Kalmthout the pools Photo

Photographer’s Note

As you may know, there are many pools of different sizes that have beautiful names such as Stappersven – Wasven – Groote Meer en Kleine Meer – Biezenkuilen. It goes without saying that the border park management is focused on preserving these pools. The only way to do so is to keep the (rain-) water in the area as long as possible and to improve the quality of the water of the pools. Small interventions, such as closing drainage canals, can be done immediately. To be able to control the dropping groundwater level, cooperation between the relevant public departments is necessary to come to a long-term solution. Measures have to be taken to improve the water quality of the pools. To prevent the soil from becoming acid and dry, coniferous trees surrounding the pools have to be cut down. Also nitrate and phosphate rich water should be kept out of the pools as much as possible.Through restoration of the water levels and especially through improvement of the water quality, pools with ‘original’ bank vegetation will be obtained, as well as the transitional vegetations from humid to wet heath that go with it.

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Yes again Kalmthout. This I made with my favourite lens from the moment the tamron 17-35. I love it to go higher with the f-stop with my new toys. I like this one because his details and when you looks good you can see a little ice laying on the pool. I hope you like it.
gr. Jaap

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chinchini (27823) 2005-11-26 3:29

Bonjour Jaap,
Encore de magnifiques couleurs dans un cadre toujours aussi original.
Tous les éléments sont là pour une très bonne composition. Et ce ciel qui pour une fois n'occupe pas le 1/3 de l'image ;o)
Mes amitiés Jaap et bon Weekend
Pierre

gary91 (15321) 2005-11-26 3:43

Bonjour Jaap,
Superbes coloris d'automne et une composition bien léchée avec ce format carré original.
Les teintes sont vraiment très belles !
Amicalement. Christian

besnard (31114) 2005-11-26 3:49

Bonjour Jaap,
Belle composition avec une végétation aux couleurs automnales et cette mare gelée.
Le format carré convient bien.
Bravo et amicalement
Nicole

xavshot (63137) 2005-11-26 3:56

Bonjour,
j'aime vraiment beuacoup ce paysage... j'ai du mal à croire que c'est en Belgique. On dirait la savane !
Belles couleurs et beau reflet
Bravo
Amitiés
Xavier

Jazator (900) 2005-11-26 3:57

Î÷åíü êðàñèâûé ïåéçàæ, ìíå ïîíðàâèëîñü !!!!!

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-11-26 4:04

Hi jaap

Wonderful reflections in the pond, with a superb color contrast between the blue sky & red grass. Good work!

tars (808) 2005-11-26 4:05

Nog een mooie opname uit de Kalmthoutse kempen. Vandaag zal het uitzicht gans anders zijn, koud wit i.p.v. warm bruin. Goede kompositie met het scherp weergegeven heidegras op de voorgrond, de troebele weerspiegelingen en achteraan de groenblijvende sparren tegen blauw-bewolkte hemel.Mooi beeld, Jaap, 'k geniet er van.
Prettig weekend
Tars

rhizomes (15325) 2005-11-26 4:56

Hi Jaap,
Excellent shot ! You're right when saying that the landscape of Kalmhout is nearly the same as "les Fagnes"...
Colors are beautifull !
Congratulations,
Christophe

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-11-26 5:16

Goedemorgen Jaap,
Mooie en rustige atmosfeer in deze capture.
Goed gecomponeerd met een goede pov en perspectief.Mooie contrasten tussen het warme bruin van het grass en de donkere tinten van het water.Maar ik ben niet zeker of de horizont recht is.
Prettige weekend,
Hermann

dkeus31 (26387) 2005-11-26 6:24

Hi Jaap,
That a landscape like the ones I like very much!
Nice colors, good foreground.
Nice lake, trees and sky.
A great picture!
Regards,
Didier

feather (50168) 2005-11-26 8:02

The icy texture in the pool gives the reflections a different dimension. I like the beautiful colours of the grasses and the little puffy clouds.
Kath

HOBO (5244) 2005-11-26 10:10

Good evening Jaap,
looks like a bog in the highlands with the pines and birches ...
Warm colors of the reed form a hard contrast to the partly frozen water and the cold looking sky.
Well done!
Have a nice weekend
Knut.

nwoehnl (120) 2005-11-26 13:31

Another beautiful and crisp autumn impression with your new camera, Jaap. You succeeded in portraying the atmosphere with the limited, yet vivid color tones and you made a good layering for building the composition. The effect with the slightly frozen-over pool is a nice one.

