Maldegem

Photographer's Note

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Almost one year ago took I these picture for the organisation with the daughter of the chairman.

I hope you enjoy.

The Belgian draft horses were famous throughout the world. In 1910 moved 34,576 draft from Belgium to America, Canada, Russia, Sweden, Germany, France, Netherlands and Italy.

The draft national competition each year was a brilliant and massively attended event, which the king and the royal family and representatives of foreign royal houses were present.

For a fokhengst were phenomenal amounts offered.
In 1930 moved the Espoir Quaregnon for 1 million francs - current value: € 505,000 - to Italy.
The salary of a bank employee during that period 685 francs per month!
In 1930 it cost 10,000 francs - current value: 5050 € - for a mare to be covered by Avenir d'Herse.

In agriculture withdrew draft heavy and cumbersome equipment.
But they were not only useful for farmers. The horses were also used in mines. They went into the mine if it 3 or 4 years old. Then they saw the light of day anymore.

After the Second World War, these magnificent heavy horses displaced by the engine.

In 1950 there were still 200,000 draft on Belgian soil. In the 80s, there were still a over 6000. Now there are 15,000 in Belgium and Belgian draft horses are again more foals born.
For a variety of activities by new draft fans are enthusiastic breeders encouraged to live this unique breed to keep.

Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time
19/10/2008 10:34:03
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/80Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F5.6
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
EF55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
Focal Length
105,0 mm
Image size
4368 x 2912
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

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erbiloguz (922) 2009-07-22 12:20

A nice lovely family picture....

peppe59 (14555) 2009-07-22 12:25

Ciao John,
great clearness and splendid image of a splendid animal. Always great John! Salutes
Giuseppe

PixelTerror (0) 2009-07-22 12:31

Hi John
A pleasant and luminous double portrait the horse look very powerful but the young lady somewhat sleepy !
Have a nice evening JY

gilou530 (34) 2009-07-22 13:11

salut john
un sacré spécimen chevalin qui en impose avec cette belle proportion, la cavaliere semble bien petite, image agréable au regard
amitiés
gilbert

bracasha75 (24591) 2009-07-22 14:32

Hi John
One very6 nice scene twim man and animal and one very sharp picture with soft colors
TFS
Cheers,Braca

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2009-07-22 14:36

Hi John.

For sure I like it...it's an excellent portrait!

MY compliments!

tedesse (25147) 2009-07-22 14:40

Hello!
Amazon's beautiful portrait!
Super colours and light,perfect sharpness.
Wonderful work.
Greetings
Tadeusz

jplebrun (21208) 2009-07-22 16:29

Hi John
grosse pointure ce cheval, il doit être drôlement fort, mais il est de toute beauté avec sa jeune cavalière.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

pierrefonds (114608) 2009-07-22 16:29

Hi John,

A nice portrait on the young woman riding the big horse. You caught her expression nicely. The point of view is also showing the details and colors of the horse. The picture is clear and precise. The colors are enhanced by the quality of the light. have a nice day.

Pierre

Alco (7559) 2009-07-22 20:40

Hello John,
Nice picture of that horse and the girl.By looking at the size of its legs,that kind of horse must be very strong.Very sharp picture that allows us to see the details of its skin.TFS.
Alain

wolf38 (30) 2009-07-22 22:17

Hello John. Here you show a successful double portrait. The somewhat sceptical view of the horsewoman is interesting. Composition, light and colors are in the best way. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Amaz (11475) 2009-07-23 0:26

Hello John,
Wonderful capture!!
Nice colours and good pOV!!
Very interesting you note about the Belgian draft horses!!!

Great work!!

Best regards,

snunney (130967) 2009-07-23 1:06

Hello John,
A great capture of this magnificent beast bred for hard work. The colours and detail in the coat are beautifully rendered. The young rider seems rather shy at being photographed.

rodgerg (55767) 2009-07-23 1:25

Dag John,

A superb horse and a very good shot. Natural color very well collected, good framing, POV well selected and excellent use of square format. An another excellent photowork in yoir gallery.
Vriendelijk,
Roger

carper (96) 2009-07-23 3:23

prachtig belgisch paard John.
het echte werkpaard staat er goed op.
goed werk john.
groet jaap

delkoo (68) 2009-07-23 4:09

hi john,
Beautiful light, nice crisp image, all-around excellent!

