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...St. Nicolas church...


...St. Nicolas church...
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Copyright: Ivana Chudikova (Elaine_Blath) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1328 W: 31 N: 1714] (8402)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-21
Categories: Castles, Daily Life, Architecture
Exposure: f/4, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-26 1:21
Viewed: 651
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
...thanks to Alex I know that this is St. Nicolas Church...and here another sunny moment during otherwise raining and snowing Easter Amsterdam...

I do not think that it is necessary to introduce this famous town to you, so only few brief facts about it:

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. Its name is derived from "Amstel dam", pointing to the city's origin: a dam on the river Amstel. The city is known for its historic port, the Rijksmuseum, its red-light district (de Wallen), its liberal coffeeshops, and its many canals which have led to Amsterdam being called the "Venice of the North". During the Dutch Golden Age, Amsterdam was one of the most important ports in the world, with innovative developments in trade, and became the leading centre for finance and diamonds.

The city, founded in the late 12th century as a small fishing village, has grown to become the largest city in the Netherlands with a population of 743,104 inhabitants, containing at least 172 nationalities.

Amsterdam and its surrounding metropolitan area have a population of 1 million to about 1.5 million people, depending on definition, and is part of the Randstad conurbation, which has a population of 6,659,300.
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Hey Ivana, you've captured some lovely light here. Well composed, creating a well balance shot. Great note too!
Craig

Hi Ivana, Good composition and good POV, TFS Rob

hi Ivana,
the tower is here well placed on a strong point of the image.
regards
didier

Hello ivana,
Short but interresting note giving in fact a very good overview to intriduce this great town of amsterdam.
The picture is very contrasted but not too much as white remains good and not burn and shadowed areas can still be distinctable.
Kind regards
JMarc

Bonjour Ivana
Une très jolie composition avec un excellent cadragele tout servi par une belle lumière, bravo à toi!
Eric

  • Great 
  • avene Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1078 W: 68 N: 1339] (5038)
  • [2008-03-28 4:36]

hello Ivana,
if not for the blue sky and the little pier with the boat, the photo would look almost monochromatic. the gray tone of the buildings make them look as if made of steel, I quite like this interesting effect. I also like the strong vertical lines, very nice work.

with kind regards,
Kristine

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