St Trudo Abbey Photo

Photographer’s Note

A picture taken yesterday afternoon during my bike cycle trip, I find this old castle very beautiful, I have had the control at the restoration work in years 1960, this is work where one can put in much energy.
History;
By far the most important person in the history of Male, is Louis of Male (born 1329). He was the son of Louis of Nevers and Margareta of France and became the 24th count of Flanders. His daughter, Margaretha, married Philips, the duke of Burgundy. Due to this fact, Flanders became a part of duchy of Burgundy. During this period the castle retained its importance. During the Spanish occupation, the citadel got somewhat forgotten and was sold in 1558 by Philips II to knight Juan Lopez Gallo. Two years later, he was appointed baron by Philips II. The castle is thoroughly restored and has become a women's convent (abbey) since 1954 en 1969.

This picture I have cropped to a better composition, the colours are really.

I hpoe you like it.

Shooting Date/Time
7/02/2005 14:56:31
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/1000
Av( Aperture Value )
3.5
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
18.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048

danyy, puister, Kolyamour, bantonbuju, ChrisJ, arth, PixelTerror, Galmeida, jmdaoudal, bertolucci, jrj, mumek, elihesamian, Fixfocus, singuanti, jpdeloof, pamastro, Steft, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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danyy (68887) 2005-02-08 2:23

Bonjour John,
Encore de merveilleuses couleurs, tant le ciel que les pierres. Une gfrande préscision dans la mise au point. Une perspective peut-être un peu déformante.
Daniel.

Kolyamour (1760) 2005-02-08 2:35

Bricks looks so nice against blue sky as well as their reflections in the calm water. Beautiful place and beautiful picture!
Nikolay

RGatward (19743) 2005-02-08 2:50

Rather different weather you're having there from us at the moment. Good use made of the light for this nicely done archi shot.

puister (570) 2005-02-08 3:26

Beste John, Zoals ik laats las van Jaap: een echte Maenhout. Je herkent ze meteen. Ook deze is mooi scherp en de blauwe lucht steekt mooi af tegen het kasteel. De weerpiegeling in het donkere water van de slotgracht is ook fraai. Moet een mooie job zijn geweest hem te restaureren.
Groeten,

Paul

bantonbuju (48654) 2005-02-08 3:34

morning john, i always admire photographers who have their gears up their sleves, like you did yesterday while cycling; and good for us you have not missed the opportunity, as the conditions were excellent as we can see; very interesting insert, today;have a nice day, jerzy

lukie (0) 2005-02-08 4:03

mooie foto, John. Denk dat ik bij gelegenheid ook eens ga rondneuzen. Het is toch mooi meegenomen dat men ook tijdens de winter prachtige, kleurige foto's kan maken.
Groeten,
Luc.

ChrisJ (70293) 2005-02-08 4:55

Hi John

I like the shadows of the trees on the castle walls. I like the reflections in the moat too. Superb sharpness & colour.

arth (1454) 2005-02-08 4:58

Een kanjer John,hij is genomen onder een perfecte hoek die deze mooie perspectief weergeeft. Zeer goede compositie ,goed contrast en zeer scherpe details ,mooie kleuren eveneens

Arthur

PixelTerror (86192) 2005-02-08 5:16

Goede morgen John,
Very nice architecture photo where you once again found an excellent light to give life and great colors to the stone !
If I judge by your gallery, winter really looks like summer in Belgium !!!
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Galmeida (12559) 2005-02-08 6:23

Thanks for your useful, technical and cultural guidelines.

Good colors, contrast and composition at a nice old Abbey, resulting in a excelent, clear, and also very good result.

Well done, my congratulations and thanks for sharing!

dkeus31 (26212) 2005-02-08 6:31

Nice amount of details and good like.
Nice shadows of the tree on the brickwall.

The left wall does not give much to the picture.
I would prefer to have the full bridge on the right.

