Grote of Sint Bavokerk I Photo

Photographer’s Note

Grote of Sint Bavokerk repost

Here is my second repost and this time again of a picture from my home- and birthtown Haarlem.
The first version was far too over-PP'ed, so I decided to post this other version. However it was still a hard picture to handle, because of the weather circumstances. (It was an extremely bright winter day, when I took this one).

De Grote of Sint Bavokerk (Great or Saint Bavo Church) is the pride of Haarlem. The church was built in the Gothic style of architecture. The church started as a Catholic church, but in 1578 it was converted to Protestant church.
More information can be read in the orginal note.

Hope you like this second version!

cmarino, weswang, papagolf21, MarekP, jjbach, singuanti, aloyho, Fixfocus, ChristianS, john_c, Emile, supereira, capthaddock, jafadabret, riclopes, emjleclercq has marked this note useful

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cmarino (2368) 2005-06-05 11:38

Hello Lars !
I had a look at the original version. Indeed, it was a bit over sharpened. This one looks much better to me.
Regards,

Celso

weswang (18223) 2005-06-05 11:52

Hi Lars, A nice shooting angle in taking this picture. You have combined of making use of the sun light angle and a nice POV in taking this picture. The contrast against the blue sky is very clear and nice. A good DOF to have a nice depth. Well done.

Leonie (8647) 2005-06-05 12:54

Hi Lars,
Nice pic here...your hometown seems really nice..so many good pics from it already on TE.. ;o) I whish the sky was so blue here today!! and thanks for the interesting note.

Ciao, Léonie

MarekP (4744) 2005-06-05 17:51

Hi Lars,
Very good POV and perspective. Dynamic composition suits well to such architecture. Well done.

Thanks,
Marek

rbcy1974 (20748) 2005-06-05 18:03

Groete Lars,
Very nice architectural ggem. Like how the details are shown.
Nice colours.
Gotta go sleep now, I run the 10 KM run this morning.
A+
Daniel

jjbach (9113) 2005-06-05 18:18

Hi Lars,
Excellent angle you chose here. Wonderful colours and good light management. The deep blue of the sky is amazing. Very well done.

Regards John

singuanti (15240) 2005-06-05 22:12

Hi Lars. Indeed a big improvement. Yes we like to keep colors as close to natural as possible. I do like the second version Lars, well done.

aloyho (6111) 2005-06-06 2:39

Hi Lars,
I must say I preferred this to the other version. It is less straineous to the eyes and the sharpness is not overly harsh. I like the composition of this shot where you point at the corner creating interesting slopes from the left and right. The walls on both sides are also not competing with the tower being the focus of interest. Very impressive!! Best regards.

papagolf21 (57785) 2005-06-06 3:26

Bonsoir Lars,
Très belle composition Lars, j'aime cet ensemble architectural dont le clocher-tour domine avec fierté les autres édifices, il en plein dans la lumière et sa beauté insolente semble écraser la nef et le mur pignon qui n'ont pourtant rien à se reprocher (beauté).
Une image très bien réalisée.
Philippe

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-06-06 5:39

Goedemorgen Lars,
I like the lightmood and the strong colors in this crisp and clear image!Well composed with nice lines in it.
Goed werk,
hermann

jhm (85052) 2005-06-06 7:47

Dag Lars,
De grote toren staat er hier prachtig bij, o zo sierlijk laat hij zich zien, en het uurwerk met haar speciale wijzerplaat. Ook de gevel aan dde linkerkant mag gezien worden, uw reposting is zeker van beter kwaliteit.
Groeten,
John.

ChristianS (2997) 2005-06-06 13:38

Hi Lars, nice upward perspective and nice light control. Nice details on the house in the foreground. All theses structures stand out very nice against the blue sky. Beautiful colours and contrast as well. Well done!

Regards, Christian

alexlie (5359) 2005-06-06 15:25

Hi Lars!
You have a very interesting town! Photo is nice composed, very characteristic detail. Good colors and sharpness. Keep doing!
Regards.

Jeppe (18624) 2005-06-06 17:13

I wonder if I ever been to Harlem (Ok I been to NY Harlem ;-)
I must taker a closer look on a map - a fine view of that church tower - I like the mix of colours and the details of the architecture - thanks Lars.

john_c (24635) 2005-06-07 0:22

Hi Lars. Good job on this shot. I like the three distinct and different structures, all of varying colours. The sky provides a further contrast. Good crisp shot with good POV. Well seen and well executed. Regards.

Emile (20189) 2005-06-07 0:27

Very good contrasts of colors.
Beautiful picture. Well captured from a nice angle.
Very good bright colors.
Well done Lars.

supereira (9576) 2005-06-08 5:21

I like the contrast between the buildings and the sky.Good details.I like the textures,light,sharpness and colors.Great angle and composition.Very good job!

pamastro (7215) 2005-06-08 10:44

It's a good repost, not over sharpened and more natural colors also. The point of view is good to capture the tower at the base of the V. It creates a good dynamic to move to the focal point and helps create depth. The lighting at this time of day helps too with the faces in light and shadow.

capthaddock (28640) 2005-06-11 13:28

Hi Lars - I really like how the brick part, the tower part, and the backlit part complement each other, very well done and informative note

Steft (5962) 2005-06-26 14:32

Ja, deze is veel beter dan de vorige. Prachtige blauwe lucht! Thanks for sharing.

jafadabret (41625) 2006-05-25 5:12

Lars, c'est un cliché plein de dynamisme avec ces perspectives verticales données par les monuments et ce clocher d'argent sur le ciel bleu.
Jacques

riclopes (33487) 2006-07-19 4:43

Hej Lars,
I love such perspectives from down up and this corner approach shows us wonderful architectural details. Yes, the conditions should notbethe best, but the result is very good. Excellent improvements from the first POV, that had too over-saturated colors. These ones are much more naturaland pleasing. The composition is very good and the color of the skt enhance and makes a nice contrast. Very well done!
Hilsen,
Ricardo

emjleclercq (14910) 2007-02-14 19:05

Very nice framing for this church's tower, well positionned between the top of the facade of the old house on the left and the main part of the church's building on the right. Good sharpnes to show the delicate stone carvings.

All the best,

Emmanuel