2020 Kaprijke Cityhall, a photo from Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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Kaprijke

Photo made during a visit to friends.

History:
The name Kaprijke probably comes from the Gallo-Roman name "Capriacum" which means as much as "Goed van Caprius" (Caprius is a personal name). The Romans, who built the settlement, fled German invaders in the 5th century. The current Kaprijke is first mentioned around the 13th century, after a period of six centuries of abandonment.
In 1240, Kaprijke received a certificate from Johanna van Constantinople, so it had city rights.
During the Middle Ages, a large part of it was covered with heath and marsh, and Kaprijke had to be protected against the destructive influences of the sea, this was done by the construction of the Graaf Jansdijk. It ran from Antwerp via Bentille to Knokke. However, this dyke could not prevent Kaprijke from being largely flooded in 1403.
In the late Middle Ages, Kaprijke was a relatively prosperous town, mainly due to the share of the cloth industry. The Kaprijks wool was known far beyond the borders for its high quality.

I hope you like it

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
File Size
28,4MB
Shooting Date/Time
18/02/2020 15:05:35
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/60
Av(Aperture Value)
11
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
42.0mm
Image Size
5760x3840
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

ikeharel, pajaran, pierrefonds, Fis2, worldcitizen, johnjmoe, COSTANTINO, Royaldevon, quovadis, quovadis, bertolucci, mcmtanyel, adramad has marked this note useful

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pajaran (117233) 2020-02-25 10:56

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepa fasada i detalji, lepa stara arhitektura.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak sa oblacima koji dolaze.
Lepa Kaprijke.
Dobar tekst o korsicenoj tehnici i elelentima snimka.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Nice facade and details, nice old architecture.
Beautifully shown, well captured moment with clouds coming.
Lepa Kaprijke.
Good text on used technique and elements of the recording.
I wish you a nice and peaceful night, all the best.

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-02-25 11:36

Hallo John, this old red brick building serves a cityhall in this town. It is surmonted by a turret. Its courtyard contains a garden were a lot of trees are growing. Fine colors, good sharpness, instructive photo note, regards.

pierrefonds (115705) 2020-02-25 11:59

Hi John,

The trees are framing well the building. The point of view is showing the details of the Kaprijke City Hall. The colours are beautiful. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Tue (93606) 2020-02-25 12:22

Hallo John,
De kale knotwilgen zorgen ervoor dat het prachtige stadhuis uitstekend zichtbaar is. De scherpte is schitterend en laat de details van de oude muren mooi zien. Ook andere details zoals de rode luiken zijn heel aantrekkelijk. Voor mijn gevoel heeft het de afgelopen weken alleen maar geregend, maar op deze foto van vorige week ziet het er toch heel aangenaam uit.
Lars

Fis2 (172115) 2020-02-25 12:47

Witaj JOhn!
A very nmice view, building makes impression.
I like turret. Curious trees add flavor to this composition.
Good framing and colros.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

holmertz (103762) 2020-02-25 13:32

Hello John,
The sharpness of this photo is impressive, and the good light has created an excellent clarity. The building is partly hidden by the trees, but we can still see that it is an elegant building which probably is the pride of this small town.
Kind regards,
Gert

worldcitizen (16236) 2020-02-25 13:45

Hello John,
This town hall is attractive, but the two things that really catch my eye in this photo are the red-trimmed shutters, and those strange trees! I have never seen bare trees like those, and there are a lot of them. It's an interesting scene.

jemaflor (148398) 2020-02-25 14:37

Hi John,
Beautiful photo, interesting architecture, well photographed, perfect sharpness, tfs.

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-02-25 16:31

Hi John
I love the angle, composition and colours, adorned by those beautiful trees as effective base directing the eye to the main feature - the city hall building as always the grandest edifice! Excellent capture.
Best regards

Nicou (193814) 2020-02-25 20:38

Hello

avec ces tronc et platane et leurs petite branche quelle mise env valeur de cette 馮lise fantastique ce mur cette entr馥 des tons rouges et ocre superbe compo
Bravo et amiti�
Nciou

ifege (49653) 2020-02-25 21:39

Hi John
A scene that would only photograph well in winter. A great old building, well taken.
Cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (117940) 2020-02-25 22:30

Hello dear John and have a nice time
and a happy new day
I love this peaceful landscape
I like the cloudy color making
a dynamic contrast with the
environment
welldone
regards
costantino

macjake (98544) 2020-02-25 22:34

Hi John
So what exactly is this building? a very effective city shot with the angle you chose, the lighting and the large clouds up above. Lots of history here too, way more than what we have here in Canada :) Interesting building for sure
cheers
Craig

emka (158988) 2020-02-26 0:16

Hello John, Here something new. Lovely winter picture, when the trees are still leafless and we can see the building behind them. I like the red and white window shutters. Charming picture.

