5 in a row Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Going on with my short Kinderdijk series
a five years old B/W image,scanned with
a Minolta dimage scan Dual IV.

Kinderdijk´s windmills are one of the most popular tourist attractions of the Netherlands. Situated in a polder landscape close to Rotterdam a system of 19 windmills was build around 1740 to drain the polder. Today they are on the world heritage list of the Unesco.

Bien, Galmeida, weswang, sandrasilva, nwoehnl, carper, danyy, papagolf21, ChrisJ, feather, bertolucci, jhm, Tue, isabela_sor, Jeppe, elihesamian has marked this note useful

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Galmeida (12559) 2005-12-15 12:34

Hi Hermann,
For a Scanned image with your B&W option is a very nice post and a great composition. I like the enquadrement, perspective and repetitive windmills in this way that your eye catch saw very well.

Excelent work in a difficult moment and non digital root.
Congratulations.
Fernando

weswang (18223) 2005-12-15 12:34

Hi Hermann, A beautiful line of windmill. I like the low angle shot composition as if we were sitting there with you together to see the wonderful view. Nice contrast and sharpness. Well done.

Bien (4729) 2005-12-15 12:36

Gutentag Hermann, I absolutely adore the composition here! Really excellent how you put the first mill beheaded and the others behind it! Your POV is brilliant. I must have been difficult to take a sharp image as we see in the grass that the wind is blowing quit hard. Very good job! Sabine

john_c (24635) 2005-12-15 12:50

Hi Hermann,
Great symmetry you have achieved here in this interesting B&W format. I like the dynamism with one picturing the whirring mill arms. They each have great character. Your scan is most successful. I really like the ambience here.
John

sandrasilva (644) 2005-12-15 13:16

Hello Hermann!Great enquadrement and great composition.
I wish you best.Sandra

nwoehnl (120) 2005-12-15 14:02

Nice idea with this tighter framing to benefit from the repetitive graphism of the windmills, Hermann. Good perspective effect, and a nice well-contrasted and grainy b&w with the Ilford film.

Framboisilla (5402) 2005-12-15 14:14

Hello Hermann,

I find your picture very nice ! The point of view...

carper (65742) 2005-12-15 14:15

deze is ook zeker mooi Hermann,
echt net zo´n ruw geschets aquarell,
goede compositie, dat ruwe vind ik er wel bijzonder aan, goed werk Hermann,
gr. jaap

KevRyan (22422) 2005-12-15 16:15

I like the tight frame here - a nice creative B&W to show this familiar subject in a new way - I like the inclusion of the grasses and the water - another of your paths to travel down!!

best wishes Kev

hdl (6737) 2005-12-15 16:29

Spectacular Hermann! I wouldn't have come up with the idea to capture the mills like this and I'm wrong because the result is great. The b&w is a good choice to my opinion. I like it.

papagolf21 (56765) 2005-12-15 16:55

Bonsoir Hermann,
J'aime beaucoup le titre donné à cette photographie : cinq à la suite !
Il est vrai que les Pays-Bas regorgent de moulins, mais là, cela devient une véritable usine ! ;o)
Très bien vu le cadrage des moulins à répétition.
Le noir et blanc est parfait pour donner un petit air ancien à ces moulins.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-12-15 18:28

Impressionante cette vue serrée de moulins, le noir et blanc augmente l'effet et la force des lignes (très bons ontrastes).
A GREAT ONE
jean Michel

greg64g (11193) 2005-12-16 3:25

hi hermann

great pov you had choosen. the diagonal is very good. i love hte b&w mood and the very controled grain.
great one as usual
chers
greg

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-12-16 3:39

Guten Tag Hermann

I like the repetition of the windmills, & the superb tonal range & graphism. Excellent sharpness & dof. Good work!

danyy (69499) 2005-12-16 4:17

Bonjour Hermann,
5 in a row, oui, ils sont parfaitment alignés et l'idée est bien entendu excellente de le photographier suivant cet angla particulièrement bien choisi.
J'aimi beaucoup la DOF avec ces feuilles à lvant plan très floues.
Par contre j'aurais bien du de la couleur ici plutôt que le b&w.
Best regards.
Daniel.

