OMER Horses, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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Second picture
Horseman

I'm almost every week in Bruges, sometimes twice.
The carriage with two great horses caught my attention.
I'm not a beer drinker, so I do not make advertising for my beer brand.
In fifteen minutes could not be more picture taken there because all the tourists wanted to take a picture with their children beside to the horses.

I don't know but I think a publicity stunt of the brewery, but two lovely good maintain horses, and a specially coachman.

History of the brewery OMER

The roots of our brewery date back to May 1892. It was a time when every brewer brewed its own special beer. It was no different in Bellegem, a rural village in West Flanders within a stone痴 throw of the French border. In that same year, the first barrels of "Ouden Tripel", what is today called "VanderGhinste Oud Bruin", rolled across the cobblestones in Bellegem and were renowned as far as French Flanders.
The fact that the brewery has been continuously in family hands from its early start to the present has become a rarity.
Influenced by the new "Pilsener Type" from Czechoslovakia, the brewery develops its own type of pils under the name "Ghinst Pils". That痴 why, in 1929 the construction of a low fermentation tower was necessary.
The year after its construction the tower was already operating and now still dominates the rolling countryside of Bellegem. From the highway that connects Kortrijk to Tournai, one can clearly see the tower rising next to the church of Bellegem.

Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time
24/10/2015 14:11:01
Owner's Name
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/500
Av(Aperture Value)
1.8
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF85mm f/1.8 USM
Focal Length
85.0mm
Image Size
4368x2912
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

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pajaran (116011) 2015-12-02 11:02

Dobro vece, gospodine.
Interesantan i dobar tekst o pivari, sa istorijom i opisom ...
Lepo pokazani konji i kola sa bacvama piva, dobar kontarst, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepi konji i kola za prevoz bacvi piva.
Prijatno vece i miran noc sa lepim snom.
Paja.

Silvio1953 (221751) 2015-12-02 11:10

Ciao John, great portrait of fantastic horses, lovely composition with nice people, splendid light, excellent clarity and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

npecanhuk (79329) 2015-12-02 11:19

Hi John!
Wonderful horses! I love horses!
Very beautiful picture of them!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, horizontal format, chosen pov and composition really pleased me!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

jadir (377) 2015-12-02 11:22

Muito boa essa foto,gostei da cena e do colorido,parab駭s e obrigado por compartilhar. JADIR

rbassin (27472) 2015-12-02 11:30

hello John
cet attelage de chevaux est bien cadr�, on peut admirer la beaut� de ces animaux.
C'est bien fait
Amicalement
Roland

PaulVDV (62978) 2015-12-02 11:44

Hallo John,
De poten van deze paarden doen me terugdenken aan de Brabantse trekpaarden zoals ik ze zag tijdens mijn jeugd. Doch deze paarden hier lijken me iets minder stevig te zijn gebouwd alhoewel ze een zware kar moeten voorttrekken. Ook de zwart-wit combinatie lijkt me anders. Mijn herinnering aan de trekpaarden van vroeger is dat ze alle rosbruin waren. Mogelijk vergis ik me.
De rode kar is echt in het oog springend.
Ik kan me voorstellen dat heel wat kijklustigen hier een foto van wilden.
Mooie haarscherpe voorstelling van deze paarden.
Vele groeten, Paul

GyurMaster (24840) 2015-12-02 12:37

Dear John,

Twice a week? You are a lucky man. :) Nice genre, the focus point is just in the right place, the 85 mm 1,2 draws well as I see.

Best Regards,
Gy.

Royaldevon (85932) 2015-12-02 13:27

Hello John,

Yes, the beautifully groomed horses and the cart make quite a statement in a modern city! You have some extra fine details, too, in the bowler hatted men, in their pin-striped suits and of course, the playful dog!
A shallow dof works so well to show the details of this group and set them against a useful but oof b/g.

