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James Karner
{K:1431} 11/7/2004
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GREAT COLOR!!!!
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Howie Mudge
{K:23900} 11/7/2004
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Very nice Jan. I like the colours and light here :)
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NN
{K:26787} 11/7/2004
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Awesome reflections!!! Excellent & colourful composition ...
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al Farrob
{K:4081} 11/7/2004
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Well, just one word: Great!
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cecilia tovini
{K:28963} 11/7/2004
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It looks like to be inside. Very nice picture taken in the right moment of the day. Hi Cecilia
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Uyen
{K:878} 11/7/2004
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The reflections in the water are what make this picture special. Nice work.
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Günter Koth
{K:13841} 11/7/2004
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Beautiful citiscape with nice deep colors and excellent light. Especially i like the reflections here.
Regards, Günter.
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Rene Brugman
{K:7556} 11/7/2004
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Het is altijd leuk om en foto terug te zien waar je zelf een keer bent geweest en ik herken dit.
Je hebt wel een sfeerfoto neergezet.
Mooie lichtinval en geweldige kleuren.
Groetjes Rene
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Ursula Luschnig
{K:21809} 11/7/2004
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Wunderschöne und romantische Ansicht und Abendstimmung,und natürlich traumhafte Spiegelungen.Von der technischen Qualität gar nicht zu sprechen;)
Viele Grüsse,Ursula
PS  anke für die detailierte Auskunft...jetzt überlege ich es ernstlich.Falls ich noch Fragen habe,wäre ev. besser email?
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Dave Stacey
{K:117108} 11/7/2004
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Beautiful lighting, Jan, on a very scenic view. Great reflection in the canal.
Dave.
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Dubravko Grakalic
{K:24332} 11/7/2004
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perfect colors, and obiviously, very nice place!
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Jorg Reif
{K:16020} 11/7/2004
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Very moody landsacpe picture with wonderful changes of light. I just love the brightly lit radiant part and the more subtle tones in the shadow to the left. The reflections in the water are glorious. Wonderful picture! Best regards Jorg
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Anne Knes
{K:48651} 11/7/2004
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Beautiful.
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Miguel Torres
{K:3914} 11/7/2004
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Hello Jan, what a nice shot, plenty of colours!!!, very lovely scene. definetly the best time to take picture is 2 hours before the sunsets!!!, gives life to the image.
Wonderful reflections.
Regards,
Miguel Torres
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Ameed El-Ghoul
{K:42188} 11/7/2004
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Great Colors,
Great Reflection,
Great Angle and Composition, Jan .. very well done, regards,
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Patrick Barbary
{K:572} 11/7/2004
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Very nice!
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Regina Rianelli
{K:24147} 11/8/2004
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WOW............ Jan!
this is a fabulous view!
Thanks for sharing, my Friend!
it's a Favorite!!!
my Best,
Regina
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Kamran Bakhtiari
{K:16207} 11/8/2004
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besyar ziba va garm va aftabi,che enekase delpazeri!Afarin.
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Dee N
{K:272} 11/8/2004
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Gorgeous.
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59973} 11/8/2004
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Beautiful light, composition and the town seems to amazing.
Jeanette
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Yutaka Itinose
{K:21344} 11/8/2004
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What a perfect beauty!!!I'm so happy can look your great works in this sight.Very thanks dear Jan.
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Jani Salvataggio
{K:26829} 11/8/2004
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Fantastic colours and lighting!!!
regards
Jani
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Riny Koopman
{K:19998} 11/8/2004
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Het heeft wel wat van Holland weg..Prachtig vast gelegd Jan
Groetjes...Riny.
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Jorge Vasconcelos
{K:33746} 11/8/2004
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Beautiful Brugge ,at its best.An excellent paint .
Regards
jorge
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Pedro Libório
{K:53855} 11/8/2004
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wonderful composition and colors!!!
quite interesting place!
regards.
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Richard Thornton
{K:26442} 11/8/2004
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Og course, the color is what grabs me for this image. But the tonal range and composition are complimentary, too.
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:184981} 11/8/2004
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Hi Jan, I do find Brugges mesmerising... Especially with this lighting. Expertly composed image, and awesome tones. Straight out of the camera?
Not that this composition has flaws, but just out of curiosity: have you considered a cropped composition, mainly focussing on the right side of the image? I think that consises the view a bit more to the predominant part, whilst preserving the contasts between shadows and sunlit areas. Per attached, a quick and dirty crop, to show you what I mean. (Obviously not necessarily better, and I don't want to mess with your intentions, just a thought...)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Burak Tanriover
{K:16604} 11/8/2004
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Merhaba Jan,
the lighting and composition is ver beautiful,
very interesting and beautiful place.
my best regards,
Burak
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Fabrice Gourbilleau
{K:53288} 11/8/2004
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The color are impressive.. great shot. Congrats
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Jan Symank
{K:15755} 11/8/2004
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Thank you !
Here another version.
Jan
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Jan Symank
{K:15755} 11/8/2004
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Hi Hugo !
Thank you very much for your comment.
This is a place I visit sometimes and three weeks before again.
I found this golden light. I wanted it and the reflections to become the main part of the picture.
Often I follow the rules, but not this time :)
As you see in the attached reply to peter Thornton ( please have a look ) I followed there the rules, for ex. thirds and the rule of horizon in the middle when there are reflections.
But the new one was not made by accidet, it was planned as always with tripod and a lot of time.
