11:27

different perspective and the same magic casple
once again a great composition and i can only say congratulation and ...hoping one day i will manage a similar shot :)
hugs,anes

Aviller (2968) 2007-12-01 11:30

Just a fantastic shot. The colors here are beautiful. Not too saturated but also not too dull...just like you'd see them in real life. Composition is great as well with those wooden things leading you right to the castle.

hay_kes (27007) 2007-12-01 13:16

Hi Jaap,
Wonderfull again!
Very good pov and very well compo. Great reflections and nice colours.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

danyy (62985) 2007-12-01 14:45

Bonjour Jaap,
une photo très déroutante, il 'agit bien là de perspective et celle-ci nous fait un peu perdre la tête.
Une surface très calme qui offre des reflets mirtroir très précis et immobiles.
Techniquement parfaite comme d'habitude.
Le pont sur l'eau, ou ce qu'il es reste n'autorise pas à retourner la photo.
Have a great sunday.
Daniel.

Gerrit (33056) 2007-12-01 16:14

Dag Jaap,
dit hutsen steigertje lijkt te zweven zo sterk is de reflectie van dit prachtige kasteel badend in het vroege voorjaarslicht. Heel mooi.
Groeten Gerrit

Cormac (26423) 2007-12-01 17:00

Stunning shot! The colour and clarity is really good, and the perspective is great too - the posts leading out toward the castle draw us right into the scene. Perfect reflection too. Well done!

rigoletto (24062) 2007-12-02 0:01

Hi Jaap,
Great quality and superb light in this photo. Very informative noe as well and as always. But i want to ask: Didn't you have the chance of including all the castle in the reflection?
Cheers,
Deniz

delkoo (31658) 2007-12-02 0:37

hi jaap
You've done that very effectively here,
with a daring composition and great perspective and POV.
Very interesting, you reach a high level with this one.

didier

danos (27886) 2007-12-02 1:38

Hello Jaap,
all your shots are better than one each other.Impressive the shot of the Castle De Haar.The best of all are the reflections on the water that mixed with the ruins of the wooden jetty.Excellent the details and the clarity of the tower,as the splendid light that fall on the facade and the colours too.Informative your note too.

Regards,Danos

PixelTerror (81500) 2007-12-02 5:06

Hi Jaap,
This castle is a first class subject and quality of the scene is excellent except for one important detail, I find really pity that you have guillotined the lower top of the reflection.
Have a nice sunday JY

UnTrained (0) 2007-12-02 6:15

Hej Jaap,
superb, I like the combination of the castle, its reflection and that wooden construction leading to the castle. You should ask Jean-Yves next time for some digging to get the whole reflection :-)
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Nicou (38186) 2007-12-02 10:15

Hello,

Je sais pas ou tu va dénichers ces beauté que tu nous présente, j'ens suis bouche béée, tellement c'est merveilleux, quel reflet, quel cadrage, de toute beauté.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

Cricri (38422) 2007-12-02 10:42

Hi Jaap,
Un temps merveilleux pour présenter ce château, Belle lumiére qui donne une jolie copie dans l'eau, belle perspective et cadrage, superbe couleurs, félicitations
Friendly greetings
cricri

wautersw (3531) 2007-12-02 12:16

Dag Jaap,

wat een glad wateroppervlak met een schitterende reflectie. Ik hou wel van het vierkante formaat voor het in beeld brengen van dit mooie kasteel. Prima kleuren en heel veel detail. Prettige week nog. Wolf

hamperium (279) 2007-12-02 22:18

prachige heldere foto
rest is al wel gezegd

ALIRIZA (16189) 2007-12-03 4:54

Hi Jaap,
Another great POV, wonderful.Excellent composition with good colours and large reflection on the lake.High qualty work my dear friend...
Have a nice week...
Ali Rıza

jackart (4939) 2007-12-03 15:17

Hello Jaap!

Itś amazing picture. Very good framing and splendid reflections. I like this kind of symmetry. Magnificent architecture very good captured.

Regards
Jacek

Angshu (30896) 2007-12-09 19:55

Dag Jaap
Reflection just like in a mirror, so much so that I think you can easily flip the image and nobody will know the difference. Great luminosity and contrast of colors with the red bricks against the blue sky & reflection. Fantastic shot!
Regards
Angshu

testmaniac (10746) 2008-01-11 3:01

Hi Jaap, very nice and colorful photo. Excellent photo quality! I like the composition and POV in this case very much.

TFS and regards,
Philip

Photo Information

Copyright: jaap polak (carper) (60991)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-06
Categories: Castles
Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi, Canon 10-22 f3.5-4.5 EFS
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): RV fav, Castles in the Netherlands, More than 100 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-30 7:59
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