Rotterdam, a city that is always on the move. The skyline that manages to surprise with change every time. Recently added to the skyline, the Zalmhaven. This tall skyscraper almost seems to touch the passing clouds. It shows off in this picture next to icons like The Erasmus Bridge, Hotel New York, Montevideo and De Rotterdam. The water of the Nieuwe Maas has been smoothed by the long shutter speed. This also gives a stripe effect in the clouds on a windier day. You can almost feel the wind when looking at this photo. As the clouds pass by, the sun occasionally breaks through, this gives shadows to the buildings and thus a depth effect. Using long shutter speeds in the daytime, give special effects that the human eye cannot perceive. This photo was taken with 120 seconds of shutter speed. Next time you see clouds blowing by, imagine how that image would be captured with a camera.
When I get home from the office I like to take my camera out after dinner to photograph the night. This can be a normal night picture, but also a lightpaint picture.
Typical for my photos is the use of color, light and the starburst effect.
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