Bruges

The Bell Tower in Bruges

The Famous Bell tower in Bruges, Belgium. You can see it poking up from many places in the city.--Jacob Surlandwww.caughtinpixels.comArt sale as limited prints. Photo by Jacob Surland, Licensed Creative Commons non-commercial v4.0. No Derivative Work. Protected by Pixsy.com.

The famous Bell Tower in Bruges.

I only stayed in Bruges for one night, on the way to France. I did, however, make sure I got that way, even if it was bit longer. Bruges is incredibly beautiful, and there are a lot of chocolate stores, pretty close to Paradise if you ask me!

This photo I shot on the main square Grote Markt as a 5 shot HDR. It was on an extremely hot summers eve, in a light drizzle. I made a point of making a more dramatic image, than the original. This is the original photo:

Bruges dramatic bell tower

I created the drama, by adding some strong vignetting, and on top of that, I brightened the sky around the tower itself, and increased contrast to enhance the structures. A bit like a storm building up. This way I got a more interesting photo.

The Little Venice Corner in Bruges

Bruges is a fairytale medieval city worth a visit. The movie 'In Bruges' got my attention on the city, and I made a one night stop there, on the way to France. We stayed at the most charming old renaissance hotel right in the center, and it was a perfect fit, with the city, capital of chocolates. Photo by: Jacob Surland, www.caughtinpixels.com

Bruges is one the Venices of the North.

Bruges is a fairytale medieval city worth a visit. The movie ‘In Bruges’ got my attention on the city, and I made a one night stop there, on the way to France. We stayed at the most charming old renaissance hotel right in the center, and it was a perfect fit, for staying the medieval city, capital of chocolate.

I have shot a few shots from this amazingly beautiful corner. This is another one:

Canal in old Middle ages town. "In Bruges" is the name of a movie. It refers to the old middle age town of Bruge in Belgium. Along with Amsterdam it's called the Venice of the north and it is. Photo by Jacob Surland, www.caughtinpixels.com.

I just updated the blog post of ‘the making of’ this photo.

I have made a tutorial for one of the shots from this location in Bruges, which has the same kind of lighting as this one. If you want to see how to make a photo like this, you might want to read it here.

There is also a before edit photo from this location.

 

I just had to go and see the Bellagio in Las Vegas

This location I recognized from the movie Oceans Eleven. It's the spot they gathered at the end of the movie, looking at the Bellagio. Photo by: Jacob Surland, www.caughtinpixels.com Licensed creative commons non-commercial v4.0. No derivative Work. Protected by Pixsy.com.

The final scene of Oceans 11 is shot at this location.

When I was in Las Vegas I just had to find this location from the movie Oceans Eleven. It’s the spot they gathered at the end of the movie, looking at the Bellagio. It’s right in front the Bellagio, it was not difficult to find. I really love going to places, that are famous or recognizable. I once travelled all the way to Bruges, just because I had seen the movie ‘In Bruges’. A movie that is hated by some, but I loved in. Colin Farrell is as negative, as he can possibly be, and the only thing he is basically looking for, is a beer, in town he hates. But the town is so beautiful, that I just had to go and shoot it.

Near Venice Corner in the medieval town Bruge, Belgium, you find this beautiful view. Along with Amsterdam it's called the Venice of the north and it really is. Photo by Jacob Surland, www.caughtinpixels.com

In the movie ‘In Bruges’ they stayed at the white hotel you can just see at the right hand side.