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-02-08 6:38

Great architecture, in this excellent quality shot. I like very much the shadows, I would say they are clean shadows (from the trees)like when you choose a reflection to have it in the composition.
Very positive light.
Well done
Jean Michel

bertolucci (11976) 2005-02-08 7:09

Hi John U heeft dit imposante en en prachtich hoekig ogende kasteel werkelijk zeer fraai in beeld gebracht. Ik vind de niet voor de hand liggende hoek erg goed gekozen. Het primaire bruin/geel - blauwe kleurcontrast is fijn en het warme licht en de bijzondere reflecties van de bomen op het weer goed doortekende metselwerk maken het af. Erg goed werk, John en bedankt!

jrj (34779) 2005-02-08 7:22

Hi John
Good capture of this castle, crisp, clear light. Very effectful the shadow of the trees there.

mumek (17468) 2005-02-08 7:26

John!
Super capture with excellent composition.
Lovely light and details.The note is very informative.Thanks for sharing
ziggy

papagolf21 (56451) 2005-02-08 7:58

Bonjour John,
Une abbaye ! Nous ne jouons pas dans la même cour ! ;-))
Il s'agit plus d'un château que d'une église à proprement parler. J'aime tout, de la petite chapelle à la grande cathédrale.
Ici, la lumière met bien en valeur ces vieilles pierres et les ombres portées sur les murs d'une tour d'angle. Et le "must", ce sont ces douves qui reflètent une partie de l'édifice.
Très beau !
Philippe
Merci pour la note.

elihesamian (26091) 2005-02-08 11:22

In point of tech:EXCELLENT,from prespective to colors and...really excellent,and thanks a lot for note,very informative shot,and beautiful,too,I enjoy it,John,You did great.
Yours
Mohammad

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-02-08 13:04

Beautiful light mood in this one John!
Fine contrast work between the warm colors of the castle and the blue sky!
It must have been an interesting job you had there in the 1960´s.
Groetjes!
Hermann

carper (64948) 2005-02-08 14:30

Zo dat was zoeken, je stond op pagina 18 John. Niet te geloven. He is bijna niet bij te benen. Over de foto, Ja wat kan ik zeggen, prachtig licht, uitstekende hoek waaruit U hem heeft genomen, schitterende kleuren, Hele mooie foto, goed werk

nwoehnl (120) 2005-02-08 14:59

Hi John. Very nice view of the old castle that seems to have a personal significance for you with the restauration work you mention. Good framing of this view around the corner, and the special light and the shadows cast by the barren tree silhouettes are what elevates this photo. Beautiful shot.

Cath (360) 2005-02-08 15:40

Mooi kasteel van Vlaanderen,moooie kleuren en licht.Ik houd van de weerspiegeling van het kasteel in het water,de schaduw van de boom.Goed gezien.
Catherine

Hanssie (9133) 2005-02-08 16:03

Sharp !
Clear !
Strong !
A great shot in of course, beautiful colours !

avigur_11 (21301) 2005-02-08 17:16

Texture of the bricks, shadows of the trees, blue blue canal, well selected angle and a very sharp image.
Who needs more? Well done, John.

singuanti (15240) 2005-02-08 18:53

i love the way you shot castle on the corner, as it lets us take it all in well. the range of browns in the castle is well captured. the colors and clarity are all excellent too. great shooing.

jpdeloof (2546) 2005-02-08 19:25

Bonsoir john.
La demeure du jardinier n'est pas trop grande , juste ce qu'il lui faut pour ranger ses outils.
Tes couleurs sont lumineuses et d'une très belle tonalité.
très belle photo.
jp

goede avond John.
De woonplaats van de tuinier is niet te groot, net die hij om zijn werktuigen moet op te ruimen. Jouw kleuren zijn lichtgevend en van een zeer mooie tonaliteit
zeer mooie foto.
jp

maphoto (8076) 2005-02-08 23:10

Very beautiful light John, great point of view, the shadow of the trees are quite nice, beautiful blue sky, well seen.

manny (21378) 2005-02-09 1:12

Well John, I wish I can take good landscape shots as you. I wish I can learn from you (and Norbert and jaap). One of these days.

Another sterling shot. Wouldn't change a thing.

pamastro (7213) 2005-02-09 1:31

This is another fantastic shot. The color and lighting are perfect as is the contrast. And it's so crisp and clear. The way you have the trees framing the scene works very well. The moat in addition to that then really brings the eyes in from all directions down to the abbey. Perhaps it could be skewed a bit to correct for the perspective distortion but other than that this is really beautifully done.

yekjohn (1886) 2005-02-09 8:28

Very good capture for this image, with wonderful framing, colors and texture. I really like the shadow of the tree falling on the wall.

Steft (5962) 2005-02-10 18:07

Wat een mooi kasteel? Mooi water erbij, mooie spiegeling en mooie blauwe lucht. Hoe krijgt u toch altijd van die diepe kleuren? Jammer dat het topje van de toren er net niet op staat, of ligt het aan mij?

Goed werk weer hier!

pierrefonds (26353) 2007-07-28 4:25

Hi John,

A nice image of the St-Trudo abbey under a beautiful blue sky, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre