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Amsterdam on a rainy afternoon...between dawnpours.

12th August 2007

Different point of view .

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Suellen_Feroldi (288) 2007-10-21 9:57

Hi there..
Interesting place it reminds me Venecia.....
I really enjoy the colors that we got here...
Congratulations and TFS,
Have a great day

Best regards

Sue

pcp (3370) 2007-10-21 9:58

Hi Liliana,

I tried to count how many windows in the building s and i know its difficult do :D

Picture is vibrant and water reflexions is awesome.nice POV

TFS

Senthil

newtintin (1874) 2007-10-21 10:11

Hello,
Beautiful facades and pretty colors.
Bonn framing.
Bravo for a look.
Greeting.
R.A.F

Wandering_Dan (3375) 2007-10-21 10:34

Nice image with mostly muted colors and a great reflection. There is a bit of a tilt to the buildings which I find disturbing, though.

john_c (24635) 2007-10-21 10:55

Hi Liliana,
This large format presentation really works well and the photo is a testament to demonstrate what can be done on a rainy day. The reflections really enhance and the building facades are seen in good sharp relief. By minimalizing the sky you ensured that the drama of the scene would not be offset by the bland weather conditions. Impressive work.
John

gracious (20017) 2007-10-21 12:51

Hello Lili,
Very good shot with perfect exposure and focus!
good sharpness, vivid colour and details always
very well done and well composed
cheers
Tony

Bluejeans (34486) 2007-10-21 15:41

Ola Liliana ,
Amsterdam e um lugar fabuloso com estes canais , gostei muito da arquitectura destes edificios todos tortos , bonitos reflexos, parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

zeca (20026) 2007-10-21 20:49

Hi Liliana!
I like the composition a lot! Beautiful buildings with its nice reflections, presented in dark colours and high contrast. Well done! The frame fits very well!
Regards,
Zeca

AiresSantos (44510) 2007-10-22 4:31

Hi Lili
beautiful reflections in this very nice picture. Great view of the typical architecture, exellent colours in the rainy day.
TFS and have a nice week
Aires

feather (51026) 2007-10-22 5:54

You have made the best of a difficult situation in the rain. The white sky has been minimised as much as possible so we can concentrate on the wonderful architecture of the city. I like the reflections you have captured in the canal. Well done
Kath

dario10 (2763) 2007-10-22 9:34

hi Liliana
very nice view and beautiful colors,good sharpnes,interesting place
greetings dario

lukie (0) 2007-10-22 10:13

Hello Liliane,

strange houses there. What a shame about the weather.

regards,

Luc.

Tort (2266) 2007-10-22 13:19

Hi Liliana,
The colors of these building façades are great creating nice reflet in the canal. Your composition is great here showing these fine buildings showing nice detail and depth in the shot. Very good sharpness too.
Best regards
Juan Tort

LiaV (339) 2007-10-22 13:30

Hi Liliana,
Nice shot of these typical Amsterdam houses. Good composition. You managed to make it a pleasant picture, despite the sad weather. Well done!
Greetings, Lia

plimrn (20101) 2007-10-22 15:38

Hi Liliana,
The interesting buildings, the houseboat and the shimmering reflections with their good detail and true colors have given you a postcard of your own.
HLJ, Pat

nur (328) 2007-10-22 15:41

Superb photo with so many details to discover!
The first thing that a friend taught to me about photography was that it should be some nice light, namely sun! But it seems that it is not needed! You made a great shot with a grey light..
TFS
Nur

singuanti (15240) 2007-10-22 19:17

Hi Lili. The weather sure wasn't on your side but sometimes you just have to deal with it. The sharpness and colors are all still very good. I have a graduated sky blue filter that would make that sky look completely blue! I use it on hazy days normally but this is the same thing. tfs Lili!

