A postcard from Gouda Photo

Photographers Note

The old Dutch town of Gouda is famous first and foremost for its cheese, but also for its smoking pipes and candles. Gouda, which was granted city rights in 1272, takes its name from the Van der Goude family, who built a fortified castle alongside the banks of the Gouwe River, from which the family, in its turn, took its name. The area, originally marshland, developed over the course of two centuries. By 1225, a canal was linked to the Gouwe and its estuary was transformed into a harbor. This harbor canal is what we see here, with the tower of St. Jan's church in the background. This late gothic church (15-16 C) is the longest (123 m) church in the Netherlands, and houses by far the most impressive late medieval collection of stained glass windows in the country. The tower's carillon consists of 50 bells.

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aadilj (17950) 2008-05-13 1:37

Delightful and very well composed making such good use of the depth and perspective. The textures and colours are superb as well. Nice composition

Valerka (8159) 2008-05-13 1:38

Privet,
Tak zamanchivo vygliadit na etoi otkrytke!
Tak i hochetsia mahnut' tuda.
TFS
Best wishes
Valerka:)

angela926 (1882) 2008-05-13 2:36

Hello0 Alexander,
Very pretty photo, good composition and point of view, excellent sharpness and depth of field, lovely colors and nice light.
Angela

snunney (35388) 2008-05-13 2:59

Hello Alexander,
A very pleasing composition with good point of view and colourful framing from the foreground flowers, which also help balance the church spire. I like the soft light and colours, which bring a peaceful feeling to the scene.

Cretense (56956) 2008-05-13 3:49

Hi Alexander!

A beautiful postcard, indeed, great framing and composition, the flowers on the lower left corner add a lot to the final result! Excellent perspective and beautiful colours, as always! Congratulations!

Hercules

MarcT (21103) 2008-05-13 4:25

Hallo Alexander,
Nice inclusion of these flowers to get some colour and foreground in your picture.
Excellent instructive note also.
Cheese
Marc

macondo (13265) 2008-05-13 5:17

Hi Alexander.

I must admit I have always loved Gouda cheese, especially one with caraway seeds in it (is that sacreligious?), but health requirements mean a severe restriction is placed on that particular avenue of pleasure. A pity, as I will be in France again in a couple of weeks. I consumed too much cheese last time.

Anyway, this is a very pleasing shot, and I had never associated the cheese with a town this pretty. Your viewpoint is excellent, showing the curving canal, and with the church spire and flowers nicely in balance. Nicely cropped and framed, and thanks for those notes, too.

Regards,
Andrew

Floydian (30970) 2008-05-13 7:14

Hallo Alexander,
Ik mag graag ansichtkaarten ontvangen, dus deze uit Gouda is meer dan welkom. Je hebt hier een mooi en overzichttelijk pov gekozen met de rode bleomen in de voorgrond en de kerktoren iets uit het centrum...mooie balans, mooie plaat.
Groet, Henk

Cricri (43654) 2008-05-13 8:16

Hi Alexander,
Une jolie présentation avec les fleurs rouges, belle perspective et des reflets en douceur
j'aime beaucoup le gouda...
friendship
cricri

jlbrthnn (38825) 2008-05-13 8:21

Hello Aleksander,
It very pleasant this framing using of the flowers and the lines of the channel. The place is beautiful and certainly alleviating and impassioning to visit. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Philippe (11787) 2008-05-13 9:04

Hi, Alexander. A different sight from Gouda, where it's more usual to see the market and the town hall. I like your good perspective here with the canal and the rows of trees leading towards the church. The inclusion of the red flowers adds contrast and depth to the picture. The spire is very well placed, rising above the trees and standing out against the sky. All this under a very good light.

markstaples (15670) 2008-05-13 9:42

Nice perspective in this shot and good use of the flowers to provide a splash of colour and foreground interest. Well managed lighting.
Best wishes
Mark

jemaflor (39729) 2008-05-13 10:09

Hi Alexander,
well composed, a beautiful view, good quality and well seen this colourful foreground.

smartcat (835) 2008-05-13 14:17

Ďđčâĺňńňâóţ!
Ęëŕńńíűé âčä ĺůĺ îäíîăî ăîëëŕíäńęîăî ăîđîäŕ ń ęŕíŕëŕěč!
Őîđîřî ďîëó÷čëń˙, íĺńěîňđ˙ íŕ ďëîőóţ ďîăîäó, č öâĺňű íŕ ďĺđĺäíĺě ďëŕíĺ ňîćĺ äîáŕâë˙ţň ęŕęóţ-ňî "ăîëëŕíäńęîńňü" :)

chpp (4003) 2008-05-13 19:04

Hi Alexander
nice picture, good colours and light. nice perspective, although a POV a little to the right might have been better to me
well done
chris

Nicou (45587) 2008-05-14 0:41

Hello,

Trčs belle vue de ce canale, avec les géranuim fleuris, des reflets dans l'eau, un superbe cadrage trčs bien approprié.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

AiresSantos (42782) 2008-05-14 1:19

Hi Alexander
Very nice Gouda postcard with lovely flowers in foreground
Excellent POV, colours and sharpness. Light very well managed
Warm greetings
Aires

Henryk_Bilor (20371) 2008-05-14 2:10

Hi Alexander
Lovely capture along the canal. Nice perspective and the flowers in the foreground. I like eat Gouda also ;).
Have a nice day.

jhm (83254) 2008-05-14 2:36

Dag Alexander,

Dit is een mooie keuze van u om de foto te nemen vanop ce brug, zo zien we de volle diepte en een schitterend perspectief.
De kerk toren steekt mooi boven de bomen uit, dit alles met een goede kwaliteit en zeer realistische kleuren.
Zeer mooi gedaan, bedankt!

Groeten,
John.

elitsa (459) 2008-05-14 2:53

Hi Alexander,

Really beautiful postcard:) Very good framing and composition. I like your point of view, the perspective and the flowers in the foreground! Compliments!
elitsa

carper (65566) 2008-05-14 3:01

een fraaie view hier Alexander.
prachtige foto van een mooie stad, goed fotowerk. prettige dag verder.
groet Jaap

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-05-14 6:56

Right on, Alexander!
Wonderful portrait of Gouda. POV, color and overall definition are MORE than spot on, and those red flowers in bottom right are the cherry on the cake.
Technically spotless and greatly atmospheric. Thanks for sharing!
Have a great afternoon/evening, buddy.
See ya soon,
Fulvio.

Wandering_Dan (3285) 2008-05-14 8:37

Hi, Alex -

A postcard scene indeed! I could wish for a better sky, but you made the best of it. Perfect curve on the water, and great placement of the flowers in the FG.

Best,
Dan

MarianneS (14388) 2008-05-15 1:35

Hi Alezander,
Lovely postal card.
The red flowers at the foreground are well positioned and gives a coloured touch to the whole composition whiles the canal leads us straight on the church.
Despite the numerous cars, along the canal, the place seems to be quiet.
Regards,
Marianne

gilou530 (35632) 2008-05-15 12:16

salut alex
bien vu les fleur du premier pour donner de la profondeur dans cette courbe du canal le tout sous une belle lumiére
amitiés
gilbert

jaywalker (12296) 2008-05-26 12:33

Hi Alexander, I love the use of the flowers in the left corner, they brighten up the foreground nicely, the depth created by the bend in the river works superbly &, I love the clock tower to the right, wonderfully composed shot, TFS, kind regards Wilson.