We have beer carts, like this in England. It does help to advertise the product with much photographing and, it maintains an old tradition which many would be unaware of!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

ourania (51103) 2015-12-02 13:37

Hello John,
the horses look very strong, groomed and lovely. The perspective and the framing of your picture are excellently chosen, not only the picturesque carriage but everything around it is well placed and interesting too. The people fit in effectively and create a great sense of balance. Depth, textures and colours are superb. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a good night,
Ourania

pierrefonds (114556) 2015-12-02 15:15

Hi John,

The tight frame is putting the carriage and horses in evidence. The point of view is showing the details of the carriage and of the horses. The light has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

PiotrF (54816) 2015-12-02 17:14

Hello John,
Interesting scene from Bruges.Perfect captured.Good framing and lovely colors.Interesting notes.
Excellent portrait in Workshop
Regards
Piotr

COSTANTINO (116604) 2015-12-03 0:00

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
original version
impressive capture of this scenery with
the horses its the first time I see
horses in this type
thanks for shring this photo
with us
regards
Costantino

emka (158204) 2015-12-03 0:13

Hello John,

I have never heard of this traditional blond. The most amazing here are the white boots of black horses. Hiow they are shining, they are well cared for. I have never seen such kind of horses. beautiful red coach that transport beer. Lovely this small dog. These two guys in gray suits also look interesting. strange but a part of the picture seems to me unsharp. Why? Nice composition, great colours and excellent also the portrait of the horseman in the Workshop. You are lucky to be so often in Bruges!

WArm regard s Malgo

Matyas (0) 2015-12-03 0:29

Hello John! Strong horses. Superb three men. Excellent scene, scenery and background. Fantastic lightness and natural colours. Good quality. Regards!

ktanska (44814) 2015-12-03 0:47

Hi John,
It's a rare sight to see such sturdy Belgian horses. And as such makes excellent advertising. Also that wagon looks very traditional and stylish. Wide aperture leaves the wagon driver out of focus range.
Kari

holmertz (102800) 2015-12-03 1:25

Hello John,
This may not actually be a glimpse of ordinary daily life in Bruges, but even as a publicity stunt this is very nice to watch. The horses with their characteristic furry hooves are just beautiful and the red carriage is very eye-catching. The coach has a very nice little companion. In every way this is a pleasant view and a well taken photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

williewhistler (16606) 2015-12-03 1:52

Hello John,
the pair of magnificent horses and striking bright red carriage make a eye catching picture although the smartly dressed man in front would appear to be more appropriate in a funeral corsage,not delivering ale!
Best wishes Les.

snunney (130967) 2015-12-03 2:11

Hello John,
Fine capture of this impressive pair of dray horses with their cart and handlers. Tight framing puts the accent on the subject. First class light management results in excellent colours and clarity. Coincidently there is a brewery in the small town of Faversham in Kent, United Kingdom, still in the hands of the same family and which operates a dray cart pulled by horses like this and their handlers also wear bowler hats!

macondo (20449) 2015-12-03 2:16

Hello John
I remember trying some of this beer when I was in Flanders years ago. I like all Belgian beers actually. Sorry to hear you don't drink it. Perhaps you do eat the chocolate though.
The photo shows the detail of the horses' harness very well, especially in the larger version - I like the narrow depth of field which makes everything else a little blurred. They are beautiful horses. Well done.
Regards,
Andrew

lousat (139342) 2015-12-03 4:18

Salut John,une composition tres jolie qui montre nous cette carosse si elegante depuis la meilleure prise de vue,la qualite' des details est super sur les cheveaux mais l'arrier plan soufrre de un etrange effect tremblement..ehehe..pas des problemes,l'image est magnifique.Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

Karolina999 (0) 2015-12-03 4:33

Dear JHM,
fine idea, fine picture, good sharp, fine quality, amazing OMER horses, good framing.
Thanx for sharing.
Cheeers!!!

serp2000 (47063) 2015-12-03 5:25

Hello, John,
Funny scene indeed, outstanding photo, perfect technical quality. I am not so big expert of horses, but this kind of the horses is not typical for our region and I can see them in the foreign countries only.
Well, good advertising of the beer brand.
Best wishes,
Serghei

Nicou (193806) 2015-12-03 6:19

Hello

Fantastique image quelle cal鐵he superbe ce rouge avec le personnage et leurs chapeaux fantastique vue et compo et ces pattes des beaux chevaux superbe.
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

Sergiom (117241) 2015-12-03 6:54

Bonjour John,

J'aime beaucoup cette composition. J'appr馗ie les v黎ements tr鑚 classe des participants, surtout le chapeau melon. Les chevaux sont impressionnants et magnifiques et le petit chien ne donne pas sa place.

