Bruges Memories, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

Photographer's Note

A vision of Minnewater Park and Lake. On the left hand side you see one of the buildings of Beguinage, background is the spire of Church of Our Lady.

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Minnewater park is right next to the Beguinage of Bruges. It is dominated by its tree-fringed ‘Lake of Love’ and the Kasteel Minnewater, a chateau-style restaurant with a scenic waterside terrace. It is also a lush green space ideal for a picnic away from the crowds.

The origin of the lakes’s common name – the ‘Lake of Love’ – is the source of much debate. French novelist and poet Victor Hugo visited Bruges in 1837 and allegedly christened it the Lac d’Amour. It is said he was inspired by the word minne, medieval Dutch for ‘love’. But local legend has it that the minne was in fact a watery ghost: that of Saxon maiden Minna, who fled the home of her father rather than marry the suitor of his choice. When her lover returned from fighting the Romans, he found her dead of cold and hunger by a stream in the woods. He built a dyke, buried her in the ground, then released the water to create a lake over her resting place.

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tober (8797) 2012-04-01 6:58

Fotoğraf meşhur Brugges danteli gibi işlenmiş sanki. Tebrikler.

brianmcc (6223) 2012-04-01 7:08

hi deniz,
your black and white presentation really highlights the contrasts superbly well in this picture. lovely composition with your viewpoint along the water towards the church tower, with the trees framing the scene beautifully. excellent depth of field and terrific amount of detail.
regards,
brian

maxifred (0) 2012-04-01 7:25

Hello Deniz,
I know and I like this Béguinage Bridge...
Bruges is a mysterious place...where was started today the famous "Tour des Flandres" bicycle race.
Nicely done,with plenty of swans....
Best regards,
Fred,Brussels

guld (1042) 2012-04-01 7:27 [Comment]

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Vato_Law (12732) 2012-04-01 10:51

Hello Deniz.
a curious conversion to B&W, very unsual, but it works quite well IMO as the weather was not very friendly of yours.

It reminds me some old photos or paintings.

Cheers.
Paulo

prasun984 (5590) 2012-04-01 12:36

Hi Deniz,
I like this photo very much. Pleasant quite moment. I enjoyt the reflection and the frame work.
Nice light management with good PP work.
Very welle done.
Best regards,

Prasun

Bartleby (13552) 2012-04-01 13:31

Hi Deniz,
Love what you did with the composition here, with the church steeple nestled in the trees. The B&W works well too, maybe a bit too contrasted but that's a matter of taste.

Best,

Philippe

Jeppo (17645) 2012-04-02 14:43

ciao deniz,

you probably turned the compo into black&white to compensate the bad weather conditions....
I like the perspective on this beautiful corner of bruges...

ciao
jeppo

InasiaJones (31566) 2012-04-02 17:14

Hi Deniz,

All the details in this photo are proportional to its beauty.

Great shot with melancholic mood and a smell of French fries.

Cheers!

André

Waylim (25436) 2012-04-16 18:10

Hello Deniz,

REally beuatiful image, the strong contrast give it a quality of pen and ink drawing. I love your composition and POV. You have carefully composed it so the church tower is perfectly in between teh tree branches and the reflection is wonderful.

Excellent quality.

Way

Staphyle (106) 2012-05-04 6:41

Selam:)

özledin mi kank ?:)

gördüm ve aşık oldum bu hakimiyete... büyü gibi...fotoğraftan çok, bi karakalem çalışması gibi:)))
ellerine sağlık

not: bol bol buralardayım :):)

amazon (12112) 2012-09-17 21:21

hani çini mürekkebi ve divit ile resim yapardık ortaokuldayken...işte tam da o zamanlara ait mürekkkep çalışması gibi -niye seni de işin içine katıyorsam?-ağaç dallarındaki netlik neffis..,
i.