TE223 reflections of democracy, a photo from Zuid Holland, South

Photographer's Note

TE223

Reflections op Democracy

To join the popularity of uploading panorama-pictures I decided to stitch six pictures together of a shining detail of the facade of the parlemtary building in The Hague.

In the workshop you can find a more extensive view of the façade.
Behind the façade is the “wandelgang”, a corridor for parliamentary lobby. The corridor is situated around the Pleneray Hall.

The new building of the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) was opened in 1992.
The architect is Pi de Bruin, who designed both the exterior and the interior.

The small upload is a double mirror image around the horizontal x-axis.

I made the pictures during a inspiring photo-shooting together with Bert and Lars.
We decided to choose for the Hague for we think this very interesting town with its old city and modern governmental buildings is highly underrepresented.

So look out the next days and weeks for the new uploads of Bertolucci and Tue

mortijo, leonorkuhn, Didi, xavshot, emjleclercq, papagolf21, LamCam, elihesamian, jafadabret, bertolucci, jhm, ChrisJ, feather, Emile, john_c, Tue, AiresSantos, Graal, UlfE, isabela_sor, jmdaoudal, Charo, cessy, aloyho, paura, abulafia, kapt73 has marked this note useful

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mortijo (12828) 2007-08-30 9:12

The small version makes one curious...the large version is revelation!! Great job, I like it a lot.
Groeten, John.

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-08-30 11:37

Hi Rob,

The reflections can create surprising drawings. The distortions remember me the Gaudí's work like in Casa Batlló. Nice composition!

Greetings
Leonor

Didi (61589) 2007-08-30 12:21

Bonsoir Rob
Faire un panorama pour obtenir une image abstraite est une idée géniale.
Personnellement je n'y ai pas pensé.
J'avoue que cest remarquable.
Cordialement.

xavshot (69835) 2007-08-30 12:51

Bonsoir Rob
félicitations pour cette idée de faire un panorama de ces différents reflets. Personnellement je n'y aurais pas pensé et je trouve le résultat très agréable.
Xavier

emjleclercq (15778) 2007-08-30 13:00

A very interesting set of reflexions, which reminds me of the kind of painting you use to do when you are young by putting diffrent colors in a folded shhet of paper then open it, since there is a central axis in them. Very nice catch of the silvery glittering of the metal sheets.

All the best,

Emmanuel

papagolf21 (152605) 2007-08-30 13:37

Bonsoir, mon ami Rob,
Il fallait votre talent pour découvrir ces panneaux qui reflètent la vieille ville et les transformer en une oeuvre d'art.
Félicitations pour ce superbe panoramique et l'idée excellente de cette présentation très originale.
Amitiés.
A demain
Philippe

elihesamian (26149) 2007-08-30 13:43

Rob,dear friend,
nice to hear from you,made me glad,Thanks,...
and what a beautiful democracy ! :)
very nicely stitched by 6 photos,I think this a very nice abstract work,clear and clean and sharp with a special brownish tonalities which is great.also I like symmetry in each parts,amazingly it's nice work !
Thanks,
Best Wishes
M

LamCam (3717) 2007-08-30 13:45

Hello Rob
This is a fascinating and very well executed image.
The designs resemble Art-Nouveau tiles.
Definitely worth the work involved.
Best Wishes Maggie

danyy (0) 2007-08-30 14:08

Très artistique Rob,
il fallait y penser.
On reconnait ton amour des choses artistiques et estthétiques, mais aussi la faculté créative.
Un grand bonjoue de Liège.
Daniel.

jafadabret (56501) 2007-08-30 23:23

Rob, c'est très agréable de voir ce pano en version large. Il y a du Dali dans cette réalisation avec les déformations dans le genre des montres molles. C'est tout bon.
Jacques

bertolucci (14052) 2007-08-31 2:14

Hoi Rob, hij is prachtig geworden en door de panoramische aanpak ook mooi abstract. Het doorklikken om een grote versie te zien maakte het allleen maar sterker!
Ik post begin volgende week een Haagse, gesitueerd op het Binnenhof. Hij zal 'shoring up democracy' gaan heten.
Goed weekend,
Bert

Budapestman (82620) 2007-08-31 3:28

Hi Rob,
This is great, this is a really creative and spectacular realization. Composition is superb, original and particular image, Very well done! Have a nice day
George

jhm (211734) 2007-08-31 4:44

Hallo Rob,

Met de moderne buildings is het wereklijk mogelijk om dergelijke foto's tenemen, alleen moet men het zien en de fotograaf moet er een oog voor hebben.
Ik vind dit zeer spectaculair, maar mooi is dat u er een WS aan toevoegd werd, zodoende kunnen wij zien waar u uw inspiratie heeft gehaald. Zeker uw LV is fantasties.
Is uw zoon gisteren met mooie foto uit Mechelen aangekomen, want daar zijn mooie beelden teschieten, ik heb er nog enkele in voorraad uit Mechelen.
Bedankt.

