April 2008 ,a sad month

Trudi, on April 12, said:

Jouw collage laat goed zien hoe we het landschap kunnen verpesten, Artur. Waarom hebben mensen, boeren, landschapsonderhouders, wegenbouwers, stadsuitbreiders, of zelfs "natuurparkbeheerders" zo'n hekel aan grote bomen? Ik snap daar werkelijk niks van. Het bosje naast ons huis idem dito. Wij hadden aan de gemeente gevraagd om wat overhangende takken te snoeien. Wat denke je dat er (na een jaar) gebeurt? Drie grote bomen met een middellijn van zeker 50 cm worden afgezaagd! "Het groeit wel weer, zeggen ze dan doodleuk. Jammer.

A.Lebacq, on April 12, said:

Bedankt voor uw reactie Trudi ,ja ik schrok wel even toen ik dit zag ,want het was een stukje ongerepte natuur ,ik begrijp het ook niet .Er zullen wel andere boompjes geplant worden ,maar ik zal nooit meer de mooie plaatjes kunnen schieten als voorheen!

Groeten Arthur

wallsound, on April 12, said:

Hello Arthur! It is sad to see how here a nice natural landscape is destroyed! Such a thing should be forbidden! Many greetings, Günter

picsonthemove, on April 12, said:

Real interesting

Ciao

picsonthemove

Lecleire Jacques, on April 12, said:

Schandelijk wat ze daar gedaan hebben !!! Gelukkig door jou montage kunnen we toch nog even zien hoe prachtig het er werkelijk was. Proficiat Arthur.

Groetjes, Jacques

pic.point, on April 12, said:

I am really sorry and very upset, Arthur. What have they left behind? Desolation. It will take many years to heal the land they wounded. I simply cannot believe it happened.

Inessa

Hank Waxman, on April 12, said:

Arthur, perhaps I missed it in the ransaltions, but what exactly happened to this beautiful landscape?

Nicolas Mertens, on April 12, said:

Great work! I could see this as a Tangerine Dream album cover. But, like Hank, I wonder what happened here.

A.Lebacq, on April 12, said:

Günter, picsonthemove, Jacques, Inessa, Hank, Nicolas thank you all for comments an reactions .Yes indeed a very sad story ,i was really shocked when a saw this chaos. Why have they done this ?...i don't know ,i try to find out why .One thing is certain...i lost one of my favorite places.

Greetings Arthur

Luud Riphagen, on April 13, said:

Fantastische demonstratie Arthur. Je kent natuurlijk de achtergrond niet , maar het gebeurt maar al te vaak dat er grote fouten worden gemaakt. Bij ons in Apeldoorn heeft de laatste week de courant volgestaan met berichten over ,per abuis gekapte bomen (door de Gemeente zelf). Het enige wat je nu nog kunt doen is een goede Macro lens meenemen. Groeten Luud

A.Lebacq, on April 13, said:

Bedankt Luud voor je belangstelling en informatie .Een leuke opmerking wat die Macro betreft ,goed idee !!!!

Groeten Arthur

Wim Janssen, on April 13, said:

Zo gaat dat Arthur. Bij mij in de buurt heeft ook zo'n kaalslag plaatsgevonden. Gelukkig hebben de kinderen in de buurt weer voor nieuwe aanplant gezorgd. Dus kop op, het komt weer helemaal goed! Mijn complimenten voor deze geweldige collage! Groeten, Wim

erik van den Ham, on April 13, said:

Leuk idee de collage geeft duidelijk weer zonder woorden wat jou gevoelens bij deze actie zijn. Zo te beoordelen aan de foto van de oude situatie ging het om populieren. Dit zijn zeer snel groeiende bomen dus als er herplant plaats vindt is er nog hoop dat je ze ooit weer groot ziet.Wat minder is dat de populier als straatboom helemaal lijkt te verdwijnen. De wegbeheerders (gemeenten en rijkswaterstaat)kiezen er voor deze op te ruimen en te vervangen voor andere bomen. De reden hiervoor is dat poulieren zeer takbreuk gevoelig zijn.De wegbeheerder kan bij schade aan voertuigen aansprakelijk worden gesteld.

Groeten, Erik

uaf, on April 13, said:

Hallo Arthur, wat een origineel idee om zo de teloorgang van dit fraaie stuk natuur in beeld te brengen. Dit zal wel onderdeel uitmaken van het "Save the Planet" concept. Gouden ster, wat mij betreft. Groeten, uaf

A.Lebacq, on April 15, said:

Bedankt Wim, Erik en uaf voor de complimenten en leuke reacties ,nu maar afwachten naar de nieuwe beplanting!! . Bedankt uaf voor de gele ster.

Groeten Arthur

Malko, on April 15, said:

Terrible !

Jurgis Karnavicius, on April 15, said:

Bravo Arthur, respect, excellent work! Greetings, Jurgis

A.Lebacq, on April 15, said:

Thank you Jurgis and Malko for your comments.

Greetings Arthur

Yeyo Pilatti, on April 16, said:

Composición bella.Estrella para ti Arthur.Saludos yeyo

A.Lebacq, on April 17, said:

Thanks again Yeyo Pilatti for your nice comment.

Groeten Arthur

Juergen59, on April 21, said:

Oje!

[[[ PIXELECTA ]]], on April 21, said:

Terrible. Lo lamento mucho. :-(((

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Eva77, on April 22, said:

Well done, Arthur! Interesting idea! Best wishes. Eva

ShawnBaugh, on April 23, said:

sad picture.

