2018 Saint Bavo Ghent, a photo from Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent, archive 2018

The church was originally a parish church dedicated to John the Baptist. In 942 Transmar, the bishop of Tournai, came to consecrate the church as Saint John's Church.
Emperor Charles V wanted to teach the rebellious Ghent a lesson by having the insurgents go through the city one after the other with a noose around their neck (the noose wearers) and in nightgowns. He wanted to keep Ghent under control forever by erecting the Spaniards Castle on the site of St. Bavo's Abbey (located right next to the confluence of the Lys and Scheldt). As a result, the canons of St. Bavo were obliged to move to another chapter house, which they found in 1539 in St. John's Church. The church became a collegiate church and was henceforth known as St. Bavo's Church (see Bavo). With the episcopal reclassification of the Netherlands in 1559, the diocese of Ghent was established; St Bavo's Church was elevated to a cathedral.
Until a few years ago, St. John's Church was still the parish church of St. John's Parish and also of St. Bavo's Cathedral, the main church of the diocese of Ghent. A few years ago, however, the parishes of Sint-Michiels, Sint-Niklaas and Sint-Baafs were merged, and since then the Sint-Michielskerk has served as the parish church for the three former parishes. The Saint Bavo Cathedral now only functions as a cathedral.

I hope you like it

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
File Size
34.3MB
Shooting Date/Time
20/10/2018 12:24:24
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/60
Av(Aperture Value)
13
ISO Speed 1
00
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
31.0mm
Image Size
5760x3840
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Portrait

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

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Silvio1953 (221659) 2021-12-03 11:19

Ciao John, great perspective on fantastic church, lovely composition with beautiful treee, excellent clarity, splendid light, fine details and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (115941) 2021-12-03 11:42

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo drvece i stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama i kontrastom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.

Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja

Fis2 (170807) 2021-12-03 11:52

Witaj John!
An impressive structure, the cathedral is impressive.
Good framing and colors.
It's a pity the tree is covering the tower.
Well done.
Have a nice weekend.
Krzysztof

lousat (139298) 2021-12-03 12:09

Hi John, the tree is naked in this end of autumn, so we can see better the architechture of this beautiful cathedral of Genk, a full view from your archive made in the usual top quality. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

holmertz (102732) 2021-12-03 12:19

Hello John,
We can see that this is a beautiful, tall Gothic church although the view is partly hidden by trees. The trees are actually beautiful enough to deserve to be seen in the foreground. I appreciate that you included the view of the people in the street and even the very nicely cropped bushes of different colours. They are my favourite details of this photo.
Best regards,
Gert

pierrefonds (114494) 2021-12-03 15:15

Hi John,

The cathedral is impressive. The point of view is showing the details of the architecture of the St.Bavo's cathedral. The light is making the colors to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-12-03 19:13

Hi John
Gorgeous cathedral and its grandeur superbly detailed with excellent clarity taken from a well chosen viewpoint. This is a pleasant shot and good treatment to the eyes enhancing the visual aspect of the capture.
Best regards

mcmtanyel (68569) 2021-12-03 19:31

Hello John,
It is a majestic building, I wouldn't mind seeing from a different angle and also its interior.
Regards,
MT

ifege (48135) 2021-12-03 20:01

Hi John
A good photo of the church in Ghent through the tree and interesting text.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (116542) 2021-12-03 22:18

Hello my dearest friend
Looking at this anceint building
my personal opinion is that
this kind of construction
is too difficult to be repeated
in the future...for that reason
all these buildings must be protected
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147184) 2021-12-03 23:19

Hi John,
a good angle to take this church and good season without leaves to see this nice achitecture and the tower in particular, tfs.

ChrisJ (171852) 2021-12-04 0:08

Hi John

A terrific shot of this magnificent cathedral, with splendid sharpness and soft colours and lighting. The people add scale. Tfs!

PaulVDV (62944) 2021-12-04 0:51

Hallo John,
Technisch is je foto perfect. Helderheid, scherpte tot in de kleine details, diepte en kleuren zijn onberispelijk.
Ik kan me de huidige situatie niet goed inbeelden en heb daardoor een vraag over je keuze van standpunt. Ik vermoed dat door werkzaamheden of om een andere reden je het uiteinde van de kathedraal niet op de foto kon of wilde nemen terwijl je wel ruimte voor het belfort hebt. Ook wordt de toren van Sint-Baafs gedeeltelijk aan het zicht onttrokken. Er zal wel een reden voor zijn, neem ik aan.
Vele groeten, Paul

mkamionka (74481) 2021-12-04 7:10

Hi John,
Beautiful angle at this magnificent cathedral. The architecture is stunning and the presentation shows it in a good light. Even though the tree hides the tower it let us to see through to some extent. It is an interesting combination of the nature and architecture.
Beautiful final effect.
Excellent work,
M

Tue (92402) 2021-12-04 9:44

Hallo John,
Een uitstekende foto van de Sint Bavo van Gent. Ik heb hem twee keer zelf gezien, maar uiteraard ken ik de Sint Bavo in mijn geboorteplaats Haarlem nog een heel stuk beter. De foto is uit een goede hoek genomen en de toren kan mooi door de laatste bladeren van de boom gezien worden.
Lars

jmdias (115208) 2021-12-04 12:20

john

looks it is a very well illuminated gothic cathedral, amazing the collection of windows, nice details of this part of the cathedral.

take care

jorge

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-12-05 4:55

Ha! Ha! You have also photographed a tree via a tall, winter tree. At other times of the year, this photograph would hardly have been possible, with the tree in full leaf!
As always, you are so strong with your compositions, the tree perfectly placed on the thirds line, its extended branches seeming to welcome attention to the cathedral.
The autumn weather offered lovely, soft light for your photography.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

adramad (73004) 2021-12-07 9:52

Hi John.
I remember well this important church, with its large size, magnificent Gothic windows and splendid tower, here you have captured a very original POV with the apse and this large tree.
Very attractive coloring, good sharpness, together with an optimal lighting of the whole, all this gives a higher quality to the image.
Well done. I like it.
Have a nice day. Kind regards.
Luis.

vjmite (6586) 2021-12-09 19:58

Hi John,

A great view of this huge Gothic cathedral, with excellent sharpness and exposure. The tower appears through the branches of the big tree, and we also see the beauty of the stone tracery in the large windows. I hope to visit the cathedral one day, to see the famous Ghent Altarpiece by the van Eyck brothers.

Vince

aliabazari (22233) 2022-02-01 21:30

Hello John
A beautiful view of this magnificent church. I fell in love with a tall tree in the corner of the picture frame. Good sharpness and exposure. Thanks for sharing

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211736)
Genre: 风景
Medium: 彩色
Date Taken: 2018-10-20
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Sandisk CFIII 16GB, hama HR UV 77 IV
Exposure: f/1.1, 30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2021-12-03 10:34