Regards,

didier

MarcT (20964) 2009-07-23 6:55

Salut John,
Joli portrait de cavalière. Quel contraste entre ce gros cheval de trait et la frêle demoiselle.
Amitiés
Marc

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2009-07-23 8:21

Hi John,
nice picture of the horse and girl, and good color in your capture. Great job.
Regards,
Lucas

syrus_persia (2270) 2009-07-23 8:32

Salam John
light, colors, sharpness and the compo is very well.
What a scanning quality!
Regards
cyrus

Didi (61589) 2009-07-23 9:15

Bonjour John
J'aime bien les scènes de la vie quotidienne,
je trouve cette jeune fille sur son cheval très charmante.
J'apprécie les couleurs sous cette belle luminosité.
Amitiés

ChrisJ (171888) 2009-07-23 9:42

Hi John

Striking warm cold colour contrasts, between the reddish chestnut coat of the horse, & the blue sky. Good sharpness, colour & framing. Tfs!

vmf-214 (1648) 2009-07-23 11:00

Hi John,

Nice rich colors and wonderful lighting, You nailed the sharpness and a very nice POV. Excellent portrait shot and nice clarity and details in the background. Great job John.

Best regards
Jason.

alvaraalto (42804) 2009-07-23 13:27

Dag John,

Gelukkig beschouwen de moderatoren dit paard niet als een huisdier en is dit niet de dochter van een bekend TE-lid, want anders hadden ze deze heerlijke foto natuurlijk weer weg moeten halen. Een stevig paard, vast niet geschikt voor het concours hippique.

Groet Rob

yedirenk (11244) 2009-07-23 13:43

Hi John,
a great moment,very nice friendly scene.fine sharpness and excellent clarity with soft light.a lovely horse and an interesting genus,must be very strong..a wonderful shot..well done.TFS
Greetings

Cevdet

gneufeld (15890) 2009-07-23 14:19

HI John,
Seems an unlikely combination with rider on a draft horse. I like the large and powerful draft horses and your image certainly does fine justice to the breed. well seen and TFS. Gerald

papagolf21 (152607) 2009-07-23 14:40

Bonsoir, mon cher ami John,
Nous sommes loin du cheval de course, mais ô combien efficace pour les travaux durs et pénibles. Heureusement que ce genre de race est conservé, elle rappelle ce que l'on pouvait faire avant l'arrivée du tracteur !!!
L'image est très belle à tous points de vue.
Amitiés.
Philippe

lukie (0) 2009-07-23 14:54

Dag John,

het meisje op het paard ziet er niet zo gelukkig uit, maar het is weliswaar een prachtige foto met mooie kleuren en heel scherp.
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Een "dekhengst", is dat hetzelfde woord in het Engels ? tja, misschien is die kerel er ook wel eentje : eentje met weinig verstand, maar een grote mu.l... Ik denk dat je me wel begrijpt, anders via mail geef ik wel meer uitleg...

groeten,

Luc.

Wandering_Dan (3449) 2009-07-23 19:04

Hi, John -

That is one massive pony! Nice use of diagonals and strong late afternoon daylight, and good bits of color. That's a strange expression on her face, I have to say.

Best,
Dan

hispic (9658) 2009-07-23 20:10

Hi John,
Light in the morning is beautiful, the shadow of the massive horse is truly impressive, of course also colour is very beautiful.
Best wishes, Hisashi

danyy (0) 2009-07-23 23:39

Bonjour John,
ce n'est pas un pur sang ou un cheval qui courerait des tiercés, mais un animal qui aime les enfants et bien sympathique.
Une photo sous de belles lumières qui mettent la robe du cheval bien en valeur.
Dommage que la demoiselle ne sourit pas un peu.
Amitié.
Daniel.

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2009-07-24 1:38

Hello John! Marvelous huge horse. Brave girl, wonderful rider. Nice scene. Perfect capture and exposure. Good contrast and natural colours. Well done!

Giorgio (11279) 2009-07-24 5:35

- Funny and pleasant picture John, nice double portrait the Beauty and the Beast, well done!
Have a nice weekend.
giorgio

Silvio1953 (221781) 2009-07-24 8:15

Ciao John, beautiful little girl on a wonderful great horse, lovely composition with excellent clarity and wonderful colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2009-07-24 13:15

Hello my dear John

What a beautiful snap photo !
Good framework, well composition, very clear pan-focus and vivid color as usual.
Congratulation on your good job !
Thanks for sharing and best regards,
Have a nice weekend !

Takero

anesugur (18789) 2009-07-24 14:08

Hi John,
Very nice view.
Good light and sharpness.
Well done.Best regards. Uğur

dip (21408) 2009-07-25 1:31

A good clear and sharp image with amazing colors and light John!
very well done,
regards,
Dimitris.