Amicalement

Serge

Tue (92482) 2015-12-03 7:35

Hallo John,
Prachtige foto van deze wagen, de mooie paarden en de mannen wachtende op vertrek. Het hondje is ook een leuk detail. De groene achtergrond laat het rood van de wagen goed uitkomen.
Lars

ikeharel (113453) 2015-12-03 8:47

Good evening john and thanks for your note on mine.
A well fit Breton-horses that have wonderful white legs, to their black fur bodies.
Than, I look at the outfit of the carter and the two men escort. Wonderful tourists attraction, well positioned on photo.
I know almost nothing about beer, did learn there is an "Omer"...
Bravo,
Ike

cornejo (61504) 2015-12-03 10:19

John Hello, very nice picture of this interesting scene, well composed and captured in this interesting image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. A great job well done, congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.

Good evening and happy weekend.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

mcmtanyel (68647) 2015-12-03 20:18

Hello John,
The horses look sturdy and handsome. The red wagon is an eye-catching piece and the little dog is cute. The photo would be perfect if the feet of the fellow in the foreground could be included.
Regards,
MT

tyro (30513) 2015-12-04 1:46

Hello John,

An interesting note about the history of the Omer brewery and a very fine photograph of this beautiful pair of heavy horses pulling a brightly painted dray. And a wonderful workshop image of the bearded driver of the dray dressed in traditional garb.

It is nice that you managed to take these shots before the scene became crowded with other visitors. You have very cleverly used your 85mm lens at full aperture to take advantage of its shallow depth of field, so concentrating on these beautiful horses and throwing the background very pleasingly out of focus to avoid any distractions.

Good light, fine vibrant colours, perfect exposure and exquisite details and sharpness.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

willperrett (14215) 2015-12-04 2:13

Hello John

You may be interested to know that the Young's Brewery in Wandsworth, London, used until recently keep some shire horses and drays, for marketing purposes mainly. Sadly the brewery was sold to Charles Wells Brewers a few years ago. I don't know what happened to the shire horses. So it's nice to see another brewery keeping up the tradition. I believe the old Oranjeboom brewery also used horse-drawn drays as an advertising feature.

Regards

Will

Buin (42580) 2015-12-04 2:33

John, this a wonderful "postcard" from Bruges! The quality of the picture in each respect is stunning and the a bit blurred background makes the horses wonderfully stand out. It's a real joy to look at this photo! Also the complementary photo inn workshop is worth seeing!
See you!
Frank

papagolf21 (152607) 2015-12-04 3:59

Bonjour, cher ami John,
Encore une fois, une image tr鑚 r騏ssie et tr鑚 plaisante � d馗ouvrir, ces chevaux sont remarquables (une race qui doit 黎re tr鑚 rare � ce jour).
Mille mercis, John, pour cette contribution 馘ifiante � tous les niveaux.
Bravo !
Amiti駸.
Philippe

CLODO (45116) 2015-12-04 4:08

Hi John

So you venture out of the landscapes! Winter is coming and the horses have put the snow boots on! and the men going along are also very interesting.
I don't understand why you took this picture with a very high speed 1/500 s for a steady scene, maybe to take the best of the wide aperture f 1.8 of your lens to blurr the b/g?
have a lovely WE
CLODO

abmdsudi (95869) 2015-12-04 4:44

Hi John
A nice take of a colourful cheery street scene with the welcoming horse carriage befitting the charming old time feel. This is particularly descriptive and does encapsulate the local life. An image full content and interest. Great shot, Congrats
Best regards

shreya2000 (2815) 2015-12-04 4:58

Dear John Sir,

Really a wonderful image showing the horses and the riders. The leg of the horses is very interesting. Nice colours and the composition is very good. I like it.

