2019 Damme Storks, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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A bicycle trip around Damme 6km from Bruges

The center of Damme has been a new attraction since a few days. According to annual custom, storks form part of the decor during the spring.

But I could photograph the four on a lawn where the farmers were baling the hay on

Two couples of storks have settled in Church street “Kerkstraat in Dutch”.
The storks are faithful to post at their beloved site at the retirement home. There are currently no residents on the roof of the town hall. However, the city council had the fireplace converted so that storks can nest there quietly without causing nuisance. The graceful birds have sunk earlier this year than usual due to the mild weather.
I hope that you enjoy it

Camera Model Canon
EOS 5D Mark III
Shooting Date/Time
14/05/2019 16:06:27
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/60
Av(Aperture Value)
16
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
70.0mm
Image Size
5760x3840
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Landscape

pajaran, COSTANTINO, pierrefonds, worldcitizen, PiotrF, johnjmoe, papagolf21, Fis2, ikeharel, Royaldevon, ChrisJ, PaulVDV, Cricri, adramad, mcmtanyel, cornejo has marked this note useful

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recepyuksel (18640) 2019-05-17 10:44

Merhaba,
Son derece güzel bir tarla kompozisyonu. Renkler, ışık, sadelik nefis. Tebrikler bu paylaşım için teşekkürler

pajaran (102662) 2019-05-17 11:31

Dobro vece, gospodine.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Lepo polje posle sakupljanja sena sa balama.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

COSTANTINO (104191) 2019-05-17 11:34

Hello dear John and have a nice time
and a happy weekend
your bicycle trip brings great effect!!!
i like your idea to take such a photo and
your useful explaining that according
to annual custom storks form
part of the decor during the spring
welldone
regardscostantino

pierrefonds (103567) 2019-05-17 11:44

Hi John,

The presence of the stork is adding life to the scene. The length of the field is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details of the bails of hay. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jmdias (102932) 2019-05-17 11:59

john

I liked the way you used the row of straw and the tractor working ahead.the white rolls around are very well placed in the compo too. excellent rural scenery.

take care

jorge

Tue (82264) 2019-05-17 12:20

Hallo John,
Een mooi gezicht op het landschap met de rij bomen in de achtergrond en het gemaaide veld vooraan, waar de boer nog met zijn tractor rijdt. De ooievaars lopen mooi rond, verspreid over het land. Mooie kleuren in een fijn licht.
Lars

worldcitizen (14272) 2019-05-17 14:45

Hello John,
This scene has lot of interesting details. Of course it's nice to see the storks. We never see this bird here in NYC. The symmetry is attractive, with the tractor in the middle, and covered bales of hay always remind me of giant marshmallows. :-)

PiotrF (52330) 2019-05-17 15:10

Hello John,
A great rural landscape.
I like good composition,good light and nice colors.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

photographer_sg (6059) 2019-05-17 22:39

Hello John
Excellent composition with flawless photo qualities as always. Excellent sharpness and depth with attractive repetitions.
Best regards
Satya

abmdsudi (88573) 2019-05-17 23:08

Hi John
Roll on summer time! A wonderful time of the year and beautifully captured especially when the weather is brilliant over those hay bales! Stunning pastoral scene very well composed with excellent detail, colour and contrast. Excellent lens work, Congrats
Best regards

papagolf21 (152599) 2019-05-17 23:22

Bonjour, cher ami John,
L'image est belle avec ces rouleaux déjà emballés (si les anciens agriculteurs pouvaient voir cela, ils se poserait des questions sur la culture moderne) !
Quant aux cigognes, nous n'en voyons plus beaucoup, voire plus du tout dans nos contrées !
Très bonne journée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jemaflor (135448) 2019-05-17 23:29

Salut John,
Bon effet de perspective avec ce cadrage et la vue de cette ligne formée par le foin et le tracteur en fond, belle lumière, une plaisante vue printanière, excellente netteté.

ifege (32287) 2019-05-18 0:12

I take plenty of hay harvest photos too John.
This is good because you've managed to get the tractor as well.
cheers
Ian

emka (152228) 2019-05-18 0:19

Hello John, I know Damme :). We can see the trees along the canal in the background. Nice view of these storks. The follow the tractor as they can find something to eat there. The storks do not eat so many frogs as we usually think of. Fabulous composition.