Graal (60312) 2007-10-22 23:19

Hi Liliana,
beautiful architecture, interesting view with reflections. Nice image, similar to painted. Pity that sky was not friendly. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

salvator (19073) 2007-10-23 0:28

Hi Liliana,
Superb photo, with superb sharpness and details on the houses, nice colors and very nice reflections on the water.
Best regards. Salvator.

belido (17932) 2007-10-23 4:17

Hi Lili,

what a nice capture. The architectures and their reflection on the water make this image a lot attractive. I like the inclusion of the boat in the middle. I'd love to visit Netherlands someday. Great capture!
Regards,
Carlos

Silvio1953 (45136) 2007-10-23 6:28

Ciao Lili, splendida architettura magnificamente ripresa, magnifici i riflessi sul canale, molto bello anche il ws con l'uccellino in primo piano, bravissima, ciao Silvio

sothy81 (8574) 2007-10-23 12:20

Beautiful architechture you present here. A very nice colors and light. I like the most the windows which they, all together, form a great texture and graphic. Well done. Sothy

Charo (33218) 2007-10-23 16:08

Hola Liliana,
Preciosas arquitecturas la de estas casas y estupenda toma con buenoa luz y colores.
Cordialmente
Charo

jrj (34791) 2007-10-24 5:05

A very typical Amsterdam Architechture L. well captured here on the grey day. The tilted old houses in a fine setting by the canal and some saturation coming naturally on a day like this.

Dyerco (9640) 2007-10-24 21:10

Hi Liliana
This is a very striking image with all the different colours and designs in the buildings. Excellent exposure and DOF. Well done for photographing in the rain.
Phil

fulvio52 (8314) 2007-10-25 6:11

Hi Lili,
Amsterdam on one of the 365 rainy afternoons we get every year...
Great shot of a classic Amsterdam view, you perfectly captured the local atmosphere. I guess I can tell, as I pass by here almost every day... in the rain, of course!
Have a great evening.
Ciao,
Fulvio.

Cretense (58913) 2007-10-26 5:20

Hi Lili!

Fantastic architecture photo, a beautiful place, greatly captured. Great composition, great "respect" for the lines of the buildings and beautiful colours. Congratulations!

Hercules

aral (1195) 2007-10-26 12:53

Hi Liliana

great shot. I like that the "straight lines" are not exactly in order - like everything being rectangular etc. The tonality is also striking.

I would wish if the skies had some detail or color.

Anyway, nice photo!

giorgimer (22446) 2007-10-26 12:58

Hi Lili,

nice image of these typical Amsterdam houses, very good reflections

TFS

Gio

Tue (25770) 2007-10-26 15:20

Hej Liliana,
Despite the grey weather you managed to capture a very interesting photo with those facades of Amsterdam and their lovely reflections in the water. You chose a good angle and I like the repetition of the many windows of the houses. Good work!
Regards,
Lars

faubry (32974) 2007-10-27 2:08

buna Lili, Amsterdam este frumoasa oras cu mic case... superb culorile, multumesc frumos ptr poze... pe curand
francine

kiks (6246) 2007-10-27 4:44

Hi Liliana. This is realy "Amsterdam"! You kept all many tipical elements of this city. Pitty that the light didn't help: the sky seem a little overxposed and you get many noise on the image. Maybe a reason to get back to Amsterdam with better weather ;-)
Tfs and have a nice weekend
KIks

anes_lc (14818) 2007-10-27 4:57

buna lili
dupa cum am citit in comentariu o imagine tipica pt arhitectura orasului...nu stiu nu am fost :D
dar reusita poza.pacat pt cerul cam alb:( in rest super
pe curind
anes

maltese (21615) 2007-10-27 6:26

Hello Liliana
De très belles couleurs sous ce ciel gris et une très belle composition avec cette répétiton de petites fenêtres et ces bons reflets.
Du très beau travail.
Amicalement
Hervé

silviab (1700) 2007-10-27 7:25

Hi Liliana,
excellent shot with amazing colours and reflections and a perfect composition! Well done!
silvia

