Through the bridge...

I found the thumbnail on "the latest by the top photographers" and it sure is a picture of a top photographer!

Best regards Ruud!

PDE

Dear Ruud, every day you show us very good images of the life of your beautiful Country, thanks for sharing, we appreciate it a lot, ciao Giangiorgio

Great B/W contrast and processing, beautiful place and nice composition. Well done Ruud!!

Jamie, Sebastien, Alex, Jordi, Jorge, Pierre, Giangiorgio and John:

many thanks for your visits, comments and nice compliments!

With best regards,

Ruud.

a beautiful, multitonal b&w.

congratulations on the entire body of your work.

Bert

If I may . . .

I agree with many of the comments in terms of the sharpness, clarity, and b/w conversion. All well done, with good contrast. A well-orchestrated scene, of course orchestrated by your eye and the camera. Technically quite proficient.

But . . .

I feel everything is handled quite evenly. There's almost too much consistency and so I think the opportunity for more of the story to come out is lost. By emphasizing everything, I think you may have lost a bit here.

There are many possibilities. For instance, the young man steering the main boat is getting lost in the shuffle. Perhaps he might have been emphasized somehow. If not, the small boat could show more contrast to the larger one in how it's handled. Or the water could be a bit softer as it's moving. Or the woman standing could have an effective supporting role. My attention is brought as much to the boats as to the bridge, as much to the people as to the houses in the back. So there's not much sense of depth and the plot line is just not really unfolding for me. Everything here is given equal weight and I think it could be a richer photo with more sense of foreground and background, both visually and in terms of plot and sub-plot.

many thanks for your visits, comments and nice compliments!

Fred: Of course...you may...!

With best regards,

Ruud.

 

 

 

HI Ruud- Love the juxtaposition of the larger boat & the small motorboat The tonal qualities of the image are excellent & also the great detail & sharpness of the image, As usual one of your fine images.You certainly did the grand tour with all the places you visite in Holland. Best Regards-Ross

many thanks for your visit and nice compliment!

With best regards,

Ruud.

 

Great composition Ruud. The tones are well captured. Thank you for your recent comment on my images. Regards. Bob

many thanks for your visit and nice compliment!

With best regards,

Ruud.