Fis2 (170945) 2009-07-25 3:02

Witaj John!
Your photo is nicely.
Good frame and super colors.
Well done.
Have a nice weekend
Krzysztof

jmdias (115342) 2009-07-25 7:39

john

it is a beautiful photo, the animal and the girtl are nicely shown. perfect pov, framiong, sharpness and light. It is interesting how the animal looks so strong while most of the other horses looks so fragille

hugs

jorge

ciakgiak (30) 2009-07-25 9:03

Hello John,
the quality of your shots are always splendid, there are fantastic colours here and a perfect sharpness. The composition is great so as the superb light
Thanks for the notes and the very interesting subjects.
Have a great week end.
Friendly, Giorgio.

sacimar (38173) 2009-07-25 12:40

Hi John,

good picture, the horse is beautiful, I like the expression of the woman, excellent sharpness and colours, well done!

Best regards

Sergio

paololg (31448) 2009-07-25 15:24

Ciao dear John,
pleasant image, done with excellent photographic quality. I appreciate a lot the beautiful side light and the perfection of the details. Compliments!
Ciao, have a nice Sunday!
Paolo

raszid62 (18457) 2009-07-25 21:42

Hello
Very fine photo. This big horse and delicate girl are good idea. Splendid colours and light. perfectly sharpness
Best regards
Joseph

emjleclercq (15778) 2009-07-25 23:53

A beautiful horse, giving a perfect impression of animal strength.
From a technical point of view, you gave such a deep blue sky here that I wondered whether you used a polarizing filter for that one.

All the best,

Emmanuel

siolaw (38294) 2009-07-26 0:00

Hi John
A good general quality of colors and texture rendering, the horse and the daughter are both good looking. Optimal light was there!
Greetings
Laurent

Graal (103040) 2009-07-26 1:17

Hi John,
nice portrait and scene. Good shot. Great colours and light. I like it. An interesting note. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

AiresSantos (56155) 2009-07-26 6:01

Hi dear John
The horse is the main element after the girl.
Great colours as usual. Well framed and managed the light
All the best
Aires

Vasa (515) 2009-07-26 14:45

The horse is original. The rider too. The rider is lovely also!

Amazing picture John, dear friend!

Branko

alainh (33209) 2009-07-26 21:31

hello John
it's not the great speed !! But a nice light to capture this beautifull horse and the girl.
a very strong and squat animal.
a nice day for you John
alain

UlfE (14641) 2009-07-26 22:34

Hi John,

A beautiful horse picture. The lighting is excellent and I love the shadow and your inclusion of it. You are quite right about that draft horses were exported to Sweden. In the past what we called Ardenners were common in Swedish agriculture. TFS and have nice day!

Cheers,

Ulf

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2009-07-26 23:48

Beautiful colours with fantastic blue background. Lighting and composition are splendid.
Best wishes,
Achim

swiatopelk777 (0) 2009-07-27 2:48

Hi John!
Amazing horsewoman. Amazing horse. Wonderful light and colors. Good POV and capture. Very good sharpness.
Nice frame.
Greetings from Warszawa!

jafadabret (56501) 2009-07-28 2:27

Bonjour John.
Cette photo est superbe avec une excellente lumière sur ce cheval de trait et sur sa cavalière. Les couleurs sont magnifiques.
Beau travail !
Jacques

hdl (7035) 2009-07-28 4:52

Prachtige beesten. Hoewel ze niet meer gebruikt worden in de landbouw is het toch mooi om te zien dat er nog liefhebbers zijn die zich met deze rasechte vlaamse bezig houden. En wij kunnen er maar van genieten. Mooie foto. Ik zie dat de dochter van de voorzitter zonder zadel rijdt... ze zit er toch heel relax bij. Die moet goed kunnen rijden.

xuaxo (6854) 2009-07-28 7:40

Hi John,
Wonderful picture of the great horse and his casual rider. The girl seems a little bored; many teenagers don't like to take pictures.
By chance I have also a post of Budweiser Clydesdales.
Greetings,
Francisco

maxmitzu (455) 2009-07-29 14:34

Hi John,
A great composition. great horse with a very beautiful girl. I really like this photo.
Cheers,
Mitzu

pablominto (53746) 2009-07-30 4:29

Hello John,

There are small horses and there are large horses... I guess this beast belongs in the latter group hehehe!
Still it seems like the girl has full control, enjoying her ride in the fine autumn sun...
The scene is well framed with good details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Hanssie (11022) 2009-07-31 1:59

Sterke kleuren en prachtig licht !
Ook is de foto vanuit een aangename hoek genomen...

