The Watertower, De Esch

Today's blip was surprisingly difficult. The sun behind the water tower presented a difficult dilemma for exposure. Ultimately I exposed for the bright skies and "dodged" the buildings 1.5 stops in Lightroom. Today I am learning about direction of light (Chapter 2 and 4). Tiebreaker made an excellent blip of this building from the other side a couple of months ago.
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History Lesson: The old water tower in Rotterdam in the Esch was designed by architect CB van der Tak and was built in 1871-1873. This water tower is the oldest existing water tower in the Netherlands. The water tower has a height of 48 meters and has seven reservoirs. The tower had a water tank with capacity of over one million liters. This tower was one of the largest water towers in the Netherlands. The tower is designed in an eclectic mix of Romanesque Revival, neo-Renaissance style and oriental forms. Under the water were the homes of the staff of the waterworks on-site work. The tower is now a café and restaurant aptly called "De Watertoren" aka The Watertower.
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Larger is more dramatic.