{"id":3860,"date":"2019-03-17T09:40:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T08:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antimuseum.com\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2025-05-12T13:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:54:08","slug":"blois-by-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2019\/03\/17\/blois-by-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Blois By Night Without a Tripod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blois, a charming town in the heart of the <a href=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2013\/10\/24\/blois-loire-valley-bw\/\">Loire Valley,<\/a> is renowned for its rich historical and architectural heritage. With its majestic royal chateau and picturesque narrow streets, the old city. I often roam that place in search of picturesque cityscapes with <a href=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2016\/02\/24\/low-light\/\">light<\/a> trails at night. Here are a few.<\/p>\n<h2>Blois By Night Without a Tripod<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3857\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2021\/05\/23\/driftwood-sculpture\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"47271691531_96294d7c13_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3857 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blois By Night\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271691531_96294d7c13_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Night trails. As I didn&#8217;t have my tripod with me I installed my camera on a bench.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/-l16\/-tc10\/?cmp=ga&amp;campaign_id=1706057205&amp;adgroup_id=67713993998&amp;target_id=kwd-382666883&amp;loc_physical_ms=9056137&amp;match_type=e&amp;ad_id=289638245261&amp;keyword=paris%20by%20night&amp;ad_position=1t1&amp;feed_item_id=&amp;placement=&amp;partner_id=CD951&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw4LfkBRBDEiwAc2DSlFxW7uLGlkmce6X5NazMUqjNh4_oX9gZpd-8LuDK9yE-pwomtBpJIhoCBZYQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris by night is rather exciting<\/a>, mostly when the yellow vests have gone home to rest for a while. Blois by night<a href=\"http:\/\/antimuseum.com\/2009\/07\/18\/the-rooftops-series-blois-france\/\"> isn&#8217;t bad either<\/a>. A little quieter for sure, but with patience, one can capture speeding cars at night. I didn&#8217;t have a tripod with me on that night so I used whatever I could rest my camera on in order to perform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g6DIaFnnCiI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long exposure photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3858\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2021\/05\/23\/driftwood-sculpture\/47271692381_0e081117e9_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47271692381_0e081117e9_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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id=\"caption-attachment-3858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another bench came handy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looks like the Monaco grand prix.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3859\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2021\/05\/23\/driftwood-sculpture\/47219738302_8430353448_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47219738302_8430353448_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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id=\"caption-attachment-3859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Using the parapet, a few feet above the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All three lights, red, amber and green at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blois, a charming town in the heart of the Loire Valley, is renowned for its rich historical and architectural heritage. 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