Belfry Ghent XXXI, a photo from Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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Again a picture out of my archive.

I have a little cropped you can see the original as second picture.

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BELFRY GHENT:
The belfry was the symbol for the autonomy and independence of the city of Ghent. Its construction started in 1313. The belfry had different functions.
Repository privileges
Since 1402 the town privileges were kept in a suitcase in the secretion of the belfry. The dragon, which since 1377 on the tower, not only kept the city in the holes, but was also the symbolic treasures guardian of the belfry. In 1539 all the privileges were transferred to the Court of Lille. Only in 1578, reduced by the Calvinist regime and at the height of the struggle against Philip II, they were to Ghent and stored in the town hall. The secretions from 1633 was still only used for storing the archives of St Michael's Guild.

Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time
9/07/2015 13:01:51
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/320
Av(Aperture Value)
10
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
16.0mm
Image Size
5184x3456
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

ikeharel, pajaran, holmertz, Fis2, Cricri, Buin, papagolf21, pierrefonds, PiotrF, mcmtanyel, PaulVDV, ourania, Lidka έχουν(ει) επιλέξει αυτή τη σημείωση ως χρήσιμη

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ikeharel (114751) 2017-02-03 5:54

Noon time in summer with good light, not too bright and yet possible to take a great picture, John.
Capture the full sight from above the square and the building in front and up to the top of the tower.
The golden decorative elements shine beautifully.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

dkmurphys (79209) 2017-02-03 5:55

Hi John,
Perfect capture of this landmark of the city. Impressive, I liked Ghent a lot!
Enjoy a nice weekend.

Daniel

pajaran (117201) 2017-02-03 6:01

Dobar dan, gospodine.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad i kompozicija, lepo pokazano mesto i arhitektura sa detaljima na fasadi, dobar kontrast, perspektiva i ostrina, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa prolaznoicima. Lepa arhitektura i kula sa satom.
Dobar tekst o tehnici i elementima snimka.
Lepo popodne i sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.

Good day sir.
Beautiful view and the moment, interesting and good text ...
Good work and composition, a beautiful city and the architecture shown with details on the facade, good contrast, perspective and sharpness, beautiful colors, beautifully captured moment with prolaznoicima. Beautiful architecture and a clock tower.
A good article on the technique and the elements of the recording.
Nice afternoon and all the best for the weekend, good luck.

Sergiom (117241) 2017-02-03 6:04

Bonjour John,

Il est vraiment trθs impressionnant ce beffroi de Gand. Tu nous le montre sous son jour le meilleur. La place est trθs belle ΰ ses pieds et les dιtails ressortent bien sous cette lumiθre.

Amicalement

Serge

Silvio1953 (223103) 2017-02-03 6:46

Ciao John, my today neighbour, great view of fantastic architecture, superb sky, lovely composition with a lot of people, excellent clarity, good perspective, splendid ligh, fine details and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (103732) 2017-02-03 6:52

Hello John,
I get the impression that the clouds moved away just enough to give you a perfectly blue background for the belfry. It is a very impressive building and the sharpness and light make all architectural details well seen and enjoyable. There is a nice presence of people all over the square.
Kind regards,
Gert

Nicou (193814) 2017-02-03 7:14

Hello

quelle vue de ce donjon mervielleux quelle hauteur et ciel pur en fond et ces barres qui partent de chaque cτtι ce graphsime de fenκtre en fond fantastique.
Bravo et amitiι
Nicou

Fis2 (172083) 2017-02-03 10:05

Witaj John!
Curious building, belfry makes impression.
Good frame and colors.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

dta (98848) 2017-02-03 10:27

Hello John ,
Le magnifique beffroi de Gand se profile dans le ciel bleu , bien encadrι par les nuages . Qualitι parfaite .
Amicalement

Buin (42580) 2017-02-03 11:13

Hallo John!
This photo doesn't need much words. It's simply gorgeous and its technical quality is perfect. There's so much too see here. Great!
Greetings from wet and cold Westphalia! No winter - o spring ...
Frank

Cricri (176) 2017-02-03 11:15

Bonjour John
La prιsentation parfaite a tout point vue, la lumiθre et un ciel bleu et blanc extra, j'ai visitιe Gand l'annιe passιe, une ville que je connaξt trθs mal par rapport ΰ Bruges ( j'ai quand mκme plus un coup cur pour "la petite Venise du Nord :-)
agrιable soirιe
cricri

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-02-03 11:47

Bonsoir, cher ami John,
Ιbahi, contemplatif devant de tels ιdifices ΰ l'architecture travaillιe et belle.
Une prιsentation soignιe, que demander de plus.
Une rιussite.
Amitiιs.
Philippe

Tue (93592) 2017-02-03 12:24

Hallo John,
Een schitterende foto van het machtige belfort in Gent. Het zomerse licht is prachtig en de wolken hebben zich mooi rond om de toren teruggetrokken zodat de toren zelf tegen een mooie blauwe lucht afsteekt.
Lars

pierrefonds (115677) 2017-02-03 13:11

Hi John,

The presence of the people hhas an effect of sscale and is animating the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the Belfry. It is clear and sharp. Have a nice day.

Pierre

PiotrF (56188) 2017-02-03 16:34

Hello John,
Interesting view of street from Ghent, amazing architecture.I like wonderful colors and details, very good composition.
Nice presentation.
Regards
Piotr

Periko (9107) 2017-02-03 20:49

Hello John
This tower is really magnificent, a gem of old architecture. The colors have special and beautiful tones.
The sky is also nice and makes a great contrast with the building.