Hendrika (655) 2007-10-27 7:43

Hi Lili,
What can I say, this is totally lovely, but I know one (maybe you changed that one a bit more) that I liked even better.
So if I were a teacher this then would be the 9 and the other one in the brown/black/white colours would be a 10 - Ah well, it's all personal preferences.....
Have a nice weekend,
Els

isabela_sor (43224) 2007-10-28 4:06

Mor,imi plac asa mult detaliile arhitecturale!Imi doresc sa vin acolo si sa incerc si eu sa fotografiez
Sinver ai avut norocul sa vezi niste locuri superbe
Duminica placuta

markstaples (15670) 2007-10-28 6:57

Hello Lili
I like the graphic nature of these buildings standing tall. Good framing. The colours represent the rainy afternoon well.
Best wishes
Mark

Paolo (40818) 2007-10-28 13:49

Hi Liliana, beautiful one, with beautiful reflection on the canal and excellent composition and POV tto.
high quality too.
thanks, ciao

AROBN54 (10799) 2007-10-29 9:33

Hello, Liliana,
what lovely colors you've gotten even on a rainy day! Those are amazing structures and you have great detail. The rippled water and reflections are sooo nice. You have managed to make it look wonderfully attractive even in poor weather. Very nicely done!! Warmest regards,
Shelly

Signal-Womb (11771) 2007-10-30 7:54

Hi Liliana, nice capture of these house and even though the image looks grainy to me It actually set the mood for the poor weather you had.I find the looks of these house very interesting also. well done.

doubay (5103) 2007-10-30 9:35

Hallo Liliana!
Ja, ja, Amsterdam ist schon eine tolle Stadt. Den besonderen Charme seiner Architektur hast du hier sehr schön eingefangen. Leider ist der Himmel etwas ausgewaschen. Aber das ist nur eine Kleinigkeit.
Beste Grüße
Andreas

flosoup (563) 2007-10-30 13:59

This is the reason I want to go to Amsterdam. Great composition and great saturation of the colours Liliana :)

josepmarin (35001) 2007-11-01 4:04

Hi Liliana,
The light and the rainy day, with such a gray sky, they give a very good result when highlight the textures, the tones and the details of this wonderful architecture, that in addition, it offers us a nice game of lines and squared patterns with the geometry of its windows.
Good setting with a light diagonal of the fronts and with its reflections waved in the water.
Nice work.
Best regards,
Josep

gervaso (6510) 2007-11-02 17:04

More windows than walls! Interesting architecture which you've captured with perfect sharpness! This city must be wonderful, as your composition!

elmec (12194) 2007-11-03 2:16

Hello Liliana!
Great scene with fairytale houses!
Great compo with water reflections!
Congratulations!
Best regards!

devimeuxbe (56598) 2007-11-03 8:20

Hi Liliana
Amazing picture from this water front. The geometry, the colors are beautifull. You get here the perfect cropping.
Excellent
Bertrand

Bruno40 (6442) 2007-11-04 3:03

Hi Liliana
A very Dutch landscape!. Well composed and good exposure. The reflections are very sharp and clear. Too bad about the while sky, but what else can you expect in Holland?!
TFS
jorge

claudio74 (6987) 2007-11-05 23:50

Hello Liliana
Very nice typical postcard of Amsterdam. With this difficult sky you success to managed avery nice picture.
well done
Regards
Claude

mrcrow (3989) 2007-11-07 8:28

smooth shot of the front of the buildings and the water
good reflections and tonalities
cheers
geof

adores (16033) 2007-11-07 15:41

Hi Liliana!
Beautiful shot with these beautiful houses. Amsterdam is a really nice city.I like the row of houses and the nice reflexions on the water. You did a nice job in spite of the rain.

jasmis (52354) 2007-11-08 6:59

Poetry of deep fresh colours. You are real Colour Queen.
Regards!

jemaflor (40669) 2007-11-08 11:29

Hi Liliana,
Nice effect with these reflection, good frame and sharpness for tyour photo, well done.

apucci (986) 2007-11-10 13:36

Hi Liliana,
thank you for sharing this original postcard of Amsterdam.
What strikes me is the completely different shape of all the windows!!
Regards,
Andrea.

danyy (70659) 2007-11-10 15:35

Bonjour Liliana,
tu nous offres toi aussi une prise d'une des plus belles capitales européennes, Amsterdam. Il est vrai que pratiquement toutes les capitales d'Europe sont jolies.
Un coin moins habituel ici et tu as bien fait de la choisir et de le cadrer de la sorte.
Des constructions typiques.
Kind regards.
Daniel.

archimatica (13845) 2007-11-11 13:29

Hi, Liliana.
Fantastic urban view. Perfect colors and sharpness.
Bravissima.
Ciao
Renzo

TravelerNL (2971) 2007-11-14 12:47

Hi Liliana,
A difficult photo to take with the monotone grey sky and the strong contrast with the typical houses along the Amsterdam canals.
I find it always interesting to see the houses standing out of order because of the foundations standing on weak soil but still hanging in there after all these years.
Well captured,
Harko

rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-11-15 15:20

Hi Lili. Fantastic use of the reflections to elongate further these buildings. This is one of my all-time favourite cities and it looks beautiful in any weather. Kind regards, Paul.

lancehannah (1307) 2007-11-16 14:54

Hello Liliana,
I always love these Dutch medieval architecture and I think these buildings are near the railway station right?Magnificent shot and nicely cropped as well.
Liebe grüsse,Lance

Gerrit (36967) 2007-11-23 1:42

Hi Liliana,
despite the bad weather a very good result. It is a fine row of gables with that tiny half demolished coffeyshop in between.
Well seen.
Groeten Gerrit

batalay (21821) 2007-11-24 13:20

Hello Liliana,

First of all, this is a superb shot, and I can only join the chorus of viewers applauding the image. You've captured the essence of Amsterdam, in one of its rainy, mopey days.

Yesterday, in critiquing an image of the monument in Brussels, Atomium, I remembered seeing your last post, also of the same structure. Together they make a good combination.

Warm regards,

Bulent

Jean-Luc (5488) 2007-12-10 2:10

Bonjour Liliana,
Tout à fait par hasard je découvre ta galerie avec ces photos très réussies de nombreux pays. Je crois deviner qu'il y a un style très personnel et très apprécié par nos amis de TE.
Je suis notamment séduit par cette vue et aussi par la technique utilisée pour les vues mises sur TL.

Amicalement
Jean-Luc

flory (4804) 2007-12-10 22:27

ciao Liliana mica;)
place la nebunie cel de pe TL;)
in ciuda vremii neprielnice,mai io zic ca-i fainus...si chiar ii bine armonizat ceru ala ploios cu rama neagra.tu ai ochi buni in alegerea nuantelor,sa nu fie prea incarcate pozele..
am citit ca ti-a sters cineva poza;)draga de tine,dar nu trebe sa faci o tragedie din asta!sunt lucruri mult mai importante in lumea asta,decat faptu ca ti-a sters un nenea o poza.;)nu stiu cu ce era poza,dar poti sa-i scrii personal sa vezi de ce a facut asta..
pupi,
Flori;)

wmickl (536) 2007-12-23 5:08

Hi Liliana!
Congratulation to this all-embracing picture. It gives a characteristic view of the houses of Amsterdam.

It's funny that the coffee-shop on your picture is the same that I show on my picture of Amsterdam in this forum.

I wish you a merry Christmas!
wolfgang

crckt (7116) 2008-01-12 13:15

Hi Liliana,
Amazing symmetry you have obtained here with the patterns. What I like most is how the reflections look, excellent colors.
well done,
Shaeri

cknara (573) 2008-02-10 5:44

Again a great photo.I like the way the buildings are taken..
This photo recaptures my visit to Amsterdam,a few years ago.

TFS
Nara

wolf38 (13438) 2008-04-21 10:28

Hallo liliana. Das Photo wirkt hervorragend. Die graphischen Elemente der Häuser und die Spiegelung im Wasser bilden einen Spannungsbogen. Auch die Farbigkeit des Bildes ist faszinierend. Das Photo ist ein Blickfang.Viele Grüße, wolfgang.