Cross gate II, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

Photographer's Note

A picture taken in Bruges Belgium you can see the Cross gate with the Mill on the background.
The Cross gate was a town gate part of the second townwall of Bruges dating from 1297. The actual gate is of more recent date: it is dated form the beginning of the 15th century. It was built bythe architects Jan van Oudenaerde and Maarten van Leuven.
Today there is only the main building remaining, while the two bridges and the front gate have disappeared.

This picture I have cropped to a better composition.

I hope you like it.

Fixfocus, Tue, jpdeloof, Ramonven, jmdaoudal, ChrisJ, Kenny10pin, nwoehnl, Hanssie, carper, cam, elihesamian, singuanti, pamastro, pierrefonds, pajaran has marked this note useful

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Fixfocus (9385) 2005-03-01 3:22

Goedemorgen John!
Prachtige foto met en perfecte evenwicht in de compositie.Je hebt de belichting en beetje an de donkere kant gehouden dat levert en heerlijke blauwe lucht op.
Good job!

Tue (91604) 2005-03-01 3:33

Very nice composition with the gate on the right and the mill on a hill on the left!
Well done!

jpdeloof (2546) 2005-03-01 4:01

bonjour John.
Belle composition, les couleurs sont belles et naturelles, il y a une bonne luminosit� et un beau contraste.
Joli travail
jp
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goedendag John.
De mooie samenstelling, de kleuren zijn mooi en natuurlijk, is er een goede klaarheid en een mooi contrast.
Mooi werk
jp

PixelTerror (0) 2005-03-01 4:05

Hi John,
Not much light on that one, but I like here the excellent framing and perspective towards this imposant gate, also a good idea to have included the background mill in the composition, it adds another attractive element to catch the eye. Well done !
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-03-01 4:13

hi john, nice compo and lovely details; just noticed that the clouds over the gate look a bit like a smoke from the chimney :-))
very careful composition here

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-03-01 5:14

Very interesting place and offered with the massive side from the towers and gate. Description is also offering elements from the canal.
All is good in.
I like it
Jean Michel

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-03-01 9:57

great shot, i like the castle, very good composition, i like the colous and perspective, well done

nwoehnl (122) 2005-03-01 13:54

Crisp shot of the old town gate, John, this sure looks like it was a trustworthy structure to fortify and protect the city in medieval times. Good shooting angle to be able to include the windmill in the compo. Well done.

Hanssie (11022) 2005-03-01 14:00

Looks like a modern building, but it is not...
Here I like the right-part of the picture with the mill and the mooring-buoys.
The tower itself is not really an "architectural interest" but I like the combination with the other part.

carper (96) 2005-03-01 14:08

John ik vind hem mooi.
hele goede foto, niet echt geluk met het licht, maar zeker een hele goede compositie, eentje die eigenlijk beter licht verdiend,de cropp vind ik ook goed, goed werk

cam (9043) 2005-03-01 14:49

Bonjour John.
Tr鋊 belle composition avec beaucoup d'幨幦ents � visualiser mais sans surcharge.Lumi鋨e douce.
Charles

elihesamian (26149) 2005-03-01 14:49

Good informative view,nice about the cross gate with the mill together,with a good depth and details as always,I'm wonder about the cloud,it's flat white,it return to the light of the moment,but the result with this details and colors is great,very nice worked and I appreciate it,John.
nicely composed,...Thanks.
Yours
M

Rockyboy (20598) 2005-03-01 15:02

La, c'est dommage qu'il y avait le soleil qui avait disparu derri鋨e un nuage... Enfin, la composition est tr鋊 bonne et la porte ainsi que le moulin sont bien mis en valeur. Bien vu, John!

avigur_11 (22535) 2005-03-01 16:58

THi is beautiful, John. I think that I rememeber this bridge from my (too short) visit in Bruges, a few years ago. If I am not mistaken this gate is the closest to the main road of the new city.
Anyway, the two cylidrical sides of the gate are beautiful, with nice texture and soft colors. A cute windmill and a lovely sky.

singuanti (15250) 2005-03-01 19:55

Seems like you had pleasant weather and good lighting here. I like the inclusion of the windmill in the distance. I agree with your cropping as well. Colors seem nicely saturated but surely not overly so. Well done again.

hdl (7035) 2005-03-02 14:22

Deze avond was dit een prachtig zicht met de sneeuw op de Kruispoort en op de molens en de bomen. Echt ongeloofelijk, maar gene camera mee natuurlijk... Dit is volgens mij wel de beste positie om de poort te nemen en de bonne chiere krijg je er dan ook bij.

pamastro (7296) 2005-03-03 0:01

Nice wide feeling shot you have here John. This structure seems to magically float on the water despite its obvious weight. The entrance is a great focal point as everything seems to lead my eyes to it from this well chosen point of view. It really acts as a great funnel that way. The colors and contrast look good here, too. Well done.

ChrisJ (171252) 2005-03-03 4:26

Hi John

I like the symmetrical curved twin towers. Good sharpness & lighting, with an added compositional diagonal. Well done!

pierrefonds (113610) 2007-07-03 3:51

Hi John,

A good POV of the Cross gate and of the mill, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ikeharel (112467) 2014-04-21 5:52

Good afternoon John,
If remember right, there is another pic. with slightly diff. POV on this location. Nevertheless, it is a marvelous pobject for photography, offers many interesting elements combined.
Fine view inspite the low light conditions.
Best regards,
Ike

pajaran (114945) 2017-12-30 0:28

Dobar dan, gospodine.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
lepo pokazano mesto i stara arhitektura, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa oblacima koji dolaze. Lepa arhitektura i detalji na fasadi, lep most i vetrenjaca u pozadini.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

jmdias (114296) 2020-08-11 13:12

john

unusual these twin very fat towers, nice the small tower ahead and the wind mill too. very beautiful place and excellent photo.

take care

jorge