2021 Damme Church II, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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DAMME

I took this picture this afternoon, during a cold but sunny day minus 3° Celsius, this was a good bicycle trip 32 KM

Our Lady's Church

Heavy loads

In 1578 Damme was captured and plundered by the Geuzen. The church was later restored, but did not recover. the population decreased noticeably, especially when Damme also became a garrison town of the Spaniards. The burdens for the great church were too heavy for the community. Part of the monumental house of God was demolished, including the spire. Now the remaining dividing walls between main and side aisles give an idea of the size of the original church.

I hope you like it

Camera Model
Canon EOS R
File Size 14,8MB
Shooting Date/Time
11/02/2021 16:02:41
Owner's Name
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/320
Av(Aperture Value)
6.3
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
33.0mm
Image Size
6720x4480
Image Quality
Fine
Picture Style
Standard

holmertz, PaulVDV, Fis2, Ilonka1974, pierrefonds, ChrisJ, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, jean113, alvaraalto, adramad, mcmtanyel ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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lousat (138669) 2021-02-11 11:12

Salut John,tu as tres bien expolite' le froid du matin de ces jours chez toi,un tapis de glace au dessous de la magnifique eglise en arrier plan parmi les arbres,composition tres bien etudiee' et qualite' top dans la meilleure lumiere. Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

Tue (91648) 2021-02-11 11:22

Hallo John,
Een heel mooie winterfoto met de bevroren plas en de bomen op de voorgrond. De kerk ziet er schitterend uit in dit warme zonlicht, apart gezicht hoe de toren iets van de rest van het gebouw af staat. Die middelste boom vormt een mooie natuurlijke scheiding.
Lars

holmertz (102050) 2021-02-11 11:56

Hello John,
The church is beautiful, but the gap between the tower and the main part of the building makes it look a bit strange. I like the distant view which makes the foreground just as important as the church. The ice on the pond and the frost on the lawn, plus the clear blue sky, tell us of a beautiful but slightly cold day.
Stockholm is colder, about -8 today, but I didn't go 32 km by bicycle.
Best regards,
Gert

PaulVDV (62804) 2021-02-11 12:24

Hallo John,
Prachtig genomen vanuit het bos.
Ik herinner me dat ik daar ook foto's van de kerk genomen heb maar geen enkele zo goed als deze.
De kerk lijkt heel erg dichtbij hier.
Heel mooi met de boomstammen en vooral die vele kleine twijgjes op de voorgrond.
Het bevroren water vooraan zegt veel over de temperatuur die je trotseerde. Vandaag hadden we weer zo'n zonnige dag in Brabant, net als eergisteren.
Ondanks de lage temperaturen hou ik veel meer van dit weer dan van de grijze winterdagen.
Vele groeten, Paul

Fis2 (169821) 2021-02-11 12:39

Witaj John!
Interesting composition and framing.
A very curious church and tower, I like it.
Nice colors and light.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

mkamionka (73470) 2021-02-11 13:19

Hi John,
beautiful composition. The architecture is splendid and so well framed with the naked trees. The tower almost pretends to be one of the tree trunks, having also similar color. Beautiful weather day. The sky so eye catching. Excellent clarity and sharpness.
Great work!
M

Silvio1953 (220697) 2021-02-11 13:29

Ciao John, great view of fantastic church, lovely composition well framed by trees, excellent exposure, good clarity, splendid light, fine details and wonderful natural colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (114995) 2021-02-11 13:37

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo mesto sa zaledjenom vodom, velikim drvecem i arhitekturom u pozadini u jednom hladnom danu sa suncem, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspektivom i uhvacenim trenutkom.
Lepa fotografija i stara Crkva.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

Ilonka1974 (10289) 2021-02-11 13:40

Hi John,
The architecture is great here and you have presented it well. Your composition with these trees is wonderfull showing the church from an angle that shows great depth and detail. The lighting and colors are perfect with excellent sharpness and detail..
Best regards
Janusz

pierrefonds (113656) 2021-02-11 15:31

Hi John,

The trees are framing well the church. The point of view is showing the details of Our Lady church. The colors and the sharpness are very good. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ifege (47043) 2021-02-11 18:56

Hi John
A good cold frosty morning photo. A good composition with the church visible through the bare trees.
cheers
Ian

ChrisJ (171302) 2021-02-11 21:45

Hallo John,

Looks a bit chilly! Good perspective with the verticals placed centrally. Excellent sharpness and the gaunt trees nicely frame the bg church and it's tall bell tower. Tfs!