The bridge , I decided, should be this time out of thirds to support the dynamic diagonal of the left base of houses, close to the reflectons with birds, the other point of interest.
The high contrast was not reduced by a grey grad ( what I often do ) I wanted to show this situation as a part of the impression.
As a result this newer version is more dynamic with contrast and main focus on the left plus reflections, the older one more conservative with the bridge as the point of interest, but not very accented.
Thank you very much for your comments and pictures , which I am highly interested in ,because they help me a lot in self reflection
BTW I admire your admirable work for UF community and your great gallery
Your friend
Jan
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Jan Symank
{K:15755} 11/8/2004
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Hallo Hugo
PS
your nearly square crop comp is also very nice a, I think next time I ll use the Hasselblad with 150 at aperture 22 for the left side of this canal
Jan
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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR
{K:42656} 11/8/2004
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woow!!!! my friend incredible pic, the two versions 7+++++++++++++++++++++++
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:184981} 11/8/2004
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Hi Jan, Thanks for the elaborate reply... I always enjoy a good discussion about subjective matters. I can relate to the self reflection you get from comments; it's the sole reason I enjoy thinking out loud in my comments; they help me alot, and it's good to hear that it works for you too!
About the rules, I tend to follow them strongly in most cases, but found that breaking, or rather bending the rules of composition ("gulden snede", probably more appropriate than the rule of thirds) often creates the most appealing shots, as they are out of the ordinary, and are more "refreshing" and creative to look at, especially to place the attenion in a more "crouded" scene to a specific aspect, such as the bridge in this one.
I pondered over the composition, and the approach you followed, wondering at first about the "excessive" amount of water, but then concluded that the ducks included in the composition formed a key element, as well as the space needed for the reflection of the flamboyant tones.
About the contrast, I do like a nice and strong contrast of tones; my art teacher taught me to look for complementary hues in the shadow, especially in paintings. In extreme circumstances, that effect also shows in digital images, especially with high saturated photos, such as this one... (see http://www.usefilm.com/image/279217.html, it's pretty evident there)
In all fairness, I think the photo you attached to Peter's reply is less "sparkling", or better, refreshing, as it's not as much out of the ordinary as the one you posted initially.
I spent last christmas in Brugge, and enjoyed the city enormously. Unfortunately, the shutter curtain of my Pentax failed, resulting in below average images... Need to go back soon....
Last, but not least, your compliment is completely mutual...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Peter De Rycke
{K:39357} 11/8/2004
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Ha, de mooie kantjes van Brugge (mijn geboortestad) .. ik vind de kleuren hier wel aan de harde kant, in tegenstelling tot je Eifel-foto's .. ik bekijk je foto's natuurlijk vlak na mekaar, en hier is de overgang wel bruusk natuurlijk ..
Groetjes, PEter
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Amna Al Shamsi
{K:21118} 11/8/2004
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the colors are very beautiful and so is the place..i like these old houses, well done!
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Emgy Massidda
{K:60169} 11/9/2004
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Perfect light and reflection.
Beautiful and pictoresque.
Fabulous view of the canal and old bridge.
The colours are gorgeous. Love the mood too.
Oustanding capture, Jan!
Regards - Emgy
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John Hatziemmanouil
{K:40580} 11/10/2004
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Fantastic shot Jan, excellent color! Very rich image!
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Blazej Lindner
{K:3137} 11/11/2004
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great !
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Nour El Refai
{K:13681} 11/11/2004
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Incridible image , Jan , i like it very much, i habe been in this place before, Now i remember how it was beautiful.
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Stephen Bowden
{K:64519} 11/13/2004
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Beautiful evening cityscape Jan, the colours are fabulous :-)
Best wishes,
Steve
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Kristina Kohut
{K:49990} 11/14/2004
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Oh such interesting capture! It looks beautiful! Very nice composition and beautiful light and reflections!
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Di Ciuccio Maurizio
{K:57483} 11/14/2004
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colori luce e composizione veramente eccezionali..molto bella questa foto,carissimo jan..complimenti
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Khaled Mursi Hammoud
{K:52411} 11/15/2004
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Superb..
Wonderful composition and colors.
I like the warm feeling gave to the picture by the sunlight...Well done...Regards,
Khaled.
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Rawabi Al-Nuaimi
{K:15659} 11/20/2004
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love the colors and reflection.. :)
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Yasmine El Sissy
{K:1299} 11/26/2004
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it looks more like a painting ,, perfect lighting ,, reflection in the water
good work:)
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Rosana Ziemba
{K:396} 11/28/2004
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Beatiful! Hard to belive there is a place like this.
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Istvan VARKONYI
{K:3770} 11/28/2004
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Es ist wunderschön, wunderbares Sunnenuntergang im Kleistadt. Fabsaettigung ist optimal, Stimmungs is hertzhaft! Stecht in meinem Sammlung!
Istvan
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Gabriella Carta
{K:22865} 12/5/2004
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excellent, good shot. Regards by Gabry
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Daniel Guerin
{K:7952} 12/28/2004
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Jan, your portfolio is exceptional! Sometime when not at work I'll take some time to have a better look at it. I passed through Brugge whilst driving up to Sweden about a year and a half ago. I had no time for photography but wished that I did, it's such a gorgeous place. I love the stark light and strong colours of this image. Beautiful. They all are.
Regards.
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Robert Lloyd
{K:9917} 2/10/2005
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very lovely very good shot well done good contrast and colors . why are you not letting us put ratings ?
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