Photographer's Note
This photograph I have taken Saturday in the town hall in Bruges, with much patience to have no people in picture. All the members of TE, who ever in Bruges are these will recognise place.
City Hall, one of the oldest gothic city halls (1376-1420) of the Low Countries. On the first floor is the prestigious Gothic Hall, with an impressive wooden and poly chromed vault ceiling and historic wall-paintings. In the Historic Room a collection of items, documents and paintings relating to Bruges' history are on display.
Shooting Date/Time
20/11/2004 13:27:57
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/5
Av( Aperture Value )
5.6
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
18.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
RAW
This picture I have not cropped, and the colours are really.
I hope you like it.
rabani, alford, ChrisJ, papagolf21, Rhiannon, elihesamian, carper, nwoehnl, Oldtree, avigur_11, pamastro, pierrefonds, ikeharel, pajaran marcou esta nota como útil
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rabani
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(9645) 2004-11-22 2:40
You must be very very lucky my dear John, to be the first and only person walking on this hall. To enjoy the morning quietness and to savour the painting, without anyone walking, shuffling around. You have also a quiet scene here, very peaceful and composition, to showcase the banners, floor and the painting without being distracted with milling peoples. I honored your patience to get this scene John.
alford
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(4063) 2004-11-22 3:27
Another one of your interior masterpieces John! Clarity is very good! Lighting is just sufficient, and the angle in which you placed the posts in the middle of the pic is excellent! Thanks for sharing, it's like being inside the museum. rgds.
paguru
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(1056) 2004-11-22 3:42
A wonderful view, John! Its best features are the light and the perspective. The light is a mixture of natural and artifical light sources, creating a large variety of colors. The checkerboard floor, together with that line of columns, creates an ideal perspective. Great work!
ChrisJ
(172372) 2004-11-22 4:27
Colorful & sharp. I like the repetition of the floor tiles & columns, which are aligned in a nice diagonal axis. Good work!
papagolf21
(152607) 2004-11-22 4:37
Excellente prise de vue, John ! Il faut une patience d'ange pour pouvoir prendre cette composition sans visiteur, tout en pensant chaque fois aux réglages qu'il faut prévoir.
L'angle choisi est parfait pour mettre en valeur cette architecture et ces magnifiques tableaux.
Très bonne maîtrise photographique démontrée une fois de plus ici.
Bravo, John.
Rhiannon
(1728) 2004-11-22 4:42
The warm light and colours are very good in this one. Good details and perspective. Nice depth.
Beautiful architecure.
Good work!
Spoony
(3539) 2004-11-22 4:47
So cultural... so elegant. Fine shot John.
I like your view from that place. Perspcetive was well choosed.
PixelTerror
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(0) 2004-11-22 5:03
Hi John, an excellent perspective and a superb light to show us this nice place in Brugge, I like here the vivid colors and patters of the hanging flags.
manny
(22032) 2004-11-22 11:56
Excellent colors John. Excellent colors on the top part of the frame. Good composition with the patterns of the flor an dthe posts well-seen.
elihesamian
(26149) 2004-11-22 12:10
Very calm,strange!it seems that you was there alone for capturing it specially for you:))You are a good patient man,too:)
very nicely done,with a great result and perspective,composition and light controlling,I like it very much,John.
Thanks for sharing.
carper
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(96) 2004-11-22 13:47
Ik vind hem mooi John,
Maar je weet dat sommige mooie dingen niet door het grote publiek worden gezien. Als ik morgen kom met een foto met een aantrekkelijke meid erop heb ik zo 300 views en dat terwijl er nu misschien 100 mensen de foto zien. Maarja verschil moet er zijn. Ja ik vind de foto mooi. De hoek waaruit U hem heeft genomen is erg mooi. De tegels op de vloer versterken het diepte gevoel. Erg goed werk
nwoehnl
(122) 2004-11-22 14:11
The "Maenhout angle" seems to work on this city hall interior just as well as it works in any of your canalside compositions, John. Good framing and colorful detail with the columns, the banners hanging from the ceiling, and the old paintings on the wall. I also like how you captured the shiny and squeaky-clean look of the chequered floor. Well done, exposure well handled.
Oldtree
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(2457) 2004-11-22 14:22
The colors are strong and the details are very good. I especially like the floor with all the tiles. The only thing which is a little bit disturbing is the pillar covering the view of the door behind it. A POV slightly to the right I would have liked better.
Again a very good indoor shot John. I like it very much.
jmdaoudal
(82) 2004-11-22 15:15
Square, clear, clean, deep, we have a very good vision of the art works to the wall.
Good choice for the elements inside this composition
Jean Michel
Rockyboy
(20598) 2004-11-22 15:44
Très belle composition intérieure, John. Les couleurs sont très bien maîtrisée et la patience que tu as eu pour prendre la photo de cette endroit avec cet angle de vue valait la peine. Bravo!
maphoto
(8082) 2004-11-22 22:32
Very sharp photo John and interesting shot, colorful with very nice colors. The floor is just great in this entrance, nice overall presentation, well done.
avigur_11
(22553) 2004-11-22 22:46
Wow, this is a good one, Joh. The b/w floor and the colors of the rags, the low angle and the excellent exposure create a very pleasant result. Very well done.
pamastro
(7296) 2004-11-23 22:50
Nicely done empty of people. The colors in this are really nice. And so is the crisp quality of it. I really like how the floor pattern is captured here. Very interesting. The banners, columns, and paintings add a feel of a civic building. And the image is very inviting to explore those elements and move into the door beyond. Very nice job.
hdl
(7035) 2004-11-29 16:43
Prachtig binnenzicht (nu nog de buitenkant... ;-)).
Een schitterend bouwwerk en mooi gebracht. Ben er nog niet binnen geweest maar ik moet dat toch eens doen. Ik geloof je als je zegt dat het niet makkelijk is om dit zonder mensen te doen als je ziet wat er in brugge allemaal rondloopt. Maar geduld en volharding worden beloond.
Kenny10pin
(19301) 2004-12-12 10:10
Very nice composition, I like the floor and the authenticy of the shot, very good work, I like it very much, well done
pierrefonds
(115408) 2008-11-29 5:10
Hi John,
The design of the floor covering and the view of two walls are assets to the composition. The point of view is allowing us to see the colors and details of the decoration of the entrance of the town hall. The use of a tripod and of a slow exposure time are bringing out the colors. Have a nice weekend.
Pierre
ikeharel
(114435) 2012-10-19 3:04
Good morning John,
Beautiful entrance to the city-hall, I wish out town's would look a bit alike...
Beautiful taken shot indoors, waiting to have no people stroll by, and the resulyt is overwhelming.
The light, colors depth and clarity - all managed superbly.
Ike
pajaran
(116915) 2020-03-05 9:37
Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lep enterijer i detalji, lepe zastave.
lepo pokazano.
Lep Entrance town hall.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
paja.
Photo Information
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Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm)
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(211738) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2004-11-20
- Categories: Vida Diária
- Camera: Canon EOS 300D, 18-55mm/f3.3-5.6
- Exposição: f/5.6, 1/5 segundos
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Date Submitted: 2004-11-22 1:58
