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Photographer's Note
This picture is taken in Doel, a village which will perhaps disappear, because of the expansion of the Antwerp port. The village lies on the left bank of the Scheldt river, but since the port has no more room on the right bank, it continued to grow on the left bank of the river. Due to containerization of trade, Antwerp needed an extra dock to handle containers. This dock, called Deurganckdock, is now ready and will be opened on 6 July (it will double the number of containers handled in Antwerp!). It lies just next of the village of Doel. It is now threatened by plans for another dock. The village's fate seems definitely decided upon.
Anyway, Doel looks almost deserted now, apart from a few inhabitants who have received a temporary right to live there. The houses are not maintained any more and neither are the roads etc. Everything looks worn out. It is very sad story, but it is the price to be paid sometimes for economic growth.
As you can see it is a nice place though, there are still a couple of tea-rooms since the place is popular during weekend with cycle tourists. I thought the mill on the Scheldt dike, and the nuclear power plant formed a great subject to shoot. I hope you are of the same opinion!
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Stepan
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(27210) 2005-06-29 17:44
An incredible pov !
Well composed and thanks for sharing that improbabble place !
Stιphane
danyy
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(0) 2005-06-29 17:47
Bonjour Mathieu,
deux grandes choses ΰ dire au sujet de cette photo, la premiθre bien entendu, la beautι du sujet, ces deux ιpoques bien distantes en annιes et proches en mθtres, la suivante, les qualitιs techniques de la photo, notamment les couleurs et la mise au point.
Le cadrage et le format particuliθrement bien choisis.
Compliments.
Danel.
sayzey
(2358) 2005-06-29 18:11
Good shot! A contrast indeed a true beauty and the beast photo!!
I think maybe I woudl have liked to see a crop of the photo and cloning out of the sign.
I will do a WS to show what I mean.
chaity
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(1539) 2005-06-30 1:35
Hai Mathieu, what a lovely photo with modern structure over taking the old. Sad tale indeed but your photo is nice.
dkeus31
(27739) 2005-06-30 6:16
Hi Matthieu,
Mice contrast of different epoques; as the foreground sign says: priority to economics...
hdl
(7035) 2005-06-30 7:04
Dag Mathieu. Ja, het is een triestig verhaal, dat van Doel. Je foto toont dat op haar manier ook: die oude molen bijna overschaduwd door de koeltorens van de kerncentrale. Mooi genomen. Ik kom nog terug.
slayoo
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(644) 2005-06-30 7:08
It's trully great idea to shot the windmill together with the nuclear powerplant in the background!!! I like it very much. I think however that the canvas does not make a good addition here.
Regards
Sylwester
donluicu
(24741) 2005-06-30 10:25
C tres bien vu...moitiι humoristique, moitie touristique...et une "troisieme" moitiι: realiste, temoignage de deux epoques...
ciao
loic
Fixfocus
(9385) 2005-06-30 11:44
Hello Mathieu,
Your capture makes the contrast between the mill and power plant excellent visible!
Good telephoto composition with nice lines.
well done,
hermann
jhm
(211736) 2005-06-30 11:56
Beste Mathieu,
Spijtig genoeg is het inderdaad een dorp dat aan het verdwijnen is voor de trots van Antwerpen! Gelukkig zijn er nog fotograven die deze beelden vastleggen, en hoe dit kan, met de koeltoren van Doel erbij, en dit alles op een foto.
Zeer mooi gedaan.
Ik hoop dat met een statief de beelden nog beter worden, want daarom doen wij het toch nietwaar!
Groeten,
John
rabdelnoor
(3423) 2005-07-19 0:06
Hi Mathieu,
Very nice shot. Beautiful colours and sharpness. I agree with you. The mill composed very well with the power plant and the smoke added a nice detail to the scene.
Well done.
Ricardo
greg64g
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(11193) 2005-12-20 6:04
bonjour Mathieu
dur dur cette image, quel contraste d'architecture, difficile de voir de tels panorama denatures.
amicalement
greg
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Photo Information
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Copyright: Mathieu Verly (Emvee)
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(417) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2005-06-23
- Categories: Αρχιτεκτονική
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2005-06-29 17:42
