Photographer's Note
Spaarnestad
Today I try a re-post (my first one). It shows you my birth- and hometown Haarlem in Noord-Holland in the way just as the city is.
I wasn't statisfied with the quality of the original picture, mainly cause of I PP'ed it too much. I'm still not totally statisfied, but it's better I think.
Haarlem is the capital of the province of Noord-Holland with about 150,000 citizens. It's in the West of the Netherlands, near Amsterdam. Haarlem is situated in the area of Kennemerland, the part of Noord-Holland between Alkmaar and Haarlem.
Some history: Haarlem got city rights in 1245 from Count Willem II. Famous is the siege of Haarlem by the Spanish army in 1572-73 in the Eighty Year's War. In 1656 the newspaper Haarlems Dagblad was founded, which is the world's oldest, still existing newspaper. In 1839 drove the first train in The Netherlands between Amsterdam and Haarlem.
In the background you can see the Grote of Sint Bavokerk (Great or Saint Bavochurch). The building in the foreground is Teylers Museum, the oldest museum in The Netherlands (1784).
The river in front is het Spaarne, so therefor Haarlem is called de Spaarnestad (Spaarne City).
More info in the original note.
More pictures of Haarlem in my theme about Haarlem and surroundings.
I took this picture last December on a (too) bright winterday and it is one of my first pictures with this camera.
Hope you like it!
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MoosicMan
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(1231) 2005-05-08 17:58
Yes, Lars, I went back and looked at the original, and it's a big improvement. A nice place, and one well done photograph of it. Good notes on this as well.
Best wishes,
Matt
Fixfocus
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(9385) 2005-05-08 18:30
Yes,it´s much better!The colors are less strong but it´s clearer and sharper and the noise in the sky disapeared.
Good compo with nice atmosphere,the colors are still beautiful and so is the reflection.
Goed werk!
rbcy1974
(20758) 2005-05-08 19:10
Hi Lars,
I do like this version a lot better, the colours are rich, but realistic. really nice composition.
Regards
Daniel
oochappan
(4880) 2005-05-08 19:42
Indeed an excellent repost, you made the view over the water with the reflection up to the houses perfectly sharp with good contrast becoming impressive now. I recognize that building-style with the statue resembling at a same sort of building at the South-port of Antwerp.
Good work Lars
Henk
Leonie
(8809) 2005-05-08 21:20
Nice hometown you have, Lars! Lovely river side and old houses...looks idyllic!
Cheers, Léonie
Emile
(20352) 2005-05-08 22:33
You have a beautiful home town Lars. It looks a peaceful place.
You got a very good shot of some part of the city. Very good colors and nice reflection on the river.
Very good composition and sharpness.
Thank you for sharing.
mwphotopress (47) 2005-05-08 22:45
nice composition. Great sharpness and colors. Also a handy note beside it.
kclai
(2267) 2005-05-08 23:11
Hi Lars
Its so clear and sharp. Nice composed, too. But the work crane do make an eye-sore to such a perfect picture.
Maybe you could use PS to remove it.
Well done, Lars.
Eric Lai
singuanti
(15250) 2005-05-08 23:33
Hey Lars. I think it looks great. I never saw the first one as I had only been on TE for about a week when you posted the first one so it's new to me! I think the high contrast is what really makes this shot so good. Great job Lars!
aloyho
(6798) 2005-05-09 2:07
Hi Lars,
Fully agree its an improvement. You have shown the richness of the colours well and the reflection is simply fantastic. The crane gives a bit of that surprise element, and you have taken advantage of it. Very beautiful shot!! Thanks and best regards.
jjbach
(9326) 2005-05-09 3:41
Hi Lars,
I thing you have right, the original version was over saturated. This one has more natural colours. Anyway the composition and the point of view is great with nice reflections! Very nice work!
Regards John
jpdeloof
(2546) 2005-05-09 3:57
bonjour Lars. Belle rue avec beaux reflets dans l'eau; belles couleurs et beaux contrastes.
JP
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hello Lars.
Beautiful street with beautiful reflections in water; beautiful colors and beautiful contrasts.
JP
kent_s
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(1911) 2005-05-09 4:11
Jag har faktiskt svårt att bestämma mig för vilkrn som är bäst. Båda har en kvalité som är mycket bra.
Enligt min mening så är husen och himlem klart mycket bättre på denna bilden. Däremot så tycker jag bättre om kanalen på den gamla bilden. Så mitt förslag hade varit att ta halva var. Nu är detta bara små justeringar tänkt som en idé för framtida PP
Faktiskt så gillar jag båda
Snyggt skjutet och bra PP Lars
karina
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(1109) 2005-05-09 6:50
Great colours. I like the rich blues and touches of orange. Haarlem is certainly beautiful Lars, you show it so well :)
PixelTerror
(0) 2005-05-09 6:55
Hej Lars,
Yes, there's already a big improvement here, this view of nice old houses bordering the canal looks very good now, a final touch could be to eliminate the crane using the clone tool.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves
thohau
(919) 2005-05-09 10:15
Hi Lars!
You have really a nice hometown! The reposted version is much better than the original.
Cheers, Thorsten
weswang
(18247) 2005-05-09 10:50
Hi Lars, The symmetric view of the street and the reflections of the street on the water made this picture beautiful. An excellent POV and DOF with nice contrast sharpness and clarity. The sun shining on the buildings not directly on the water made the reflection beautiful. Well done.
alexlie
(5359) 2005-05-09 13:31
Hi Lars!