Regards,
joginder

claudeD (47754) 2015-12-04 9:05

Hello John,

wonderful picture from Bruges showing this brewery coach coming out from ancient times. Very good sharpnesws and clarity. I like the view very much.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

carlo62 (81265) 2015-12-05 1:00

Ciao John
ho sempre amato questi cavalli, sono bellissimi, imponenti ed eleganti.
Molto bella questa ricostruzione, perfetti il conduttore e il cane, bella foto, ben composta e di ottima qualit�.
Buon we
Carlo

Fis2 (170885) 2015-12-05 6:26

Witaj John!
Very interesting scene from street.
Good framing and super colors.
Very impressive horses!
Well done.
Nice afternoon
Krzysztof

jmdias (115280) 2015-12-05 14:25

john

very beautiful the image. I liked its many details and the attitude of these personages, including people and animals. the details of the horses's feet is interesting. TFS.

hugs

jorge

rychem (72187) 2015-12-05 16:01

What an amazing breed of horses, really beautiful, fantastic photo, I like it very much
regards Ryszard

carper (96) 2015-12-06 1:18

bijzonder mooi John wat een prachtige paarden en mooie foto en compositie erg mooi gemaakt john, klasse.
gr. jaap

mesutilgim (0) 2015-12-06 3:54

Hello dear John,
Another topclass capture in your gallery taken with perfect pov and layout.
It reminds me to the fiaker horses of Vienna but those are really majestique. Specially their feet.
TFS and have a nice weekend,
MESUT ILGIM

eldancer1 (36343) 2015-12-06 7:16

Beautiful horses, they look so strong and sturdy and appears to be minding their handler. Nicely captured with good lighting and nice details. Well done, tfs.

ChrisJ (171888) 2015-12-06 16:34

Hallo John

Good use of a shallow dof to isolate and emphasise the fg horses which look to be in excellent well-cared for condition. The red carriage contrasts well against the cyan awning top left. Tfs!

fritzi007 (14698) 2015-12-07 1:27

Hallo John,
groﾟartiges Foto, wundersche Pferde, sehr gut fotografiert und kommentiert, gut gemacht!

Viele Gr�e
Wolfgang

jean113 (27895) 2015-12-07 9:03

Hello John, I just cannot resist commenting on these beautiful horses!
I like the very sharp focus on them; and the wagon behind with the bearded man and the little dog in a slightly softer focus.
Yes, sometimes one has to be very patient when taking photographs!It certainly paid off here.
Regards Jean.

adores (46979) 2015-12-08 15:02

Hi John!
Seems taken in the old days. Really eye catching and successful with tourists, I believe. I like the composition and even that little dog at the top is perfect. Good focus and well managed light!

Vasa (515) 2015-12-08 16:27

Encore une belle scene de Bruges. Les details attirent toute mon attention: les cheveaux, le chien, les costumes et le public desenteresse... Grand merci John pour ce partage. Avec vous on connait mieux Bruges, le coin de reves.

Amicalement de Belgrade

Branko

berek (50518) 2015-12-09 23:24

Dear John,
I love this composition. I appreciate the clothes very class of participants, especially the bowler. The horses are beautiful and impressive.
Best wishes
Burak Erek

Selmik (3641) 2015-12-11 10:01

Hi John.
Lovely street photography picture. Beautiful animals, nicely good looking horses together with their horseman. This is a bulls eye shot for me as horses are my favorites from the early childhood. Love them unconditionally!
Thank You for the picture!
Regards.
Mike

mkamionka (74577) 2015-12-15 5:50

Hi John,
this is so beautiful! I like the shallow depth of the field here, everything in the back is still visible but with a subtle blur which emphasizes well the horses.
They are so beautiful and well taken care off. You captured them also in a lovely spot and with horsemen in nice poses.
Excellent work,
M