2020 Zomergem City hall, a photo from Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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This visit during Covid-19 to Zomergem (Lievegem), this is allowed in Belgium at the moment

My bike ride went past Zomergem a village in East Flanders.

City house:

HISTORY:
The current town hall of Zomergem was built in 1923. The previous one (from 1870) was destroyed in 1918. Its strategic position along the Schipdonk Canal made the town a true disaster zone during the final offensive in October 1918. The current town hall was designed by the Ghent architect Valentin Vaerwyck (Dendermonde courthouse, province hall in Ghent and restoration of the Ghent belfry). He was strongly inspired by the town hall he built for the "Modern Village" of the 1913 World Exhibition in Ghent. The high substructure and the double landing staircase give the whole a clear official character. Protected in 1995.

I hope you like it.

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
File Size 29,9MB
Shooting Date/Time
28/11/2020 10:35:10
Owner's Name
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/160
Av(Aperture Value)
6.3
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
24.0mm
Image Size
5760x3840
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

ikeharel, jean113, ChrisJ, PaulVDV, holmertz, Fis2, pierrefonds, COSTANTINO, clic, Royaldevon, adramad, pajaran, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (220779) 2020-12-12 10:01

Ciao John, great view of fantastic city hall, lovely composition with walking person in FG, splendid light, wonderful colors, fine details and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Tue (91726) 2020-12-12 10:04

Hallo John,
De kale bomen zorgen dat de statige gevel van het gemeentehuis heel mooi te zien is en het heldere zonlicht doet de rest en laat de details en bakstenen muren duidelijk uitkomen. Het was een rustige dag, maar toch is een voorbijganger zichtbaar.
Lars

lousat (138737) 2020-12-12 10:05

Salut John,vraiment tres jolie cette mairie,batie apres la 1ere guerre mondiale,l'escalier tres elegante et les fenetres font la difference,capture parfaite comme d'habitude.Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

jean113 (27667) 2020-12-12 10:11

Hello John, it is a very fine building with distinctive shutters, that I think add interest to the design.
The time of year, the leafless trees has allowed you this particular point of view, so that we can see the tower and the chimneys.
Thanks for sharing, kind regards, Jean.

jmdias (114424) 2020-12-12 10:53

john

amazing faзade, the architecture is unique and I liked in special the shapes of the tower. excellent image using the trees and the personage.

take care

jorge

PaulVDV (62810) 2020-12-12 11:27

Hallo John,
Dat is nu eens een dorp met een mooie naam!
Doorheen de kale wintertakken had je een prachtig zicht op het gemeentehuis.
De zonnige dag zorgde voor een mooi licht.
Opmerkelijk dat je via de trap naar de eerste verdieping moet om binnen te gaan.
De vele vensterluiken zijn eveneens bijzonder.
Je nam de foto haarscherp. Prachtige presentatie.
Vele groeten, Paul

mkamionka (73584) 2020-12-12 11:31

Hi John,
very stylish town hall. You had a lovely light over there. Late autumn or winter are not easy for photographing towns since there are a lot of shadows, but you found a great spot with open space and the main subject is very well lit with perfect sharpness and level of detail.
Excellent capture,
M

holmertz (102116) 2020-12-12 12:02

Hello John,
It's a beautiful building, but I especially appreciate the light, the fine contrasts in the faзade and the tree spreading its naked branches across the sky. I also like the person included in the foreground. As usual a vert well taken photo, nicely composed.
Best regards,
Gert

Fis2 (169921) 2020-12-12 13:15

Witaj John!
A very nice view, the city hall makes impression.
I like interesting windows with shutters and brick walls.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Nice sunday.
Krzysztof

CMJC (5095) 2020-12-12 13:37 [Comment]

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pierrefonds (113734) 2020-12-12 15:25

Hi John,

The presence of the person has an effect of scale. The point of view is showing the details of the Zomergen City Hall. The colors and the sharpness are very good. Have a nice day.

