TE100, a photo from Glasgow, Scotland

Photographer's Note

TE100

* 100 *

I hesitated long before I could decide with special picture my 100th upload should be.
There were so many candidates, but…

It should be special - not just a landscape
It should be personal – a self portrait?
It should be celebrating – so it should be colourful
It should be attractive – in any case for me
It should be peaceful – so no Dutch mill
It should be gleaming – maybe some reflections

It should be ……… ???????????????

It should be this one !!!!!!!!!!

I’m on it!
It’s full of colours
It’s full of tasteful Danish design – so no place for war
It‘s full of Glaswegian reflections
It’s an attractive picture. In any case to me and I hope for you too

MiguelP, bertolucci, devimeuxbe, jhm, Coyotyto, Jeppe, singuanti, jrj, robiuk, Tue, aloyho, jmdaoudal, elihesamian, Galmeida, paura, ikeharel, CLODO has marked this note useful

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designsoul (17843) 2005-08-15 11:25

Congratulations, Rob!
Your 100th shot lives up to the requirements you had set...;-)
Very nice choice, excellent colours. I might work with the composition further, singling out the squares to make it a perfect square, and making the lines vertical/horizontal. But that is just a toying as I would say. The idea is yours, and yours to cherish! Good eyes! Happy 100th!
Sarolta

Dis_Account (0) 2005-08-15 11:32

Nice shot Great mix of colours. And you got a blue sky in Glasgow - that's a change! I looked but I cannot see you in the reflections?

MiguelP (14470) 2005-08-15 12:03

Congratulations for your both your photo number 100 and for all the others you`ve showed us. I like this one, the street reflected on the glass, the photographer photographied, everything under the pattenr of all the colorfull squares... Well seen, this photo has an intelectual workship. Take care Rob.

bertolucci (14052) 2005-08-15 12:14

Ik vind 'm ook mooi Rob en gefeliciteerd met je 100ste! Ik zie hier inderdaad je handtekening: kleurig, grafich, werken met reflecties, architectuur, meerlaags, afijn ik ga ze niet allenmaal herhalen ;-) Heel goed werk!
Groeten uit Rotterdam,
Bert

mmarina (0) 2005-08-15 12:49

Heerlijk al die kleurtjes! En leuk die reflectie van de gebouwen in het glas. Misschien zou de foto nog iets spannender zijn geworden als je de linkerkant weg zou halen? Wacht ik probeer het in een workshop...

[workshop] [compare] +

jhm (211734) 2005-08-15 13:18

Beste Rob,
Mijn complimenten voor uw 100ste bijdrage aan TE, het is inderdaad moeilijk om voor iedereen de juiste keuze te maken, maar hier heeft u dit prachtig opgelost, en zelfs u als bemiddelaar opgesteld in de strijd met de molens, ik heb een voorstel tot beheerders van de strijd, de Portugezen geven ons een deel van hun zon, wij geven ze water, zodoende kan iedereen het hoofd koelhouden, wat denkt u als bemiddelaar!
Uw foto is een dubbele, enerzijds de kleuren van uw rechtstreeks beeld, anderzijds de weerspiegeling die uw foto wat het wat ingewikkelderd maakt, maar mooi genomen.
Groeten,
John.

Coyotyto (1305) 2005-08-15 14:28

Hi Rob,
Happy 100, and "happy next 100" too !
A colourfull one for this happening. I like all those squared patterns, but I think you could have cropped just around them. Here the extra part is not that interesting to my opinion. I like better the WS, even if I would have cropped more than that.

Cheers, and keep going !
Youssef.

MvS (4163) 2005-08-15 14:50

Rob,
Jag hoppas era lokala hjältar tog hem spelet i afton. Mycket trevligt hundrabild du tagit. Jag kom på att jag inte hade en aaaaning om hur många bilder jag tagit, men det var 96 visade det sig, så jag får väl ta nån bra bild i Köpenhamn.
C.U.
Magnus

Jeppe (18654) 2005-08-15 16:34

Congratulation with your shot #100:
A fine choice you made here Rob - I like the multicoloured fields, the selfportrait - and the sight of "our" design - funny you could get this shot in Scotland - after all isen't it that cheap ;-)))

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-08-15 21:18

Hoi Rob,
Congretulation to your No.100!
You´ve chosen a nice,colorful picture to celebrate it.I like the graphism and the reflexion in the shop window.
greetings,
hermann

singuanti (15250) 2005-08-15 22:26

Hi Rob. Indeed a great choice for #100. This shot embodies everything we love about your style. I like the note too; especially the "it must be peaceful so no Dutch mill" part. But the multi-colors really add a lot of impact to the shot. Congrats on #100 and bring on the next 100!

