Down to the waterline, a photo from Friesland, North

Photographer's Note

A break from the autumn colours today. This one was made one of the late evenings in June (at 21:30, to be precise, and see - the sun wasn't down yet! hard to believe now in December when it is already completely dark at 16:30...) from the coastal dike in Hindeloopen village in the province of Friesland, north of the Netherlands. This dike and even this fence were already featured in one of my earlier posts; to make the present photo, I was standing on top of the dike and shooting down to the Zuiderzee. Actually Zuiderzee ("South Sea") is a historic name, given when it was really a sea; in 1932, however, it was closed by a 32 km-long dike and became a lake - click on the map and zoom out to have an idea.

"Down to the waterline" is the first song on the first album of Dire Straits (1978).

cobbydale, Paolo, gelor, macondo, Rosa_d_MonteLua, Didi, pastadog, syd1946, jlynx, john_c ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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grigand (20290) 2006-12-02 8:33

Hi Alexander,
Very simple and very beatiful, a very good work.
Ciao
Andrea

geist_21 (664) 2006-12-02 8:35

B&W works perfectly here, the sea and the grass (?) makes great textures and the fence adds the subject to the photo. Good composition too, with the fence on the left side opening the right side for its shadow

feather (51130) 2006-12-02 8:38

I like the contrast from the evening light and the graphic lines of the fence and its shadow which work well to lead our eye to the dyke. Simple composition but very attractive.
Kath

cobbydale (1958) 2006-12-02 8:42

Good compositin and great lead in lines from the fence Alexander.

Good choice of title too, possibly my favourite Dire Straits song.

cheers Leon.

anducina (8407) 2006-12-02 9:01

Excellent compo, framing and shadows. Very good.
TFS,

Andreea

Paolo (41258) 2006-12-02 9:16

Hi Alexander excellent shot, with amazing long shadows and a great light and b/W.
thanks, ciao

AthaPan (0) 2006-12-02 10:02

Hi Alex

Excellent the tones of b/w and the motive.
The motive is outstandning.

Well done Alexandre:-)
Athanasios

gelor (3233) 2006-12-02 11:15

Bonsoir Aleandre,
Très belle image en N&B ! La composition est très agréable avec cette ombre étirée de lever de soleil. Bien fait ! Bon week end.
Gérard

xavshot (69835) 2006-12-02 11:36

Bonsoir Alexander
j'aime vraiment le résultat que tu as obtenu avec ce cadrage très graphique et ce traitement n&b. Bons contrastes dans la photo. Superbe !
Xavier

ben4321 (9875) 2006-12-02 11:54

This has a wonderful simplicity Alexander, and I love the play of light and shadow.
You composed this really well, paying careful attention to the position of both the fenceline and it's shadow within the frame.
The bright highlights in the top left corner could do with a bit of burning in, but that's quite a minor detail at the end of the day.
Excellent work.
Cheers,
Ben

jasmis (58653) 2006-12-02 13:25

Superb photo in B&W. Amazing shadow of the fence. Splendid composition. Regards.

adrost (2378) 2006-12-02 14:55

Hi Alex.

Very good and shadow play photo.
Nice in BW.

Regards
a.

sothy81 (9646) 2006-12-02 18:44

Hi Alexander, I love this picture. First of all, the BW you chose. Second, the relfection is great. Third, the picture is simple, but effective and interesting. Fourth, the framing is great. And finally, it is very sharp. I love it. Wonderful work. Sothy

macondo (20449) 2006-12-02 22:56

Greetings, Alexander. The less is more school of thought is in evidence here. It could be described as bleak, especially in b/w, but that is half its appeal. You have a fence that suggests we follow it rather than come up against it. The stark and long shadows suggest warmth, add interest, and remind us of the strongly backlit nature of the shot. There's a little over-exposure in the top left, but I'm not sure it should be compensated for as it leads the eye towards the sun, and one would expect the lightness in that area. The ultra sharpness of the grass is very effective. Well done.
Regards,
Andrew

brevbrev14 (140) 2006-12-03 4:41

Hi ALexander, very interesting POV and great graphic game with the shadow on the grass!
I like a lot this game and the tesxture!
great contrast also!
BRAVISSIMO!
ciao!
Valeria

