Here is the remainder of my Saturday night pictures of trailing lights at the Arc de Triomphe: One of my favourites. As cabs were passing by, a mixture of green and red lights. This dude looked really cool, and I…
Emperors do like their lions and eagles. This little beast can be seen on lampposts all around the square. Now, the funny thing is that this Arch was designed for the benefit of Boney I (he even wanted 4 of…
It starts with a picture of trailing lights at dusk, looking towards the Champs Elysées Then I moved, Clockwise, in order to capture the West side of the Arch, still looking towards the Champs Elysées, only slightly later. So that…
Long exposure, 1.6 seconds, the red trailing traces are those of a taxi sign and a couple of headlights and rear lights. What I prefer though are the ghosts on the pavement on the right-hand side. Place de l’Etoile, Paris,…
La Défense is situated west of Paris, a major business district where I worked for 3 years. Not your usual romantic view of Paris, but the stark reality of a modern and busy City. Despite prejudices. Shot on my way…
A great classic, I hadn’t taken pictures of the Arch of Triumph (Arc de Triomphe) since at least 1987 or 8. This is an HDR shot made of 3 bracketed shots taken in a fraction of a second; dodging the…
Probably one of my favourites in the Butte aux cailles series. No tampering, fixed 50 mm lens. Paris June 2013
This isn’t black and white but a normal colour shot with heavy natural backlighting. No tampering. Taken at Sunset, Butte Aux Cailles. Paris, 2013
Butte aux Cailles, literally Quails’ Hill is an area of South Paris in the 13th arrondissement which is sort of and old 19th century village in which not much has changed for more than 150 years or so. It is…
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