Castle Ruurlo, a photo from Gelderland, North

Photographer's Note

Castle Ruurlo was build in the 16th and 17th century
in different architecture styles .It’s surrounded by a water ditch and a beautiful park.
Since 1984,after a complete restoration, the castle is used as a town hall.
The last one from this series, click on “Ruurlo” above
to see the complete series.

weswang, Golden_Eagle, Floydian, Gerrit, imrek, Tue, MarekP, elihesamian, ChrisJ, spence, feather, siolaw, papagolf21, bertolucci, jhm, philip78ro, KevRyan, danos has marked this note useful

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Paolo (41258) 2006-04-20 11:56

Hi Hermannn, wonderful shot. a fantastic and perfect reflection in the water, amazing colours on the cloudy sky and a great POV.
amazing view.
thanks, ciao

weswang (18247) 2006-04-20 11:58

Hi Hermann, A nice shot of the beautiful reflection on the mirror alike clear pond. The deep blue sky looks beautiful, especially on the pond. A well composed picture to provide a good complete view to the castle and its environment. Well done.

AthaPan (0) 2006-04-20 12:01

Brilliant reflexions Hermann
Einfach nur "Klasse".

Cheers
Sakis

danyy (0) 2006-04-20 12:02

Bonjour Hermann,
difficile de battre pareille nettetй et pareilles lumiиres, je ne vais mкme pas essayer.
Tu utilises d'excellentes optiques en plus d'avoir de grandes qualitйs de photographe.
Les reflets sont merveilleux, prйcis, fidиles au poil prиs.
Et la cadrage est juste comme il faut.
Excellent.
Daniel.

siolaw (38294) 2006-04-20 12:08

hi hermann!
a fine noiseless sharp photo..great reflection too
TFS
laurent

Golden_Eagle (545) 2006-04-20 12:22

Hi Hermann,
great photo! nice framing and composition... good contrast and sharpness. I also like the castle - it's a nice piece of history. Well done.
Regards,
Daniel

Floydian (30970) 2006-04-20 12:45

Hallo Hermann,
You caught this one in perfect light with excellent detail and reflection.
The whole image is very crisp, something i really like.
Heel goed ;-)
Regards, Henk

carper (96) 2006-04-20 13:06

mooie plaat Hermann,
uitstekend genomen foto, mooie kleure, goed positie ingenomen, de reflectie is ook een goed detail, goed werk.
gr. jaap

magdaj (1111) 2006-04-20 13:16

Hello Hermann:)
Wonderful place!
Very good composition & colors.
Regards.
Magda

besnard (59196) 2006-04-20 13:51

Bonsoir Hermann
Superbe composition de ce chвteau. Les reflets sont magnifiques. Belle luminositй.
Merci pour le partage.
Amitiйs
Nicole

Graal (103040) 2006-04-20 14:30

Hi Hermann,
excellent composition and interesting view. Very nice castle and reflections in water. I like it a lot. Good work.
Rgs, Aleksander

Gerrit (62042) 2006-04-20 14:32

Hi Hermann,
very good framed picture and well balnced with a perfect reflection.
Beautiful place too.
Thanks and regards, gerrit

anesugur (18789) 2006-04-20 16:20

Hi Hermannn,
Excellent picture.
Very beautiful colors and sharpness.
Well composed too.
Regards. Uğur

jjbach (9326) 2006-04-20 16:44

Hi Hermann,
Wonderful composition with beautiful colours and really stunning reflections!!! Very impressive work!

Regards John

Tue (91564) 2006-04-20 17:00

Hej Hermann,
Really great photo. The reflections of the castle in the water are wonderful and I also love the lighting. Very well done and thanks a lot for sharing!
Groeten,
Lars

MarekP (4750) 2006-04-20 17:26

Hi Herman,
The reflections mixed with water-lilies are interesting. The picture is very clear, with beautiful colours, and perfectly composed. Very well done!

Thanks,
Marek

elihesamian (26149) 2006-04-20 17:26

Hi Hermann,

very beautiful,sharp,dramatic and with a fine composition,What a nice light !,what a reflection !
Neat work !
very well captured and worked,
great informative shot,too,
Beautiful really,I like it Hermann,

Best
M

PJE (20758) 2006-04-20 17:55

Well Hermann I must say I am very impressed with this capture of this Castle. The reflection really makes this photo a treat to see. Very good capture with the highlights from the low angle lighting. A postcard photo in my estimation. Thanks for sharing.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-04-20 20:36

Fantastic shot, I like the rich surroundings and also the reflections are really beautiful, well done

greens later

BarryJames (0) 2006-04-20 23:11

A flawless photo that wants me to go there. One of the best photos I have ever seen.

imrek (4) 2006-04-21 3:46

Hi Hermann,
yuo are very well captured that castle and his surroundings with excellent light and good pastel colours .... great reflextion on the water... the grad grey helps a lot in lighting situation like this. Good work!!
best regards,
imre

ChrisJ (171220) 2006-04-21 4:06

Hi Hermann

Superb reflections in the mirror like lake, with wonderful color & sharpness. Congratulations!

spence (65) 2006-04-21 5:23

Wow Hermann. What wonderful clarity, contrast and sharpness in this image. Beautifully composed with the trees on either side framing the castle and its reflections. I like the dark colour range. A lovely image.

