2021 Dove tower II, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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My bicycle trip (36 km) to the farm for children with different animals
Also, a misty moment, next pictures become better the sun came through the clouds

Second picture about the same subject but other side, also nicer closer.

Description
Former farm "De Zeven Torentjes", now used as a petting zoo. Originally "'s Heer Boudewijnsburg" an important fief on Assebroek and dependent on the Burg of Bruges.

Initially, the domain is a free heritage named Ter Leyen. Boudin or Boudewijn de Vos, alderman and treasurer of the city of Bruges, acquired the property in the second half of the 14th century. In 1372 it was fairly well borrowed from the count and from now on it is given the name of the owner, "'s Heer Boudewijnsburg". The walled-in domain is then 38 ha and has 40 back loans on which it has a low jurisdiction.
You can see the pigeon tower in the middle
Pigeon Tower: 16th century (?), Brick construction on an octagonal plan with crowning brick spire. At the base of the spire are the (eight!) Corner turrets, each of which has a flight opening. Inside there are 650 L-shaped niches in which the pigeons nest. The downstairs space is covered with a brick vault. Above this is the actual pigeon attic.

I hope you like it.

Camera Model Canon EOS R
File Size 65.3MB
Shooting Date/Time
3/03/2021 9:45:05
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/60
Av(Aperture Value)
11
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
34.0mm
Image Size
6720x4480
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

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Critiques | Translate

Tue (83832) 2021-03-05 10:57

Hallo John,
Wat een prachtige oude toren van baksteen. De details zijn prachtig en dan met name ook de kleinere torentje aan de zijkant. De toren is mooi te zien tussen de bomen links en de oude muur en het oranje dak aan de rechterkant.
Lars

pajaran (104677) 2021-03-05 10:58

Pozdrav.
Lepo mesto i stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspektivom i dobrim tekstom.
Lepa fotografija.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje za vikend za vikend.
Paja.

PaulVDV (56223) 2021-03-05 11:06

Hallo John,
Van dichterbij krijgen we een beter zicht op deze toch wel zeer merkwaardige duiventoren.
Speciaal zijn die torentjes die er boven lijken aan te hangen.
Net als een weerhaan zit er helemaal boven een duif. Een echte?
Mooi gepresenteerd in zijn rustige omgeving.
Vele groeten, Paul

holmertz (94458) 2021-03-05 11:19

Hello John,
The pigeons living here should consider themselves privileged to have a castle at their disposal. Their tower is beautiful, and I am amazed that buildings like this were specially made for birds. By the time you got here the light was good and the photo turned out very nicely without any haze. The colours are excellent.
Best regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (208291) 2021-03-05 12:02

Ciao John, great view of fantastic dove tower, fine details, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

lousat (131289) 2021-03-05 12:03

Salut John,cette fois on peu voir parfaictaiment la tour sans obstacles,l'architechture est vraiment magnifique,un petit chateau aux pigeons,super! Bon WE et merci,Luciano

pierrefonds (105343) 2021-03-05 13:09

Hi John,

The trees are framing well the scene. The point of view is shwoing the details of the dove tower. The light is giving nice tints to the colors of the picture. Have a nice dya.

pierre

jean113 (23313) 2021-03-05 13:28

Hello John, I am glad that you have been able to give us a close up of the Dove tower. What a fine building.
It seems to be in very good condition.
A good point of view, we can see all the details very clearly.
Kind regards, Jean.

abmdsudi (90081) 2021-03-05 19:36

Hi John
I love the layout having the tree branches as natural framing pointing us to the main focal of attention. The old tower grabs the eye almost instantly, with immense detail throughout
packed by rich colours and superb tones. Wonderful catch
Best regards

mcmtanyel (59340) 2021-03-05 20:04

Hello John,
Nah, it's a medieval rocket ship with 8 rocket engines. looks pretty!
Regards,
MT

ifege (35001) 2021-03-05 21:57

Hi John
A fascinating dovecote , almost castle tower like. A good photo.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (137208) 2021-03-05 23:15

Hi John,
Well presented this tower, a good angle to take the view, perfect rendering, tfs.

COSTANTINO (105857) 2021-03-05 23:40

Hello dear Friend and have a nice day
and a happy weekend
nice place for a visit
and a bicycle trip to the farm
for children with different animals
these branches without leaves
createa natural framing
regards
Costantino

mkamionka (63352) 2021-03-06 0:22

Hi John,
indeed we recognise this shape from the previous photo however it was present there just as a silhouette which promised something interesting.
Here we can admire this inyteresting structure in all detail and in the nicely composed context of the surrounding.
Very well seen and captured,
M

macjake (96553) 2021-03-06 2:07

Hi John
what a great subject, this is fantastic.
this is one i'd love to see in person.
so old, so historic, so interesting.
love the top portion the most.
excellent texture with all that brick. Cool
cheers
Craig

Royaldevon (78060) 2021-03-06 3:48

Hello John,

You travelled quite a way on you bike, to see this.

As a dove cote, it is very elaborate, with its eight small towers, arranged around the upper part of the cote. giving it the appearance of a mini castle.

I like how you have used the branches of the tree and edge of the f/g building, for a sense of depth and as a link to the similar masonry.

As always, a fine exposure!

Have a good w/e,
Bev :-)

worldcitizen (14534) 2021-03-06 10:44

Hello John,
This is a charming setting, with interesting brick structures. The tower in the center is unique on top, and I also like the dark orange roof in the foreground. It looks very quiet there, too... Take care!

jmdias (104898) 2021-03-06 11:46

john

wow!!

I never had seen a tower with such shapes and adornments.excellent image showing this surprising architecture. TFS.

take care

jorge

Fis2 (157921) 2021-03-06 12:01

Witaj John!
Curious place, beautiful tower makes impression.
I like it.
Excellent composition, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Have a nice weekend.
Krzysztof

walterantonio (2554) 2021-03-07 4:20

Hello John,

Nice picture of this old place. The cloudy day together with this scenery gave a mysterious look to the photo. Your photo was taken this year, but if it had been taken 600 years ago, it might not have been much different, as the scenario seems to have changed little since the time of its construction.

Best wishes from Brazil

ChrisJ (162350) 2021-03-07 6:56

Hallo John,

Impeccable sharpness as usual with the bg dove and its many turrets making an obvious focal point. Natural looking colour and well framed and composed. Tfs!

everlasting (18692) 2021-03-08 6:58

mooi detailrijk opname van deze bijzondere gebouw

adramad (68078) 2021-03-08 10:37

Hi John.
This composition is wonderful, in which the eye is stopped in this beautiful and original tower, a style that had not been seen before, for the benefit of the pigeons, very well the environment with the tree branches and the brick wall.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; They are all perfectly realized factors, in this nice image.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

GyurMaster (22090) 2021-03-13 11:30

Dear John,

Its a nice portrayal of this historic building, and the tower is much more visible here than on the previous photo.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (204983)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2021-03-03
Camera: CANON EOS R, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 LII USM, SanDisk Extreme PRO, B+W 77 010 UV-Haze 1x
Naświetlenie: f/0.9, 30 sekund
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja
Date Submitted: 2021-03-05 10:54