2020 Kerk Middelburg VII, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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Always a bicycle visit, May Corona time in Belgium,
Middelburg Belgium come at the Netherland borders, forbidden bring a visit to Netherlands, borders closed (2 month) April - May

History:
The church is still surrounded by a largely walled cemetery closed by a beautiful entrance gate from 1861. An iron gate hangs from two high square bluestone fence pillars with convex crowns. A pedestrian passage is marked on either side by a round bluestone post. Originally the cemetery was closed off to the street by a high iron fence on a bluestone wall, which was removed in the 1950s

The late Gothic church, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, was built in 1452 on the initiative of Pieter Bladelin near his newly built castle. In 1458 the construction of the church was completed and P. Bladelin acquired parish rights for his church. In 1470 a chapter of six canons was attached to the church and in 1480 the church was made a Collegiate Chapter. Before 1559, the parish came under the diocese of Tournai, deanery Aardenburg, later the deanery and the parish belonged to the diocese of Bruges, now the parish falls under the diocese of Ghent, deanery Maldegem.

I hope you like it

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
File Size 27,8MB
Shooting Date/Time
9/05/2020 10:30:15
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/60
Av(Aperture Value)
10
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
24.0mm
Image Size
5760x3840
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

pajaran, Fis2, PiotrF, pierrefonds, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, clic, PaulVDV, papagolf21, alvaraalto, worldcitizen, adramad, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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CMJC (4649) 2020-10-23 11:48 [Comment]

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holmertz (91802) 2020-10-23 12:00

Hello John,
Two more days have gone, so here is a new photo, very punctually. The green plants on the wires, and the hedge below them, form a very good foreground to this view of the red brick church. I like the low perspective which accentuates the size of the church and also includes a good view of the cloudy but still quite bright sky. The photo has a very good clarity, well saturated colours and fine contrasts.
Kind regards,
Gert

pajaran (101522) 2020-10-23 12:00

Pozdrav.
Lepo zelenilo i stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i dobrim tekstom.
Lepa Crkva i krst na kupoli, dobro uhvacen trenutak sa oblacima.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice greenery and old architecture, well shown with beautiful colors, contrast and good text.
Beautiful Church and cross on the dome, a well-captured moment with clouds.
I wish you a nice and peaceful night, all the best for the weekend.

jmdias (101376) 2020-10-23 12:06

john

a nice angle using these trimmed trees as a green fence. I liked the architecture of the temple shown here. a beautiful image too.

take care

jorge

Silvio1953 (203844) 2020-10-23 12:13

Ciao John, great view of fantastic gothic church with a lot of green, fine details of the fascinating architecture, wonderful colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (154107) 2020-10-23 12:34

Witaj John!
A very nice view, interesting church.
I like tower and beautiful trees.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

PiotrF (52084) 2020-10-23 13:32

Hello John,
Interesting view of this Gothic church.
I like good composition and nice colours.
Good work, fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

lousat (128865) 2020-10-23 13:55

Salut John,une belle perpsective imposante pour nous montrer l'eglise si bien avec un regard sur ce curieux jardin,qualite' top,j'espere de ne retourner pas aux temps du Covid prochainement. Bon WE et merci,Luciano

pierrefonds (102245) 2020-10-23 15:10

Hi John,

The trees and the edge are framing well the church. The point of view is showing the details of the church. There is a good cntrast between the colours of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

COSTANTINO (102801) 2020-10-23 22:49

Hello dear John and have a nice day
original version
thanks for sharing this simple
church still surrounded by a largely
walled cemetery closed by a beautiful
entrance gate...
i like the low perspective
welldone
regards
costantino

ifege (30391) 2020-10-23 23:24

Hi John
The news out of Belgium about COVID hasn't been good lately so - stay safe which by keeping to your bike you should be.
A good photo of this old church with what looks like grape vines in front (for church wine?)
cheers
Ian

burmaman (716) 2020-10-23 23:32

Hello John!
Good POV to have these nicely grown trees as foreground for this old and nice church.Great contrast with this dramatic sky.
The little red window in the roof is a nice detail.
Have a good weekend a stay healthy.
Regards,Ronny

jemaflor (134080) 2020-10-23 23:39

Hi John,
A well taken and made composition with interesting architecture and also with these trees, well made by gardeners this green fence, good colors contrast between green and bricks of the church walls, tfs.

emka (150873) 2020-10-24 0:35

Hello John, Nice view of this old brick church. I like here how the trees are cut and maintained. Lovely colours in spite of the cloudy sky.

