Liege, la dйrivation, a photo from Liege, Wallonia

Photographer's Note

Derivation is a channel created at the XIXe century in the town of Liege in Belgium, having replaced various arms of the Meuse. Several reasons justified this work: - improve the navigation , - realese livable surface and cleanse the neighbourhoods of the river.
The space between the river Meuse and the Derivation is named Outre-Meuse, well-known for Simenon and its folklore.

(wikipedia)

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hickthom (358) 2007-04-26 16:49

Une photo bien sombre pleine d'humeur et de caractere. Le noir et blanc se prete a merveille pour ce type de phototo. L'aspect artificiel et encastre du canal est bien accentue par la presence des blocs d'habitations sur les deux rives. Cette situation est effectivement un aspect particulier et unique a Liege que je retrouve ici tres bien represente. Bravo donc pour montrer un cote plutot sombre mais bien reel de la cite ardente.

Dpbours (222) 2007-04-26 20:09

Hello Pierre,

Like your picture, because my parents live close to Liиge and I know how the area around the canalized river Meuse can be quite dark and depressing. A lot of character as well.
A pity that it is what most passing tourists see first, if they see anything of Liиge at all... Liиge has some beautiful places as well.
Your picture is quite dark, but that could also be due to the scanning. Sweet small point-and-shoot, the mju II. Based on that, a great picture! ;-)

Greetings, Dennis

bashhar (800) 2007-05-12 2:51

J'aime beaucoup cette photo intemporelle de Lieиge.
Mon seul regret c'est que cela penche :(