Xalkida (11740) 2005-11-26 15:16

Hi Jaap

Very nice shot. I like how this portocalade plants makes good contrast with the rest of the scene. Nice work.

alvaraalto (5303) 2005-11-26 17:40

Hi Jaap,
Weer zo'n schitterende foto waar ik van alles mee zou willen doen. Het inspiteerd mij enorm. Hoe mooi ook maar ik kan de lucht hier wel missen. Ik hen genoeg aan het riet en de prachtige spiegeling.
groet Rob

PixelTerror (86861) 2005-11-27 4:44

Dag Jaap,
Nice view of this natural landscape, we get a space sensation looking at it as it's quite wide, the reflection in the pond is nice but I think the most spectacular effect here comes from the very warm plants and their contrasting with the cold colors around.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

lukie (0) 2005-11-27 6:47

Dag Jaap,

nogal verraderlijke poelen, denk ik. Door al het riet errond zou men nogal vlug een misstap zetten als men de wandelpaden verlaat. Knappe opname.

Luc.

jhm (83378) 2005-11-27 7:36

Goedenmiddag Jaap,
Even vlug gekeken, want ik moet er van door, ik denk dat u hier in de zomer veel macro's zou kunnen maken, zeker van libellen, een herfst beeld waar de poel de meeste aandacht trekt door zijn biezen omgeving ook de de dennen bomen met hun silhouet doen mij denken aan een kleine safarie toendertijd in de Beeksebergen.
Goed gedaan Jaap,
Groeten,
John.

Signal-Womb (11755) 2005-11-27 8:20

Yes Jaap fantastic capture, everything is well placed. Good use of foreground, accurate exposure and frame. Love the details you mention, this is very good work with your DSLR. Regards Steve.

richtersl (3544) 2005-11-27 9:29

The marsh grasses are mose eye-catching. Their golden color and texture are delightful to look at.

Gdouble (5245) 2005-11-27 10:01

Dag Jaap,
Ik hou van die mooie weerkaatsingen. Deze is er weer zo'n mooie en ze is mooi onderlijnt door het mooie kleur van dat "watergras".
Guy

john_c (24635) 2005-11-27 10:52

Hi Jaap,
A well composed shot of these ponds in late fall. I like the warm colours of the grasses and the great reflection of the trees, which trees balance the frame very well. The clarity and detail are well captured. Great ambience and a feeling of solitude here.
John

capthaddock (28640) 2005-11-27 11:13

Hi Jaap - simple but really nice , the low light has given wonderfful warm colours on the grass, the green of the conifers makes a good balance to it.

Zepi (22848) 2005-11-27 13:43

Hello Jaap,
Excellente prise de vue, encore une fois, vous jouez avec les reflets et les lumières.
Belle composition, les couleurs sonnent juste!
J'adhère
Beau travail
Mercu pour le partage
Amicalement
Sébastien

jemaflor (39759) 2005-11-27 14:01

Salut Jaap,
très belle composition où les teintes sont douces et splendides, l'eau, la végétation et le ciel ... un coin de nature très authentique et la touffe végétale que l'on voit en premier plan fait un très bel effet.

danyy (69499) 2005-11-27 15:30

Bonjour Jaap,
une vue de plus de ces merveilleux paysages flamands aux allures des Fagnes de chez nous, non loin de Verviers et Spa.
De magnifiques couleurs et une netteté impeccable.
Super cadrage aussi.
Regards.
Daniel.

weswang (18223) 2005-11-27 16:35

Hi Jaap, This is a very well composed paint alike picture. I like the contrast of the outstanding tree against the sky and the golden brow grass in this picture. The reflections on the rippled water are attractive. Well done.
Thanks for your informative notes, as always.

Galmeida (12559) 2005-11-28 13:20

Hi Carper,
This is a beautiful autumnal color and near water composition and picture. Nice soft white-blue sky, the green trees and the mirroring water reflections so well captured in a perfect enquadrement and excelent angle of view. Possible a little nostalgic but a great picture of this seasonal weather and cycle nature.

Very good work, well seen and composed.
Congratulations and my best Regards.
Fernando

erdna (5360) 2005-11-28 19:34

Very nice shot Jaap! this looks like the swamps of Florida except for the color of the plants. very well done.

I want to thank you for your visit and comments on my photo, "Paris".

Andre'

Philippe (11787) 2005-11-30 10:57

Hallo, Jaap. Zeer goede belichting en compositie. Het water van de vijver dat bijna zwart is laat het gras daarachter zeer goed uitkomen. Het landschap is prachtig en ik denk dat de Kalmthoutse Heide echt een bezoek waard is.

jafadabret (40369) 2007-03-02 12:02

Jaap bonsoir.
Une très belle photo avec des couleurs superbes. J'aime les arbres et leurs reflets. Ces étangs sont très importants pour l'équilibre écologique. Il est temps de les préserver.
Jacques