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photoblog image City Hall of Den Haag Inside

City Hall of Den Haag Inside


During our last trip in Holland we also visited the city Den Haag. Really beautiful with lots of modern architecture. I really enjoyed it.
 
Here you see the city hall inside, which is huge. It was Saturday so nobody was working. This gave me the change of taking an image without any people. First we went to the eleventh floor where we had a superb overview. The sixth floor, as in this image, was a bit less impressive but more suitable  to photograph the dimensions of this building. This is probably one of most beautiful modern city halls I have ever seen.


TECH-INFO: The light contrast was a bit too high so I shot 5 pictures, all hand held. The program DxO Optics removed the lens corrections. Photoshop aligned and merged the shots into one HDR file. Photomatrix was used to tone-map it. Afterwards I used a few masked adjustment layers to enhance contrast and colors of certain areas. This image may look pretty white but everything inside was really like that. In contrary to many of my other images I added no vignetting.

City Hall of Den Haag Inside


During our last trip in Holland we also visited the city Den Haag. Really beautiful with lots of modern architecture. I really enjoyed it.
 
Here you see the city hall inside, which is huge. It was Saturday so nobody was working. This gave me the change of taking an image without any people. First we went to the eleventh floor where we had a superb overview. The sixth floor, as in this image, was a bit less impressive but more suitable  to photograph the dimensions of this building. This is probably one of most beautiful modern city halls I have ever seen.


TECH-INFO: The light contrast was a bit too high so I shot 5 pictures, all hand held. The program DxO Optics removed the lens corrections. Photoshop aligned and merged the shots into one HDR file. Photomatrix was used to tone-map it. Afterwards I used a few masked adjustment layers to enhance contrast and colors of certain areas. This image may look pretty white but everything inside was really like that. In contrary to many of my other images I added no vignetting.

comments (15)

Have to admit this ranks high on my list of your images. Exceptional in every respect, great job Paul!
LightningPaul: Many thanks John. Your comment means a lot to me.
  • Claude
  • United States
  • 30 Jun 2009, 03:05
Very nice composition of a futuristic-looking building.
LightningPaul: Thanks Claude for your comment.
Wonderful depth to this picture Paul. I agree with John M this is one of your best
LightningPaul: I'm very delighted with your comment. I just hope I can do better one day.
  • zed
  • Australia
  • 30 Jun 2009, 08:12
Superb Paul
LightningPaul: Thanks Zed!
Well Paul. I'm glad you shot this, you made me eager to visit Den Haag more than before.next month i hope i take some photos there too smile
LightningPaul: I'm very happy to hear that smile
This place looks pretty massive and pretty cool Paul.
LightningPaul: Thanks Bernie
Really beautiful! A superb architecture image.
LightningPaul: Thanks Giorgio. I love making architectural images.
  • kimera
  • Spain
  • 30 Jun 2009, 16:20
what a place, so big and white... well done
LightningPaul: It was indeed a huge and white place. Especially also very modern.
  • Doum
  • Canada
  • 30 Jun 2009, 16:48
Superb all the lines of the structure. The color, the reflection... Impressive. Bravo.
LightningPaul: Many thanks smile
fabulous Paul,well done indeedsmile
LightningPaul: Cheers Tim
  • Simone
  • Italy
  • 1 Jul 2009, 01:14
Excellent exposure and white balance for this spectacular view!
LightningPaul: Thanks Simone!
I love all the lines
LightningPaul: Thanks Chantal.
wow, nice image
love the architecture and the lack of any bent lines....

Cheers
Rob
LightningPaul: Thanks Rob! I'm also very sensitive to bent lines. Especially so many lenses bend, so without correction they distract a lot.
Impressive shot.
LightningPaul: Many thanks!
  • aptass
  • Sweden
  • 9 Jul 2009, 22:48
Nice hi-key photo. Impressive combination of 5 handhold photos.
LightningPaul: Thanks! I'm also still amazed that Photoshop does align so well.

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