2020 Watering Farmer, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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Damme and surroundings.

The drought was a disaster for the farmers.

In 119 years at the beginning of the summer season, it was never as dry as it is now. The Flemish drought commission may advise the governors today to impose additional caption prohibitions on unnavigable watercourses.
The 釘oerenbond� also expects measures in most Flemish provinces in the coming days. In the province of Antwerp there is already such a pumping ban for some ecologically sensitive areas.

Due to a combination of less rainfall and more evaporation, our country is getting into the driest start of summer since the beginning of the last century. If it does not rain quickly, it will be a disaster for agriculture and the drinking water supply.

I hope you like it.

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
File Size
30,0MB
Shooting Date/Time
28/05/2020 17:36:10
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/40
Av(Aperture Value)
20
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
70.0mm
Image Size
5760x3840
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

Ilonka1974, PaulVDV, Fis2, pierrefonds, pajaran, tyro, COSTANTINO, ikeharel, ikeharel, holmertz, ktanska, PiotrF has marked this note useful

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Ilonka1974 (10305) 2020-05-30 12:12

Hi John,
Beautiful picture .
Excellent presentation,
Perfect quality
Best regards
Janusz

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-05-30 12:15

Hallo John, the farmers must use a large scale watering system because the rain isn t coming. The drought affects a big part of Europe this year. Nice picture to illustrate a news topic. Fine colors, good sharpness, interesting photo note, regards.

PaulVDV (62978) 2020-05-30 12:16

Hallo John,
Het eigenaardige aan heel de situatie is dat Vlaanderen minder grondwater heeft dan Spanje of Portugal. Ooit was ik overtuigd dat ik in een regenland woonde ... Dat lijkt nu echt wel veranderd.
Mooie hedendaagse foto naar aanleiding van de nieuwe problematiek waarmee we te kampen hebben.
Ik hoop dat je op veilige afstand stond zodat de waterstraal je camera niet kon raken.
Prettig Pinksterweekend, Paul

Fis2 (170861) 2020-05-30 12:32

Witaj John!
Amazing view, water effect is impressive.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (114536) 2020-05-30 12:40

Hi John,

You have captured well the action of the water sprayer. The point of view is showing the details of the field. The light is bringing out the beauty of the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jmdias (115252) 2020-05-30 12:48

john

really it is scenery I never had seen in your region, famous because humidity and many water. here we are facing the hardest drought in the last 20 years, but the few rains we have received are enough to make plants survive in the fields, problem is the rivers and creeks have no enough waters and even the big ones are being crossed by foot.

take care

jorge

pajaran (115989) 2020-05-30 13:04

Pozdrav.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepo zeleno polje i masina koja radi svoj posao. Lep deo farme.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak, lepa panorama.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc sa dobrim snom, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting view and moment, good text ...
Nice green field and a machine that does its job. Nice part of the farm.
Nicely shown, well captured moment, beautiful panorama.
Good text about the technique used and the elements of the recording.
I wish you a nice and peaceful night with a good night's sleep, all the best.

Silvio1953 (221729) 2020-05-30 13:28

Ciao John, nice bucolic scene, lovely composition with water, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

tyro (30513) 2020-05-30 14:45

Hello John,

This month has been the driest May on record for Britain but thankfully we do not appear to be having water shortages yet. Drought can cause dreadful problems for farmers with loss of crops.

But this field in your photograph appears to be healthy with fresh green shoots springing up while the farmer sprays powerful jets of water to nourish his crops.

A very well seen and taken photograph with excellent light, rich colours, perfect exposure and exquisite details and sharpness.

Beautiful!

You take care and stay safe.

Kind Regards,

John.

COSTANTINO (116580) 2020-05-30 23:15

Hello dear John
and thanks for sharing with us
this wonderful photo from
the Nature
this scene is very often out
of Volos in the Villages and offer
a pleasant view
regards
costantino

jemaflor (147224) 2020-05-30 23:22

Hi John,
Nice colors between green fiel and blue sky, perfect sharpness and interesting detail with water, tfs.

ifege (48159) 2020-05-30 23:52

Hi John
A simple but very effective rural view.
cheers
Ian

emka (158204) 2020-05-31 0:17

Hello John Also in Poland it is very dry after the winter without snow and rain, but fortunately, there are some rains recently. Impressive big field.
Take care

MAlgo

holmertz (102774) 2020-05-31 1:11

Hello John,
We have recently had a couple of dangerously dry years in Sweden, but so far this year the situation is quite normal. I wouldn't have expected Belgium to have this problem of drought. It could be temporary, or it could be due to the global climate change and something we will have to get used to. This irrigation project gave you the opportunity for a fine photo of the water jets between the dark green field and the light blue sky.
Best regards,
Gert

lousat (139332) 2020-05-31 6:36

Salut John,belle capture de modern method pour arroser les champs,une jolie composition avec details parfaits! Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

rychem (72187) 2020-05-31 7:12

In many places in Europe there is drought, too little rain, so farmers have to water the fields, a very nice picture showing this moment
regards Ryszard

ktanska (44804) 2020-05-31 9:14

Hi John,
I had no idea of Belgium suffering of drought. Let's hope it will rain soon. Power of those sprays is quite impressive compared to the size of the tractor. Northern Finland suffers from floods at the moment. In some places in Lapland there's still half a metre of snow. As temperatures reach +20, it is melting very quickly.
Kari

Tue (92470) 2020-05-31 13:56

Hallo John,
Er zal heel wat gesproeid moeten worden door de hevige droogte van de afgelopen maanden, die voorlopig ook nog niet voorbij lijkt. Een mooi gezicht over het groene veld met de twee enorme waterstralen door de lucht.
Lars

mkamionka (74535) 2020-06-10 12:13

Hi John,
indeed we had quite dry May in England as well, which I enjoyed very much and I took so many photos, but the garden dried out completely so I am happy to have rain now again to restore the green color.
My garden is quite spacious and I struggle to water it well in the absence of rain. I suppose I could use something like this farmer...
Very well done,
M

PiotrF (54788) 2020-07-11 9:13

Hello John
Nice view of of the water sprayer. Interesting rural landscape.
I like good composition and nice colors and good sharpness.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211736)
Genre: 場所
Medium: カラー
Date Taken: 2020-05-28
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/1.8, 30 seconds
Photo Version：　Original Version
Date Submitted: 2020-05-30 11:45