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Ouderwets HDR

Posted February 1st, 2010 in Vinnie by Marcel

terug naar af,..groothoek HDR 6 exposures,..tonal contrast aangepast,..ruisonderdrukking en verscherpt,..en rechtgezet natuurlijk..;

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Traction Sud

Posted January 27th, 2010 in Photography by Marcel

Deep into the south of Belgium there is a huge yunkyard/graveyard full of army trucks and cars fallen into decay. This yunkyard is named “Traction Sud” and is in fact a garage for repair and reconstructing of old vehicles. The large back yard of this garage has a wide diversity of abandoned and disused army trucks and cars. There are also a lot of fire trucks and ambulances to find. Including a few red cross Volkswagens. By far the most of these trucks and cars are from the former DDR, as you can recognize by the old DDR logo’s. Some of the trucks are placed in a strategic way into the open fields, others are randomly parked under the trees and a few of them are totally covered into the bush.

Beatles

All though most of the engines are damaged and that there is no petrol loaded, some of them still have the starting keys into the igniter. It’s fascinated to see these army trucks into the bush, green on green. As far as my knowledge goes, i have seen; Tatra 813, Magirus-Deutz crane trucks, Volkswagen Beetles, GMC M-135 and Daimler-Benz.

As you can expect the owner of the yunkyard is not happy with the attraction of urban explorers. It’s supposed to stay hidden and uncovered into the bush. Hopefully the camouflage will do!

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Chateau Noisy / Miranda

Posted January 26th, 2010 in Photography by Marcel

Hidden into the forests of the Ardennen lies the admirable castle Château de Miranda. The château is built in 1866 and has been designed by the English architect Milner, although the architect died before the building was completed.

The castle has had several tasks. During the Ardennen offensive in World War II, the château was briefly occupied by German troops. As from 1950 the NMBS/SNCB (Belgium railway company) has used the castle as a holiday home. It gave shelter to the children, who suffer from worse health conditions. After 1970 it was used for outdoor activities and sport holidays for children and was well known in Belgium. And in October 1975 it served also as film scenery for a TV production. Since 1991 it has became empty, abandoned and is the Chateau Noisy quickly falling in ruins since…

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Car Graveyard – Châtillon

Posted January 26th, 2010 in Photography by Marcel

One of the oldest villages in Belgium, is surrounded with two abandoned car graveyards. The first graveyard is relative small and is linked to the backgarden of some local houses. These cars are from the 60′ties until the early 80′ties. It’s a mixed diversity from European and American manufacture. It looks almost of these cars are dumped roughly, smashed next to each other.

Nature taking over

Over time corrosion and decay have created some beautiful structures, from some of them only the basic construction is left behind. Châtillon gives me the feeling that this graveyard will exist for many more years, known that the little village is ancient and peace full. Châtillon “part XL” contains older and more decayed cars, those cars are abandoned by American soldiers.

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