Photographer's Note
This is the view from the central market place to the historic townhall in the background of my hometown Bocholt.It lies in the northwest of Germany in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen.It has 73000 inhabitants,first mentioned in the year of 779,freedom of the city since 1222,the townhall was build from 1618-1624,famous for it΄s textil craftmanship and industry frome the middle ages to the 1980΄s when almost all textil-mills closed down,nowadays most of the people earn their money in the trade,electronic-industries or the mechanical engineering.
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bantonbuju
(51815) 2005-03-05 3:40
hi hermann, i can see that today is a pretty much of a food-day for many visitors;
i always loved markets shots - they are so powerful opportunities for photographers!
ChrisJ
(171366) 2005-03-05 3:52
Guten Morgen Hermann
A superb daily life shot from Germany / Deutchland. Good use of a diagonal in the composition. Perhaps it could be a bit sharper overall. Good work!
KevRyan
(22956) 2005-03-05 3:56
This is an interesting photo of your town Hermann - there are so many parallels with where I live - similarly a very old town (originally with a Germanic name) , roughly the same size and also dependent on mills for it's economic viability....now all gone. Pharmaceuticals and education are our big industries today.
We have a big twice weekly market in the town but it is not the nicest architecture. German 'old town' buildings are something else - is your town twinned with somewhere in the UK?
clodreno
(0) 2005-03-05 4:46
Glad to see where you live.. Nice market.so you don't have snow like in the rest of europe.. markets are always interesting to shoot.
Have nice WE.
alabama_pl
(340) 2005-03-05 5:44
Just like in Poznan, the same way to sell or buy, to touch "is it good or not?". True colors and situation. Just a piece of life.
naret
(826) 2005-03-05 5:54
Hi Hermann,
This is the first time for me to see the daily life picture from Germanny. I wish that there is no RED A at the top of this picture.
Naret
Ramonven
(126) 2005-03-05 6:16
That is funny! I live in the oosterstaat... The same name! nice picture of daily life scenery! Well done! Ramon
supereira
(9576) 2005-03-05 7:52
Good daily life shot.I like the composition and point of view.Good colors and contrasts.Good light and sharpness.I like the tree.Good job!
Kenny10pin
(19301) 2005-03-05 9:07
very nice picture with the building at the back, very good shot indeed, I like the daily life too here, well done
nwoehnl
(122) 2005-03-05 9:12
Very good, Hermann - you are Bocholt's official photographer here on TE, it seems ;-) Nice daily scene with a great inclusion of the market people in the foreground as they offer their colorful produce and flowers. The townhall makes a nice, non-intrusive pattern in the background. Well captured.
manny
(22032) 2005-03-05 12:28
I can see pride in this photo. The colors are straighforward and the candid poses manifest a confident picture of a confident man.
Tue
(91692) 2005-03-05 14:58
Nice to see your hometown too! And with white trees! :-) There was so much snow the last week in Holland and also Western-Germany. I was, as you know, in Berlin and there was only a little bit snow, but when I traveled home today by train, I saw how much there had fallen.
There are nice colours in the foreground, contrasting well with the white background! Well done and thanx!
puister
(570) 2005-03-06 4:16
Hi Hermann,
I was kind of wondering were you lived. You taking all those pictures in the Netherlands and speaking (writing) in Dutch made me wonder. It's a nice everyday scene with an interesting note.
jhm
(211734) 2005-03-06 5:33
Gute Abend Herr Hermann,
What a pretty city Bocholt with a very nice football club too, this market day on the Osterstrasse give nice composition, also the home town on the background, very well seen!
Greetings,
John.
jmdaoudal
(82) 2005-03-06 13:00
Simple view from simple life in this beautiful Market place.
Glad to know more about your town.
Compliments
Jean Michel
alvaraalto
(42804) 2005-03-06 17:57
Well done.
I like the light background. It accentuate the real important scene of the market, with its nice colours.
jrj
(34843) 2005-03-07 7:15
Good daily life shot Hermann with fine details from the outdoor fruit vegetable market. Nice to have all the people included.
joseelias
(0) 2005-03-07 8:09
Nice image of a daily life scene. I also must go to a market to take some photos as it is an interesting place. I particularly like the fade of the back which places the emphasis in the foreground action. Good use of the diagonal framing.
elihesamian
(26149) 2005-03-07 9:17
A nice winter view in dayly life category,very good and well show a candid atmosphere which I feel it nicely,well composed and details are excellent,beautiful place and town,thanks for sharing,Hermann!
Yours
M
PLD_images
(7149) 2005-03-16 20:22
Very nice way to present youe home town. Good contrast with the snow in the tree and the selling of vegetable outside. Here those two things dont go togheter. Really good colors and well chosen point of view.
Maklella
(49) 2006-10-30 12:02
Ohh Bocholt my love;) I've been there about 3yrs ago..mhmm lovely city ,it's good to know that there's someone from there here on TE :).
Photo Information
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Copyright: Hermann Schoettler (Fixfocus)
(9385)
- Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2005-03-03
- Categories: Καθημερινότητα
- Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Date Submitted: 2005-03-05 3:33
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