Kind regards
Pedro

mcmtanyel (69384) 2017-02-03 21:01

Hello John,
The belfry, the building in front of it and the monument are all very pleasant. I like how you used the pattern on the pavement to point to the belfry.
Regards,
MT

rychem (72187) 2017-02-03 21:49

I like the architecture in Belgium very much, beautiful Gothic details, excellent photo with fantastic sharpness
regards Ryszard

jemaflor (148368) 2017-02-03 23:39

Salut John,
Une superbe tour, belle architecture, c'est bien cadrι et bien exposι, le rendu est parfait, bonnes luminositι et nettetι.

macjake (98544) 2017-02-03 23:41

Hi John
wow, such a great piece of architecture!
tell me, whats with the horizontal wires or pieces of steel coming out from the tower? what is that?

this place looks so photogenic with the railway, the large cathedral in the bg, then this main building too. such attractive lighting, and the large clouds add alot too.
well shot
cheers
Craig

BennyV (34780) 2017-02-04 1:17

Prachtplaatje uit Gent, John. Mooi zomers, ik wou dat het alweer zover was! Geniet van het weekend (ondanks het grijze weer).

Benny

PaulVDV (63574) 2017-02-04 2:12

Hallo John,
Goed dat je inderdaad het hoofd in de rechter benedenhoek weggelaten hebt. Bij stadszichten zijn er altijd mensen die op het laatste ogenblik in beeld komen of die op de rand van de foto slechts half voorgesteld worden.
Het tramspoor leidt ons mooi rond het belfort naar de Sint-Niklaaskerk.
Prachtige uiterst scherpe architectuurfoto waarbij de toren van het belfort mooi langs beide zijden door witte wolken omringd wordt.
Vele groeten, Paul

ourania (51103) 2017-02-04 6:42

Hello John,
the clarity of your picture is marvellous, you used the light in a masterful way, got vibrant details and colours, great depth and a beautiful sky. I also like how discreet and effective the shadows are. I think that in the workshop picture the foreground looks more dynamic, but the cropped version looks elegantly composed too. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great weekend,
Ourania

emka (158962) 2017-02-04 23:47

Hello John, Excellent postcard from Ghent with this high belfry. Nice composition with the big square in fromnt of it. the church can also be seen here. wonderful colours in the sunny day. And I was up there, i climbed this tower :).

Have a nice Sunday

MAlgo

shreya2000 (2815) 2017-02-05 0:54

Hi John sir,

Great image. I like the composition and lighting is just superb. Very good archtitectured building here.

Regards,
joginder

alvaraalto (42880) 2017-02-05 5:17

Dag John
Prachtige scherpe foto van het beroemde Belfort in Gent. Zo mooi afstekend tegen de strakblauwe lucht. We kunnen prachtig de vele vlaggenstokken zien wachten op een feestdag.
Een schitterende foto.
Groet Rob

jmdias (116635) 2017-02-05 5:34

john

impressive this tower, so large, hght and powerful if compared with the other big buildings around. nice view with excellents details of architecture.

hugs

jorge

sacimar (38173) 2017-02-05 9:25

Hello John,

good image of this impressive building, I like the composition with the people around, the architecture is interesting, well done,

Have a good week!

Sergio

claudeD (47754) 2017-02-06 3:31

Hello John,

wonderful picture of the well known Belfrey of Ghent this amazing city which I like very much.Excellent composition, fine colors and sharpness. Very well done.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

carper (96) 2017-02-08 11:23

je hebt hem er mooi op gezet John,
mooie plaat van deze bekende plek in Gent, mooie foto gaaf werk,
Ik heb trouwens de griep, gratis gekregen.
gr. jaap

gervaso (28437) 2017-02-09 6:43

Hello, John!

It reminds me of a building in Montevideo, of which I posted a photo some time ago. The architecture is wonderful, and the details were captured with excellent colors and sharpness! Wonderful composition! Very well done!

branley (3681) 2017-02-18 14:18

A wonderful piece of architecture and well photographed from a good pov John. Lovely colours and fine detail too...

npecanhuk (79329) 2017-02-25 6:44

Hi John!
Magnificent building!
Very beautiful and attractive picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, slim black borders, vertical format, contrasts, chosen pov and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

carlo62 (81265) 2017-03-04 14:18

Ciao John
magnifica torre, ma il Belgio θ famoso per le sue bellissime torri.
Buona domenica
Carlo

Lidka (527) 2017-12-14 1:39

Dear John!
Amazing belfry, amazing clock tower.
Fantastic architecture of Flandres.
Superb point of view.
Original cut.
Fantastic lightness and colours.
Superb contrast and sharpness.
Ideal quality.
Well done!

ChrisJ (172442) 2017-12-14 1:51

Hi John,

Missed this one. I was on tour in the Balkans back then. Good sharpness and the clocktower is well placed in the vertical frame. Tfs!

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211738)
Genre: Τοποθεσίες
Medium: Έγχρωμο
Date Taken: 2015-07-09
Categories: Αρχιτεκτονική
Camera: Canon 7 D, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 LII USM, Sandisk CFIII 16GB, B+W 82 010 UV - Haze 1x MRC
Έκθεση: f/10.0, 1/21 δευτερόλεπτα
Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2017-02-03 5:47

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