Holland land of horses Photo

Photographer’s Note

As a cyclist you come around every part of your country several times a year. Then you can see the tendencies in the appearing of the landscape.
The cows in the dutch meadows are dissapearing more and more while sheep and horses take their place. This photo made around Egmond, 40 km northwest of Amsterdam illustrates that very well.
The sunlight is filtered by the clouds that were not thick enough to keep the sun out.

papagolf21, snunney, ChrisJ, John_F_Kennedy, Budapestman, phwall, carper, kato, Charo, lucasgalodoido, Emile, cfreire, BelCan75 trouve(nt) cette note utile

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papagolf21 (56675) 2009-10-19 3:29

Bonjour, cher Gerrit,
Très loin, au plus profond du secret de notre âme, un cheval caracole... un cheval, le cheval ! Symbole de force déferlante, de la puissance du mouvement, de l'action.
[David Herbert Lawrence]
Très jolie composition bucolique.
Amitiés.
Philippe

snunney (35376) 2009-10-19 3:55

Hello Gerrit,
A fine landscape composition with good colours and detail. The windmill in the background is nicely included and I like the framing strip of the golden grass.

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-10-19 4:28

Hallo Gerrit

The bg windmill certainly adds place & context. Good sharpness & nice repetition of the horses. The waving yellow grass in the fg makes a good border. Tfs!

siamesa (13195) 2009-10-19 4:56

Good morning Gerrit

I loved your picture. I love horses and these animals making a lovely composition with the green vegetation created a marvelous image. Parabéns.
Have a nice week
Abraços
maria

John_F_Kennedy (31919) 2009-10-19 5:06

Hello Gerrit,
Nice light and point of view to capture the green landscape with the horses. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

Budapestman (42694) 2009-10-19 5:12

Hi Gerrit,
a beautiful romantic mood here, you took a splendid photo of this picturesque place, the composition is spectacular, the details of the photo are charming. Nostalgic and beautiful photo, I like it! Have a nice week!
George

ciakgiak (11154) 2009-10-19 5:21

Hello Gerrit,
splendid composition with the horses and superb tonalities of colour. I like a lot the elegance of this scenery and the way you placed the elements. Well done.
Friendly regards.
Giorgio

phwall (5699) 2009-10-19 5:23

Hello Gerrit,
I could never not comment on a shot of horses, they are the most wonderful animals. Splendid frame, the noble steeds doing what they do, looking magnificent.
Nice touch including the windmill.
Lovely shot.
Regards
Peter

kato (361) 2009-10-19 6:05

Hi Gerrit,

Well composed and peaceful landscape!
It is harmony to see the spectacle from which the horses are pastured in smooth meadow as for the mind. And, the pinwheel that exists in the background is drawing out the spectacle that seems to be the Netherlands. If I say the desire a little technically, it's better to decrease a bit black tone with which the whole is covered, I think. I tried a workshop, yet this is my personal taste and I hope that you don't mind. And, I'm sorry if it's differnt color tone from the image you saw actually.

Regards,
mikio

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carper (65524) 2009-10-19 6:22

mooie foto Gerrit,
echt typical Dutch, mooi met die paarden op de voorgrond, prachtige sfeer, goed werk.
groet jaap

gilou530 (35602) 2009-10-19 9:25

salut gerrit
une photo qui flashe par ces couleurs saturées 'il n'y avait pas le moulin enfond on se croirai en camargue
amitiés
gilbert

xavshot (63025) 2009-10-19 13:14

Bonsoir Gerrit
j'aime beaucoup les couleurs et la lumière dans cette image. Bel ensemble.
Xavier

Charo (31677) 2009-10-19 16:47

Hallo Gerrit,
Ik hou van de aanblik van deze prachtige paarden op de groene Paradera, maar dat mijn ogen zijn, of lijken te weerspiegelen het gras is verspreid over het hele beeld waardoor het een groenige tint.
Uitstekende compositie en perspectief.
Gegroet,
Charo

lucasgalodoido (16751) 2009-10-19 17:53

Hi Gerrit,
very nice this landscape capture with horses and windmill. I like of this bicolic atmosphere. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

danyy (69357) 2009-10-20 0:07

Bonjour Gerrit,
jolie scène très naturelle de cette belle région du nord de la hollande, bien sûr très plane.
Des lumières qui me semblement un peu jaunies.
My best regards.
Daniel.

Nicou (45539) 2009-10-20 0:40

Hello,

Qu'iles sont mangigique ce chevaux, tout en mouvement ton image, le banc avec les beaux brun, le beau champs vert, le moulin, très très belle iamge.

Bravo et maitié

Nicou

jhm (83193) 2009-10-20 3:11

Dag Gerrit,

Inderdaad met de fiets ziet u veel meer dan met de auto.
Die mooie landelijke beelden komen achter elke bocht te voorschijn, alleen moet men de tijd ervoor nemen om te stoppen en een goede foto te maken, ik was deze voormiddag ook op pad, een beetje koud deze morgen +3°.
Goed beeld met de paarden en de molen in de achtergrond.
Mooi landelijk beels, bedankt.

Groeten,
John.

Emile (20085) 2009-10-20 10:51

Hola Gerrit.
Nice composition, beautiful landscape that not only includes the horses but the windmill in the back. Good colors, especially the green tones of the grass. Well captured.
Best regards.

cfreire (11667) 2009-10-20 16:59

Hi Gerrit,
Beautiful shot well composed with splendid lights and colors. The horses running through these are fantastic and attractive. Well done. Regards, Consuelo

Dyerco (9256) 2009-10-21 7:37

Hi Gerrit
Nicely exposed with a good FG of grasses. It is unfortunate that being a windy day they are mostly standing to face the wind or against it and since they are near the frame edge it is not considered the best composition. However having said that it is good to break the rules sometime. I do like the one white horse among the chestnut group.
Phil

BelCan75 (2420) 2009-10-21 21:21

Hallo Gerrit,

Een hele mooie foto met de paarden op de voorgrond. Knap contrast met het witte paard en dan nog een prachtig zicht op de achtergrond. Knap gezien en prachtig vastgelegd!

Groetjes,
Ann

AiresSantos (42760) 2009-10-22 1:21

Hi Gerrit
Fine picture with a lot of houses.
Excellent vivid colours and light.
Sharpness and depth are great
Have a nice day
Aires

COSTANTINO (23111) 2009-10-28 13:28

Hello
thanks for sharing with us this marvellous shot
with the horses in the hollandian countryside.
A delicate shot,a sensitive shot full of movement and freshness
regards
Costantino

Photo Information

Copyright: Gerrit van der Linden (Gerrit) (36157)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2008-08-01
Camera: Canon EOS 400 D, Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II, B+W 62mm Circular Polarizer
Exposition: f/8, 1/160 secondes
More Photo Info: view
Versions: version originale, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-10-19 3:15