Alexandre III Bridge: Quintessentially Art Nouveau

Alexandre III, built from 1896-1900 is the quintessential Art Nouveau bridge. Here are a few shots taken in perfect “menacing clouds” kind of weather (mind you, we didn’t get much else this year in Western Europe).

Alexander III /Alexandre III and the Eiffel tower
Statue 1 is a classic view, but I like the “Love You” note on its arm…

Alexander III /Alexandre III
This shot was a little more complex than planned since the statue was considerably darker than the background. Lightroom 4 came to the rescue in the developing process.

Alexander III /Alexandre III
Ditto, from a different angle. I find this statue incredibly gracious.

Alexander III /Alexandre III

A gilded lion on the bridge and the Grand Palais in the background.

Alexander III /Alexandre III

A classic view of the bridge and a good means to exercise manual focus and small DOF

Alexander III /Alexandre III

I loooove those clouds.

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Yann Gourvennec
Yann Gourvennec

I'm a photographer and watercolourist. I have practiced photography since childhood and digital photography since 1995. I turned it into my main occupation in 2021. I own a photo studio in Paris, France.
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Je suis photographe et aquarelliste. Je pratique la photographie depuis l'enfance et la photographie numérique depuis 1995. J'en ai fait mon activité principale en 2021. Je possède un studio photo dans le 15e arrondissement de Paris

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