In Warsaw, we have lockdown again. The elderly people like me are recommended not go out of homes.

Best regards Malgo

Royaldevon (73748) 2020-10-24 2:32

Hello John,

The espalier in the f/g is very attractive, making a green fence through which we can easily see the red brick details of the church. The building is very well positioned in the frame, with the tall spire nicely off-centre.
I rather like the grey, cloudy sky, which does have changes of hues, where there are breaks in the clouds and the light is trying to penetrate.

If Belgium has been anything like Northern England, we haven't had many bright, sunny days, recently.

Have a good w/e,
Bev :-)

clic (23596) 2020-10-24 7:38

Dag John
Stone and greenery always got along well in photos; consequently you beautifully used this combination for a refreshing assembly, compensating for the sky's bad moods!
Thanks for showing and explaining below.
Vrindelikke groeten

ChrisJ (158224) 2020-10-24 11:07

Hello John,

Good sharpness with nice soft pastel colours and diffused lighting. The trellised vines in the fg add depth and layering to the composition. Tfs!

Miguel82 (47104) 2020-10-24 11:27

Hallo John, the trees in the foreground are pruned aesthetically. That old stonework has a long history well detailled in the photo note. The building comprises a tower. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.

PaulVDV (53716) 2020-10-24 11:45

Hallo John,
Mooi zicht opwaarts van de kerk met een dreigend wolkendek op de achtergrond.
De bomen in haagvorm vormen een goede voorgrond.
Rechts onderaan merk ik een soort standbeeld. Of hoort het bij het kerkhof?
Helderheid en scherpte zijn onberispelijk.
Prettige zondag!
Paul

alvaraalto (41792) 2020-10-25 2:26

Dag John,
Mooi hoe je deze kerk achter de leibomen hebt gefotografeerd. Echt een plaatje om op een zondagochtend rustig naar te lijken nu de dag een uurtje langer os vanwege de wintertijd.
Een prettige zondag toegewenst, Groet Rob

abmdsudi (87703) 2020-10-25 2:34

Hi John
A strong capture of the classic church with much detail and good use of light to make the image seem divine. Lovely sense of height and scale with nice touch of green to give this a punchy finishing touch. Well done shot.
Best regards

mkamionka (59422) 2020-10-25 5:43

Hi John,
very interesting architecture and what a original decoration with the fence.
The weather was not optimal but you did well recording also some features of the clouds in the sky.
Very well done,
M

papagolf21 (152361) 2020-10-26 0:31

Bonsoir, cher ami John,
Je suis en pays de connaissance à travers cet édifice religieux. J'aime quand les églises sont à taille humaine (je ne dédaigne pas les cathédrales, bien sûr !).
Belle prestation photographique.
Amitiés.
Philippe

worldcitizen (13996) 2020-10-28 13:15

Hello John,
This church is beautiful, and it looks nice beneath the cloudy and moody sky. What really catches my eye in this photo are the leaves that form a kind of trellis overhead. It's a lovely scene. Take care!

adramad (66190) 2020-10-28 14:11

Hi John.
A splendid view of this beautiful brick church, the brick of its factory with its red color stands out well from the cloudy sky, this kind of fence with plants is very beautiful and original.
Wonderful colors, excellent sharpness and light.
Very well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (201593)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2020-05-09
Camera: Canon EOS 5 D Mark II, Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Sandisk CFIII 16GB, B+W 82 010 UV - Haze 1x MRC
Exposure: f/0.8, 30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2020-10-23 11:39