Frankendaal Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Frankendaal is the last of the so called 'buitenplaatsen'left in Amsterdam. These were landhouses owned by the nobless of the 17th century. This one is built in the late 17th century in the polder 'The watergraafsmeer' wich was a few kilomters east of the city of Amsterdam in that time. Now and it's hard to imagine if you see this picture, if you turn around at this POV you see the traffic running by and the shops and houses on the other side of the street.
Behind the house there is a public park and it is an oasis in the city.
I'll show another one in the WS where you can see the statue in front and the beautiful symmetry.

Giorgio, ChrisJ, jhm, rakeshgupta, elihesamian, TeresaT, aznegrao has marked this note useful

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RADEEH (2772) 2006-04-16 21:51

Magnificient architect captured perfectly. Keeeping the trees there adds beauty to the shot.A well composed shot. The details are sharp and very intersting.The brick colour struture is well contrasted to the green
Congrats TFS

Giorgio (8776) 2006-04-17 1:35

- beautiful classical architecture, colour and light are very nice, the statue in front adds to the ancient character of this picture, bravo !
giorgio

ChrisJ (70443) 2006-04-17 4:34

Hi Gerrit

Superb sharpness & colour, in this attractive & historic residence. Good lighting, contrast, & pov. Tfs!

devimeuxbe (56334) 2006-04-17 4:42

Hi Gerrit
Nice POV for this beautifull construction.
I appreciate the sharpness and the colors.
Have a nice day
Bertrand

gaby (19793) 2006-04-17 4:46

Gerrit bonjour - superb historic residence and very interesting note -
as usual, a splendid view with a very well seen POV
Have a nice day
Thanks
Rgs
Gaby

pastadog (12821) 2006-04-17 6:37

Hi Gerrit, both OV and WS very nice shots of this house. To me the WS is even better with that symmetry. This one is fine too, I'd crop out the white post on left. TFS, Daniel

feather (50144) 2006-04-17 6:58

I would never have imagined this was in the city. I expect that's where some of the nobles would want to be as transport was difficult in the 17th century. Can you visit the house as well as the grounds?
I like the POV you chose so we have plenty of diagonals. I agree with Daniel about the post though. I also like the WS, which would be worthy of a full posting.
Kath

jhm (83298) 2006-04-17 7:47

Hallo Gerrit,
Ik zou meer voor uw tweede foto kiezen om daar de compositie volgens mij beter is, en schitterend scherp en mooi.
Deze foto is zeker mooi misschien een betere hoek, en de kleuren zijn zeker gaaf om naar te kijken, alleen ik denk een vlaggenmast zou ik er afgesneden hebben, hij hang daar maar wat te hangen, maar verder mooi werk.
Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John

rakeshgupta (2670) 2006-04-17 12:33

Hello Gerrit,
Good capture from a good angle. The architecture is looking great in this beautiful sunlight. Good colors and saturation. The trees can be corrected by removing cyan from there.
Thanks for sharing.
- Rakesh

elihesamian (26091) 2006-04-17 15:07

Hi dear Gerrit,
a very nice informative shot,what an atmosphere !
specially in a green tonalities with a white sky that made it great,good POV and very well composed,too,
fine details,sharpness, Thanks,

Best
M

Fis2 (46365) 2006-04-17 16:49

Witaj Gerrit!
Curious place. Interesting object. Good colours and light.
Thanks and regards
Krzysztof

TeresaT (10733) 2006-04-17 17:51

Hi Gerrit,
Beautiful house captured with a great Pov.
Good composition and nice colours.
I only think the sky is a little bit washed.
Regards
Teresa

izmirli (3283) 2006-04-17 18:14

hallo my friend gerrit
beautiful stately home.very good colours and composition. regards.
gürkan akçakır.

gilou530 (35680) 2006-04-18 15:45

salut gerrit
une belle architecture de ce petit chateau, beau cadrage dommage que le ciel n'est pas de la partie
bravo
amitiés
gilbert

Angshu (34093) 2006-04-19 3:41

Magnificient architecture captured perfectly Gerrit. The trees there adds beauty to the shot.The details are sharp & the brick colour contrasts nicely with the green
Regards
Angshu

aznegrao (10246) 2006-04-20 8:31

Ola Gerrit!!!!
Que lugar interessante e bonito, que vontade de estar ai. Excelente profundidade de campo e cores maravilhosas.
Ótimo trabalho.
Friend.
aznegrao.