Pierre

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-12-12 21:21

Hi John
This looks a lovely building beautifully photographed - it just invites you in, great in colour and superbly framed by the pretty skeletal trees. Splendid shot
Best regards

ifege (47153) 2020-12-12 21:47

Hi John
Is you took the photo in summer you wouldn't see much of this grand town hall. Great in the large version.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (146412) 2020-12-12 23:12

Hi John,
A facade well photographed, good quality, sharpness and sunlight capture, winter with trees without leaves is the ideal season for a such photo of this place to well see roof and tower on the top, tfs.

COSTANTINO (115699) 2020-12-12 23:13

hello dear friend and have a nice day
no many people down there because
of covid 19...
difficult Christmas days...
I like your peaceful landscape
but I would like to see it
decorated with many people..
regards
Costantino

emka (157304) 2020-12-12 23:47

Hello John, Fantastic view of this City Hall in the typical Flemish style. Stunning sharpness. nice symmetric composition.
Say no to violence we stand up for women - very important sign. Today the big manifestation for the women rights is announced in Warsaw.
Have a nice Sunday

MAlgo

walterantonio (3535) 2020-12-13 3:18

Good morning my friend John,

Thanks for sharing this beautiful photo of this public building. It is a beautiful building that will complete its first century in 3 years. The photo was very good, great level of details and colors of the bricks in sight. The blue sunny day with good light also brought great quality to the photo.

greetings from Brazil

clic (76) 2020-12-13 7:59

Dag John
It is indeed a great-looking building captured favourably by low sun, so we can see all the subtle details on the brick works. You beautifully crowned the bare sky of the branches array for a pleasing whole.
Vrindelijke groeten

Royaldevon (85678) 2020-12-13 13:58

Hello John,

Your cycling adventures have taken you to some interesting and picturesque places.
This is a very large, impressive town hall. The double step approach, with the entrance on the first floor, adds to the impression it creates.
You have exposed the photograph with excellent clarity, revealing the design details of many, symmetrically placed windows with shutters and the features emerging from the roof.
You have placed the winter tree strongly in the composition, so it acts like a canopy over the town hall.
You had lovely, bright weather for late November.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

foxy (3461) 2020-12-14 1:42

Hello John,
It's one fine marvelous old building as it was built in 1923. Still standing proud.
I'm sure this building must be very popular for wedding photography. Esp the double landing staircase.
And it's also to raise the awareness of violence against women with a banner right above the staircase. That's I am glad to know that MALgo is please with the slogan.
Very good photo and you were lucky with naked trees, creating a dramatic scene to the building. If only the windows and the shutters , could smile back and give a sense of optimism during this lockdown.
Thanks for sharing this fine little village.
Loong

ikeharel (112583) 2020-12-14 6:39

Hello John,
Beautiful the returning pattern of the windows and green wooden shutters placed in the same position over the entire facade.
Bright light upon enable wonderful view of the townhall building.
A fine take with nthe big naked tree included, and a lady in black stroll by.
Good afternoon,
Ike

ChrisJ (171396) 2020-12-14 7:28

Hallo John,

Perfect sharpness, with the naked trees allowing a better glimpse of the bg building than in summer when they are filled with green leaves. The people wearing masks are a sign of the times. Tfs!

adramad (72626) 2020-12-17 11:17

Hi John.
This Town Hall is a magnificent building, very attractive with its multiple windows, the double access staircase and its steep roof finished in that kind of turret, the effect of the trees is very beautiful.
A magnificent color, which gives the image a lot of chromatic richness.
Excellent clarity and sharpness.
Well done. I like it.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

pajaran (115089) 2020-12-25 7:55

Pozdrav.
lepa fasada i krov, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i dobrim tekstom.
Lepa fotografija i gradska kuca.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

mcmtanyel (67819) 2022-01-22 21:31

Hello John,
This is a handsome building. I am surprised to see signs in English.
Regards,
MT

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211734)
Genre: МЕСТА
Medium: ЦВЕТНОЙ
Date Taken: 2020-11-28
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Sandisk CFIII 16GB, B+W 82 010 UV - Haze 1x MRC
Exposure: f/0.6, 30 секунд
Версия: Оригинальная версия
Date Submitted: 2020-12-12 9:50