Groeten en prettig weekend,
John.

ChrisJ (171252) 2007-08-31 5:16

Hi Rob,

Good stitching & an effective mosaic. Superb reflections in the highly polished glass windows, with good colour & superb graphism. Tfs!

feather (51130) 2007-08-31 7:02

This must be a first Rob; a stitch of reflections! It must have bee a dexil of a job to get it right as there are no real recognisable points of reference. The result is fantastic. A very unusual abstract.
Kath

Emile (20352) 2007-08-31 7:11

Hola Rob.
Looks like walking with Lars his "reflection's virus" passed to you and you did a good work with the interesting shot and your first large version. Very well done.
TFS.
Best regards.

john_c (24666) 2007-08-31 8:55

Hi Rob,
You really zeroed in on the most fascinating part of the facade, with a splendid result. This double mirror image really teases the eye and yet pleases - a good example of photography that does not have to overwhelm us with size, when small can be better and of equal or greater impact. I can't help but notice that if this is turned vertical, there is a layered effect not unlike a North American native totem pole. Great work, Rob.
John

Tue (91604) 2007-08-31 11:03

Hej Rob,
Een mooi plaatje van de vervormde gebouwen rondom de nieuwe Tweede Kamer. De randen delen alles mooi in vakjes in. En het is bovendien een succesvolle eerste large post.
Groeten,
Lars

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-08-31 17:41

Great job, dear Rob !
I like your perspective and how you composed the picture.
Lovely distortions, amazing effects
TFS and have a nice week
Aires

Graal (103040) 2007-09-01 0:55

Hi Rob,
amazing reflections, interesting composition, fine view in large version, too. Good idea and realization. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

UlfE (14641) 2007-09-01 1:01

Hi Rob,

Fantastic reflections and an excellent work stiching together six pictures. Also a very good idea to have a supplementary picture. As almost always I keep looking at your pictures having difficulties to figure out what it is. Here I have difficulties to figure out what it is that is reflected in such a wonderful way. So if you also have a picture of that I would love to see it. Have a nice week end!

Cheers,

Ulf

leo61 (0) 2007-09-01 8:48

Hi ROB!
LP stands for "long post" here.
Good stiching job and a great composition with these nice reflections.Nice colors and graphism.
Regards,Leo

jmdaoudal (82) 2007-09-01 22:36

As we are in democraty I would protest about the lower part of the frame wich is different from the small image to the pano.
In the pano we miss to examin each framed reflection..
Well I am not upset the whole work is inspired, there is a good quality and the colors are homogeneistic.
A nice pattern full of originality.
I like it
Jean Michel

berek (50518) 2007-09-01 23:14

Hi Rob,
nice panoramic picture. good idea and very good result. greetings.
B.Erek

isabela_sor (47748) 2007-09-02 0:48

The game of reflections is incredible!!!!And the large version is shows each detail perfectly
Congratulations
A nice weekend

cessy (13647) 2007-09-02 9:36

Hallo Rob
excellent capture of the reflection,
I enjoy very much also the large size
the pattern is really great

Charo (51290) 2007-09-03 1:45

Hola Rob,
Singulares reflexiones que parecen un cuadro abstracto.
magnífica idea y gran POV.
Cordialmente
Charo

aloyho (6798) 2007-09-03 23:45

Hi Rob,
I am fascinated by this mirror of mirrored shapes and the striking effect it can create.It just showed how far photography and a creative mind can go. I enjoyed this repetition and the lovely shapes while the colours are most down to earth. Brilliant shot!!
Have a nice day.

paura (25802) 2007-09-05 17:27

Rob,
Very artistic and interesting composition here. Lighting and reflections are really nice.

Very well done.

Paulo

abulafia (4900) 2007-09-14 9:42

Hi Rob
The building as presented in the WS looks rather ordinary, I am quite sure that i would never have seen this nice mirror detail.
I like your stitch, very original and in a good quality. I like the twisted almost kaleidoscopic architecture in it.
Nice one
Harry

bazal (7900) 2007-10-02 12:10

Hi Rob.
This is definitely a very interesting graphical work that you present here and it fits so well with these thematics of your gallery dedicated mostly to modern art (and modern architecture!). I like the format of the pictre and the superb metallic textures.
A great tribute to the architect who has designed the building!
Thanks for sharing!

Flavia (10352) 2009-06-06 21:26

Hi Rob,

I'm a fan of your reflections. You know how to work with them to create nice abstract photography. Great one!

Regards,

Flavia

ikeharel (112467) 2017-05-26 1:01

Hello Rob,
Cropped well in horizontal format, to emphsis the details of the reflection.
Each pan shows a bit of diff. scene - but the whole culminate to one big picture of the opposite building.
A photo well carried out.
Ike