Entry gate II, a photo from Flemish Brabant, Flanders

Photographer's Note

This picture taken during a visit in Leuven Belgium, you can see the entry of the great Beguinage. The great Beguinage beginning 13de century was founded, outside the then town walls. The oldest houses date from the 16de century, then the original loam houses in stone, were rebuilt. The 72 houses got them name to a saint or to an event from the will. Around years 1600, lived 300 Beguins on the Beguinage. It were religious women who lived in community, but no eternal vow had take off. Them preserved their own goods and provided for their maintenance.

This is the original photograph.

I hope you like it.

I have used a monopod.

Shooting Date/Time
3/08/2005 15:09:17
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/60
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
18.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048

Wirraway, apache, Tue, tars, ChrisJ, huynt, weswang, bertolucci, nwoehnl, papagolf21, Fixfocus, singuanti, jmdaoudal, Galmeida, PJE, john_c, pamastro, pierrefonds, rodgerg, Amaz, ikeharel, pajaran, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Wirraway (1985) 2005-08-18 3:28

Nice composition John, well exposed to bring out the detail in the shot, good work.

Regards Ian
Townsville

danyy (0) 2005-08-18 4:23

Bonjour John,
Une dominante rouge bien agr饌ble.
Bonne gestion de l'exposition et des lumi鑽es qui permet, associ馥 � ta parfaite mise au point, de distinguer le moindre d騁ail au niveau de toutes les pierres, murs et sol.
Excellent POV aussi.

davido (1982) 2005-08-18 4:27

Here is a nice clear view of the town with a silent, quiet neighbourhood ! Light conditions were not very good but you did well in capturing colours. It really reminds me of XIXth century Great Britain we can see drawings in history books...
David

apache (1426) 2005-08-18 4:39

Hi John,
The walls and the stone entranceway seem to have a lot of history behind it. I like the way the road streches ahead invitingly into the village. Nice POV with good sharpness
Thanks for sharing
Ranjith

Tue (92470) 2005-08-18 5:16

Goeiemorgen John,
Erg leuk doorkijkje door deze poort. Er heerst hier een prettig en rustig sfeertje. Mooi werk!
Groeten,
Lars

lukie (0) 2005-08-18 5:31

Dag John,

wederom een prachtige, originele foto. Het weer hebben we de laatste weken al dikwijls tegen gehad... Zo te zien heeft Leuven ook zo zijn verborgen mooie plekjes.

groeten,

Luc

tars (882) 2005-08-18 7:23

Mooie foto van de Begijntjespoort, John. Goede opnamehoek en mooie kleurencombinatie, de scherpte op de voorgrond vind ik ietsje minder, waarschijnlijk voor veel diepte gekozen.
Thanks for sharing....
Groetjes ... Tars

ChrisJ (171884) 2005-08-18 7:39

Hi John

I like the linear perspective, the 3 foreground 'pole' elements, & the distant person in the background, close to the vanishing point. Superb pov, sharpness, & lighting. Well done!

hdl (7035) 2005-08-18 7:48

Een beetje jammer van die kleurloze hemel maar voor de rest een heel goed beeld met een leuk see-through effect in de poort. Heel goed gezien.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-08-18 9:03

very nice composition, I like the way you took this picture, very good dof too, the bricks are rich in colour, well done

huynt (5081) 2005-08-18 9:25

Hi John
I like this old gate. Very nice composition.Best regards.

weswang (18247) 2005-08-18 10:57

Hi John, a nice symmetric composition. I like the view of through the door the walkway leads to the far distance. A well taken picture with depth and sharpness. Nice DoF. Well done.

bertolucci (14052) 2005-08-18 11:46

Goedemiddag John, weer een heerlijk architectuur werk welke me door de goede diepe compositie en het hoge niveau van details en de goede kleueren naar binnen trekt. Ik blijf kijken naar al die stenen texturen. Erg goed werk!
Een goed weekend toegewenst uit een zonning en warm (24 gr) Rotterdam,
Bert

carper (96) 2005-08-18 12:14

Ik vind hem mooi John,
prachtig lijnenspel, schitterende diepte, uit een goed punt genomen, mooie details, uitstekende compositie, heeel goed werk John,
gr. Jaap

nwoehnl (122) 2005-08-18 13:30

Beautiful through-the-gate perspective obtained in this one, John. The amount of textures from the variety of bricks and stones is amazing, and while it would be easy to oversharpen such a scene I think you managed really well here. Good shot.

papagolf21 (152607) 2005-08-18 16:56

Bonsoir John,
Entr馥 interdite � tout v馼icule ! Heureusement que l'on peut voir malgr� tout cette tr鑚 belle entr馥 et la rue bord馥 par ces vieilles maisons.
Tr鑚 bon cadrage. Le personnage le long de la rue dynamise la composition.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-08-18 19:29