Rosa_d_MonteLua (1508) 2006-12-03 8:10

Hi Alexander!
Nice B&W composition, with a good tonal range, fine luminosity (well chose low exposure velocity) and good brightness, too.
Well done!
TFS and have a nice weekend,
Rosa

izmirli (3989) 2006-12-03 10:15

merhaba dear alexander
very good black white picture.beautiful light and composition.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

pastadog (13111) 2006-12-03 12:24

Hi Alexander, the fence beautifully takes the eye to the water, a nice effect; the shadow draws pleasant lines on the grass and that's nice to see too - and a great song connection, well done! Daniel

syd1946 (1167) 2006-12-03 13:54

Hi Alexander,
Thanks for remind me this fantastic shot.I was a great fun of Dire Straits when I was younger!Your image shine,beautiful light and nice play with shadows but most of all is a very beautiful composition.The style of composition that i like very much!

Have a nice week,
Thomas

jinju (14265) 2006-12-03 23:52

Looks fantastic Alex,

simple as a sort of abstract should be. The grass and wood as wella s the sea have great textures and the b/w is very good.

Didi (61589) 2006-12-04 12:20

Hi Alexander
Very nice play withs shades and a very good contrast int this B&W composition.
Cheers

snunney (130967) 2006-12-05 4:20

Hello Alexander,
I like this simple but very effective composition a lot. Tones and detail are perfect but what does it for me are the shadows thrown by the fence. Excellent work.

Elaine_Blath (8471) 2006-12-05 8:55

Hi Aleksi,

graphical BW...and a nice one too! like it very much!

Take care, Ivana

jlynx (12647) 2006-12-05 9:13

Hallo Alexander,
It could easily happen, and so that I overlook this photo. Seldom one sees in Yours folio photoes performed in the technique B & W. Lately however with the large success you put out such photoes what confirms going out popularity of this technique. I think that this picture belongs to these best which lately I saw at You. The lack of the colour not at all hinders in the reception of this work, but on contrary - it helps. Superbly you fixed the equilibrium among the shadow and lights. Beautifully you placed in the picture this simple motive, the fence and you permitted to the sun to multiply him with the shadow.
Splendid work, fine quality!
Best regards from rainy Poznan,
Jurek

rosaline (0) 2006-12-06 4:16

Hi Alexander
A nice and crisp shot and with excellent contrast. The shadow is the excellent detail that makes the image work successfully. Very good pov and good PP work.
Aubrey

john_c (24666) 2006-12-06 10:45

Hi Alexander,
A very artistic representation, well rendered in the B&W format. The lighting is very special here, with fine shadow effects. The POV is such that one experiences the effect of standing on a tall bank - the dike - with great depth obtained. Very fine work, Alexander...later.
John

greg64g (11193) 2006-12-08 3:27

hi Alexander

this is a nice paly with shadows and light, probalby the b&w is better than the colored colors.
i like the result
cheers
greg

pablominto (53746) 2006-12-08 7:25

Hello Alexander,
This is a beautiful composition, where the lead-in lines are very effective!
I like the geometry, and for once I find a B&W landscape all right...
The shadow increases impact... literally!
Greetings,
Pablo -

avigur_11 (22535) 2006-12-09 18:03

Hi Alexander,
A very strong, fraphic image. Great choice of b/w, and excellent composition of light and shadow. I'd try to push the contrast a bit more, but it is a beautiful image.

sebinho342 (19329) 2006-12-21 6:12

Hi Alex, this is a nice picture here, very graphical and artistic, well seen this play of light / shadow. The crop is judicious to isolate the main element in this composition. Good high contrasts, i like it a lot
Great !

Photo Information

Copyright: Alexander Pasternak (pasternak) (15185)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Blanco y negro
Date Taken: 2006-06-03
Categories: Naturaleza
Camera: Canon PowerShot A95
Exposición: f/4, 1/60 segundos
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Versión de la foto: Versión original
Tema(s): Fences and barriers, Photos with Titles of Songs 08, My B&W photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-12-02 8:30