I walked trough the city the whole day to get a good shot for the challenge. A serie from the day before was of very bad quality. Unfortunately nothing interesting happened / was going on so I did not get a nice candid shot. I guess that newspapers have the same problem. The local newspaper reported on the frontpage that the Hoorn council is planning to sell this tower, which causes much debate. So I took a shot of it in the morning, when the sun was still low and nobody was around to spoil the clean picture.
This is the 'Hoofdtoren' at the harbour entry of Hoorn (Netherlands), build in 1532. It is a nice historic building as well as a great restaurant in classic style.
I don't have time to do another shoot, so this will be it, enough time has got into it already.
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About the right and left side: This is the cleanest crop possible. More to the right is a sign for tourists and a modern kind of fish boot and parkinglots in front of the houses. More to the left is a pump for ships and there were some high cars spoiling the classic buildings.
The best time for shooting this is on a cold clear Sunday morning, from the ice in the harbour when it is there and stand back more. Because you are deeper in comparison to the walls, the angle of view takes out the cars and most modern stuff and shows the tower in its 'natural' surroundings with old houses in the background. Doesn't happen often.
So now it was centered. That's why I stood back and let the wooden landing stage lead the eye into the pic.
(1) COMPOSITION (CONTENT) - I really like the tower. Historic location, and something that probably should not be sold. However, the photo would have a lot more impact if it were not so centered. There are some excellent buildings on the right, and probably on the left, along with a boat. I think I would like to see more of the buildings on the right, so move the tower to the left center of the photo. (2) BACKGROUND – Just a great blue sky; beautifully sets off the tower. (3) CAMERA WORK ,TECHNICAL – Great focus and DOF. (4) DIGITAL PROCESSING ,TECHNICAL – No recommended changes. (5) MY OPINION ON THE PHOTO – When I first looked at the photo, I knew it was in the Netherlands, and I liked it; brilliant blue sky sets off the tower. I think a title that indicated what it was sold for ( or to) would have strengthened the entry for the challenge. The viewer is left wondering – will it be knocked down ? turned into a restaurant?
Good, crisp focus, good color saturation, interesting subject. A perspective that would put it off-center would improve it though. I'd like to see more of the houses on the right included, with their interesting rooflines. Overall nice, but could use some improvement. Grayce
Beautiful picture. Wonderful colors. Great composition with good execution. Good cropping. Lovely old tower. Where is this? Would make a unique home. Great job, well done, real nice pic. PTL10
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