2021 Kruisdijkschans II, a photo from Zeeland, South

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Today I went cycling in the Netherlands 10 km from my house saw this beautifully restored building with a history
Unfortunately, another rainy day, so not perfect for taking pictures
But I hope the result can be seen

Kruisdijkschans NETHERLANDS between Aardenburg and Sluis
The Kruisdijkschans was built in 1640, during the Eighty Years' War, as one of the many defenses in that region. After this war came to an end with the Peace of Munster, the Kruisdijkschans was no longer important from a military point of view. Neglect followed. In 1762 it came into the possession of the Hennequin family. They converted it into a country house. It remained in use as such for a hundred years. Around 1920 it became a farm. The house has been preserved. However, it fell into disrepair. Thanks in part to the National Postcode Lottery, Het Zeeuwse Landschap foundation has been able to acquire this special place and restore it to its former glory.

I hope you like it

Camera Model
Canon EOS R
File Size
31.7MB
Shooting Date/Time
17/11/2021 10:56:59
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/60
Av(Aperture Value)
6.3
ISO Speed
100
Lens
RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
Focal Length
35.0mm
Image Size
6720x4480
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

pajaran, PaulVDV, Fis2, pierrefonds, PiotrF, mcmtanyel, ikeharel, jemaflor, COSTANTINO, ChrisJ, adramad has marked this note useful

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jmdias (114318) 2021-11-17 11:41

john

a lovely compo with this interesting cubic house in a side and the rural landscape around. very poetic and beautiful image.

take care

jorge

pajaran (114971) 2021-11-17 11:42

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepa priroda i arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspektivom i oblakom koji dolazi sa kisom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Dobar tejkst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.

Zelim vam lepi u minu noc sa dobrim snom, sve najbolje.
Paja

PaulVDV (62804) 2021-11-17 11:59

Hallo John,
Dit is een heel goede natuurfoto met een prachtig huis erbij.
Het licht op de weide en de planten op de voorgrond is werkelijk heel mooi. En dat onder een behoorlijk bewolkte lucht.
Langs twee zijden van het domein vinden we water. Ik had graag nog een groter stukje van het water aan de rechterzijde gezien. Maar je wilde er natuurlijk de blaadjes in de linker bovenhoek bij hebben.
Zeer helder en scherp tot in het kleinste detail.
Vele groeten, Paul

holmertz (102042) 2021-11-17 12:11

Hello John,
Judging only from this photo it was actually a very good day for taking pictures. Maybe you had only a short time with good light and no rain, but you used that time well. This photo has a remarkably fine clarity with wonderful colours, and the house and autumn coloured garden look very attractive.
Best regards,
Gert

Tue (91612) 2021-11-17 12:30

Hallo John,
Een heel mooie mix van groene tinten en de gelige herfstkleuren. Ook het statige huis ziet er heel mooi uit aan de linkerkant. Er kwam net wat voorzichtig aangenaam zonlicht door de bewolking heen hier.
Lars

Fis2 (169791) 2021-11-17 12:34

Witaj John!
A very nice place, house makes impression.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

Gerrit (62042) 2021-11-17 13:26

Dag John,
Wat een prachtig huis in een uitzonderlijke ligging in de goed verzorgde tuin. Hoewel de wolken grijs zijn is het licht prima.
Groet, Gerrit

Silvio1953 (220665) 2021-11-17 13:28

Ciao John, great view of lovely restored building, despite bad weather wonderful autumnal colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pierrefonds (113634) 2021-11-17 15:29

Hi John,

The trees are giving a touch of nature to the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the building. It is clear and precise. Have a nice day.

Pierre

PiotrF (54246) 2021-11-17 16:09

Hello John,
A very nice autumn picture from this place with beautiful restored building. I like good composition and wonderful colours.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-11-17 19:53

Hi John
A charming early autumn landscape nicely framed and the historic building really pulls you through it with some lovely light and shades. Lovely image and well thought out again.
Best regards

mcmtanyel (67709) 2021-11-17 19:58

Hello John,
What a charming little manor! I also like your postprocessing that makes this photo look like a watercolor picture.
Regards,
MT

ifege (47013) 2021-11-17 22:36

Hi John
There can be advantages in taking photos on overcast days. The light will be much more even as in this good photo of the neat house and grounds.
cheers

jemaflor (146330) 2021-11-17 23:20

Hi John,
Nice composition well balanced with house like focal point of view and the green nature all around, good effect with the water in the Fg, excellent management concerning light, tfs.

COSTANTINO (115583) 2021-11-17 23:35

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
simpe but eye catching
delicate and sensitive
pretty in beautiful
color tones
your photo seems like
a picture from the
best painter photographer
regards
Costantino

mkamionka (73440) 2021-11-18 3:41

Hi John,
This is such a beautiful little house. So very stylish and well preserved. You have selected a great point of view to present it in the context of nature. Lovely trees and a river in the foreground decorate the view so nicely.
The light was very good with some darker clouds in the sky and yet warmly and brightly lit foreground.
Excellent work!!
M

Royaldevon (85638) 2021-11-18 7:57

Hello John,

You are not far from the Dutch border. This was well worth a photograph, even in the rain!
The composition is, as always, very well considered, using f/g features for depth and the focal house nicely placed off-centre.
The grey clouds do not spoil the photograph, they just add atmosphere.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

lousat (138655) 2021-11-18 9:40

Hi John,rainy day but the clouds are perfect to have a full composition,very elegant restored house,finally, after a lot of abandoned seen on this site..ehehe...i like the bright colors and the decentralized position too. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

emka (157280) 2021-11-19 14:11

Hello John, We do not see the rain here. Nice colours. Pleasant
building, simple but elegant and in the garden surrounded by water. Very nice picture.
Best regrads MAlgo

ChrisJ (171280) 2021-11-21 0:14

Hello John

The house at left is well positioned on the vertical 1/3 axis point to maximise the composition. Good colour, sharpness and lighting. Nice Autumn foliage too. Tfs!

adramad (72564) 2021-11-23 8:30

Hi John.
Very beautiful composition, with this magnificent construction located in a splendid landscape of green meadow and abundant trees, even in the foreground we see what looks like a small canal.
Very good color that highlights the strength of the image.
Superb brightness and sharpness management to capture details.
Very well done. I like it.
Have a good start to the week.
Very best regards.
Luis.

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211734)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2021-11-17
Camera: CANON EOS R, Canon RF 15-35mm F/2.8L IS USM, SanDisk Extreme PRO, Hoya 82mm HDX UV
Exposure: f/6.3, 30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2021-11-17 11:39