COSTANTINO (115605) 2021-02-11 22:34

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
and a happy weekend
a different magical landscape
drawing our attention
I like the distant view
which creates a wonderful
foreground
regards
cOSTANTINO

jemaflor (146360) 2021-02-11 23:24

Hi John,
Interesting architecture, well photographed from an original angle and with this FG, nice contrast between cold ice and warm sunlight, tfs.

emka (157280) 2021-02-11 23:42

Hello John, You make your bike trips in spite of the wintertime. Nice view of this little pond with the frozen surface and the high grasses. Interesting view of this church with the impressive big tower. it looks rather cold but fantastic with the blue sky. Now in Warsaw minus 13 degrees. I rather stay at home.
Best regards MAlgo

Royaldevon (85640) 2021-02-12 2:41

Hello John,

You have captured details of a lovely winter's day, when the bright sunshine is tempered by the details of the icy f/g. We perfectly understand that though it is sunny, the temperatures are very cool!

You know me, I love photographs which use winter trees for their strong character details and where they are used to anchor the f/g for a sense of depth. They almost frame the b/g details of the church, a most attractive focal point.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

jean113 (27639) 2021-02-12 3:21

Hello John, a clear winter’s day where the light is perfect.
A lovely view across to the church. Thank you for the explanation as to why the tower is separate from the main body of the building, it’s most unusual.
The foreground gives us lots of natural colours and textures, and we can peek through the tree trunks to see the distant church.
Thanks for sharing, kind regards,Jean.

alvaraalto (42804) 2021-02-12 5:53

Dag John,
De kleinere wegen zijn hier in de buurt vaak nog te glad om te fietsen dus is het beter te wandelen in het schitterende winterweer van de laatste en komende dagen.
Definitief geen kans op een Elfstedentocht of het NK marathon schaatsen vanwege de te grote drukte die dan wordt verwacht. Veel wegen naar populaire schaatslocaties zijn al afgezet omdat iedereen op het ijs het strenge Covid-regime voor even wil vergeten.
Groet uit een zonovergoten Haarlem met -2 °C, Rob

everlasting (19680) 2021-02-12 8:01

heel mooi vastgelegd tussen de bomen, fijn diepte en scherpte

ikeharel (112497) 2021-02-12 10:12

Good evening John,
The church shown in fine details through the trees and across the frozen pond in the foreground.
favorable light on a cold day enable such a wonderful sight.
My best regards,
Ike

jmdias (114340) 2021-02-12 11:28

john

marvelous the use of these trunks with the beautiful tower in evidence adding more vertical mood to the compo. excellent photo, a nice flagrant of this moment of winter,

take care

jorge

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-02-12 18:05

Hi John
A capture of wonderful church in such gorgeous light, colours and balanced. The tree trunks lend that extra features with just a smattering of snow it brings a winter scene.
Best regards

ktanska (44492) 2021-02-13 1:56

Hi John,
A well framed scene of this old church on sunny winter weather. Frozen puddle with some dry reeds makes a good foreground. Tree trunk on the right gives good framing.
Kari

GyurMaster (24672) 2021-02-15 6:52

Dear John,

Excellent photograph with some nice winter framing.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

adramad (72590) 2021-02-16 11:25

Hi John.
A beautiful and large church, despite having lost part of its ensemble, magnificent POV capturing it between the trunks of the trees, a light layer of snow or frost gives it the touch of winter.
A magnificent color, which gives the image a lot of chromatic richness.
Optimal management of lighting and sharpness, with a good perspective.
Well done. I like it.
Have a nice day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

mcmtanyel (67731) 2021-11-14 20:13

Hello John,
The church is fine, but I find those "hairy" trees more interesting.
Regards,
MT

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211734)
Genre: Luoghi
Medium: Colore
Date Taken: 2021-02-11
Camera: CANON EOS R, Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, SanDisk Extreme PRO, B+W 82 010 UV - Haze 1x MRC
Esposizione: f/6.3, 30 secondi
Versione Foto: Versione Originale
Date Submitted: 2021-02-11 11:06