Coal Mines, a photo from Limburg, Flanders

Photographer's Note

These two towers, which would have supported the pulleys for the mechanism at the top of the mineshaft, stand a little way from each other. The western tower, on the left, is the more modern of the two ruins. The eastern tower is an imposing, stark, rusty skeleton of its former self.

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torben (3100) 2004-07-12 10:00

These towers make a very interesting shape against the sky and the fact that one is renovated and the other is not makes the photo extra interesting by putting a new perspective on the passing of time and what we want to preserve and why.

fphilipp (56) 2004-07-12 10:17

Goede scherptediepte en compositie. Misschien iets te veel rood bijgekleurd in PS?

ma-tibou (4568) 2004-07-12 12:07

Mineur quel métier !! Quelle vie de labeur . Il faut rendre hommage à tous ces hommes et femmes qui sont descendus au fond des puits . bravo Jacques.

Minor what a trade!! Which life of labour. It is necessary to pay homage to all these men and women who are descended at the underground of the pits.Well done Jacques.

bertolucci (14052) 2004-07-12 17:46

Fine capture, Jacques. These lifttowers are really impressive and the contrast between the two makes this shot, your compo works nice here. Good job.

pamastro (7296) 2004-07-13 0:34

Impressive shot. These two behemoths look so alien on this landscape. Yet they match it also. The beat up, weed covered ground echoing the past that these towers were a part of. This entire landscape is still marked by its past life. I also like how the trees and bushes are starting to overtake the older tower in an assault. Very stark and very impressive. Good job.

cgrindahl (6113) 2004-07-13 2:41

This is a fine TE shot telling us something of a bye-gone era. These two structures are very distinctive against the lovely, soft sky, to a certain extent mind boggling since they are almost exactly the same in form but completely different in condition. Well done Jacques.

MonsieurB (279) 2004-07-13 12:56

Très belle image, sensible et pleine de nostalgie. Le temps, très beau semble-t-il, met en valeur ces monuments de façon insolite. Cadrage parfait. Bravo.

Ebbe (9625) 2004-07-13 13:31

A very nice repetition and a good angle on them. And even though things repeat they are so different in their stages of decay.

Letr (0) 2004-07-20 11:31

Love the contrast here between the two towers, very well seen taking the two in the composition..Great colors and sharpness.I've added the picture to the group theme i created.. Coalmines after closure..Well Done Jacques!!Is dit in Maasmechelen of Eisden ?

doreeneden (1022) 2004-07-29 3:10

Well done Jacques. A good photo of the two towers. Is this coal mine open to visitors? A few years we visited a mine in Wales and we were able to go underground using the lifts that the miners used to use, and wearing the safety packs and hard hats. It really brought home to us the life miners used to lead (as some still do).
points tomorrow.

phd94 (305) 2004-08-11 16:46

Ces gros insectes semblent avoir planté leur trompes dans le sol pour en aspirer le suc ce qui ma foi n'est pas loin de la réalité.
L'impression d'ensemble est essentiellement graphique et le cliché est particuliérement bien composé.Les couleurs sont à la hauteur de la réalisation, je pense que ce cliché serait de bonne qualité aussi en noir et blanc.

carper (96) 2004-08-13 9:44

Ik heb hier voor Uw beste foto gekozen.
Een perfecte compositie, met een enorme geschiedenis. Goede kleuren, mooie diepten, echt geweldig goede compositie, erg goed werk

premels (2400) 2004-10-22 15:28

J'aime beaucoup la douceur des couleurs comme un peu lavées, mais le contraste est toujours là.
Cela semble si paisible j'ai du mal à me représenter l'activité qu'il devait y avoir ici.

dantor (122) 2004-11-13 13:07

Parfaite composition mettant en valeur le sujet. Le contraste entre les deux chevalements dont l'un est rénové apporte une note insolite à ce paysage.

Je me suis permis d'expérimenter pour voir ce que cela donnerait avec des couleurs un peu plus franches ou plus de luminosité. (Voir Workshop)

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hankprijs (597) 2005-02-18 14:28

In Limburg the old coalmines are beautiful. They give a peaceful, quiet and (beautiful) old-fashioned atmosphere in 2000's. Nice shot, nice colors.

danyy (0) 2005-04-25 12:00

Bonsoir Jaques,
Effectivement, c'est pile le site où je susi allé et j'ai même fait une photo à partir de cet endroit aussi et sous pratiquement les mêmes conditions.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

fabEarth (283) 2005-05-01 23:24