Old port cranes in the Port of Antwerp

            On the banks of the River Scheldt, in Antwerp, you’ll find 12 museum cranes. It is largest museum collection of port cranes in the world. These tall cranes not only determine a part of the cityscape - if you’re standing on the left embankment - but also refer to the modern harbour that nowadays starts a bit further down the river.

More than 750 years ago, in 1263, there was the first mention of a crane in the port of Antwerp. Those cranes were driven with manpower for centuries. Since the end of the nineteenth century they have been rapidly evolving with the technological developments: steam, water pressure, electricity ... The oldest crane in the collection is from 1907, the youngest of 1963. The cranes were built by 15 different famous manufacturers from the Netherlands and abroad and show the rapid technological evolution in the port of the last century. Most cranes are protected as a monument.

Technical Stuff
This panorama consists of 7 individual photo handheld photos. The initial pano covered a wider angle. I did this to compensate stitching and curvature problems that some arise with small angle panorama; they result in a butterfly image.
The initial stitching resulted in a structurally almost perfect image. I used the Warp tool in Photoshop to resolve those issues.

Post-production was done with Aurora HDR 2018. In several layers I utilized a couple of amended pre-sets that came with Aurora. Although Aurora gives you great control by means of the layer-based approach, I still feel the need to finish the image with the help of PS CC. And as always I added copyright watermarks. Alas, they’re there to stay due to the frequent copying of my photos. So, don't bother commenting on that.

Taken in: Belgique / Antwerpen / Antwerpen (show map)

Taken on: May 13, 2018

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