Church of Our Lady in Kortrijk, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

Photographer's Note

‘Kortrijk - Church of Our Lady ’

I started my Kortrijk series with a photo I took atop the 83 meter high tower of the Saint Martin's Church (Sint-Maartenskerk) and I end my series with another photo taken on that tower.
Here you can see the Church of Our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk ).

This church is one of the oldest buildings in the city and is a protected monument.
Its construction started in 1199 and in December 1203 the first worship service was held in the choir of the new church.

In my main photo it looks like the church has multiple towers. However, two towers that you see are the Broel Towers that pop up just behind the roof.
In the WS another photo taken down on the street while the church catches the afternoon sun.

jhm, pajaran, Fis2, pierrefonds, mcmtanyel, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Royaldevon, ikeharel, PiotrF, ChrisJ, jean113, adramad ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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jhm (211734) 2021-11-02 10:43

Goedenavond Paul,

Ik vermoed dat de tekst nog moet achter komen.
Maar voor mij hoeft de tekst niet
Het deel van het Begijnhof en de O.L.Vr kerk zijn voldoende om deze foto te vervolledigen.
Ik zie dat er reeds heel wat nieuwe appartementen gebouwen zijn bijgekomen.
Heel mooi van uit de hoogte genomen, uit de toren van de andere kerk.
Mooi panoramisch beeld, bedankt.

Groeten uit Oost-Vlaanderen,
John

lousat (138521) 2021-11-02 10:49

Hi Paul,same place of start to end this very interesting series from this city! Fantastic view of church so old and imposing from above, lucky moment with the best light, very good full view in the WS too. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Silvio1953 (220443) 2021-11-02 10:50

Ciao Paul, great POV on fantastic church, wonderful colors, fine details, splendid sharpness and beautiful light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (101880) 2021-11-02 11:03

Hello Paul,
Comparing this to the first photo I see you just raised the camera slightly (or lowered it) between the two shots. I thought the houses at the bottom looked pretty, and I soon realized they're part of the Beguinage. The church is even more beautiful, but the three additional roofs would have been a great mistake by the architect. They look rather funny, so it's good to know they don't belong here.
You did well to squeeze the entire church into the WS, actually with a margin of at least 2 mm on the right side in my enlarged photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

Tue (91450) 2021-11-02 11:29

Hallo Paul,
Heel mooie foto van deze kerk, gezien vanaf een mooi hoog punt. De omgeving is ook aantrekkelijk dankzij de oranje daken op de voorgrond en de drie torens recht achter het kerkdak. Mooi werk.
Lars
PS - Ik zou ook zeker wel vertrouwen op de kunde van een piloot bij paragliden, maar ik durf het gewoon niet. Zolang ik iets van vaste grond of een vloer onder m'n voeten voel heb ik geen hoogtevrees, maar wanneer ik recht onder mijn voeten naar beneden kan kijken slaat de angst wel toe. Een kerktoren zoals deze foto is gelukkig dus geen probleem voor me. :-)

pajaran (114781) 2021-11-02 12:23

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepi krovovi i stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Dobar rad sa lepom fotografijom u radionici.
Lepa Kortrijk - Church.
Lep deo grada.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

Gerrit (62042) 2021-11-02 13:03

Dag Paul,
Mooie gotische kerk in het zo te zien kleine historische centrum. De witte huizen op de voorgrond (begijnhof?) zie er ook zeer aantrekkelijk uit.
groet, Gerrit

Fis2 (169589) 2021-11-02 14:33

Witaj Paul!
A very interesting church, I like this photos.
Good frames, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (113474) 2021-11-02 15:11

Bonsoir Paul,

Les immeubles cadrent bien l'église. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails de l'architecture de l'église Notre-Dame. La lumière met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

mcmtanyel (67507) 2021-11-02 20:06

Hello Paul,
It is an impressive edifice rising above her neighbors. I like the contrast between its grey facade and the red roofs in front of it.
Regards,
MT

COSTANTINO (115407) 2021-11-02 22:32

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
great pov on this fantastic church
which dominates the biggest
part of the photo...i LIKE THE
idea that this church is one
of the oldest buildings in
the city...
thanks for the sharing and the
information that this is a protected
monument...
regards
Costantino

ifege (46851) 2021-11-02 23:51

Hi Paul
A good photo of this impressive old church and surrounds.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (146168) 2021-11-03 0:24

Salut Paul,
Intéressante vue plongeante sur cette église, bonne mise en valeur de cette architecture, parfaite netteté et luminosité, l'autre vue en Ws est aussi bien rendue, merci du partage.

mkamionka (73198) 2021-11-03 3:19

Hi Paul,
Very impressive church, captured from two angles. The light makes such a huge difference and this is why I complain about the weather so much. The sunset light in the workshop feels more interesting. I answered your questions under my photo. I see more people explore the local areas rather than go abroad. I suppose this is good because we have a chance to see off the beaten track destinations as well.
Very well done,
M

Royaldevon (85576) 2021-11-03 3:21

Hello paul,

I had to smile when I read the note in your w/s; how many times have we, as photographers, tried to back away, as far as possible, to get a shot of an entire, large building!

Though the church is obviously your main feature, I was really attracted to the f/g curve of terracotta roofs. It creates the colourful anchor to the view of the church.
Views, like this, enable you to get a better understanding of an urban area. And, of course, this is very sharply captured for us!

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

ikeharel (112391) 2021-11-03 4:01

Hello Paul,
The big edifice of the church "employed" much of the picture space, with emphsis made upon it. Still we are able to gewt good view of the town skyline around with green and orange colors mingling on the scene.
Good afternoon,
Ike

PiotrF (54246) 2021-11-03 16:29

Hello Paul,
A great view of this church from a high point of view. I like the architecture of the church and the tenement houses in the foreground.Picture with fine details, good composition and attractive colors. Very good picture in WS.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

ChrisJ (171146) 2021-11-03 20:37

Hi Paul

A superb elevated vantage point overlooking the Romanesque Church dating from 1199 AD. The red roofs of the houses contrast well with the austere grey exterior of the building. Tfs!

jean113 (27585) 2021-11-04 10:10

Hello Paul, from this point of view we see the impressive Church; I am surprised how close all the surrounding buildings are to it, they look as if they are hugging the Church!
An excellent shot taken in a lovely light.
I think that it looks more impressive in this shot than taken from the ground as in the w/s picture.
Kind regards, Jean.

emka (157280) 2021-11-08 7:02

Hi Paul, Splendid view of this old church. Strange that it is almost no space around, it is so squeezed in the area between the low houses. These three cones look rather strange from this point of view. Nice view of the white Beguinage houses.
Excellent sharpness.
Best regards MAlgo

adramad (72524) 2021-11-09 10:32

Hello Paul.
In this composition the church leaves all the houses in its surroundings small, with its large size, beautiful Gothic windows and a high tower, the photo of the WS with the façade bathed in the sun, is a marvel.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and magnificent composition; they are managed to perfection, in this beautiful image.
Good job. I like very much.
You have a good day. Very best regards.
Luis.

jmdias (114150) 2021-12-03 9:10

paul

these roof tops in conic and pyramidal shapes added a special character to the gothic architecture so well presented here. nice the closer view too. TFS this fabulous architecture.

take care

jorge