bertolucci (14052) 2009-08-02 8:14

Het is goed dat u soms de architecturale en landschappelijk 'comfort zone' te zien verlaten John- dit soort geslaagde portretten zijn altijd het resultaat. De complexe exprsssie van de jonge amazone is goed gepakt en het mooie licht maakt het af.
Groeten uit Rotterdam,
Bert

josepmarin (59385) 2009-08-06 7:04

Hi John,
I had not seen this one. And I like.
Is a scene in which you have caught the beauty and the elegance of this horse with its nice rider posing for you, in a sunny and really splendid day, with a very beautiful light.
There is a great chromatic level in the composition also, the colors are magnificent.
A beautiful work, of course.
Best regards,
Josep

bobocortis (16090) 2009-08-07 6:51

Hello John.
Great one! A kind of double portrait, the patient workhorse and the handsome teen-ager.
High sharpness - as usual - and vivid colors.
Best regards.
Bobo.

Urs (14082) 2009-08-17 8:15

Dear John

When I see horses, I cannot say no, I like them a lot, even I have not gone riding for decades. In Asia I have pity with the horses, because it's certainly not their climate. As usual, not only the picture is very attractive but also your note is very well written, congrats. The colors of the horse in contrast with the green grass and the blue sky are as perfect as your sharpness and DOF. Well done

Best regards
Urs

fritzi007 (14698) 2010-01-03 8:56

Hello John!
Beautiful horse and beautiful child!
It is like a flea on the back of a horse!
Regards
Wolfgang

pajaran (116065) 2010-06-22 22:55

Dobar dan, gospodine.
Kod nas je cele noci padala kisa i sada pada, postalo je opasno.
Konj najbolji covekov prijatelj i sluga.
Konj je kroz istoriju bio dobar covekov radnik a najbolje oruzje osvajaca za brzo prelazenje i osvajanje velikih prostranstva.
Odlican rad i uvodni tekst sa novim saznanjem, lepa zivotinja i devojka koja uziva u jahanju ove lepe mirne zivotinje.
Prijatan dan sa lepim vremenom, pozdrav Paja.

Google.

Goedendag, meneer.
Bij ons de hele nacht en de regen valt nu, is het gevaarlijk.
Horse man's beste vriend en dienaar.
Paard is vanouds een goede werknemer en man's beste wapen voor een snelle run over de veroveraars en de verovering van grote ruimtes.
Uitstekend werk en de inleidende tekst met nieuwe kennis, dieren en mooie meid die geniet van het rijden dit prachtige rustige dieren.
Een mooie dag verder met mooi weer, groet Paja.

Good day, sir.
At us all night and falling rain now falling, it has become dangerous.
Horse man's best friend and servant.
Horse has historically been a good worker and man's best weapon for a quick run across the conquerors and the conquest of large spaces.
Excellent work and introductory text with new knowledge, animals and beautiful girl who enjoys riding this beautiful peaceful animals.
Have a nice day with beautiful weather, greeting Paja.

riclopes (35577) 2010-07-01 2:22

So very impressive, John. I can see why these horses are famous in the world. Marvellous portrait, she's pretty up there against the blue sky but my eyes keep going to the horse. It looks very strong and powerful, gorgeous animal. Funny how it seems to have boots on.
best regards,
ric

ourania (51103) 2014-03-03 11:37

Hello John,
I wasn't familiar wit this special breed of horses, your picture and note make a very useful and delightful presentation. I like very much the pose and placement of horse and rider in an excellently handled square frame. The depth is very effective, the light and the colours strong and vivid. I also like the well considered dynamism of your composition, the inclusion of the shadow and the 3D effect. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great evening,
Ourania

PS Until we change our minds or are able to travel, we will be enjoying views and exchange information on our countries though photos:)

Miguel82 (47110) 2015-06-06 6:24

It is a massively built horse breed John, prize illustration captured at a festival, they worked in mines, during the war and in agriculture, they are known as the Branbançon or the Brabant too

Matyas (0) 2015-06-29 0:45

Hello John! Amazing strong horse. Wonderfull rider, wonderful brave girl. Fantastic colours. Superb brightness. Good POV and composition. Good cut and frame. Well done!

mcmtanyel (68707) 2015-12-13 18:30

Hello John,
What a handsome horse, it looks too stocky to be a riding horse. I love the clear blue sky.
Regards,
MT

COSTANTINO (116674) 2021-02-16 23:04

Hello dear John and have a nice day
and a happy evening
photo with great lightness
and sharpness
i like this presentation
regards
Costantino