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21st January 2020 chrishadden

The belfry

Hesdin, Pas de Calais

Hesdin's belfry was built when Spanish King Charles-Quint had the whole town moved to a new site in 1554.
In 1639, it was badly damaged by French cannons, and then demolished in 1774 because it was so dilapidated -
before it was eventually restored in 1875!

Catching my eye in January Please see HERE

Canon EOS 7D
1/400s f/7.1 at 50.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time21-Jan-2020 17:45:44
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 7D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length50 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Mieke WA Minkjan26-Jan-2020 10:27
beautiful photo of the tower against the sunset V
Yvonne24-Jan-2020 11:30
Are the bells still in operation Chris? A lovely image.
Dennis Hoyne24-Jan-2020 02:06
Nice photo and an interesting history.
Doug Cruden23-Jan-2020 21:52
Yes, love late afternoon sky, it sets off the belfry beautifully
laine23-Jan-2020 21:48
Voted
laine23-Jan-2020 21:47
Love that they restored it..very worthy. Great tones and light Chris.
LynnH23-Jan-2020 13:16
Very nice. I'm lovin' the sky behind - layers of color from top to bottom. V
Graeme23-Jan-2020 11:04
An excellent capture of this Belfry. I like the clock face as well, Chris.V
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