Kind regards Malgo

Silvio1953 (223141) 2020-02-26 0:52

Ciao Jonh, great view of fantastic city hall, superb sky, lovely perspective, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Royaldevon (86598) 2020-02-26 2:09

Hello John,

I always think, when I see your photographs, how well it has been composed!
The wall, emerging from the corner, acts so effectively as a guide to the focal red-brick, city hall, strongly placed in the frame. The trees are useful for a sense of perspective, as well as softening the rigid outline of the building.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

kordinator (8738) 2020-02-26 7:05

Dear John
Nice view is showing the details of the Kaprijke City Hall.
Fantastic detail and colors here.
The rich history of this city built in Roman times and the interesting text in the note.
Best wishes
Sa啾

mkamionka (75273) 2020-02-26 8:56

Hi John,
what a charming place, I like its elegant stylish architecture.
The trees are so nicely trimmed to make eye catching decorations and they make a pleasant repeated motif here.
Sky added a nice touch here as well.
Excellent work,
M

quovadis (5711) 2020-02-26 9:17

Hi John.

This is truly a beautiful photograph, perfect technically, the mixed colours on the walls and red frames of the windows look very nice. Also the top chopped trees are just an excellent addition to the entire scene. Thanks for sharing, have a good day.

Gerrit (62042) 2020-02-26 10:30

Dag John.
een zeer fraai gebouw, dit stadhuis en de geknotte bomen staan er ook erg mooi bij.
groet, Gerrit

jmdias (116663) 2020-02-26 12:42

john

the trimmed trees with nude branches created an interesting detail. I liked the brick building ahead and its architecture.

take care

jorge

lousat (140082) 2020-02-26 14:54

Salut John,capture originale de l'hotel de ville de ce village que je ne connassais pas,pas des feuilles naturellement sur les arbres,et pour ca une belle opportunite' pour une capture du palais depuis cette prise de vue,details et couleurs top. Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

mcmtanyel (69414) 2020-02-26 22:08

Hello John,
Beautiful colors, great sharpness and lovely textures - well done! 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

bertolucci (14052) 2020-02-26 23:46

Goedemorgen John, Wederom een fraaie Vlaamse scene. Heel overtuigend door de sterke juxtapositie van natuur en fraai geconserveerde traditionele architectuur.Sterk werk ! Groeten uit een nu droog maar nog steeds grijs Rotterdam, Bert.

gervaso (28439) 2020-02-27 6:20

Hello, John!

Beautiful architecture of this city hall, with interesting trees in front of it, everything captured with very good light and colors! Very nice job!

ChrisJ (172466) 2020-02-27 7:41

Hallo John,

Have you ever heard about the triffids? That's what these heavily pruned trees resemble. Good sharpness with nice warm cold colour contrasts. Tfs!

ikeharel (114777) 2020-02-28 3:50

Hello John,
An elegant and styled Cityhall building.
Good choice to add the trees on sides and the long colorful bricks fence.
Good afternoon,
Ike

adramad (73524) 2020-03-03 12:17

Hi John.
Impressive image of this spectacular rock wall in vertical, with its varied shades of color, magnificent POV capturing on the left that pine that seems to compete in height.
After a long period that I needed as a rest and to dedicate myself to my new change of residence, from Madrid I have moved to live in a smaller city 30 km away. Alcala de Henares, a beautiful city with a lot of history and very nice and quiet.
A nice photo of this simple Town Hall, in a country where you have wonders, that's why I think it is a small town or at least this is what the image transmits to me, with a large POV with those trees of which they have only left a stump on top.
Very effective color, which highlights the details of the image.
A good management, both of the luminosity, as of the sharpness.
Very well done. I like.
Enjoy the weekend.
Very best regards.
Luis

shreya2000 (2815) 2020-03-03 21:20

Hi john sir,
How are you. Meeting since long time.

This one is a very beautiful image in your gallery. Colour and sharp and nice.
regards,
joginder

Ilonka1974 (10307) 2020-06-04 11:58

Hi John,
Great view of Cityhall .
Very good presentation.
Lovely composition.
Best regards
Janusz

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211738)
Genre: 場所
Medium: カラー
Date Taken: 2020-02-18
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Sandisk CFIII 16GB, B+W 82 010 UV - Haze 1x MRC
Exposure：　f/0.9, 30 seconds
Photo Version：　Original Version
Date Submitted: 2020-02-25 10:48