castles Where the Baroness spend her Days in Solitude:)

but I can let out that she is a naughty lady:)

 

It's nice to have you here after such a long time. Your visits are always making me happy:)

Thank you for explaining the prodedure, Lannie. I hope you'll come back to follow the romantic story. Cheers, Ada:)

Until about midnight, Ada, the baroness sneaks away to her PC and IMs me across the Atlantic. You know that, Ada, but thank you for being discreet.

 

Even so, it is alright to say that she is a naughty lady. (You have no idea just how naughty. After midnight she logs off and won't even tell me where she is off to next.)

 

I trust that chapter two will lead off with a photo of the widow in a window.

The baroness is far ahead of her time Lannie; IMs you Anno 1860!!! LOL. But all right, it's a mysterious world and a mysterious story so everything is possible:)

 

And O yes, I'm sure that she will make her appearance. If it is not in chapter two than it will be in chapter three. It'll be a waste if she should keep her irresisteble beauty in secret from the audience.

 

 

There are so many nice things to say... brief, 7/7. The tilt may well be an optical illusion, I have noticed such phenomena in other photographs also. A non-straight architecture is another probable explanation. I noticed that the windows are not lined up, and this cannot be a problem of perspective or distortion (unless if it is a side effect of photoshopping). Who cares anyway? why should it be straight? Cartesian geometry is only an obsession of the late 20th century. Nothing is straight in my appartment.

Dear Manolis, I'm very happy with your kind words and high appreciation. Coincidence or not, yesterday the papers reported that this castle will get a considerable fairly high amount of state subsidy for restoration because the building is serious subsided. The total amount comes to 7,9 million euro's. The cause of the subsidence is Pieter Post, the archtitect, who decided in 1668 to raise this castle with one flore. He did that without to readjust the foundations. Maybe this declares the deformation of the building. That goes for the windows too, topsy-turvy, all of them. Perhaps my PS work has made it even worse than it already was. Lucky me that you are used to see things are tilt Manolis and that you don't care. I like your view in this case. Kind regards, Ada:)

I am obliged to! otherwise I will have to move to another house. When I asked the architect to do something so that we will not have the feeling that the ceilling will fall on our heads, he replied that at those times it never crossed people's minds that houses should be straight (I guess there was nothing he could do). Meanwhile no professional could fit curtains to our windows, which, unlike in Amsterdam, are considered a 'must' in Paris. I think that departure from today's architectural norms makes buildings look and feel like natural habitats. Of course subsidence is another matter. Good thing the Baroness will not have to pay bill from her pocket!

Indeed, the baroness is very happy, Manolis. She can spend her money now to the more pleasant things in life. What concerns the differences between the windows in Holland and those in the other West Europian countries, we are very openminded here and our windows without or with very small curtains reflect that. The windows in Amsterdam you talk about are curtainless for the same reason. You mean the redlightdistrict, I suppose? Also very openminded:)))

 

O, and I agree with you Manolis, that some variation and a little bit more fantasy in buildingstyle will give our cities and villages a more pleasant and attractive view and it will create a better environment.

Not only the redlight district, also in all central Amsterdam the windows are large and see-through, I noticed. You can see the beautiful interiors from the street (... well... from the canal)

I was joking a bit Manolis:) In many respects we aren't not such an open-minded nation as we pretend to be. But your last remark about the beautiful interiors which were visible through the open curtains is the exact reason that not only in Amsterdam but also in the rest of Holland the curtains are always open, even when it is dark outside. This phenomenon is originates from the 'Golden Century' (1600-1700). Thanks to our spirit of commerce and because of the disgraceful way we exploited our colonies, it was a time of enormous prosperity. People could effort themselves expensive clothes and pieces of furniture and they liked to show their riches open to the outside world.

Very interesting explanation. I always wondered why. From the ancient Greeks to Marx and to Asian wisdom, we all agree: there is no Good without Bad and no Bad without Good.

your composition is well handled. I love the reflection/light in the windows..very moody image!

Oh, so wonderful lighting and those beautiful dark tones of colors. so moody and mysterious. WOnderful work dear Ada.

Thank you :)

B:l:ana

Hi Manolis, so good to see you again. You're a wise man;)

 

Thank you Detlef. I'm always happy with your comments and it's great that you like the mood in this shot. Cheers, Ada:)

 

Hi Biliana, your kind words of appreciation are very imporant to me. Thank you very much!:)

Beautiful atmospheric painterly tones. I think the corrected verticals are the best solution here though they don't always look right because the eye can see them as both converging and parallel at the same time whereas in a photo you have to choose one or the other.

Best wishes, Jonathan

Hi Jonathan, I'm very pleased with your comment and your appreciation. I'm so happy that the mood I've tried to bring in this shot seems to work. Thank you very much you stop by. Cheers, Ada:)

Hi Granny, well done! :-)

Thank you Hans for visiting me and for your compliment. Although I feel myself like a shrivelled little green apple now:(

it's fun, your granddaughters comments. Besides that they indeed have someone to be proud of!

;)

I like this shot and the originality in the composition. The light and colors are special. Bravo.

Hi Geatan, thank you very much for visiting my portfolio and particular for your comment to this picture because it's one of my favourites. I'm glad you like it! Greetings, Ada:)

I was scrolling through all your folders and the thumbnail of this photo caught my eye. I am very glad I opened it up. All the details of the windows seems to me very effectively counterbalances the darkness of the image. Overall, it is very pleasing, very original result you have achieved.

I appreciate your extensive attention and opinion with regard to my portfolio and in particular to this picture very much because this is a very special picture to me (my first real big job in PS).

 

Some people thought that I have tried to let the sky reflect in the panes, but that wasn't my idea. The yellow parts in the windows must give the impression that the rooms are illuminated by chandeliers.

 

It has cost me a lot of time and energy to come to the final result because PS is still very difficult for me to work with. But I've learned a lot while I was busy with this picture. I had an idea in my mind and I would attain my goal at all costs. It's was very nice to read your comment, thanks again.

 

Kind Regards, Ada:)

Wat een mooie kleuren heeft deze foto! Ik vind het knap om van gebouwen en omgeving ,iets bijzonders te maken, dat lukt mij niet!

(Ada, bedankt voor je com. op mijn foto! Groetjes van Ellen.)

Dank je wel Ellen. Klopt wat je zegt. Gebouwen een beetje indrukwekkend laten overkomen is niet zo gemakkelijk. Ik ben er ook geen held in hoor. Sommigen weten precies vanuit welke hoek ze moeten schieten om er meteen een pakkende foto van te maken. Bij mij moet het pakkende echt van een dreigende wolkenlucht of een mooie voorgrond komen want anders is het maar een statisch beeld. Ik heb hier ook flink wat werk aan gehad hoor! Heeft me heel wat uurtjes photoshoppen gekost. In de tijd dat ik dit fabriceerde was ik helemaal niet zo bedreven in het manipuleren van foto's. Ik heb er onnodig lang op zitten pieren. En als ik het nu zo weer eens terug zie dan ben ik er ook best een beetje trots op. En zo heeft iedereen toch meestal wel zijn eigen ding;-) Zo heb jij je schitterende macro shots waar ik altijd vol bewondering naar kan kijken.

 

Groetjes Ellen en tot de volgende foto maar weer, Ada:-)