Ijmuiden, a photo from Noord-Holland, South

Photographer's Note

Today i went to Ijmuiden to look at the harbor area, and to see if i could get a decent shot of the two lighthouses. The smaller one was covered by scaffolds, but i got this shot of the taller one.

The lighthouse ia a cast iron tower, designed by Quirinius Harder and prefabricated by D.A. Schretlen & Co. of Leiden. It was erected in 1879 to guide ships into the harbor of IJmuiden, the North Sea port on the west side of Amsterdam.

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isabela_sor (47748) 2006-08-13 10:18

A well composed shot of this massive lighthouse,Harry. I like the low angle POV to emphasize its dimensions and especially its height. The strong red colour contrast so dramatically with the blue sky
All the best
Isabela

blakitan (1311) 2006-08-13 10:36

Hi Harry,
Sharp picture of this red lighthouse. Very neat image. Well captured. great shot.

Ben Lakitan

clnaef (6289) 2006-08-13 12:58

Bonsoir,
Belles couleurs et bonne utilisation du grand angle.
Bonne soirée.
clnaef

atus (15878) 2006-08-13 19:01

Hello Harry,
great and impressive shot to this nice and colourful lighthouse. The perspective is great and the contrast with the blue sky is excellent! Nice work!
Tfs and have a nice week!
Attila

Guto (1738) 2006-08-14 1:51

It's a nice composition with bright and contrasted colors. Well done.

ancevski (3358) 2006-08-14 6:13

Harry,

this is nice photo of a light house, but it is stange to me, it is the first time to see red light house...

Nice,
Dragan

Tue (91700) 2006-08-14 14:54

Hej Harry,
You made good use of yesterday's fine weather! A good capture of the light house, the POV is great! The red of the tower makes it stand out very nicely against the sky. Good work!
Hilsen,
Lars

capthaddock (28790) 2006-08-15 13:43

Hi Harry - the symmetry works very well here, and the deep blue and red make a fantastic contrast.

Stepan (27210) 2006-08-27 4:37

I think I never saw a red lighthouse before !!? Then, the compo is original, strange and quite unexpected. As if it was sick or even sea-sick ;=). Thanks.
Stéphane

balatrek (7455) 2006-09-02 12:30

Hi Harry,

What I like more of this image is the resistance of the red color with the intense blue sky, the composition could be more interesting if the light were off-center and not in center, but thus also is beautiful and creates a fantastic combination of colors, congratulations.

Regards

José

zeca (19762) 2006-09-02 23:54

Hello Harry!
How can I resist to this wonderful red over this deep blue sky? Excellent work!
Regards,
Zeca

branley (3681) 2006-10-15 8:05

Hello Harry,

impressive structure and an impressive POV. Good contrast with the strong red and the blue of the sky. Have a great Sunday.

Regards

Stephen

DLM (6479) 2006-10-29 13:27

Great shot Harry,
amazing colour here, wonderfully captured.TFS
Dave.
I have also added some exif data on my shot for you to see,
Keep up the great work.

MeAT (1174) 2006-11-25 11:03

Colours are striking... very nice contrast! Well seen!

MeAT :)

anducina (8407) 2006-12-05 14:29

Very interesting low POV, superb colours, excellent light and framing. I love this contrast between the blue sky and the red lighthouse.
TFS,
Andreea

sebak (79) 2007-01-07 11:06

Hi, a very nice shot! Well done, ...

sebastian

sadeik (3282) 2007-01-13 8:59

I like lighthouses and this is no exception. Not the usual shot and not one that always works for me but here the dark red and deep blue sky makes a very pleasent image

Simon

alejandroguzman (4684) 2007-02-08 23:24

hello Harry:

First of all, thank you for your compliment on my work.

This is a very nice composicion. The contrast on this lighthouse with the deep blue sky is superb ! I LOVED IT !

+ DOF

TFS
Cheers
Alejandro

Shoot_Score (650) 2007-08-03 16:03

Awesome colout here Harry! I like the PoV you used to get this tall light into the frame! It's tricky with very tall structures, not?

TFS, Jay