Brugge: Rei Reflection II, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

Photographer's Note

It𠏋 back to the Brugge mini series. This picture is taken on the same Rei as the one captured
here.
It𠏋 the Gouden Hand Rei. Basically only that, a characteristic bridge and an adjacent house with a Romanesque door is depicted here.
I guess that this tranquil scene must have looked the same 400 years ago. Again the time-machine feeling�..

I like the elementary forms and the weathered textures so much here that I decided to post the B&W to emphasize these aspects. For reference I posted the unedited pic as a WS.

PCS tech (16 bit/channel mode): tilt corrected, cropped, desaturated, adjusted levels & contrast, curves manipulated, USM-ed, frame added and saved for the web.

Dinyar, jp80, jhm, Xalkida, carper, nwoehnl, pamastro, Hanssie, Georges, maphoto, kri54 has marked this note useful

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Dinyar (704) 2004-12-03 4:08

Nice symmettery here. Very good. Good choice of photo for black and white.

jp80 (8443) 2004-12-03 5:55

De tr鋊 jolis reflets sur cette image. Le cadrage est bien pens� � mon go壻, assez resserr� mais pas trop pour inclure les motifs int廨essants dans le reflet. Le noir et blanc s'y pr皻e bien ! Tr鋊 bien vu.

Pascal

jhm (211738) 2004-12-03 7:43

Goede middag Bert, ik zie dat Brugge u wel bevallen is, want hier zie ik een perfect spiegelbeeld van de brug en de gevel met de deur en het kleine raampje. Het idee om dit in zwart wit te verwerken is mij nu niet echt duidelijk, ten zij dat u de ouderdom op deze manier wil weerspiegelen. Ditis inderdaad de route waar niet zoveel toeristen komen, mooi gedaan!

SophieL (6042) 2004-12-03 8:06

I enjoy very much water reflections and this one is very fine, I like in particular the view from the side, giving a tilt in the symetry, something different from "usual" reflection picture. The B&W tones are very nicely contrasted and emphasize the "timeless" atmosphere. Well done!

Xalkida (11744) 2004-12-03 11:01

Excellent framing. The B&W is a good choise. Excellent reflections too!

carper (96) 2004-12-03 11:19

Prachtig Bert,
Weet je waar dit me aan doet denken. Aan een pentekening. Zelf heb ik dat ook wel eens gedaan en deze compositie is nou perfect als studiemateriaal voor een dergelijke tekening. Ik vind de compositie, perfect genomen, mooie lijnen en details, Bert dit is meesterschap

nwoehnl (122) 2004-12-03 11:27

I think the b&w conversion makes it look delightfully artistic, Bert. The details, of the "real" part as well as of the reflection, are quite crisp, and the compositional diagonal successfully avoids a too flat sort of view - actually even gives a good sense of perspective from the angle of the brick arch against the bright wall. Well-seen detail, very nice.

Spoony (3539) 2004-12-04 6:04

I aprove your choice about b&w color... great final result.
Scene is adorable. Very good perspective. Well seen.

pamastro (7296) 2004-12-05 2:01

I really like these textures on the wall and bridge. And then how they are mirrored in the water. It's a good tight view, also. The building and bridge balance each other out. And the lonely "balcony" seems so empty here. It gives it that extra quietness and loneliness. Very nice. Simple view but very well done and probably managing quite a lot of surroundings very well.

vascao (192) 2004-12-05 8:59

A simple and yet effective shot. Very minimalist, with a perfect reflection.

Hanssie (11022) 2004-12-05 9:48

How nice photographed, Bert, three different "round" parts and reflected in the water, all in a great B/W, very nice !

Georges (11185) 2004-12-05 13:09

L'effet donn� ici est tr廥 interessant avec ce N/B cl'image est tr廥 attrayante ainsi.
Bravo pur cette petite symetrie Bert

ma-tibou (4568) 2004-12-08 4:33

bonsoir Bert, quelle belle r嶧lisation, de beaux reflets le noir et blanc donne encore plus de force � la photo, bravo.
amiti�/ martine.

Isabelle (9046) 2004-12-08 19:29

sober b&w after that "fete des couleurs" in the last post...
how do you get that exact amount of brightness/contrast which renders such rich tones of gray, bert? everything is ps or the original overcast day helped a bit?

maphoto (8082) 2004-12-12 19:34

Very nice reflection Bert, excellent symetry and choice of B&W, good framing, I like it, well done.

rudymalou (800) 2005-01-07 15:08

Happy new year, Bert. This shot is a great composition, full of nice geometries and textures. Your BW conversion also rocks and transforms a well framed photo to an exceptional picture!

doitashimashite (0) 2005-01-12 17:38

Really beautiful composition and well worked out in b&w.

I have watched some of your work here, and I must say that you raise the standards of TE photography! I'm pretty much impressed by many of your pictures. Thanks a lot for sharing.

clarita (654) 2005-07-16 23:07

i like...the b/w contrast is so rich. i prob would have shown a little bit more on the left to center the pic...but nonetheless, creative and original shot!

sergio1 (12152) 2006-05-08 5:40

Hi Bert
Great idea and compo. I like the reflection effect and b&w. The sharp is good too.
Regards
Sergio