Tin Soldier Boat, a photo from Zuid Holland, South

Photographer's Note

Tin Soldier Boat

Another picture from my archives, taken last August in Scheveningen, a seaside resort in Zuid-Holland. Here the museum Beelden aan Zee (Sculptures on the Sea) is located.

Outside the museum there's another exhibition of sculptures called SprookjesBeelden aan Zee (Fairytale Sculptures on the Sea).
There are 23 sculptures all made my the American sculptor Tom Otterness.
The sculpture you can see here is called "De boot van het tinnen soldaatje" or "Tin Soldier Boat".
In the background you can see a part of the Boulevard van Scheveningen.

Hope you like this picture! :-)

Leo71538, riclopes, jhm, xavshot, emjleclercq, papagolf21, singuanti, AiresSantos, elmec, feather, siolaw, Didi, jafadabret, abulafia, Jeppe, bakes888, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Leo71538 (555) 2007-05-15 12:27

The sculpture itself is interesting. Especially it's somehow cartoonic.
The angle you've chosen is excellent.
Greetings from Iran.

riclopes (35577) 2007-05-15 12:33

Olá Lars, I like it very much. I love this kind of imaginarium of the fairytale world and this scene could fit well in the theme of some of my paintings ;-) Excellent composition from the POV of an ant. Love the divison of the image in two and the effect of this blurred FG. The red of the flag is also a nice extra color.
Have a good evening,
ricardo

jhm (211736) 2007-05-15 12:36

Hoi Lars,

Het is een meerwaarde aan het strand van Scheveningen, de patine van de beelden vind ik persoonlijk zo mooi, de beelden krijgen daardoor een veel mooier uitzicht, door het nemen van een lage foto, bijna tegen de grond krijgen wij een mooie zicht, en met een grote helderheid, goed archief beeld.

Groeten,
John.

markstaples (15670) 2007-05-15 13:16

Hi Lars
I like your nice low POV and the fact that you focused on the statues which through the foreground out of focus. Nice and original image.
Best wishes
Mark

xavshot (69835) 2007-05-15 14:36

Bonsoir Lars
joli choix d'un POV assez bas pour pouvoir nous faire bénéficier de ces sculptures; elles sont superbes et les couleurs ressortent bien. Joli travail
Xavier

emjleclercq (15778) 2007-05-15 17:05

A funny topic with a low point of view to try to reach the level of the tin solider defending himself against this voracious fish.
A good catch.

Emmanuel

singuanti (15250) 2007-05-15 21:41

Hey Lars. This is a fun experiment in ultra low shooting angles. You were correct in making sure the focal points were in focus and not the foreground. The person on the left is perfectly placed. Very nice one Lars!

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-05-16 1:55

Very nice view of this gorgeous place, Lars !
Excellent colours and sharpness. I like your low POV.
TFS and greetings
Aires

elmec (12210) 2007-05-16 2:06

Hello Lars!
Very interesting scene, great composed with point of red algida flag ;)
I like it!
Best regards!

papagolf21 (152607) 2007-05-16 3:48

Bonsoir, mon ami Lars,
Très bien vu, le fait de prendre à ras du sol cette scène représentant des sculptures contemporaines. L'effet est saisissant.
Très bonne construction de l'image avec un sujet très intéressant.
Amitiés.
Philippe

feather (51130) 2007-05-16 5:19

I love the extreme low POV. You must have been laid flat on the floor. It's perfect for this subject. DOF and focus are good too. Well done
KAth

siolaw (38294) 2007-05-16 21:37

Hi Lars,
An interesting floor level POV(you must have been lying right on the floor!)and good shot at these funny statues! The colors and sharpness are fine, good framing and compo
regards
Laurent

Didi (61589) 2007-05-17 7:15

Bonjour Lars
Très intéressante composition
Image parfaitement cadrée.
Cependant l'image statique ne nécessitait pas une grande vitesse; il suffisait de fermer le diaphragme à f/8 pour avoir une profondeur de champ plus étalée sur l'avant-plan.
Amicalement.

dorte_s_t (2287) 2007-05-18 4:12

Hi , Tue .
Very interesting photo .
Must be the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen ?
I like your idea of shooting from the lowest point and letting the blue tiles becoming the water in the gutter !
I wonder - how big is this sculpture really ?
Greetings
Dorte.

paura (25802) 2007-05-18 17:20

Lars,
Excellent composition here. The POV is very unusual and interesting. The colors and shapes are also nice.

