Poles M b III, a photo from Zeeland, South

Photographer's Note

Second picture out of this series.
During a early morning bike trip to the North sea I saw this poles on the low tide, maybe inspiration through us friend caper one of the specialists in this photography, with a specially perspective effect.

The place Nieuwvliet is a small village but you can see in background the Scheldt a river between the sea and Antwerp in Belgium, these river is 3,5 mile width on this place.
Also you can see Walcheren is a former island in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. It lies between the Oosterschelde in the north and the Westerschelde in the south and is roughly the shape of a rhombus.
The two sides on the side of the North Sea consist of dunes; the rest of its coastline is made up of dykes. Middelburg ("Middleborough") lies at its centre; this city is the provincial capital and Vlissingen 9 km to the south is the main harbour. The third municipality is Veere.

Originally, Walcheren was an island, but polders and a dam across the Sloe strait have connected it to the (former) island of Zuid-Beveland, which in turn has been connected to the North Brabant mainland.

This picture I have cropped to a better composition.

I use a monopod.

I hope you like it

Shooting Date/Time
10/05/2006 8:48:05
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/50
Av( Aperture Value )
7.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
27.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048

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imrek (4) 2006-05-21 2:08

Morning John,
good colours and sharpness...very deep perspective and intresting POV...the shadow of the pile on the ground add context...well done!!! Thanx!!
have a nice sunday!
imre

elihesamian (26149) 2006-05-21 2:19

Hi John,

a great view with a special perspective and fantastic colors and details,very well seen and captured and in a fine way composed,what a nice calm place,I like it,skilfully worked,John,Thanks,

Best Regards
M

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Aazragi (1927) 2006-05-21 2:54

Hi John M.
Nice shot Beautiful composition and POV. So soft and colorful.
Well done and keep it up n up.

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

Gerrit (52905) 2006-05-21 2:59

Dag John,
een mooi schaduwpatroon van de paaltjes in de vroege zon. De lijnen rond de horizon maken de foto speciaal, voowal de rare diagonaal in de lucht. Ook de lijn beneden wijkt even af. Zoeken naar de horizontaal, zou je de foto kunnen noemen.
Mooi werk,
dank en groeten van Gerrit

wolfy75 (454) 2006-05-21 3:01

Cool photo, I would have cropped quite a piece off the ttop. Butyour colors are great.
Cheers

DarkoG (8) 2006-05-21 3:19

Good photo, well composed. Good exposure.

Regards Darko

Rossignol (2289) 2006-05-21 3:26

Hi John,
Another shot superb in its simplicity and perfect execution. It is successful, in my opinion, on a number of levels. The contrasting colours and textures of the different layers, the rocky foreground, the sand, the water, the narrow strip of land at the horizon and the sky. The exposure and colours are perfect and the line of breakwaters with the fresh green algal growth gives super perspective. The low sun angle illuminates just one side of the uprights, giving great shadows.
Wonderful.
Peter

lukas (2067) 2006-05-21 3:50

Heb je me daar weer een fantastisch mooie John, nog beter dan de vorige. Zeer goed gedaan, mooi perspectief en vooral die lange schaduwen, daar hou ik van. Het is wel vroeg opstaan!
Luc

xavshot (69835) 2006-05-21 4:12

Bonjour John
une photo d'une grande qualité avec un cadrage excellent. J'aime beaucoup cette perspective et ce jeu d'ombres sur le sable. C'est très bien composé. Bravo
Xavier

RGatward (20088) 2006-05-21 4:20

I especially like this one from your recents. Mainly I like the way you bend a few rules to good effect, the large empty sky provides a good setting for the minimalist compo, and the central framing of the rows of poles works to good graphic effect, rather than dividing the image.

jinju (14265) 2006-05-21 4:24

Hi John,

I remember one you did before. I think I preferred that one. I think it was stronger because here the posts are a bit too centrally composed. The other thing, it may be an illusion but the horizon seems a bit tilted. Its a beautiful photo still.

sam224 (6215) 2006-05-21 4:47

Interesting lines in this shot. I love the pastel colours of the sand contrasting well with the blue of the sea and the sky with a veil of clouds.
Very good job!

dkeus31 (27735) 2006-05-21 5:51

Hello John,
The square format is nice and works well here.
I would just have cropped the little road area under your signature.
Regards,
Didier

KevRyan (22956) 2006-05-21 5:56

Very nice format - very nice too as a large print - the light holds together really well through the whole frame - the colour very good too. You have exploited this detail well - your picture made me think - it is maybe twenty years since i was in Walcheren......

It was so nearly a place we might have died - not easily forgotten.....

best wishes Kev

donluicu (24724) 2006-05-21 6:03

Hi John
again, the square format is great here, in this centred composition..
i love the poV and the colors, and also the extrem sharpness.
well done

dtc

pastadog (13111) 2006-05-21 6:28

Hi John - I like how we feel the light in this shot - and the mood. I find the central position of the posts OK, although that's not according to "the rules"; I just wonder how it'd look with 2/3 beach, 1/3 sky and sea. Congratulations for sharing this shot! Daniel

carper (96) 2006-05-21 10:46

he goedemorgen John,
Ik vind hem mooi john, goede lijnen, prachtige scherpte. Over de lage F hebben we het al over gehad, prachtig perspectief, mooi werk John, U dvd is onderweg.
gr. jaap

colibriav (2208) 2006-05-21 11:24

Paseo hacia el Mar.

Schultzy (5446) 2006-05-21 12:21

Bonsoir John,
Cette composition centrée est du plus bel effet ici, les couleurs sont réellement superbes, l'effet des ombres est un plus dans ce cliché.
Très réussi John !

coco (30439) 2006-05-21 12:31

Hi John.
Centered but powerful composition.
Square format and horizontal lines (the beach, the sea, the own horizont, the path and the shadows).
Also good colours and a very pleasent view.

Thanks for share.

ramesh_lalwani (3211) 2006-05-21 12:38

Hi john
You really have eye on bringing out beauty of landscape in your country.This one with long row of poles and refction and water make it yet one more excellent shot.Thanks for informative note also
Ramesh

nwoehnl (122) 2006-05-21 13:29

Hi John. I like how this one defies the "rule of thirds" in more than one way, and still is a beautiful and well-working photo. Good blend of the textured foreground with a good perspective elements of the corridor between the wooden pillars, and nice wide look out on the sea.

bertolucci (13366) 2006-05-21 14:14

Goedenavond John, mooi experiment met het bijna vierkante formaat waarbij de centrale en symmetrische compo wonderwel past. Op het niveau van het beeld is het een fraai en verstild strand tafereel en op een meer abastract nivo is er door de vlak- en kleurverdeling misschien nog wel meer te genieten van dit natuur graphisme. Erg goed, gefeliciteerd.
Een fijne avonf vanuit een betrokken Rotterdam bij 13 graden.
Bert

josepmarin (59123) 2006-05-21 14:58

Hi John,
Great perspective that composes these poles creating a passage towards the sea.
It is a very simple and very pretty image, it has great depth and clearness, the colors are excellent and lighting is very good.
Well done.
Regards,
Josep

Tue (54130) 2006-05-21 15:02

Goedenavond John,
Goede keuze om van bovenaf op de palen en het strand neer te kijken. Het perspectief tussen de twee rijen is mooi, maar vooral de schaduwen op het zand zijn erg goed. Goede compositie ook. Prima werk!
Groeten,
Lars

polter (7239) 2006-05-21 16:17

A tuch of unreality in real landscape - that's what people activity looks like.
Nice reason to construct such a cental cmposition with one point perspective. Exceptional photo. Greetings T.

blue-velvet30 (6524) 2006-05-21 16:18

Hello Jonh!
Wonderful POV! Soft composition, beautiful colors and great POV! Brawo!
thanks for sharing
regards
Dorota

izmirli (3989) 2006-05-21 18:08

bonjour dear john
beautiful beach and sea.wonderful pastel colours.well done.best regards dear john.
gürkan aakçakır.

berek (50508) 2006-05-22 1:30

Hi John,
very very good perspective again from you. simple but beautiful view. I like harmony of the blue and brown colours.
have a nice week.
B.Erek
Meaning Sense :-))
Framing :-))
Idea :-))