Graal (58786) 2005-12-16 5:11

Hi Hermann,
very nice serie. I like the windmills line, contrast and sharpness. Good composition. Interesting place in Holland. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

feather (50168) 2005-12-16 6:58

I like the way you composed the shot to take advantage of the perspective, as the windmills decrease in size. I also like the low POV.
Kath

jrj (34779) 2005-12-16 7:20

Interesting shot where the effect from the 200mm works fine as the mills seems almost placed upon each other. Effectful bw presentation.

bertolucci (12014) 2005-12-16 8:15

Wow Hermann, this a very graphically pleasing picture. Due to the diagonal angle of taking and the 5 wings placed in different positions, it's very dynamic and rhythmic too. I like the set of hues here. Great job,
Have a nice weekend from Rotterdam!
Bert

merpb (1970) 2005-12-16 8:51

Nice PoV Hermann but perhaps you could have done better by moving to lose the out of focus vegetation in the foreground (I am not above removing the odd offending branch myself).
The image is a bit flat but perhaps that's the scan but the truncated perspective is effective.

Cormac (26455) 2005-12-16 10:49

Nice prespective, with the 5 windmills in a row making a very tight composition. Great idea to cut off the top of the nearest windmill, which allows for an even tighter formation. This is the king of thing that I never think of doing. Esxellent work!

devimeuxbe (56398) 2005-12-16 13:08

Hi Hermann
very interesting shot with all these windmills. The frame is perfect but i have a problem with the grass on the front.
However it's great.
Bertrand

jhm (83378) 2005-12-16 13:53

Goedenavaond Hermann,
Uw scan is bijzonder goed gelukt, er is voldoende perspectief het oog en afstands punt zijn goed weerhouden, mooie samenstelling uit Jaap zijn regio, het blijven altijd mooie Hollandse beelden, zoziet u maar dat een foto enkele jaren oud mag zijn.
Prettig weekend,
John.

sergecross (3438) 2005-12-16 17:50

Hermann , nice windmills in chain. I like the b/w shadows and the angle of the point of view is very interesting.
Thanks a lot
Sergio

Tue (25608) 2005-12-16 18:26

Hej Hermann,
The low POV is chosen very well here and creates a nice effect with the mills in a row here. B&W is also very good, well done!
Prettig weekend!
Groeten,
Lars

isabela_sor (42493) 2005-12-17 10:56

Hi Hermann
I like the superb repetition of the old windmills...I see that you always are looking for the best point of view.
Good picture b&w and note.
Have a nice week-end

huynt (5077) 2005-12-18 8:58

Hi Herman
Wow. An interesting windmill row. Well done. Thanks for sharing. huy

Jeppe (18623) 2005-12-19 18:14

Hi Hermann - Yes I admire this place - I don't believer theres ever been 5 mill's in a row any place around here. The B&W works well here - thanks for sharing - My compliment.

elihesamian (26091) 2005-12-19 19:52

Hi Hermann,

great in B&W,and a strong perspective you managed in this nice composition,a nice POV and very well captured,and a special graphism you reached,too,I like it,Thanks for posting,
Best
M

bantonbuju (48796) 2005-12-21 4:21

hi hermann, a great repetition and the choice of b&w is just georgeous;
i realli like this image a lot;
(the blurred plants in the foreground make this image look so natural)
best wishes, jerzy

Didi (36516) 2005-12-21 14:30

Encore un alignement de moulins parfaitement mis en évidence avec un bon contre-jour.
Le contraste est très appréciable.
Je vous souhaite de passer de bonnes fêtes.

Again an alignment of windmills perfectly highlighted with a good back-light. Contrast is very appreciable.
Greetings

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-12-22 8:53

great row of the windmills, I like the foreground too, the blurred look, really good work allround

mumek (17510) 2005-12-29 20:47

Good evening Hermann!
Very lovely composition.Good choice of the b@w color.Super work again.Thanks for sharing
Happy New Year
ziggy

ballyna (1689) 2006-01-10 13:45

Hermann ,
nice repetitions of the windmills and B&W adds a medieval mood here.really a good view,
regards