PixelTerror (0) 2006-04-21 5:26

Hi Hermann,
Your Ruurlo series have been just splendid for their light, dramatism and quality of the reflections shown, again things I see here, possibly this one is the best of the series for the outstanding clarity you achieved in the lower part of the image, a perfect mirror.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

dkeus31 (27739) 2006-04-21 5:48

Hallo Hermann,
Very nice castel, well framed with its reflexion and the surrounding trees.
Regards,
Didier

feather (51130) 2006-04-21 6:04

The reflections are stunning and the grad worked a treat on the sky. The clarity and sharpness is very impressive.
Kath

john_c (24666) 2006-04-21 10:56

Hi Hermann,
A well composed shot of this lovely scene. The reflections are mesmerizing and I like the exposure level and general lighting and shadow conditions. Why is it that bureaucrats always end up working in the most lovely places? Over here its modern glass and steel edifices to the glory of government and in this scene it is a great old castle. Well, at least keeping the castle maintained is a good cause...I like this photo very much.
John

Cormac (26565) 2006-04-21 11:18

Amazing shot! The clarity and colour are great, and the way you got that perfect reflection is wonderful too. This picture has a lot of appeal, and I think that the good contrast has a lot to do with it. Excellent!

talikf (1290) 2006-04-21 14:08

Hi Hermann, beautiful house, beautiful reflections. You probably captured it at the best time of the day, lighting is excelent. Tali

papagolf21 (152605) 2006-04-21 17:05

Bonsoir mon ami Hermann,
Il suffit que je voie un chвteau, une йglise, ou toute autre architecture pour que mon bonheur soit complet.
Ici, ce chвteau transformй en Hфtel de ville est particuliиrement sйduisant. Le reflet du chвteau dynamise а merveille la composition.
Trиs belle rйussite
Amitiйs.
Philippe

cjmm (4479) 2006-04-21 17:32

Hallo Hermann,

You got a brilliant exposure here. The detail on shadows and highlights is great.

The composition is very good too, and last but not least, the place looks fantastic.

A great weekend and all the best,
Carlos

bertolucci (14052) 2006-04-21 18:01

A magnificent ending of your Castle Ruurlo series, Hermann. The PoV is very well chosen and the colours and the refections are delighful. You put the grad 120 filter to very good and unobtrusive use here. Lovely work!
Have a nice weekend,
Bert

rosaline (0) 2006-04-25 4:59

Hi Hermann
This is a great shot, very well composed. I like the reflection and the effect of the plants on the surface of the water. This adds an extra touch to the shot. Good overall lighting as well. Good work.
Cheers
Aubrey

jhm (211734) 2006-04-26 7:49

Dag Hermann,
Wat een schitterende foto, ik was even vierdagen met rust op TE, maar ik had iets gemist. Zo mooie weerspiegeling met een scherpte van zeer hoog kwaliteit, het is een beauty Hermann!
Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John.

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2006-04-26 16:22

Hi Hermann,
Perfect POV, sharpness, colours and reflection. Thanks for sharing.
Ahmet

philip78ro (743) 2006-04-28 8:05

Hi Hermann,
Excelent reflexion, very nice and sharp.
The compo is good too, and the colors are perfect saturated.
Have a nice weekend,
Filip.

jrj (34843) 2006-05-01 7:02

Well done this compo presenting the castle in the absolute best way. Perfect reflection and top disposed light. Nice one hermann

KevRyan (22956) 2006-05-02 20:57

This particular series is a real development of the art of depicting these castles - I've just loved the images you have created - just really great images which resonate with the qulaity and beauty of the place.

gret work

best wishes kev

IvarsU (2505) 2006-05-03 15:06

Salut Hermann! Masterpiece of reflections!!!
Beautiful composition, favorite one.
My best regards,
Ivars.

tinamunk3 (6408) 2006-06-06 15:03

Wow, what a painting, Hermann. Lovely view of the old castle and the reflections in the lake. All so well framed by the big trees. Perfect chosen pov.

:) Tina

renerob (601) 2006-08-03 22:53

HI Hermann.
What can one say yet another magnificent shot top
points to you. well done agine,TFS Regards Irene.

zapady (282) 2006-11-19 23:35

Fantastic shot Hermann , 10/10 :)

danos (110407) 2007-02-22 13:35

Hi Hermann,
your composition of the structure gives a great deal dimension to it.The reflection of the Castle on the water ditch is great.. the whole thing is so vivid .. seems to leap from my screen .. striking ..
Regards,Danos

matt_harris_42 (151) 2007-06-25 14:25

A beautiful photo of a beautiful piece of architecture - excellent sharpness, POV, colours, composition. The reflection in the water is perfect - this picture would not have worked on a rainy day :)
Regards,
Matt