2008 Donkersteeg, a photo from Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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2008 Archive Ghent 璌onkersteeg�

You look between two large buildings on the narrow street "De Donkersteeg"
Narrowly curved street that opens onto the Koornmarkt where the medieval grain market took place. The old French name "rue du Paradis" would be borrowed from the inn "Het Hemelrijck" or Hotel du Paradis, the current number 2. Although this street contains mainly old cores, which would even rise to the 11th century, the current street scene determined by plastered and whitewashed gables from the first half of the 19th century with staggered cornices. Now a picturesque shopping street. The access to a dead-end alley with dilapidated houses and rear houses, called the Paradijszak, is formed by a very weathered gate of about 1500 (between number 22 and 24). Plastered brick construction with sandstone tudor arch on the side, completely weathered water table and probably also enriched with cartouche; right closed by means of donkey's back with leipers and brick.

I hope you enjoy

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time
11/10/2008 15:32:41
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/30
Av(Aperture Value)
18
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF16-35mm f/2.8L USM
Focal Length
16.0mm
Image Size
4368x2912
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

pajaran, Cricri, Fis2, COSTANTINO, pierrefonds, ikeharel, tyro, snunney, papagolf21, PaulVDV, sacimar, PiotrF, mcmtanyel, ChrisJ, adramad has marked this note useful

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BennyV (34746) 2018-09-26 10:20

Yes, ik ben eerst :)

Dit steegje ken ik, maar ik wist niet dat het zo heette. Logische naam, eigenlijk. Een mooi hoekje in de stad, al is het moderne hotel nu niet bepaald aantrekkelijk om naar te kijken (waarschijnlijk wel om er te logeren).

Hou je goed, John & tot de volgende!

Benny

pajaran (115047) 2018-09-26 10:32

Dobro vece, gospodine.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepe fasade i prozori, lepa arhitektura.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening, sir.
A nice view and a moment, interesting and good text ...
Beautifully shown, good perspective and contrast, nice colors, nice caught moment.
Nice facades and windows, beautiful architecture.
Good text about the used technique and the elements of the image.
I wish you a nice and peaceful night, all the best.

mesutilgim (0) 2018-09-26 10:44

Hello dear John,
Another nice and interesting capture in your gallery taken with good light management and perfect sharpness.
Good layout and many interesting and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Cricri (176) 2018-09-26 10:49

Bonjour John
Quelle belle journ嶪 en ce mois d'octobre 2008,
beaucoup de personnes a la terrasse, la lumi鋨e renforce les d彋ails des b漮iments, belle composition et pr廥entation
Bonne soir嶪
cricri

Belle journ嶪, encore 16� a 19h50

Tue (91692) 2018-09-26 12:25

Hallo John,
Een mooi contrast tussen de oude architectuur links en het modern hotel aan de overkant. Vooral de grijze gevel met de groenige kozijnen en de gouden element is erg mooi. De volle terrassen zorgen voor een levendige sfeer.
Lars

Fis2 (169877) 2018-09-26 12:28

Witaj John!
Curious fragment of town.
Interesting buildings.
Nice scene from daily life.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well dne.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

COSTANTINO (115645) 2018-09-26 12:56

Hello dear john and have a nice time
I love photos of this kind
I like people sitting down there
drinking a coffee and generally
the whole atmosphere which looks
so pleasant
regards
Costantino

pierrefonds (113700) 2018-09-26 15:09

Hi John,

The presence of the people is animating the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the buildings. The light is giving good colors output. Have a nice day.

Pierre

macjake (98262) 2018-09-26 18:44

Hi John
its funny to see the woman all by herself walking the dog. Its like she has the entire town to herself haha. I like the point of view too, its looking like you took the photo from sitting on the street. smart lighting and exposure, wonderful view of the city
cheers
Craig

abmdsudi (95869) 2018-09-26 20:05

Hi John
An enticing capture that you have included most of the prominent buildings so well fitting the frame. The blissful pastel colour and contrasting blue sky turns this to an evocative imagery enriched by human input. Lovely short, Congrats.
Best regards

ifege (47103) 2018-09-27 0:14

Hi John
Even in 2008 you couldn't avoid an international hotel chain photo bombing a good photo of a charming setting.
cheers
Ian

emka (157280) 2018-09-27 0:14

Hello John, Beautiful picture from Ghent. Wonderful buildings, nice view of the people enjoying sun in the cafe or waking the dog. Excellent composition as always.

Warm regards s Malgo

tyro (30513) 2018-09-27 1:28

Hello John,

What a fascinating and informative note you have written about this place and its history - and a beautiful photograph to accompany it!

It is obvious that on this particular lovely afternoon most people were relaxing, eating and drinking, outside a restaurant on the left while only a very few are actually walking along the streets.