© alfredschaffer, on April 24, said:

Fantastic work, Arthur! I like it!

greetings alfred

Janina_Bielenko, on April 25, said:

Very master idea and interesting photo. My congratulation and The Gold Star :)

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A.Lebacq, on April 27, said:

Juergen, Pixelecta, Eva, ShawnBaugh, Alfred and Janina thanks for all kind and nice comments. Thank you Janina for the star.

Greetings Arthur

mesias, on April 27, said:

Bella y genial!!.Saludos,Javier.

A.Lebacq, on April 29, said:

Thank you Javier for your kind comment.

Greetings Arthur

lacitot, on April 30, said:

:o(

Tomasz Samolik, on April 30, said:

great idea!!!

Tomasz Samolik, on April 30, said:

golden star for you!!!

A.Lebacq, on April 30, said:

Thank you so much Laci and lenn for your comment.

Thank you lenn for the star.

Greetings Arthur

Rafal Ociepka, on April 30, said:

Very good idea of your work, very sad event...

FreiGurita, on April 30, said:

Good work Arthur! This kind of positive accusation should happen more often, in order to awake public consciousness. It's enough when this cases result from natural catastrophes. Golden star for that reason, for the creative solution and for the 2 great photos (1 memory + 1 disaster). Greetings, Carlos

Ian Stehbens, on April 30, said:

Wonderful images, and very special collage that is a powerful comment on landscape vandalism. Photographers can make a very special contribution to social activism and to empowering those who seek to build a highly principled society.

The efforts to protect and save wilderness in my country could never have been successful without the skill of courageous photographers.

Great, Arthur.

Ian

A.Lebacq, on April 30, said:

Thanks Rafal ,Carlos and Ian for the kind comments and interesting explanation ,it's sad because we have to wait a long time for these trees to mature like this .Special thanks for the Star Carlos.

Greetings Arthur

A.Lebacq, on May 1, said:

Thank you HiV for your nice comment.

Greetings Arthur

© Laura Raggio, on May 2, said:

Peccato !..rovinare un così bel posto!..ciao..ciao LAura r

A.Lebacq, on May 2, said:

Thank you Laura ,i'm glad you like it.

Greetings Arthur

Zabb Csaba, on May 4, said:

Excellent work Arthur!!! YS! Greetings, Csaba

A.Lebacq, on May 4, said:

Thank you Csaba for the yellow star.

Greetings Arthur

andrepaiva.com.br, on May 20, said:

One more time... !!!!!!!! Excelent!!!!! André Paiva

© Tom Lussier, on May 20, said:

This really makes me mad! But, alas, the cost of progress is usually the downfall of nature and beauty. It doesn't have to be so...but it allmost invariably is! I am sad for you Arthur. At least you have recorded the beauty as it once was. Well done.

Regards from America(where this type of thing happens all the time), Tom

A.Lebacq, on May 21, said:

Thank you Tom and André Paiva for the kind comments.

Greetings Arthur

pembo, on May 21, said:

A really good work after a sadden work.

pembo from Kiel

A.Lebacq, on June 1, said:

Thank you Pembo for your comment.

Greetings Arthur

Lilypon, on June 7, said:

Sad to see but you've made an interesting visual collage of the changes Arthur.

Pam

A.Lebacq, on June 9, said:

Thank you Pam for your interest and comment.

Greetings Arthur

pedri-top, on August 10, said:

Excellent work!!! Greatings from La Coruña

>| Micha |<, on August 10, said:

Sehr schön in Szene gesetzt dieser "gebrochene" Weg! Tolle Arbeit! Viele Grüße aus der Heide Micha

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Sue Allen, on August 10, said:

There was a place of calm Beside the river’s glassy depths Where in silence and reflective calm My soul filled with respect

Stately columns lined the banks, The lofty boles of trees, Whose beauty and magnificence Could bring me to my knees.

Branches soared above my head, And in the summer heat, They intertwined with foliage born From roots beneath my feet.

But now the place which I describe With reverence and wonder, Is torn to shreds, its’ soul has died. Its’ beauty cast asunder...

I cannot bear to walk along This path of desolation The trees are gone.. Their stature lost.. In tragic devastation.......

Such a sad photo. I had to write this. I hope you don't mind. It nearly brought me to tears. I don't know how you can bare to see it ripped to pieces like that. It would make you choke.

Kind regards, Sue (Wonderful piece of photographer's genius, of course, but very very sad!)

AXOTA, on August 14, said:

Touching words Sue

This looks like corporate vandalism on a huge scale, have they no conscience??

I too am agry at the sight of this desolation.

This could not happen in the UK. Trees can only be felled in extreme cicumstaces unless they are grown exclusively for cropping. Thankfully, we have strict town and country planning laws which prevents this assault on nature.---Jim

A.Lebacq, on August 25, said:

Thanks Jim, Sue, ketanfol, Micha and pedri-top for all the nice and beautiful comments.

Greetings Arthur

Sue Allen, on August 25, said:

You are welcome, Arthur. You portrayed your sadness and anger so well through your wonderful photography, that it would be impossible not to be moved.

Kind regards, Sue

A.Lebacq, on August 27, said:

Thank you again Sue for your kind words .

Greetings Arthur

NightHunter, on September 4, said:

Great idea, great composition, great colors - unfortunately with a sad subject... However, you did a nice job with creating a such great memorial!

Frank Knaap, on September 4, said:

Hi Lebacq. Foto niet geselecteerd!!?? Onbegrijpelijk! Schitterende compositie. Job well done. En dat het schandalig is, werd al vaker gezegd.......

Groeten uit Thailand.