castle of ooidonk, a photo from Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders

Photographer's Note

In the shot a picture of the beautiful castle of Ooidonk. It lies in a marvellous large garden.
Because the structure is rather large I had to use the wide-angle which unfortunately caused some distortion. I hope you like it anyway.

History from www.ooidonk.be:
The castle, once the home to the earl of Horne, is one of the finest in the country and is still inhabited by the owner. The castle was numerously involved in conflicts between cities duriing the 14th and 15 century and saw its fair share of religious wars during the 16th century. In 1595 the medieval castle was rebuilt and given its current looks thanks to Maarten della Faille. The outer view, the towers especially, crow-step gables and many chimneys evoke the images of Loire castles such as Chambord.
The castle was brought into the modern age in 1870 without removing the original renaissance style and was opened to the public from 1958 on.

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riceal (315) 2010-08-12 13:46

very nice picture and interesting place

PaulVDV (15017) 2010-08-12 13:55

Hallo Hendrik,
Een heel mooie compositie met een goed zicht tussen de torens en over de muur op de prachtige gevel met de vele ramen en dakramen met kleinere trapgevels.
Beste groeten, Paul

asajernigan (19669) 2010-08-12 17:09

Hendrik,
This is a nice shot of this fine castle. Your composition is great showing the castle from a POV that gives the shot depth and direction. The lighting and colors are great and the photo has excellent sharpness.
TFS,
Asa

jhm (122458) 2010-08-14 8:50

dag Hendrik,

Ik zag deze iets te laat, maar in feite nooit te laat om een goede foto commentaar tegeven.
U was even op de Oost-Vlaamse toer en ten slotte beland in Maria Leerne, ik ben er al een paar keer binnengeweest bij de Baron.
Niet alleen mooi van buiten maar ook van binnen eens het bezoeken waard.
Mooi genomen ik heb deze ook al eens geplaatst maar uit een andere hoek.
Pracht werk Hendrik. Bedankt.

Groeten,
John

mkamionka (24537) 2010-09-07 2:13

Hi Hendrik,
very unique architecture. Original POV.
The wide angle distortion made it even more interesting.
Nice capture,
M