Canals of Brugge Photo

Photographer’s Note

Because of its canals Brugge is often called 'The Venice of the North'. The water situation in both cities is, however, very different. Venice was founded on islands in a lagoon of the Adriatic sea. Brugge lies deeper inland ; at least now, because in the centuries B.C. the Flemish coastline have been flooded several times by the North Sea. When the waters retreated they left behind different sea-arms via which ships could reach the area where now Bruges is situated. In the Middle-Ages, the waterways to Brugge had to be regularly adapted and enlarged to allow large trade ships to reach the city. Inside the city the 'Reie' river, which flowed through Brugge, had been turned into a network of canals that enabled the traders to bring their products to the large Water Halls at the Market (Water Halls does not exist anymore; in their place there is now the neo-gothic Provincial Court at the Market).

As I am still learning my new camera, this picture was kind of experimental one; taken around 11 pm, when it was pitch dark. I was trying the long times of exposure and shallow dof. No post processing, just framed.

bakes888, Aazragi, Cuba-Junky, JasPahal, Elaine_Blath, fertxu, Signal-Womb, jlynx, starbug, Voltri, kittyhawk, timleahy, AgaA, rasmis, Jaune has marked this note useful

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Moustique (387) 2006-06-21 3:32

bonjour,
ah! Brugges! souvenir souvenir!
Très beau cliché nocturne. Les détails sont très fins, les zones éclairées peut être un peu surexposées, mais c'est une très belle photo.
quand je la regarde, je regrette de ne pas avoir mon trépied plus souvent sur moi, car sans trépied...
bravo et merci du partage

rvh1103 (82) 2006-06-21 3:35

Hmm, ik Amsterdam is toch het Venetië van het noorden? Enfin, mooie foto. Ik ga zeker een keer kijken of Brugge de titel (ook) verdient.

Aazragi (1916) 2006-06-21 3:38

Hi Hanna W.
What a lovely colorful shot, great reflection in water and beautiful use of light.
Well done and keep it up n up.

My Best wishes are always with you.
M. Latif.

Cuba-Junky (2795) 2006-06-21 3:46

Hi Hanna,
Stunning playing with light and colors in this picture. Looking at the tree at the left almost makes me dizzy.
Great shot
An

JasPahal (336) 2006-06-21 3:57

Hi Hanna,

Great night shot! You've got the exposure just right: the image is sharp and clear, and the composition is great. Thanks for the informative note. It's such a beautiful place!! Wish I was there :)

Jas

Elaine_Blath (6170) 2006-06-21 4:03

Hi Hanna,

magical place and magical photo, I love this, amazing light and reflections...

Have a nice day, Ivana

fertxu (325) 2006-06-21 4:37

Hello Hanna
I like this one very much! The nature in this photo speaks for itself.
Thanks for sharing
Regards,Fernando

johnnyh (637) 2006-06-21 4:45

A really great shot and good use of light well captured and good work regards John.

daddo (11643) 2006-06-21 4:59

Greetings Hanna. There is nothing like water to bring life to a picture. But here, in additionn we have marvellous reflections and magical light. Splendid "experiment." Congratulations. Klaudio

arnoud1976 (1191) 2006-06-21 5:58

Hi Hanna,

wonderful image. Being overly critical i would say the light is overexposed in some places, but considering the new camera...i would say: experiment was very successful!

tfs arnoud

Signal-Womb (11757) 2006-06-21 6:17

Hi Hanna , Very pleasing night shot with beautiful colours and minute details. Love the mirrored image in water. Very well done.

jlynx (11380) 2006-06-21 10:26

Witaj Haniu,
Jestem zaskoczony wspania³ymi kadrami w Twoim portfolio. tak¿e to zdjecie jest cudowne. niesamowita kolorystyka, czaruj±ce ¶wiat³a i cienie, pieknie nasycone barwy. Wszystko zas w pieknie skomponowanym kadrze.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
Jurek

Nielsv (43) 2006-06-21 11:44

Hanna,
Geslaagde foto met mooie, zachte spiegeling in het water. Ook mooie belichting. Het belfort kun je als overbelicht beschouwen, al vormt het hier niet echt een storend element.
Niels

starbug (6924) 2006-06-21 15:57

czesc Hania, kolejne nocne, te jeszcze bardziej bajeczne w swej atmosferze. wlasciwie, trudno to do czegos porownac, dlugi czas naswietlania nadal temu zdjeciu nieokreslonej barwy/swiatla, pmiedzy noca a dniem, ale to tez nie mrok, takie na wpol realne. kadr jest swietny,super kolory, odbicie impresjonistyczne, ale to wlasnie ta nieokreslonosc jest najbardziej urzekajaca.
pozdrawiam serdecznie!
O.

bakes888 (18353) 2006-06-22 1:08

Hi Hanna. I love the colours in this photo especially the sky. Nice composition also.
TFS. Cheers, Paul.

Voltri (1724) 2006-06-22 14:42

Hanna, your 'walk in B' photos are just amazing! Great job, thanks for sharing!!!

kittyhawk (1687) 2006-06-22 15:52

Hello Hanna,

Another lovely night scene. I really like the detail and the composition. The only thing is that one of the buildings is a bit over exposed, other than that this is a lovely photo. Very nice work, keep it up: )

- Halgeir

timleahy (2189) 2006-06-23 19:32

Hanna,

This is a really beautiful image. Exposure level is excellent, with detail in the lit areas as well a the shaded ones. The reflections in the water look lovely. Well done and thanks for sharing!!!

...tim

thor68 (5539) 2006-07-05 14:25

i really love your nightshots, hanna! :-)
beautiful composition of the old houses, bridge, trees and water.
the light and reflections on the water are awesome.
the colors are very good and the buildings are all sharp,
just a few little OEd spots which are not so important.
excellent job & take care, thorsten.

kurekpit (401) 2006-09-15 17:01

Czesc Hania.
Kolejna fotka ,ktora robi na mnie niesamowite wrazenie
Poprostu "WYPAS"

Pozdrawiam

* Piotr *

MartaW (703) 2006-09-20 6:47

To tez bardzo mi sie podoba. Ewidentnie potrafisz wykorzystac sytuacje i pokazac piekne, otaczajace Cie okolicznosci.
Pozdrawiam, Marta

Hanssie (9133) 2006-09-22 15:17

And then, from Teheran to Bruges, another world it is.... However some parts are too bright, the rest of the picture is amazing, what a beautiful light and colours.
Very well composed too and the calm water makes a romantic mood:-)) Nice photo !

rasmis (291) 2006-10-06 13:07

Hi, this is another beautiful reflections photo of yourself. The colors are really beautiful. Well done. TFS

Jaune (321) 2007-01-28 8:35

Bonjour Hanna,

Nice long exposure! I like the framing, the picture is full of detail. perfect Light, it creates a great ambiance.

Jaune

waseemkhan (1070) 2007-04-10 5:22

Hi Hanna,
Stunning playing with light and colors in this picture. Looking at the tree at the left almost makes me dizzy.
Great shot...
sheer,
waseem khan

Nicolas_D (472) 2007-04-14 17:33

Very great shot! This little bridge in the towncentre of Brugge is very photogenic, but during night his lighting isn't so easy to take, but you succeeded!
Cheers,
Nico.