2020 Entrance Beguinage, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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BRUGES

First Sunday after lock-down, Bruges completely empty, no people on street

Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde Bruges

My photo shows the access bridge, a photographer can see you below

The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde is the only surviving beguinage in the city of Bruges. There are no more beguines, but since 1927 there has been a monastic community of Benedictines, founded by Canon Rodolphe Hoornaert. In that year, the houses on the west side were also transformed and expanded into the Monasterium De Wijngaard, a priory of Benedictine parish sisters.

I hope you like it

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
File Size 26,2MB
Shooting Date/Time
13/06/2020 10:33:43
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/60
Av(Aperture Value)
22
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
24.0mm
Image Size
5760x3840
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

ikeharel, pajaran, Fis2, holmertz, johnjmoe, jimmyjimmy, COSTANTINO, PaulVDV, alvaraalto, jean113, tyro has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

pajaran (116041) 2020-07-01 11:23

Greeting.
Nice place with birds and architecture, nice water reflex.
Nicely shown, well captured moment, beautiful colors.
All the best.
Paja.

Fis2 (170919) 2020-07-01 11:47

Witaj John!
A very nice frafment of town.
I like houses and stone bridge.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (221771) 2020-07-01 12:03

Ciao John, great view of lovely place, beautiful reflections, wonderful colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (102834) 2020-07-01 12:04

Hello John,
You were not completely alone here. One man is watching the water, but he is standing in the shade of the trees and I hardly noticed him first in the darkness. Even then he adds a fine human presence to the photo. It's a really beautiful view of the pretty buildings, the old bridge and the fine reflections. The photo carries your trademarks of a balanced composition and fine colours.
Best regards,
Gert

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-07-01 12:12

Hallo John, the convent is surrounded by a canal and a tree-filled park. The swans enjoy that waterway. An old bridge leads to the building. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.

jmdias (115312) 2020-07-01 12:50

john

very beautiful the touch of blue in the reflections with shady around while we have these two marvelous samples of architecture. very beautiful.
here my city is one of the last with no cases of covid-19, we are working almost normal.

take care

jorge

Tue (92514) 2020-07-01 13:07

Hallo John,
Een prachtige foto waarvan de compositie uitstekend in balans is. De oude bakstenen gevels steken mooi af tegen het groen op de achtergrond en worden mooi gespiegeld in het kalm kabbelende water. Het contrast met de schaduwrijke rechterkant is erg aantrekkelijk.
Lars

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2020-07-01 13:42

Hello John

Another canal shot today. I have always loved the achitecture in your shots. Like going back in history. nice capture with this one.

Jimmy

PiotrF (54850) 2020-07-01 15:43

Hello John,
Interesting view of this part of Bruges with beautiful reflections.I like good composition and nice color.
Good work, fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2020-07-01 16:22

Ol� John,
bonito registro dessa localidade, gostei do forte contraste de sua composi鈬o e do brilho na 疊ua. Belo trabalho.
Parab駭s e Abra輟,
Lucas

COSTANTINO (116644) 2020-07-01 22:43

hello dear friend
it s a really beautiful view of the
buildings and a man standing in
the shadow watching this idylic place
everything is beautiful here
even the old bridge and the
reflection on the surface of the water
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147270) 2020-07-01 23:06

Salut John,
Une entr馥 qui donne envie de se balader dans ce quartier, belle perspective et superbe miroir d'eau, un plus pour la mise en valeur des lieux, Tfs.

emka (158204) 2020-07-02 0:06

hello John Delightful picture, I like this part of Bruges very much. Fantastic view of the swans, superb colours, lovely reflections.
Best regards MAlgo

ifege (48217) 2020-07-02 0:17

Hi John
Yes- still ultra quiet but good for uncrowded photo of Bruges. Another good one.
cheers
Ian

PaulVDV (63010) 2020-07-02 4:49

Hallo John,
Erg gekend allemaal en toch heb ik nog nooit een foto genomen op exact dezelfde plek. Wat nog niet gebeurd is, kan natuurlijk nog komen :)
Een heel evenwichtig beeld, prachtig met het donkerblauwe water op de voorgrond, aantrekkelijke combinatie van oude architectuur en groene kanaaloevers met natuurlijk de zwanen!
Vele groeten, Paul

Royaldevon (85932) 2020-07-02 6:37

Hello John,

This is beautiful!
The details of light and shadows have been really well handled so the contrasts flow so naturally from one to the other.
A figure in the shadows is also enjoying the same view.