Paolo (41230) 2006-05-22 6:01

Hi John, wonderful shot of your favorite old pier!
excellent perspective and fantastic light, colours and focus.
thanks, ciao

marianita (3455) 2006-05-22 6:02

John,
Great shot! well framed, excellent colours. great depth created.very sharp
well done
marianna

PixelTerror (0) 2006-05-22 7:31

Dag John,
I liked Norbert's comment and widely adhere to it, I appreciate too how luminous this view is, I like how this perspective looks like a launch pad, an invitation to run on it and dive into the sea but... a little cold possibly ;-)
I wish you a nice week, groten,
Jean-Yves

hdl (7035) 2006-05-22 7:38

Dag John. Doet mij denken aan een liedje "la solitudine", maar ik ken de zangeres wel niet meer. Een beetje ongewoon formaat en minimalistisch maar wel heel mooi in zijn eenvoud. Laat ons nog een beetje genieten... Groetjes.

Davidwh (3662) 2006-05-22 8:49

Hi John,
This is such a pleasant and attractive image.The way you have composed it is very good as i like how you have caught the shadows and lines down the center of the image.This really seems to draw the eye of the viewer in.lovely simple and basic colours, just the right amount.You have a very nice gallery.
Regards, David

oochappan (13051) 2006-05-22 9:11

Hallo John
indrukwekkende snede van dit beeld (daar heeft Jaap natuurlijk schuld aan), het volume blauw, lucht mooi gradueel en met tekstuur van wolken, als een balacrend tegengewicht voou het strand met een perspectief op de paaltjes die ons naar het center voert.
Enig mooi van kleur, fijn gedetailleerd, de getande schaduw kon miscchien vermeden worden door lokaal hier niet te verscherpen.
groetjes
Henk
nog even bezig met een après-ski

jafadabret (56501) 2006-05-22 14:14

Une impression de grands espaces, John, qui n'est pas faite pour me déplaire. Cette perspective qui débouche sur la mer fait beaucoup pour la beauté de la photo. Les couleurs et la lumière sont superbes. Du beau travail !
Jacques

Amirsun (2122) 2006-05-22 16:39

Hi John!
What a nice road to sea ;)
Nice shot with good compositioin contains a nice perspective, high sky and vivide colours...
Tanks for posting.
Regards, Amir

avigur_11 (22333) 2006-05-22 23:12

Hi John,
Wo Wonderful early morng shot. The low angled sun produced excellnt light and long shadows, and the four layers of broun and blue tones from FG to BG through the hoizon ,make a wonderful mm composition with the vertical lines. Beutuful shot.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-05-23 1:28

very nice here, I like the simplicity of the shot here, really nice colours attained and the pier is really old, good one

Hanssie (10898) 2006-05-23 1:43

The shadows of the wood......
Beautiful picture full of space.....

orme (7219) 2006-05-23 2:46

Brilliant shot, John. The perspective is excellent. I also like how you have framed it with the different layers. The shadows of the posts make me think of a railway line. The green (grass like) colour is just amazing - on a beach! Well done.

Graal (103038) 2006-05-23 4:11

Hi John,
very nice view and perspective, good quality of photo. Fine colours and sharpness. I like it.
Rgs, Aleksander

jrj (34843) 2006-05-23 4:53

Hi john
Good shot of this poles where I particulary like the shadowed effect of the poles. The wida angle adds perpspective and let us understand the placement of the poles at this grand beach

Angshu (56760) 2006-05-23 5:16

Hi John, you shifted your position & gave us another great picture...So simple yet so well done! The contrasting colours and textures of the different layers, the rocky foreground, the sand, the water, the narrow strip of land at the horizon and the sky. The low sun angle illuminates just one side of the uprights, giving great shadows.
Regards
Angshu

MarekP (4750) 2006-05-23 9:16

Hi John,
Well, it's very difficult to say, which of the two is better. I probably like the previous one more because of more dynamic angle, but the perspective is stronger here. Both are beautiful.