Hoi John,
Prachtige perspectief door de poort met uitstekende diepte!Perfekte scherpte en details.Helaas keen blauwe lucht maar toch mooie kleuren en contrasten.
groeten,
hermann

singuanti (15250) 2005-08-18 21:37

Hi John. I like how you set the shot up around the great view through the arch. I like everything about the shot, it's too bad about the overcast sky. Well done John!

oochappan (4880) 2005-08-19 2:54

Als ik het niet mis heb heeft Bob Van Reeth hier de hand gehad in de mooie restauratie van dit begijnhof, inderdaad dit kon gewwon niet overgeslagen worden in je gallery van dit is typish voor Leuven.

jrj (34843) 2005-08-19 4:19

A bit desolated this place, but beside that a well made presentation of the city detail. The shadowless light seems good for this compo John.

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-08-19 5:51

Cette ouverture dans la porte avec la rue derriere est tr鑚 belle, nette et profonde.
Belles textures et couleurs.
Bravo
jean Michel

Galmeida (12559) 2005-08-19 6:07

Hello John,
Fine linear perpspective and angle of view to the street between this gate door. Excelent depth and DOF. Good colors, contrast and sharpness.

Very well seen, produced and composed.
Congratulations.
Fernando

alexlie (5359) 2005-08-19 13:48

Hi John!
I like this view of the town, you composed that very well. Such gates are very interesting. Fine colors and sharpness. Good work.
Regards.

Gdouble (0) 2005-08-19 13:54

Dag John, mooie ingangspoort, maar verdiend wel een restauratie.
Erg mooie cadrage. Het driehoekje gevormd door de drie paaltjes die ons oog naar de dame in de verte aantrekt, vindt ik een goed idee.
Guy

PJE (20758) 2005-08-20 0:36

Very nice photo John. Nice lead in too through the opening to distant parts of the town. I know your camera and lens because I use the very same. Your settings on the camera and the post processing makes this photo absolutely gorgous to view. Thanks for posting.

john_c (24666) 2005-08-21 11:15

Hi John,
A well composed shot, rendered with delicate attention to detail from a fine perspective. The natural colours really make this special, and you have achieved a painterly effect without the benefit of a great sky. Well framed and cropped. This is first class work, John and very pleasing.
John

premels (2400) 2005-08-21 12:17

Hi John, You did very well with the grey light we had most of August. The rendering of the bricks, tiles and paving is quite good, as is the perspective. The man (or is it a woman) add a nice touch of loneliness while giving a scale to the view.

pamastro (7296) 2005-08-24 0:57

Nicely framed image John. I love the way that the town inside looks like a picture painted on the gate. It seems totally separate from the wall front. The colors and textures are very rich throughout. And the depth with that excellent perspective is very strong. I really like that there happened to be a person in the distance, just one lone person. It adds to the feel that it is a painting instead of something real.

pierrefonds (114536) 2006-12-26 8:22

Hi John,

A nice photo of this entry gate at Leuven, a lot of details can be seen. The photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

rodgerg (55767) 2009-04-12 12:57

Goed avond John,

Tr鑚 beau cadrage sur cette superbe porte d'entr馥 du "Groot Begijnhof de Leuven. Une tr鑚 belle perspective vers les maisons de briques rouges.Un magnifique endroit tr鑚 bien pr駸ent�.
B onne fin de week-end de P穢ues.
Roger

Amaz (11475) 2009-06-06 1:13

Hello John, very interesting this capture with two different plans. Amazing architecture, indeed.

Very well done!!

Best regards,

ikeharel (113427) 2011-10-17 6:29

Most of all this picture has a good looking through the gate with excelent DOF, John.
The old gate is "glued" to a more modern building with contemporary architecture's.
Fine clearity and light management.
regards
Ike

Miguel82 (47110) 2014-09-26 16:29

That entrance gate is ancient, was designed as an arch and made of stones John, the red bricks constructions were built around it

berek (50518) 2016-02-12 21:53

Dear John,
Good management of exposure and lights which, combined with your perfect focus, to distinguish every detail at all the stones, walls and floor.
Have a nice Sunday
Burak Erek

pajaran (115989) 2016-07-17 11:58

Dobro vece, gospodine.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, kompozicija, perspektiva, kontrast i ostrina, lepe boje, lepo pokazan prolaz i arhitektura.
Lepa stara arhitektura.
Dobar tekst o upotrebljenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Prijatno vece i mirna noc sa lepim snom.
Paja.

mcmtanyel (68623) 2019-11-14 20:11

Hello John,
A lovely arch and a fine view through it. I'll include this in my Best of Arches theme. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

jmdias (115252) 2020-05-12 10:38

john

a special stone arch with the red bricks at side and the urban landscape going ahead across the arch. very beautiful corner of the city and photo.

take care

jorge