Paulo

jafadabret (56501) 2007-05-19 5:03

Lars, c'est une photo bien composée avec un bon POV. J'aime le rendu de la sculpture et les couleurs du cliché, le point rouge du drapeau fait ressortir les autres couleurs.
Jacques

Steft (6109) 2007-05-19 8:17

Hoi Lars,
Leuke foto met aparte compositie. Heb je de kleuren veel bijgewerkt? Het blauw, maar vooral het rode Ola-vlaggetje springt eruit. De oog van het linker beeld vind het ik het interessants.
Groetjes,
Stef

abulafia (4900) 2007-05-19 9:33

Hi Lars
I can see what you tried to do here, and it is indeed very creative and also successful to a certain extent.
The red flag and shop with people in the left is making this look more like a snapshot, a little messy if you know what i mean.You couldn't get rid of the handrail between the sculptures, but 1 or 2 steps left could probably have taken the red colors out (assuming you could hide the next obstacle behind the fish)and left you with a cleaner shot.
But having said that, the depth is spot on and the low pov is just the way to present this.
Have a nice weekend
Harry

Gerrit (62042) 2007-05-21 19:12

Hi Lars,
grappig effect. Dit heroïsch gevecht en het bejaarde echtpaar contrasteren op een leuke manier.
Groeten Gerrit

Jeppe (18654) 2007-05-22 17:13

Hej Lars

Et fint perspektiv du har fanget dette kunstværk i - Baggrunden får os "ned på jorden" igen og giver os en ide om dimensionerne.
Det må være et billede til temaet - tak for synet
Venlig Hilsen
Jeppe

Mikos (4326) 2007-05-25 8:59

Hi Lars!

I am really interested in the composition you have chosen to capture this image, it is quite different from usual, but I love it.
These expressive images take all the preminence on the image, ruling the entire image.

Cheers, ejoy your weekend and thanks for your words about my last image!

Miguel

Stepan (27210) 2007-05-26 2:38

Funny close up, well seen and composed to have a "naive" shot, pretty working. I'm not sure the dof is the best (no need to have sharp walkers) but it's OK.
Stéphane

cessy (13647) 2007-07-02 14:09

hehe.. very well seen and nicely captured
love the low angle and composition
I like the picture very much

bakes888 (18499) 2007-07-24 1:27

Hi Lars. Excellent photo. The low POV is a great idea, makes these figures look like they are on the water. Well composed and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-09-30 13:27

Hej Lars,

Lovely sculptures! I like the low POV that enhance the shapes and details. Very good colors and depth.

Well done!
Leonor

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-07-09 13:48

Dan ook meteen maar een paar puntjes voor dit bewijsstuk

ikeharel (113291) 2016-10-12 21:45

Hello lars,
I remember seeing something like those small statues along the promenades in several places throughout Holland, one in a known place like Volendam.
charming set from pavement level.
Good morning,
Ike

jmdias (115100) 2016-10-24 15:52

lars

curious sculpture, it has a mood of comics. nice this angle taking it from a lower level. you got a view of the red flag from the ice cream I sell. haha.

hugs

jorge

mcmtanyel (68447) 2017-11-27 19:55

Hello Lars,
Your tin soldier is about to be swallowed up by a goldfish. I like your POC, the foreground does invoke a sea.
Regards,
MT

pajaran (115831) 2019-07-03 22:02

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, interesantan tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepo mesto i skupltura.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice view, interesting text ...
Beautifully shown, good contrast, beautiful colors.
Nice place and sculpture.
I wish you all the best.