oochappan (4880) 2005-08-16 3:50

Like you said, you simply have to see it, click it and show it ...... but some do and some don't even see your reflection in the glass, I think that's the difference and you noticed this colorfull scene and the reflection very well, congratulations for nr 100, a good one.

jrj (34843) 2005-08-16 4:51

Congrat with the 100th Rob. sure a colour festival this one with the mix of displayed design products and reflections in the window. Good luck with the next 100ths...

weswang (18247) 2005-08-16 5:00

Hi Rob, No wonder you have slowed down in the last few months. You have been trying to get an impressive 100th shot. Congratulation for your job well done here. I do see you in the reflection. I enjoy the inside and reflection view combination viewing from the window. I like the view of artistic effect out of the daily life scene. The color contrast is wonderful. Well done.

devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-08-16 14:05

Hi Rob
Happy 100 post.
I just post myself my 100th picture few days ago. Beautifull composition with the colorfull and geometric view and the reflection.
Nice note.
Thanks for your work and we now wait for the 100 next post.
Bertrand

Stepan (27210) 2005-08-16 14:35

A very colorful and cheerful composition. This square is really arty and beautiful.
Well composed even if I find the WS useful.
Stéphane

Tue (91604) 2005-08-16 18:38

Inderdaad een heel kleurrijke foto om de 100 mee te vieren. En Danish Design is helemaal goed als je iets te vieren hebt. Keep going on!

aloyho (6798) 2005-08-17 2:29

Hi Rob,
Belated congratulations!! A well chosen shot. The reflected perspective created a special feeling of vibration and movement to the display making it very dynamic. The colours are stunning and its a wonderful piece of artwork. Simply impressive!! All the best.

robiuk (10807) 2005-08-17 8:52

Hi Rob,
well spotted composition.
I would have liked to see it cropped differently though, more tightly, to the margins of the big square so it shows only composition of little differently coloured squares, if you know what I mean...
Nevertheless, very inventive and indeed colourful!
... and grabbing the opportunity to congratulate you on your 100th photo on TE and wish you another ZERO to be added to this '100', soon!
Robi

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-08-19 4:03

I like this one for the alternance of colors in regular shapes.
Very well built...
And as its your hundred ( On ne rajeunit pas :-))) a great compliment and many thanks for this sharing, and your communication to evererybody and especialy with me.
Friendly
Jean Michel

elihesamian (26149) 2005-08-19 8:34

:))
Congratulation on your 100th post with your exllent note:)Rob!
This is a particular shot,with your relection that I like,full of colors,Yes and no place for war:)
great work,Thanks for sharing,hope you post 1000th shot,with your comments that I learnt a lot and crituques and...
nicely done and Thanks for all things,Rob!
Best to You
M

Galmeida (12559) 2005-08-20 5:05

Hi Rob,
A peaceful and colorful photo in your 100th post. Congratulations my friend :-))) Excelent note and composition. Fine eyes to capture, mirroring self portrait and vertical and horizontal lines iin the expositor. Nice glass reflections and the colors are splendid.

Fine 100th post and composition.
Best to you.
Fernando

danyy (0) 2006-02-19 14:25

Hello Rob,
simple mes esthétique pas les jeux de géométries et de couleurs , c'est pas lam original.
On voit un peu trop les reflets et un cadrage un rien plus bas aurait été meilleur.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

ilvao (2308) 2007-11-11 12:09

Bravo pour les couleurs et les reflets !
Love it !
All the best
Olivier

marietom (34611) 2008-04-09 7:30

Hello Rob,

Un festival de couleurs, c'est original !
Bonne journée
Marie

paura (25802) 2008-09-23 9:22

Rob,
s usual from you, a fully artistic composition here, with interesting colors and shapes. Beautiful frame!

Abraço

Paulo

CLODO (45116) 2009-09-21 8:04

Hi Rob
Nice coloured idea for your 100th post!
kind regards
CLODO

jmdias (114296) 2016-03-05 15:37

rob

I liked the graphic mood of this compo. the objects made me remember giorgio morandi (I guess this is the name of the italian painter). it would be perfect without the reflections. anyway I know how difficult this is.

hugs

jorge

ikeharel (112467) 2016-03-07 6:17

Hello Rob,
As you stated, it’s full of colors, tasteful Danish design, and a "Glaswegian" reflections.
Vivid and well displayed elements, immaculate photojob done.
Good afternoon,
Ike

Photo Information

Copyright: Rob Zwemmer (alvaraalto) (42804)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-07-28
Categories: Daily Life, Festivals, Humorous, Artwork, Decisive Moment
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Self portraits (02), Spiegels van onze tijd, CLODO's SELECTION [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-08-15 11:12