United Colours of Europe, a photo from Alsace, East

Photographer's Note

United Colours of Europe

As you could see in my previous photo, all the flags of the twenty-seven members states of the European Union were flying in front of the Louise Weiss Building of the European Parliament, along with two European flags.

The first six member countries created the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952. Five years later, another treaty, signed in Rome, made the European Economic Community, which later became the European Community. The 1993 Maastricht Treaty changed the name to the European Union. Over the years, the number of member states grew to 28, until the UK was the first country to leave the union.

The flags on the left hand side: Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Lithuania, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden.
The flags on the right hand side: Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, France, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland.
The flags are in alphabetical order of the countries' names in their own languages.

Exif Data:
Make: SONY
Model: DSC-RX10M4
Software: PaintShop Pro 21,00
Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec
F-Stop: f/4.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal Length: 6239/100 mm
Date Taken: 2021-08-09 12:43
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode
File Size: 6724 k

PaulVDV, ikeharel, jhm, Fis2, mcmtanyel, COSTANTINO, NickVu, Royaldevon, jean113, aliabazari has marked this note useful

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holmertz (102708) 2021-09-19 8:42

Hej Lars,
En f舐ggrann samling flaggor som lyser 舅nu starkare med anledning av den gr� bakgrunden. Men du borde ju 蚯minstone ha visat en WS tagen fr蚣 andra h虱let. ;-)
H舁sningar,
Gert

pajaran (115911) 2021-09-19 8:44

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepe zastave, dobro pokazane sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvcenim trenutkom kako se vijore.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

PaulVDV (62920) 2021-09-19 9:23

Hallo Lars,
Wanneer je deze foto bekijkt, hebben we toch een heel kleurrijke unie.
Enkele lidstaten zouden diversiteit echter best wat hoger in het vaandel dragen.
Door de donkerder achtergrond en de grijze masten komen de verschillende kleuren heel goed tot hun recht.
Vele groeten, Paul

jhm (211736) 2021-09-19 9:55

Goedenavond Lars,

De 27 vlaggen die ook iedere dag wapperen in Brussel.
Ik heb mij allang afgevraagd, wat al die mensen daar eigenlijk presteren niettegenstaande hun hoge verdiensten, of zijn cadeau gelden, van die hoge heren die de postjes krijgen als uitloper van hun politiek mandaat in eigen land.
Mooie foto Lars, bedankt

Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John.

pierrefonds (114470) 2021-09-19 10:44

Hi Lars,

The flag poles have a graphical effect. The point of view is showing the details of the flags. The colors and the sharpness are very good. Have a nice day.

Pierre

lousat (139286) 2021-09-19 11:29

Hi Lars,second post from the parliament, you know how i think of that but i like a lot this perspective with the flags of european nation,very sharp everywhere, you were lucky to be there in a windy day..ahhaa..have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Silvio1953 (221627) 2021-09-19 12:01

Ciao Lars, lovely composition with a lot of flags, wonderful colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (170779) 2021-09-19 12:06

Witaj Lars!
A very nice view, this flags make impression.
Good composition and superb colors.
I like light and sharpness.
Nice presentation.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

jmdias (115186) 2021-09-19 15:04

lars

a pity UK isn't present here. it was a wrong option.
a nice view including the group of flags. I can see portugal ahead.

take care

jorge

mcmtanyel (68533) 2021-09-19 21:04

Hello Lars,
The European Union is an ambitious project and I hope the UK's departure does not set a trend. I like all these colors together.
Regards,
MT

ifege (48111) 2021-09-19 21:40

Hi Lars
A good photo of the flags of Europe with that notable deletion - the UK. You caught them well with a suitable breeze.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (116518) 2021-09-19 22:01

Hello my dearest friend
nice timing for you...
United colors of Europe
in front of our eyes....
these colorful twenty seven
flags of the European Union
offer to all of a colorful
impressive view
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147156) 2021-09-19 23:26

Hi Lars,
well taken all these flags, good effect with all these different colors well rendered, perfect sharpness, good effect too with these vertical lines, tfs.

ikeharel (113353) 2021-09-19 23:43

Colorful display of the flags in juxtaposition, Lars.
Superior contrast against the gray modern building.
Have a nice friday,
Ike

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-09-20 1:08

Hi Lars
It's all about multi colours, shapes and lines with all the movement in the flags. A very mundane capture
Best regards

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-09-20 6:13

Hello Lars,

This is a bright and colourful photograph, detailing all the flags billowing in the wind.
I am sad that the U.K. is no longer represented but ... we live in a democracy!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

mkamionka (74447) 2021-09-20 12:45

Hi Lars,
so sad the British flag is not there anymore.
Great capture, there is so much color there and of course it gives away well the aspect of being the second "capital" of Europe.
Excellent work,
M

jean113 (27879) 2021-09-21 9:07

Hello Lars, a lovely bright and colourful presentation.
How clever of you to identify all the nations that are represented here.
On first glance in the thumbnail I thought of a reflection then realised that was impossible due to the way that the flags were flying!
Kind regards, Jean.

aliabazari (22205) 2022-03-23 22:23

Hello Lars
Beautiful view of EU flags. Clarity and lighting done well. Beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing