New Hobby 😁

in WORLD OF XPILARlast year

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Last weekend I may have found a new hobby that can be perfectly combined with my photography...collecting old postcards from my hometown.

I like to browse antique shops and flea markets and last weekend was no different. While looking at old postcards I came across the above. It is an old building, the National Bank, built in the period 1874-1878.
The building is still there today, although it is no longer used as a National Bank, but the whole environment has changed significantly.
The beautiful square in front of the building has disappeared and everything is now occupied by a busy boulevard and tram tracks.

It gave me the idea to make a collage of how it used to be, and how it is now. I try to position myself in the same place as the original photographer, but that's not always possible. In this case, the angle of the building is not quite correct...but it could not be otherwise. Otherwise I would have had to stand in the middle of a busy street and I don't think the drivers would have been impressed with my photography skills 😉
But all in all, it's pretty close, isn't it? I'll leave it up to you to discover the differences...

Oh yes, since I like to play with editing software, below is a modified version in sepia. Let me know which version you like best. I personally like the following the best because you don't immediately realize that it is a recent photo...

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It looks like the old 3-storey buildings on the street on the right were demolished... now there is a new building.
But the bank building itself remained the same.

I see another difference... the photos were taken with different lenses :))
You had to do a transformation during post-processing.
I wonder what lens the original was made with?

 last year 

Heel mooi, ik hou van Antwerpen en ik mis het. Bedankt voor het delen.

 last year 

Bedankt en graag gedaan!

I see a booth to the left, traffic signs and vehicles of course, the trees are not there, and obviously the different current infrastructure that was not there at the time since there were horse-drawn carriages

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It must be a nice hobby and great when you find old buildings on postcards that are still there in the city

Maybe I'll do the same, I love old photos

 last year 

Yep, it's fun. The most difficult part is finding good quality really old postcards. It's also great when they're used ones...love to read what people wrote so many years ago...

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