Thanks,
Marek

markstaples (15670) 2006-05-23 14:52

Yet another good perspective shot - love the shadows of the poles. The shot has many bands of interest and as always, the image quality is excellent.
Best wishes
Mark

danyy (0) 2006-05-23 17:11

Bonjour John,
Nous sommes presque à marée basse je parie. Un POV très astucieux dans le prolongement des plots de bois dont les ombres sont bien visibles (tu as bien choisi le moment). Belles tranches de couleurs en bandes horizontales.
Calme et reposant sous de belles lumières.
Regards.
Daniel.

jemaflor (111998) 2006-05-24 6:03

Hi John,
Great effect with your option, depth, symety and shades, well seen and well framed.

jbweasle (9395) 2006-05-24 9:38

Hello John, It's good to see a square frame for this picture. They rarely work but when they do its refreshing to see something different. Anyway, I like this picture for the classic contrast between the blue sky and the golden sand. The wooden posts lead the eye out to the distand land perfectly. And I like the low light giving the posts long shadows.

Albrecht (11283) 2006-05-24 14:15

Hi John
What a great compo;so central but well chosen and a peaceful scene with good colours and place of the horizon. Great job on a Dutch wellknown sunject.
greetings Albrecht

barrufeto_77 (28886) 2006-05-25 1:19

Hi John.

Impressive. The sense of depth in this composition is lovely.

Furthermore, these good colours and light amke it a great picture!

Rgs, Oscar

alekpet (4663) 2006-05-25 5:02

Hi, John.

This "oasis" green leads the road to the see quite well.
Is there an island over there in the distance?
I wish you tried a different approach, little bit to the side of the poles, with their line crossing diagonally accross the image, this photo looks a bit too centered for my taste.

Aleks

riclopes (35577) 2006-05-25 9:58

Hi John,
I feel really attractive to these two amazing shots, which as you say, remind me the ones of Carper, including the square format. Those poles give us a wonderful sense of perspective in such a naked landscape. I love the graphism of it and the quality of the image is outstanding. All the blue clean sky, make this an amazing image that I really love. Congratulations and thank you so mauch for sharing!
Friendly regards,
Ricardo

Jeppe (18654) 2006-05-25 13:56

Hi John
A fine beach view you present for us here - I like the mix of shadows made by the poles and the different shades of blue.
Nice to see at the map where this actually taken - thanks for a good one my compliment.

Jeppe

dominique (11414) 2006-05-27 17:17

C'est simple mais telement efficace , le cadrage central est intéressant et l'ombre des poteaux est du plus bel effet , beau travail .

emrah0147 (611) 2006-05-29 10:16

good shot and nice smetry
thx4sharing
Emrah

natwald (0) 2006-05-30 9:19

This is one of those shots where you could put in a square frame along with other similar scenes in other square frames :)

Amazing what you can do with a kit lens.

cbrman (21675) 2006-06-03 16:23

Hello,

Ce chemin qui mène dans l'eau est superbe par la perspective qu'il donne à l'image. De plus les taches vertes qui le parsèment donne encore un plus. Les ombres des piquets donne enfin la touche graphique.
Très belle image bien cadrée.

A+

Dominique

cam (9043) 2006-06-04 14:49

Hello John
Sorry for the long interruption as time has been in short order for the last month.
I like the simplicity,the lines going into the sea but towards the line.
The colors are the stars here as they are well contrasted and the origin of the quiet mood.
If I close my eyes,I start to hear the waves and smell the sea.
Good impact
The shadows are interesting also.
So much in a photo with so little
Charles

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-06-15 2:37

Not being there last times, I follow my idea to go to the pictures in Maritime colors you have done.. And this one is superb, a great convergence to the water by the "ganivelles", and a great choice in placing the vertical line centered.
Also a fine proportion in sky and landscape.
A great one
jean Michel

bazal (7900) 2006-06-16 8:36

Hi John.
This is clearly my favourite one in your album dealing with this place. The perspective on the pole alignment is just superb. What more to say about such a popular picture. I like it, that's all, even if I know it's not such a constructive remark...
Thanks for sharing.

emercamaya (365) 2006-06-21 14:28

Lovely :) There is a dreamlike sense that seem to lull the viewer into trance.