The canal seem almost alive with its gentle ripples and multiple reflections, from the f/g right down to the bridge.

The composition is excellent. To the right, the border follows the frame, whilst the lines on the left, converge to a strong point at the bridge.

Excellent exposure in the bright sunlight!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

alvaraalto (42804) 2020-07-02 6:58

Dag John,
Je hebt goed gebruik gemaakt van al die zonnige dagen de we de laatste tijd hebben gehad om nieuwe foto痴 te maken van de mooiste plekjes in de Vlaamse steden.
Ook de mooie impressionistische weerspiegeling in het water van de gracht ontbreekt hier niet.
Uitstekend verzorgd werk zoals we van je gewend zijn.
Groet uit een zonnig maar winderig Haarlem, Groet Rob

rychem (72187) 2020-07-02 7:08

I have visited this place last year, nice to see it once again, a very good photo taken on a fantastic sunny day
regards Ryszard

ikeharel (113483) 2020-07-02 10:20

Good evening John,
Lovely composition with light and variable shaows. Colors are vivid and the sight over the canal is clear and distinct.
My best regards,
Ike

GyurMaster (24840) 2020-07-02 12:24

Dear John,

Again, you showed us a beautiful postcard from this beautiful city.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

jean113 (27899) 2020-07-02 13:10

Hello John, the light shines so brightly on the surface of the water and has given you some beautiful reflections.
This looks a wonderful place to walk and take photographs.
Taken from a good angle so that the bridge is seen clearly.
Kind regards, Jean.

Ilonka1974 (10307) 2020-07-02 13:16

Hi John,
Very nteresting picture.Beautiful old architecture.
I like wonderfuul colours,composition and good sharpness.
Perfect quality.
Best regards
Janusz

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-07-03 3:24

Hi John
A fascinating canal scene taken from an excellent viewpoint in such brill weather and colours when the side lighting indicates a well chosen time of day too, allowing highlights and shadowed parts. Lovely how the classic buildings sets off superbly as main feature with gorgeous water detail hold as firm focal. It's a pleasure to view this restful image. Congrats.
Best wishes

ktanska (44832) 2020-07-03 12:14

Hi John,
Lovely view of this greener side of Bruges. Weather is wonderful and it looks very peaceful there. Obviously there aren't many tourists around nowadays. Lots of swans, I see.
Kari

foxy (3461) 2020-07-04 4:26

Hello John,
Now you know why.....Bruges is my favorite city. You've captured the scene how I would imagine from this place - the reflections on the water, the swans and ducks happily swimming along the canal under the lovely bridge.
I would just happy to sit on the bench absorb the tranquility of this place as it's shown here.
Thanks for sharing.
Loong

macjake (98456) 2020-07-06 7:05

Hi John
everywhere you take us to in your home country there is a beautiful tranquil post card view :) Here is another prime example of that. how pretty is this! look at the arched bridge, the architecture, the water...its great. cheers
Craig

ChrisJ (171888) 2020-07-06 10:19

Hello John,

The solitary photographer on the decking animates the scene. Good sharpness and superb reflections in the water. The bg arched bridge makes a fine focal point. Tfs!

tyro (30513) 2020-07-08 7:57

Hello John,

I have never heard of a "beguinage" before but I presume that is a type of nunnery. In any case, you have written a fascinating note about this place and also shown us a beautiful photograph.

The light and colours are wonderful - bright sunlight and glorious rich colours and a fine composition too. And there are some lovely contrasts, yet we can see lots of detail even in the most shaded areas - like where the man is standing at the end of the walkway looking towards the bridge.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211736)
Genre: 場所
Medium: カラー
Date Taken: 2020-06-13
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, B+W 82 010 UV - Haze 1x MRC
Exposure：　f/2, 30 seconds
Photo Version：　Original Version
Date Submitted: 2020-07-01 10:58