K O P V A N Z U I D
Architecture / R o t t e r d a m
by Ruben Cress
Ruben Cress | Kop van ZuidS u m m a r y
On a hot Summer day in the end of June, 2016, I was driving around the Netherlands. If I recall correctly, I visited my cousin in Amsterdam and was on my way back home. While I was driving, the Sun started to set and I could see the beginning of a beautiful Sunset. Even though Rotterdam wasn't on my route back home, I decided to make a short detour to take photographs around the harbor of Rotterdam. Usually, the harbor is full of smog, and it is hard to see what's on the other side of the harbor. But not today. While I took a few time-lapses there, the "Kop van Zuid" is a building that definitely catches attention.In post-production, I've cleaned the entire image and wiped everything smooth. I used a few techniques to reduce noise. But I do like to have some grain in my photographs, so I added film grain back in. The reason why I removed it first, so I can add it back later, is to have a bit more control over the end result. You can definitely see the structure of the noise added in the close-ups down below.
Ruben Cress | Kop van Zuid
Ruben Cress | Kop van Zuid
Ruben Cress | Kop van Zuid
Ruben Cress | Kop van Zuid
C A M E R A D E T A I L S
| Camera | Canon 5D MARK II |
| Lens | Canon 50 mm USM L f/1.4 |
| Shutterspeed | "3.2 |
| Aperture | f/9.0 |
| ISO | 100 |
Have you ever been to Rotterdam?
Hope you enjoyed the photograph and the close-ups of Kop van Zuid. Somehow, it always amazes me how -much- detail can be recovered from photographs and how much there is to see.
Cheers,
Ruben
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