2020 Hoeke Old Farm, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flandres

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This visit during Covid-19 to Hoeke part of Damme, this is allowed in Belgium at the moment

My bike ride went past Hoeke a polder village with beautiful old farms, like this one in my picture.
I was standing on the slope of the A11 bridge over the Damsevaart
The farm is still in its original origin, inside I don't know.
Unfortunately, it rained, so the sharpness is slightly less than usual.

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Medieval Hoeke stretched on both sides of the current N49 / A11 motorway. In addition to the church, the harbor town also included a hospital, a mill, a toll house and a German trade office. Hoeke had at least two quays or jetties and possibly a sheltered harbor basin. The town was a marketplace for grain, salt fish and fruit, and it was probably also possible to repair or build ships. Recent historical and archaeological research by Ghent University made it possible to reconstruct the port of Hoeke on a map.

I hope you like it

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
File Size
26,3MB
Shooting Date/Time
27/11/2020 10:54:29
Owner's Name
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/50
Av(Aperture Value)
3.2
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
41.0mm
Image Size
5760x3840
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

Fis2, pajaran, COSTANTINO, pierrefonds, ikeharel, jemaflor, ChrisJ, PaulVDV, PiotrF trouve(nt) cette note utile

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holmertz (92898) 2020-11-30 9:40

Hello John,
The weather was obviously not good but I don't see much problem of lacking sharpness. Maybe you did some sharpening, and perhaps also some noise cleaning, during processing. The colours are quite pleasant even on this grey day, but most important is that it is a good composition. The shrubs in the foreground somehow balance the trees behind the farm, and the red roofs go well with the green grass. The sheep create a nice view and the large puddle reflects some of the buildings. You could hardly have done much better on a sunny day.
Kind regards,
Gert

Fis2 (155699) 2020-11-30 9:41

Witaj JOhn!
Beautiful old farm, wonderful place.
I like huoses and roofs.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

pajaran (102720) 2020-11-30 9:50

Pozdrav.
Lep deo farme, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, persrspetivom i dobrim tekstom.
Lep zeleno polje i refleks na vodi, lepe kuce na farmi, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice part of the farm, well shown with nice colors, contrast, perspective and good text.
Nice green field and reflex on the water, nice houses on the farm, well captured moment.
I wish you a nice and peaceful night, all the best in the new week that has begun.

jmdias (102982) 2020-11-30 9:56

john

a special slice of this rural landscape. I liked the many details we can see here. lovely colors and aspects. TFS.

take care

jorge

COSTANTINO (104245) 2020-11-30 10:07

hello dear friend and have a nice new day
your bike is a real treasure for you...
bukolic view indeed
I like this peaceful landscape
and I like the sheep relaxing...
the colors are quite pleasant
this day...
regards
Costantino

Silvio1953 (205826) 2020-11-30 10:30

Ciao John, great view of fascinating old farm, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

lousat (130033) 2020-11-30 13:37

Salut John,une belle carte postale,avec cette vieille ferme qui marche encore et avec les animaux aussi,excellente qualite' malgre' la journee' nuageuse. Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

marine-coeur (1068) 2020-11-30 13:44

Thinking of Old MACDONALD had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had some sheep!
E-I-E-I-O
lovely and charming picture of this country side well done john maenhout

pierrefonds (103621) 2020-11-30 16:12

Hi John,

The presence of the sheeps is animating the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the house and of the farm buildings. The gray skt does not hurt the colors output. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ifege (32361) 2020-11-30 19:51

Hi John
A good panoramic photo of this large farm complex.
cheers
Ian

abmdsudi (88597) 2020-11-30 20:47

Hi John
I like this - the formality of the composition with long reeds in the foreground leading to the farmhouses, broken by the animals and backed by lined of regimented trees. Love the clarity, some fresh green colour, lots of detail retained and bit of reflections. This is an appealing rural scene nicely captured.
Best regards

jemaflor (135484) 2020-11-30 23:11

Hi John,
Well framed from this POV, good effect with green tones and with these water reflections, tfs.

emka (152314) 2020-12-01 0:04

hello John, Pity that it rained, Hopefull your camera was not wet. A charming view of this old farm. Nice to see the sheep grazing and resting. Lovely composition.
Best regards Malgo

mkamionka (61306) 2020-12-01 6:06

Hi John,
not only cloudy skies but even the rain does not stop you from making some bike trips and taking photographs for us.
I always admire how great are the colors of your shots at the challenging weather conditions like here. It is easy to make the saturation higher but if I do that then usually something gets wrong with the color balance. In your photos it is always perfectly adjusted.
Charming rural scene from behind the bushes.
Very well done,
M

ChrisJ (160104) 2020-12-01 6:47

Ji John

When I lived in Korea I was always sad to see the trees without any leaves at all at the end of Autumn. A good elevated pov with a nice reflection in the large puddle. Excellent sharpness too. Tfs!

Royaldevon (75510) 2020-12-01 7:36

Hello John,

WE cannot expect beautiful sunshine in late autumn, only occasionally. The field looks to be flooded, a similar feature to those in low lying regions in the U.K., for we have had a lot of rain this autumn.
You have shown us a typical autumn day, overcast and dull. Yet your photograph clearly captures the of the single storey buildings, with part reflections in the standing water.
The composition with a strong f/g of bare twigs, leads nicely to the features of the farm and links well with similar, naked branches, in the b/g.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Tue (82306) 2020-12-01 12:22

Hallo John,
Een mooi gezicht op de weilanden en de gebouwen voor de lange rij bomen op de achtergrond. De warme kleuren van de daken en de bakstenen zijn aangenaam op deze grijze winterdag. De grote plas in het gras zorgt bovendien voor nog wat spiegelingen.
Lars

PaulVDV (54909) 2020-12-01 13:12

Hallo John,
Spijtig dat je in de regen moest fietsen maar de voorbije regenval heeft grote plassen in de wei veroorzaakt die een deel van de boerderij weerspiegelen.
De schaapjes geven niet om het natte gras. Zij hebben zich comfortabel neergevlijd.
Met de takken op de voorgrond lijkt het alsof je deze foto stiekem moest nemen.
Vele groeten, Paul

PiotrF (52330) 2020-12-01 16:35

Hello John,
Interesting autumn picture with nice old farm.
I like good composition , nice colours and good sharpness.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

adramad (67044) 2020-12-05 9:07

Hi John.
Very beautiful this rural view with the farm and its buildings, green meadow where the sheep have good pasture, magnificent line of trees behind the houses.
Good perspective of the image, very pleasing to the eye.
Very good composition, magnificent presentation.
Enjoy the weekend.
Warm greetings.
Luis.

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (203085)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2020-11-27
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Sandisk CFIII 16GB, B+W 82 010 UV - Haze 1x MRC
Exposition: f/3.2, 30 secondes
Versions: version originale
Date Submitted: 2020-11-30 9:13