The Dutch Sun Catcher, a photo from Zuid Holland, South

Photographer's Note

The 19 windmills at Kinderdijk are the original ones, in their original positions and have been restored to form a wonderful, idealistic panorama of historic rural Holland.

All the well-preserved specimens are on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1997.

carper, Wanda1, paololg, Philippe, Vato_Law, Sistercosmo, Cricri, feather, cbrman, Muse, npecanhuk has marked this note useful

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sevy (58) 2009-10-05 1:49

Salut Andr�,

Une sacr� vue que tu nous proposes aujourd hui avec cette photo en contre-jour qui nous dessine les silhouettes en ombre chinoise.
En plus, la composition de l image est bien equilibr閑 entre les moulins et le pecheur. Tu devrais casser la baraque avec cette photo.
Entre ta photo et celle de Carper, ca donne envi de visiter les Pays-Bas.

Yves.

carper (96) 2009-10-05 2:11

I love it Andre.
a fantastic silhouette shot , marvelous colors good atmosphere. and the fisherman.... well I am self a fisherman. good one my friend.
regard jaap

bennyfunky (795) 2009-10-05 2:44

Photo magnifique, couch� de soleil magique, beau cadrage et le p閏heur et les moulins en ombre chinoise donnent un petit c魌� intemporel bien sympa.

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2009-10-05 2:47

Hi Mr Portrait.

Excellent colours and, of course, silhouettes!

My compliments!

KLB (23723) 2009-10-05 2:50

Salut Andr�

Que c'est beau !
Rien que les moulins en ombre chinoise auraient 閠� merveilleux... mais comme tu es Mister Andr�, tu nous offres en plus la cerise sur le g鈚eau (ou le ver sur la canne) : le p阠heur.
Beau moment de pl閚itude que tu r閡ssis � retranscrire, bravo.

Amiti閟
Karine

skai (143) 2009-10-05 2:59

This is a beautiful river scenery, and full of inspiring details. The fishermans rod draws a wonderful horizontal line through the picture connecting left and right. The windmills, and sun are beautifully aligned and give a sense of perspective and continuation.

Wonderful study of light & water.

CLODO (45118) 2009-10-05 3:24

Hi Andre
Good shot with the silhouettes of fisherman and windmills. I suppose you put a yellow filter (or post processed on PHOTOSHOP) to get those yellow-orange hues.
Nice regards
CLODO

lpi (4857) 2009-10-05 3:56

Salut Andre,
Superbe compo Bravo ! Les couleurs sont magnifiques !
lpi

Jonathan_Tree (0) 2009-10-05 6:17

Hi Andre!
Amazing fisherman and wonderful windmills, nice sunset, very good colors. Perfect contrast.
Cordially!

md77 (386) 2009-10-05 6:22

Une superbe photo Comme j'aimerai en faire.Elle est vraiment magnifique, Tant par la couleur que le cadrage, la composition.Bravo

sabermonajati (11537) 2009-10-05 6:44

hi andre
to my mind this landscape is realy tip-top.
colours of photo are amazing.
best regard
saber

Wanda1 (15142) 2009-10-05 7:18

Hello Andre,
A lovely tranquil mood eminates from your shot. The orange tones are just for the Netherlands colour ;o) and the yellows are so warm and inviting, so cosy. The silhouettes of the fisherman as well as the windmills are just great and give us an idea about the country the shot was taken in. And lastly your title is well suited as it looks like he is fishing to catch the golden globe of the sun. The weather seemed perfect for your visit to the kinderdijk and to get this wonderful ambience :o)
Wanda
XXX

Pablo25 (3186) 2009-10-05 7:24

hello Andre,
nicely taken, the light and an atmosphere is just amazing here. Very well done.
best regards
Pawel

Dashab (2564) 2009-10-05 7:42

Hello Andre,
A very pretty landscape, nice silhouettes and reflections, good light and beautiful colours and great composition. Cheers, Dasha

paololg (31448) 2009-10-05 9:25

Ciao dear Andre,
to manage the light, in front of the sun, in this amazing way, is a thing that only a good photographers can do. You have done a masterpiece of beauty and chrometherapy, compliments!
Ciao, have a nice evening!
Paolo

ciakgiak (30) 2009-10-05 10:10

Hello Andre,
this is a really magical shot, the colours are incredible and you composed the scene in a superb way.
The silhouttes of the fisherman and of the windmills are really amazing. Congratulations and TFS.
Friendly regards.
Giorgio

JT50 (1491) 2009-10-05 10:12

Hi Andre,
A nice picture with warm atmosphere
I like the silhouette of the wind mills
and the fisherman.
Regards.
Janak

Philippe (11836) 2009-10-05 11:29

Bonjour, Andr�. L� tu te rapproches un peu de chez nous. Kinderdijk, un lieu magique qui a 閠� tr鑣 souvent photographi�. J'aime beaucoup ta fa鏾n de le pr閟enter. Les silhouettes se d閠achent magnifiquement sur les tons orang閟 du ciel refl閠閟 dans le canal. Le p阠heur est tr鑣 bien positionn� dans la composition et donne de la profondeur � l'image. Il se trouve juste entre les deux moulins de l'arri鑢e-plan. Une tr鑣 belle r閍lisation!
Bonne journ閑,
Philippe

rigoletto (34279) 2009-10-05 11:33

triple wow!
such an elegant composition!
and the most unexpected of all, is seeing a silhouette photo from you.
an achievement i'd love to have in my very own gallery.
all the best,
deniz

TravelerNL (3011) 2009-10-05 11:49

Hi Andre,
Very nice colors, did you use a filter on this one?
The effect is very nice, only two tones orange/yellow for sky and water and black for the silhouettes.
Well composed with the fisherman on the right front and the mills accros the water.
Well done!
Have a nice evening,
Harko

Vato_Law (12732) 2009-10-05 12:52

Hello Andre.
not being present on TE these last weeks it's really nice to come and see such kind of photos.
A real lesson on how to catch silhouettes, a lesson on elegancy.
Better not to say much more, just sit back and enjoy, just as the fisherman did for sure.
Cheers.
Paulo

Sistercosmo (242) 2009-10-05 13:27

Hi Andre,

very serene capture - fantastic colors, wonderful shadows and that water... I love it! Not bad for such a flat, boring country! ;-))

Have a good evening and take good care!
Linda

marietom (34611) 2009-10-05 13:38

salut Andr�,

wouaw, 閜oustouflant tellement c'est beau. Juste la chaleur dont j'avais besoin apr鑣 cette journ閑 grise. Superbe !
Bises
Marie

gilou530 (34) 2009-10-05 13:46

salut andre
une photo qui en jette avec cette dominante dor閑 et ce noir du pecheur et des moulins, grandiose l'ambiance
amiti閟
gilou

Cricri (176) 2009-10-05 13:58

Bonsoir Andr�
Magnifique cette image, un joli 閏lat de couleurs bien composer avec le p阠heur et les moulins en contre jour, tr鑣 jolie
Amiti閟
cricri

yquem46 (38752) 2009-10-05 14:22

Bonsoir Andr�
belle ambiance de tranquillit� pour le moins color閑
Le p阠heur doit se r間aler devant ce spectacle qui s'offre � lui, les poissons sont tranquilles pour un petit moment!
bien amicalement
patrick

feather (51130) 2009-10-05 14:24

Gorgeous sunset colours, reflected so well in the canal/river. There is just the right amount of silhouette and every silhouette is recognisable to make a wonderful composition.
Kath

Bartleby (13552) 2009-10-05 14:57

Salut Andr�,
ouip, tr鑣 beau. Les silhouettes toutes plus belles les unes que les autres qui se d閠achent parfaitement, le d間rad� dans le ciel...quant � la saturation, j'accroche un peu moins...c'est vraiment violent l�!

Amicalement,

Philippe

claudio74 (7263) 2009-10-05 17:19

Hello Andre
Waouhh quelle lumiere...la cadrage parfait aussi avec un premier plan parfait.
Superbe

Bien vu
A+
Claude

cbrman (21685) 2009-10-05 22:30

Hello Andr�,

Superbe et tr鑣 po閠ique ! Je reste fig� devant cette image parfaitement compos� et dont les 閘閙ents ont 閠� trait閟 habilement en ombres chinoises.
C'est vraiment tr鑣 bien fait. Quelles couleurs !
Une superbe r閡ssite.

A+

Dominique

jjcordier (79299) 2009-10-05 23:40

Andr�
Je ne sais pas comment tu as obtenu ces couleurs magiques mais c'est vraiment fabuleux. En plus de 鏰, on a droit � une super compo avec le p阠heur qui vient compl閠er ce merveilleux paysage. C'est parfait, quoi!
Amiti閟
JJ

Muse (35030) 2009-10-06 1:19

Bonjour Andr�,
Une sc鑞e tr鑣 paisible et des couleurs superbes.
Jolie lumi鑢e et un paysage typique des pays-bas qui invite � la promenade.
Excellente journ閑
denise

gedul56 (158) 2009-10-06 8:49

Hi Andre. I like this picture because the compo and the colours are great! TFS Gerrit

Angshu (56760) 2009-10-07 8:41

Dear Master Andre
Three continents spanning your last 3 posts, and each of them a lesson for me. Seen quite a few pictures from Kinderdijk, but this one would rank right at the top...brilliant. Without the silhouette of the fisherman in the FG, this would be half as interesting. Permission to add to my favs pls!
Best Regards
Angshu

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-10-07 17:50

Salut Andr�!
C'est une photo magnifique!
J'adore toutes les silhouettes dans une compo tr閟 attirante! Les couleurs et la lumi鑢e sont parfaites!
C'est un travail chouette!
Merci beaucoup de ce partage!
Amiti閟,
Neyvan

gpsony (448) 2009-10-30 16:27

Hi Andre,

Another one going into my favourites. Always like shots with warm colurs.

Great colours. The silouhettes are sharp and perfect. The fisherman and the windmills create the angles.

Overall, great atmosphere. Congrats!

Cheers,
Guru

sid_sn (171) 2009-10-30 20:38

Hi,
Andre

Nice color and good composition..

Regards
Sid

Robert1969 (7160) 2011-04-10 10:17

Hello Andre,

Very difficult to make an original picture from this
place, but you did it.
You have made great use of simplicity (the silhouettes and colors), that makes the picture timeless and the great point of view (the fisherman plays an important role in this picture) and compostion creates a lots of depth.....
Great job.

Friendly regards,
Robert