Color Game at la Défense.....

-> after the New Year party ....

-> before the New Year party ....

La Défense is a fantastic place to practice a little bit the "abstract" photography .... ;-)

Well, this is my "last" contribution for this year. It's time to get ready for the New Year party ;-)))

Take care and I wish you all the best ... see you next year!

Regards, Gerry

Wanna see more of Paris ?  -> just follow the link ;-)

Keywords: France, Paris, La Défense, Abstract, Color

Full Moon in Paris

A chilly early spring night was a perfect moment to photograph this place without tourists..... and to my luck there was water in the pools ;-)

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (16mm)

- ISO 100

- 30 sec

- f22

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Enjoy the 30 second view.

Wanna see more of Paris?  -> Just follow the link ;-)

Regards, Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Louvre, Night 

 

Paris - Window-Seat

.... waiting for the next exhausted visitor ... Photographed somewhere in Paris.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 23mm)

- ISO 400

- f14

- 1/30 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords:  France, Paris, Window, Chair

Paris - The golden House

I'm  always fascinated by the construction of the world famous Louvre - especially at night!

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 35mm)

- ISO 160

- f16.0

- 6.0 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Louvre, Night

Paris - Stop breathing for 30 seconds

Well, I didn't have to stop breathing for about 30 seconds .... because I used a tripod ;-) Nevertheless, Paris at night is always exiting.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS (at 110mm)

- ISO 100

- f8.0

- 30 sec

 - developed in Lightroom 2.2

Wanna see more of Paris?  -> just follow the link ;-)

Enjoy Paris!

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Eiffel Tower 

Lavender - the Purple Waves of Provence

A lavender field close to Sault with its marvellous fragrance. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS (at 80mm)

- 1/60 sec

- f22

- ISO 160

- Pano of 3

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

- stitched in PtGui

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wanna see more Provence photographs?  -> just follow this link ;-)

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Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Provence, Fragrance, Lavender

Provence - Corn-Field

Just browsed over my Provence photographs and stopped by this panorama.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)

- Pano of 10

- 1/250 sec

- f18

- ISO 250

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

- stitched in PtGui

Enjoy the corn field.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Provence, Corn Field 

Ploumanac'h - 30 seconds

I was amazed by the pink granit rocks around the Ploumanac'h Lighthouse. I photographed this scene long after sunset during high tide. That's why a long exposure of 30 seconds was required.  The B&W development even intensified the structure of the pink granit. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 24mm)

- ISO 100

- 30 sec

- f18

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

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-> wanna see more photographs of this area? -> just follow the link ;-)

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Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Brittany, Bretagne, Ploumanac'h, pink granit, lighthouse, Coast

Matterhorn / Riffelsee

Another Matterhorn scene but this time a B&W version. 

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 27mm)

- no Filters

- ISO 160

- f14

- 30 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Enjoy the silence.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Switzerland, Matterhorn, Riffelsee, Reflection, Lake, Mountain, Zermatt

Castor and Pollux

The mountains Castor and Pollux are in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. 

I photographed this scene an hour after sunset.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Switzerland, Alps, Mountain, Castor, Pollux

Bretagne - Rock Garden

Ohh - I like this area so much, that I'm considering to go back again. Beside the interesting scenery the weather conditions are changing all the time which makes it even more interesting to photograph the same scene again and again. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 38mm)

- ISO 100

- f 18

- 8 sec

- ND 0.6

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Enjoy the rock garden.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Brittany, Bretagne, Rock, Garden, Coast, Landscape 

White Desert / Egypt

White desert scenery ....

wanna see more? -> just follow the link ;-)

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Egypt, Desert, White Desert

Waiting for the last Tide

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Regards,

Gerry

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Wanna see more Brittany Photographs?  -> just follow the link ;-)

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Keywords: France, Brittany, Coast, Tide, Boat

Tide change at Bretagne Coast

The rough Brittany coast is always worth to stop for a photograph.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 24mm)

- ISO 100

- F22

- 15 sec

- ND 0.6

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Wanna see more Brittany photographs? -> just follow the links ;-)

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Brittany, Coast

Season's Greetings

Frohe Weihnachten und 

ein glückliches neues Jahr

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo

Joyeux Noël et bonne année

Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo

Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar

With warm regards, 

Gerry 

5 days to go...

...to get ready for Christmas. Well, the Christmas tree is here ... but where are the  presents? 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 25mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/4 sec

- f22

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Switzerland, Winter, Christmas, Tree

The Winter is here!

The Winter is definitely here. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 51mm)

- ISO 100

- Pano 0f 5

- f22

- 1.6sec

- stitched in PtGui

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Enjoy the Winter season.

Keywords: Winter, Snow, Forest

White Frost

A foggy cold night produced a surreal white frost landscape which I really love. It looks like another world.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 46mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/60 sec

- f 8.0

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

Wanna see more? Just follow the link ;-)

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Winter, White Frost, abstract

Snow-Covered Fir-Tree Forest

 

We got some snow and the nearby fir-tree forest is like a fairyland. Well, this is just a slow shutter speed exposure with a vertical swing ;-)

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 24mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/2 sec

- f14

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

- no PS

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wanna see more winter photographs? Just follow the link ;-)

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Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Winter, Abstract, Rush

Burano - Blue

Blue is the color of sky and water and also the color of this Burano wall.... and the wetness was the art director of the pattern.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 70mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/3 sec

- f22

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

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Wanna see more of Burano? Just follow the link ;-)

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Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Italy, Venice, Burano, Blue  

The Bizarre World of the Office Buildings

This is a close-up of  the Chicago's bizarre office world. Well, it's a little bit a strong contrast to the Venice architecture but I love them both. The modern and the "old" world.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords:  USA, Chicago, Office world, Architecture 

The other side of Burano

There is always an other side .... but the other side of Burano is colorful as well ;-)

Enjoy the various shades of colors.

Some technical information.

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 48mm)

- ISO 100

- f16

- 1/6 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

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wanna see more of Burano? Just follow the link ;-)

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Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Italy, Venice, Burano, Color, Boat

Burano - Orange

 

As already explained in a previous post, Burano is the "Color Photographer's Mecca". It's really an exceptional colorful place. You can spend hours and hours there and creating new versions of colorful photographs. 

I like orange ... and you?

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wanna see more ... just follow the link

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Regards, Gerry

Keywords: Italy, Venice, Burano, Orange

  

Foggy, rainy and windy Venice Lagoon

I photographed the foggy, rainy and windy Venice Lagoon during a boat trip to Burano.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS (at 200mm)

- ISO 100

- f8.0

- 1/100 sec

- high-key development in Lightroom 2.1

Enjoy the ride.

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Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Italy, Venice, Lagoon, Burano

Midnight Staircase

Photographed somewhere in Havana downtown. 

Wanna see more Havana photographs? 

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Just follow the link to my Havana collection ;-)

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Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 (at 16mm)

- ISO 400

- f 8.0

- 1/160 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

Regards, 

Gerry

Venice - the blue Lagoon

 That's the reason why they call Venice the blue Lagoon. The blue ist really amazing.

Enjoy the delicate morning light.

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-> the whole Venice / Burano collection can be seen here !

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Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8. (at 67mm)

- ISO 200

- f 9.0

- 15 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Italy, Venice, Lagoon, Blue