Winter Desolation Along the Ostend Coast

            With the idea of documenting the Belgian coast during late autumn and winter, I took a few photos the other day while catching up with an old friend over a long-overdue lunch. The coastline, particularly in Ostend, is dominated by uninspiring apartment blocks that sprang up like mushrooms in the 1970s. During that time, the city’s charming, stately homes were replaced with unattractive concrete buildings to accommodate the growing number of tourists.

To make matters worse, Ostend’s promenade is often lined with mediocre bars and restaurants serving overpriced, uninspiring food. This bleakness becomes even more noticeable in the desolation of winter, when tourists are absent, and only the occasional local ventures out for a late afternoon walk or bike ride—adding a sense of loneliness to an already dreary scene.

Taken in: Belgium / Flanders / Arrondissement Oostende / Ostend (show map)

Taken on: December 4, 2024

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Camera: LEICA CAMERA AG LEICA SL3, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, 24mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	LEICA CAMERA AG LEICA SL3
Lens:	VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 1:2.8-4/24-90 ASPH.
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	-0.6 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 26.2 (20241127.m.2885 1797431) (Macintosh)
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