Leeuwarden II #2: Oldehoven Tower

Posted by Illuci (Hurdegaryp, Netherlands) on 5 February 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

As skewed as the tower of Pisa
Dutch saying, meaning very skewed

When I read the Aminus3 article on how to turn a color picture into B and W, I practised the advices on this picture by using color filters.

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Comments (14)

ajoeh from Mataram, Indonesia

wow.. well composed, nice BW photo.

5 Feb 2008 12:21am

@ajoeh: Terima kasih, Ajoeh!

e. from New York, NY, United States

Haha, what a funny saying. That building is beautiful though, although slightly tilted. :) You know, I actually don't think I've ever mentioned this, but I'm actually part Dutch. A neat little bit of trivia about me.

5 Feb 2008 12:29am

@e.: Being Dutch or half Dutch is not a trivia, e. :) Though, "Dutch" doesn't sound very positive in English, an heritage of the Dutch-English sea wars (Michiel de Ruyter who sailed on the Thames, breaking the chains that had been stretched from bank to bank to stop his ships, which failed). "Dutch uncle", "Dutch treat", "going Dutch" etc. Please be convinced that all this doesn't make sense. New York has been bought bt the British from the Dutch (Peter Stuyvesant) in exchange for Surinam, the most stupid swop the Dutch ever made in their history. Harlem (Haarlem) and Brooklyn (Breukelen) and even the word Yankees (Jan-Kees) are from Dutch origin and we are proud of that. (And what about coleslaw, and maybe there are more American words derived from Dutch). Thanks to have come out of the closet, e.!

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Perfect in B&W, love the way the tree to the left really adds dimension to this, also the reflection is wonderful, 3 great factors in a photo :)

5 Feb 2008 1:47am

@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine!

eddy from Tehran, Iran

nice I recommend more contrast

5 Feb 2008 2:14am

@eddy: Thanks Eddy, I tried but didn't succeed in getting more contrast without losing structure and detail. It was how the weather was that day: not totally clear with very light clouds so the sun could shine only through a kind of veil.

Helma from Tehran, Iran

nicely done and Good B&W photo , thank you .

5 Feb 2008 3:37am

@Helma: Thank you Helma!

Steven from Montreal, Canada

Nice B/W

5 Feb 2008 5:29am

Dhini from Dordrecht, Netherlands

Very nice

5 Feb 2008 8:16am

the lightwriter from oosterwolde, Netherlands

i like the tree that "surrounds" the tower on the left with it's huge trunk and on the left with it's tiny twigs.

5 Feb 2008 8:44am

@the lightwriter: Yes, the tower looks a bit vulnerable, so tilted, and the tree wants to protect it :). Thanks for the comment!

Seraphine from San Francisco, United States

Beautiful. The tonal quality is
great, and the undertones of
the horns reflect off the oboe
wonderfully. Ting.

5 Feb 2008 10:19am

@Seraphine: Thanks, Seraphine, for this poetic response! (I think it's too much for this humble B&W experiment)

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Nicely framed and I think you did a great job with the filters Erik.
I can see what you mean about the tower, it certainly does lean over.

5 Feb 2008 10:25am

@MaryB: The filter operation is quite difficult: an improvement in one part causes often a deterioriation in another part. I wanted to have the contrast a bit higher, but this caused unacceptable black shadowing of the green bushes. After all I'm satisfied with the result because of the light greys, like with a pencil drawing, contrasting with the rather strong B&W texture of the bark.

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, QC, Canada

Zeer goede samenstelling, mon ami Erik!

5 Feb 2008 12:10pm

@Wolfgang Prigge: Dank je wel, ik ben blij dat je me vriend noemt :)

10cré from Versailles, France

très belle photo en B&W :-)

5 Feb 2008 2:55pm

Ginnie from Atlanta, United States

You are so right, Erik, because Italy is not the only place known for it's tilting structures! I have seen enough in Amsterdam alone to make a book of such photos. I love it! :) And I REALLY love all your Dutch sayings. I'm learning a lot from them. :)

5 Feb 2008 10:07pm

Rabbit from Richmond, United States

Tiz a grand shot to show how this building is leaning.

8 Feb 2008 9:01pm

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