Nice photo from your country. The colors and contrast are very fine. You live in very interesting town. Well done.
Regards.
quantabeh
(5205) 2005-05-09 21:55
Hi Lars,
nice picture to remember your hometown by. Nice saturated and vivid colors.
good work Lars!
pamastro
(7296) 2005-05-10 0:42
It looks much cleaner now. The colors look more realistic, also. And overall details are so much more visible. Even down to the reflection it looks better. It is a very good improvement. the point of view is good capturing this line of a variety of buildings, from light to heavy, well. I think there are certain parts over toward the left that could use some burning in Photoshop to make it less intense over there. But it's really a great improvement on an image that was well captured in the first place.
jmdaoudal
(82) 2005-05-10 3:43
Good facades with also a nice framing including these details in foreground.
By the end the quality is good,
I like the colors and this sur going to the built perspective.
Jean Michel
ChristianS
(2997) 2005-05-11 12:36
Hi Lars, nice photo, some lovely buildings you have in your hometown. Beautiful colours, particularly the clear blue sky and nice reflections on the water. Well done!
Regards, Christian
HOBO
(5282) 2005-05-15 1:36
Well structured shot from a great waterline front, Lars. Houses mixed together which can only produced by time...
Specially I like the blurred reflections in the water; well seen!
john_c
(24666) 2005-05-15 13:11
Hi Lars. This is a superb contribution. The dynamics of colour and fine composition give this shot strength. I like several of the features of your POV here - the fence in the right foreground, the interesting reflections, and the incongruity of the modern crane mixed with the older buildings. A most satisfying shot. Regards.
Didi
(61589) 2005-05-16 3:58
Bonjour Lars
Une belle introduction historique sur cette ville.
Le décor est très bien présenté avec un très bon éclairage matinal aux couleurs saturées.
Bonne netteté, j'aimerai bien revoir ce quartier dans quelques mois sans la grue.
Hello Lars
A beautiful historical introduction on this city. The decoration is very well presented with a very good morning lighting and saturated colors. Good clearness, I will like to re-examine this district in a few months without the winch.
caspita
(395) 2005-06-02 12:41
Hi Lars. Beautiful photo. You have done a great job. The buildings are very clear and the sharpness is good. Nice detail. The blues of the sky and water are very nice. Thanks.
apazevedo
(5469) 2005-07-10 17:13
I like this version, Lars, better than the other one. It is a nice view with great and beautiful buildings, as well as good reflections and perspective, creating a very pleasant composition!
riclopes
(35577) 2006-04-27 4:48
Hej Lars,
I visit to your place of birth, bring me to your first re-post - I thought about doing the same, but not just yet...
I agree with you and this is much better, with natural colours and sharpness in a more clear image. The POV is quite pleasant, with the canal in foreground and the beautiful façades along it. The oldest museum dominates the view and the light reflections on the water enhance the image. The modern sculpture of the construction work is part of daily life in the cities and could be disturbing, but that depends on our attitude. It can be actually interesting in this urban scenery. Very good work with the re-post!
Hilsner,
Ricardo
capthaddock
(28790) 2006-06-07 9:55
Hi Lars - a random find today, the architecture and reflections are splendid, but man, that %^$^&#$ crane is like a slap in the face, and begs to be cloned out.
emjleclercq
(15778) 2007-11-05 15:02
A nice reflection in the water, and a nice blue color in the bottom left corner. But th crane is a bit overwhelming here in the image, compared to the classical style of the facades.
All the best,
Emmanuel
jafadabret
(56501) 2008-07-04 11:37
Lars bonjour.
J'aime les reflets des belles maisons anciennes. La grue est là comme pour nous signifier le dynamisme de la ville. Belles couleurs et bonne perspective.
Jacques
ikeharel
(105807) 2014-09-28 3:00
Hello Lars,
Only one time we were in Haarlem, a town with many old building along the canal and we wandered through its allies.
A fine picture show the museum and other facades on the waterfront, taken on a bright day with fine details.
Have a nice new week ahead.
Ike
jmdias
(102744) 2019-02-23 9:30
lars
only a view like this made us to think including this town in a list of dutch cities that we should to visit. I liked the special building in central part and the tower ahead. nice slice of your town.
take care
jorge
mcmtanyel
(58830) 2019-11-12 21:07
Hello Lars,
This is a fine waterfront view from your hometown. The crane doesn't quite suit the architecture, but its presence makes this view unique, I am sure. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT
pajaran
(102482) 2020-09-05 23:06
Pozdrav.
Lepe kuce na obali, dobro pokaznao sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspketivom i dobrim tekstom.
Lepe fasade i refleks na vodi, lep deo starog grada.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.
mkamionka
(61046) 2020-12-13 11:10
Hi Lars,
beautiful place indeed. The architecture very photogenic. I have posted some photos from Haarlem couple of years ago when I visited my nephew who lived there. Now looking at your photos I think about that visit. He went with me for blue hour in Haarlem. This year he died in a motorcycle accident leaving two little children...
You had a fantastic weather there and I see you have also photographed it at the night time.
Very well done,
M
Photo Information
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Copyright: Lars Zwemmer (Tue)
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(82114) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2004-12-29
- Categories: Arquitectura
- Camera: Canon Powershot A75
- Exposição: f/3.5, 1/1000 segundos
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Versão da Foto: Final Version, Versão Original
- Tema(s): Haarlem, my (former) hometown [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2005-05-08 17:46