marjan (7) 2006-06-30 1:21

Hi John, this one is very good. Nice perspecive , excelent coloures and noticea about it. i like it becous there is no turist , just nature likt it is. good shot. TFS
Majran

pierrefonds (79435) 2006-07-02 8:49

Hi John,

A good POV of the walk, the beach, the sea and the island in the background, the photo is sharp and clear. It has a good DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

cepekdong (3676) 2006-10-27 13:00

a lovely combination of structures colours and nature. i like the green colour and i love the shades and the straight lines ! lovely !

dan

Didi (61473) 2007-03-04 14:48

Bonsoir John
Je l'avais ratée celle là.
J'apprécie la perspective qui guide mon regard vers le lointain.
J'apprécie surtout les couleurs et la luminosité naturelle de cette composition.
Bonne fin de dimanche.

danos (107821) 2007-03-07 3:36

Hi John,
very nice composition with vivid colours and lighting.Square format and horizontal lines,the beach, the sea,the path and the shadows.I like the succession of colours from the coast to the sea.I like it.
Regards,Danos

Matthew-Watt (5934) 2007-07-02 17:14

Hello John,

It is this part of Holland that gives New Zealand it's name. Beautiful composition, very simple but this is what makes it good. The addition of too many other elements would have changed the dimensions of the photo. Of your photos concerning this structure, I feel that this one is the best. The green moss adds the third major colour element that the photo needs, contrasting well against the blue and light browns. Excellent depth, I can see well into the distance to a far land. Good blue colour gradient in the sky, and frame that binds it all together. A great work.

Matt

totoamoto (1107) 2009-03-14 2:03

Salut John..
celle ci est toute simple, toute belle..
La marée à son plus bas niveau..
Le genre de photo que l'on ne peut pas faire chez nous en Mer Méditerannée.. La marée est de quelques centimètres..
cyril

Yves-triga (5149) 2009-07-27 0:09

Hello john,
an very nice composition,it's simple but realy sofistiked in the same time,i like this quiet side and a blue sky ....
it is quite rare in Belgium ...
i like
yves

Amaz (11475) 2009-10-28 1:52

Superb presentation, my dear John!!
Fantastic perspective and fine colours!!

Very creative capture!!

Best regards,

pajaran (75987) 2014-03-26 12:32

Dobro vece, gospodine.
Dobar tekst o mestu i Nieuwvliet sa opisom ...
Lep pogled i trenutak ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, ostrina, kontrast i perspektiva, lepo pokazano mesto i trenutak sa senkom, lepe boje.
Dobra kompozicija, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepo mesto za odmor i setnju.
Dobar tekst o tehnici i elementima snimka.
Prijatno vece i lepa noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening, sir.
A good article on the place and Nieuwvliet with a description ...
Nice view and a second ...
Good time recording, sharpness, contrast and perspective, nice place and moment shown with a shadow, beautiful colors.
Good composition, well captured moment.
Nice place for a relaxing walk.
A good article on the technique and elements of the image.
Have a nice evening and night, all the best.
Paja.

Miguel82 (27750) 2014-11-21 11:20

Gorgeous pov with a good dof John, these beach poles appear at the low tide on the North sea coast, excellent resolution, bright hues

Matyas (0) 2015-05-09 0:29

Hello John! Wonderful beach, amazing san, fantastic seascape. Superb wooden pier. Fine point of view. Marvelous symmetry. Good minimalistic composition. Good luck!

ikeharel (88502) 2015-05-10 6:07

Good afternoon John,
We get fine depth by the two lines of poles stretch out to sea. The green algea color is beautiful, conrtrast well onto the brown and blue surrounding.
Fine photo, clear and distinct, as alwys.
Best regards,
Ike

Karolina999 (0) 2015-08-11 4:03

Dear JHM,
superb minimal work, fine colors, nice light and bright, good symmetry, beautiful picture.
Thanx for sharing.
Cheeers!!!!

jmdias (76847) 2016-08-08 16:54

john

very nice perspective using well the shapes of this wooden structure. even the clouds in diagonal were interesting here. TFS.

hugs

jorge

mcmtanyel (39107) 2018-01-26 20:06

Hello John,
This is a precious minimalist frame - well done!
Regards,
MT