Kind regards Malgo

Fis2 (155649) 2019-05-18 0:19

Witaj John!
Wonderful spring view.
The field makes impressive.
I like framing and colors.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

mesutilgim (0) 2019-05-18 0:51

Hello dear John,
Another nice and interesting capture/TE entry in your gallery.
It took me sime time untill I'd noticed the storks, but quite interesting to see tham close to the hay bales.
Perfect sharpness, nice framing and usefull notes.
TFS and have a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM

holmertz (92884) 2019-05-18 0:55

Hello John,
What a joy to find so many storks in the field. The round bales of hay are very attractive eye-catchers on their own, and they also help to create good depth, but with the addition of several magnificent storks this becomes a truly beautiful scenery. Technically this is as always a first class photo with lovely colours.
Kind regards,
Gert

ktanska (40087) 2019-05-18 2:30

Hi John,
This just shows how different the climate of Belgium is compared to Finland. Hay baling in mid May sounds so early to me. Very good angle showing the line of hay in good perspective. I just wish those storks were closer.
Kari

Miguel82 (47106) 2019-05-18 3:12

Hello John, the storks are searching insects in the lawn. They arrived earlier because the climate is warmer this year. Good idea from the municipality to protect them. The tractor is going to bale the hay on. Beautiful hedge made of big trees seen in the bg. Good pov

Silvio1953 (205753) 2019-05-18 3:35

Ciao John, beautiful landscape, lovely composition with a lot of rotolalls, great perspective, fine details, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Royaldevon (75420) 2019-05-18 7:37

Hello John,

It looks as if the baling is early this year, too.
The tractor and the bales of hay tell a story in the golden coloured field, whilst the green hedge creates a very effective, well placed, separation line.
It's a beautifully composed photograph of the natural cycle of spring in the countryside.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

ChrisJ (160036) 2019-05-18 17:28

Hi John

Nice repetition of the rolled haybales, and the opportunistic storks were quick to search for any tasty morsels unearthed by the tractor. Tfs!

rychem (72179) 2019-05-18 19:47

Storks always visit freshly cut fields, it is easy to find food there. A beautiful photo, very good observation of the spring activity of these birds
regards Ryszard

bukitgolfb301 (53894) 2019-05-19 2:27

Hi dear John

I am now a little surprised that this tasty seasonal event ha already started, even though it is still in the middle of May? Anyway I like this type image so much, and I am very happy to see earlyer than my expectation, hahaha. Panfocus apprach makes so ideal outcome as such.

All the best and have a good Sunday! Takero

PaulVDV (54865) 2019-05-19 21:21

Hallo John,
Gewoonlijk zien we ooievaars boven op hun nest ofwel vliegend in de lucht.
Dit is de eerste maal dat ik ooievaars in het veld zie en dan nog wel op een veld waar er ogenschijnlijk geen kikkers of waterdieren te vinden zijn.
Ze laten zich duidelijk niet afschrikken door de tractor.
Mooie compositie met de vele hooibalen verspreid over het terrein.
Vele groeten, Paul

Cricri (176) 2019-05-20 11:11

Bonjour John
Belle composition printanière, perspective, lumière et de jolies couleurs
bonne soirée
cricri

jean113 (22063) 2019-05-21 14:17

Hello John, it is interesting to read about the arrival of the storks; we don’t have storks in the UK, so I can’t imagine seeing them when I go out and about.
A lovely view across the field with the cylindrical bales, the tractor busy at work, and the storks.
Beautiful light and excellent sharpness.
Regards Jean.

adramad (67006) 2019-05-26 9:43

Hi John.
A beautiful image with these fields with the harvest already collected, good perspective of the traactor who leaves the line to pack in those large curls that we see and that give a nice atmosphere in the field, ideal line of trees as a background.
A nice photo, with natural colors, good lighting and sharpness.
Well done.
Enjoy, Sunday.
Very best regards.
Luis.

mcmtanyel (58830) 2019-05-28 23:13

Hello John,
This is a pretty shot of the fields. Are they bales of hay covered in canvas?
Regards,
MT

cornejo (61504) 2019-07-06 11:18

Hello John, very good picture of this interesting scene of everyday life packing the hay with the presence of storks, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. A great job perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and happy Sunday.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (203039)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2019-05-14
Categories: Nature
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/16, 30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2019-05-17 10:31