Photographer's Note
Brightness and contrast was change.
Have a look original image and post processing history in the workshop
It was first day in the Netherlands...
Please have a look my other Netherlands shots here and here (TrekLens)
Kasteel de Haar has a rich history, but dating back from the 13th century it has been owned by the van de Haar family, hence the name, and came into the hands of the van Zuylens upon the marriage of Josyna van de Haar to Dirk van Zuylen in 1449. According to legend probably originating from the Renaissance, the van Zuylen family has descended from a Roman dictator in the first century B.C. Other legends differ only a little and still date the family back to an important Roman line.
It was Baron Etienne van Zuylen who started rebuilding the castle in 1892. The Baron had married Héléne de Rothschild whose priceless art and antique collections still adorn the castle.
It took 20 years to complete the reconstruction including the main castle, the gardens, bridges, ponds, moat, stables and guest house you can see below which is connected to the castle by a covered walkway. And all buildings - even the ones in the village - are decorated with the red and white stripe design which is part of the original crest of the family.
(HollandVoice.net)
Please have a look more information here and here.
Critiques | Translate
robertosalguero
(292) 2006-08-09 18:24
Hi Alex,
This picture is very nice. Nice colours and sharpness. Very good PoV too.
This castle is very nice. I enjoy seeing this type of architecture. You used light very well to shot this building. Excellent picture.
Cheers,
Roberto
SAGAPO
(1739) 2006-08-09 18:29
HELLO,PERFECT COMPOSITION.I LIKE THE ARCHITECT FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH,SUCCESSFUL ONE WORK.
THE CONGRATULATIONS.
AHMET
Mirjana (153) 2006-08-09 18:47 [Comment]
PrzemekN
(140) 2006-08-10 7:05
Hello!
Very intersting building. And photo as well. Good composition, contrast and colour.
I like it very much.
alana
(2625) 2006-08-13 22:22
Hello, Sasha
Excellent composition of the castle, great architecture details, well balanced light, natural colors, reflection and a point of view. Great job indeed
**Alana**
thor68
(5586) 2006-08-23 5:12
good repost, alex! :-)
i liked the first version already, but this is just a
bit brighter with more emphasis on the sunlight and colors.
great job and re-work.
well done, thorsten.
lilimih33
(9918) 2007-01-09 9:20
Hello Alex and Happy New Year 2007!
Beautiful composition with a lovely colours, light and sharpness! Good perspective!
Nice castle! Well done!
Lili
Didi
(61589) 2007-04-11 6:17
Shalom Alex
Very nice POV of this castle in three dimensions.
The architecture details are very interesting.
I think it could be crop a little on the foreground to have only the water view.
Cheers.
Photo Information
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Copyright: Alex Shainshein (s_a_s_h_a)
(607)
- Genre: Miejsca
- Medium: Kolorowe
- Date Taken: 2006-07-21
- Categories: Zamki
- Camera: Finepix S7000, 55 mm uv filter
- Naświetlenie: f/4.5, 1/1200 sekund
- More Photo Info: view
- Wersja zdjęcia: Final Version, Oryginalna wersja, Workshop
- Dzienniki z podróży: Netherlands
- Temat(y): Streets of Netherlands [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-08-09 18:11
Discussions
- To Mirjana: Kasteel de Haar (1)
by s_a_s_h_a, last updated 2006-08-10 02:13 - To thor68: Kasteel de Haar (1)
by s_a_s_h_a, last updated 2006-08-23 04:48 - To lilimih33: Kasteel de Haar (1)
by s_a_s_h_a, last updated 2007-01-09 09:33