The buildings are beautiful, caught in fine afternoon light in this fine composition and the colourfully dressed visitors add to the appeal.

As always, a photograph of superb technical quality with perfect colours and exposure and exquisite details and sharpness.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

snunney (130967) 2018-09-27 3:53

Hello John,
A sharp contrast between the modern Novotel on the right and the infinitely more attractive buildings on the left. I like the light and shadow contrasts and the animated atmosphere, both of which contribute to the mood of the composition. Very well realised with excellent colours and clarity.

Silvio1953 (220759) 2018-09-27 5:49

Ciao John, great view of beautiful buildings, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

papagolf21 (152605) 2018-09-27 6:54

Bonjour, cher ami John,
Une photo qui dormait tranquillement au fond d'un disque dur ou autres 幨幦ents.
D嶰ouvrir cette prise de vue est un pur d幨ice en tenant compte de l'architecture environnante.
Beau temps pour un mois d'octobre.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

Nicou (193806) 2018-09-27 9:43

Hello

Superbe vue de cette place fantastique avec d'un c矌� les terrasse de ces caf廥 et la rue quei s'engage entre les deux parties l'autre facade et les personnes sur la place sueprbe.
Bravoe et amiti�
Nicou

PaulVDV (62810) 2018-09-27 11:18

Hallo John,
De naam van deze straat is toepasselijk. Daar het zonlicht niet tot aan het gelijkvloers geraakt, lijk het er inderdaad vrij donker te zijn. Voor een steeg is het er anderzijds toch nog vrij breed.
Maar aan de zonnekant van de gebouwen kent het terrasje heel wat succes.
Het gebouw op de linkerhoek oogt heel mooi. Prachtige architecturale versieringen op de verschillende niveaus.
De afwezigheid van gemotoriseerd verkeer geeft een heel gemoedelijke indruk.
Vele groeten, Paul

sacimar (38173) 2018-09-27 13:02

Hello John,

good image of this place, I like the different facades we can see here, the scene with the people sitting and the woman and the dog is interesting, well seen,

Best regards,

Sergio

lousat (138695) 2018-09-27 14:28

Salut John,une tres jolie composition depuis ton archive,sans doutes la partie meilleure est a la gauche avec les decorations des facades tres jolies et originales,qualite' parfaite comme d'habitude. Belle journee' et merci,Luciano

PiotrF (54246) 2018-09-27 15:49

Hello John,
Another interesting picture from Ghent with beautiful buildings,
Beautiful details here!
Perfect captured, excellent clarity and natural colors.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

mcmtanyel (67789) 2018-09-27 17:52

Hello John,
It is a lovely 10-year-old photo. It was a great Autumn day to sit outside and enjoy one more sunny day. 👍👍
Regards,
MT

ChrisJ (171366) 2018-09-28 4:22

Hallo John,

Good sharpness, & the bg red roof contrasts well with the blue sky. Nice to see Novotel using and revamping existing buildings rather than erecting a 20 story high-rise. Tfs.

carlo62 (81265) 2018-09-28 14:14

Ciao John
la scritta a destra distrae un po', ma non � certo colpa tua, tu hai fatto una bella inquadratura, le facciate sono splendide, la bella giornata invita a sedersi ai tavoli e l'uomo che passeggia con il cane conferisce tranquillit� al luogo.
Buon we
Carlo

adramad (72600) 2018-09-30 3:47

Hi John.
A sensational composition, with this beautiful angle of beautiful facades, with a perfect lighting on that beautiful day, the terraces full of people, give a lively vital touch.
Excellent POV, with very good color and sharpness.
Very good work. I like it
Enjoy a happy Sunday.
Very best regards.
Luis.

ikeharel (112549) 2018-09-30 7:05

Hello John,
Excellent light and shadows cast in contrast, with the view into the narrow street from the larger square.
The architecture styled elegant facades, only the NOVOTEL sign giving a modern touch.
Fine outcome, enliven by the people in the outdoor cafe' and on the old-paved alley.
Good afternoon,
Ike

mkamionka (73532) 2018-10-04 12:04

Hi John,
I work for a customer from Ghent at the moment. I had a chance to meet with them yesterday but we have met in Amsterdam since it was more convenient for both sides.
So I told them that I have never been to Ghent and yet I know this town very well from your photos :)
This is yet another charming street corner with elegant architecture and certainly great place to have a walk. People enjoy coffee in the restaurant as well...
Pleasant light with side light.
Beautiful capture,
M

jmdias (114384) 2018-10-11 16:38

john

I liked the buildings at left, they have a beautiful style. even at distance we can enjoy the daily life scenery there too.

take care

jorge