Eiffel in rusty orange
La Rue Obscure is the oldest street in the old town of Villefranche sur Mer on the French Riviera, between Nice and Monaco. It was built on virgin soil at the beginning of the 13th century. La Rue Obscure formed the basis of the rest of the town’s construction on the slopes rising from this coastal lane. It gave inhabitants of the town certain refuge against possible attacks. The ship captains who were forced by storms to anchor in the bay, could make necessary repairs in safety. La Rue Obscure also welcomed precious merchandise, such as wine, in its cellars.
Château de Chenonceau near the French village of Chenonceaux in the Loire Valley, is considered to be a true fairyland caste with its distinctive turrets, rooftops and the unique tower next t the castle. This photograph of one of the hallway of the building portrays a mysterious elegance that engulfs the building today. Top 10 in Hallways challenge / Top 10 in Your Best Black & White challenge Colors of monochrome: Some of my other work: / / / © Kuntal Daftary
Château de Chenonceau near the French village of Chenonceaux in the Loire Valley, is considered to be a true fairyland caste with its distinctive turrets, rooftops and the unique tower next t the castle. This specific view of the château is what makes it one of my favorite châteaus. For associations of royalty in the history of this château, please visit wikipedia Featured in Historic Landmarks of Europe in Feb 2009 / Featured in Historic Landmarks of Europe in Jan 2009 / Top 10 in Colorless Buildings challenge Colors of monochrome: Some of my other work: / / / © Kuntal Daftary
Narrow street in Old Town Arles, France
Galeries Lafayette,40, boulevard Haussmann,Paris,France sold / 20×16” matted framed print / 13- 10×8”matted prints / clients – federation square The city of lights,Paris is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with over 30 million visitors per year. La Madeleine / Arc de Triomphe / / Joelle / / Galeries Lafayette /
It’s Paris, It’s the Louvre, It’s the Glass Pyramid from the Da Vinci Code. It’s also a 10-20mm lens and above all… a pleasure and privilege to have been there again!
Angers, France
Take another stroll with me through St Emilion in France.
Carcassonne, France This place gave me a real sense of deja vu and will remain deep in my mind for a long time to come…. 632 views and counting….
Melbourne to Portsea 97 kilometers of Melbourne’s bay beaches 15% Off Calendars – That’s 55 Free Days It’s September! Which is pretty exciting by itself, and we’ve taken that excitement one step further by celebrating the recent launch of our marvellous 2010 RedBubble Calendars with a quite brilliant offer. We’ve knocked 15% off all calendars, that’s 365 days for the price of 310. Where else can you find such value?
Graffiti around Melbourne 15% Off Calendars – That’s 55 Free Days It’s September! Which is pretty exciting by itself, and we’ve taken that excitement one step further by celebrating the recent launch of our marvellous 2010 RedBubble Calendars with a quite brilliant offer. We’ve knocked 15% off all calendars, that’s 365 days for the price of 310. Where else can you find such value?
Angers, France /
Graffiti around Melbourne / Grafitti around Melbourne / Wedding photography 15% Off Calendars – That’s 55 Free Days It’s September! Which is pretty exciting by itself, and we’ve taken that excitement one step further by celebrating the recent launch of our marvellous 2010 RedBubble Calendars with a quite brilliant offer. We’ve knocked 15% off all calendars, that’s 365 days for the price of 310. Where else can you find such value?
Angers, France
Cloudy sky over Toulon in Provence. HDR from 3 exposures and very soft tonemapping, done with Photomatix. Can be seen here at a very better size. You can read here my tips for hdr landscapes. .
SEGAL, FRANCE / / Driving into Segal after visiting the Castle of Bouillon, the house at the end of the road captured my attention and began to lure me. / I HAD TO GO INSIDE! Johan check that house out! lets go in and take some shots! INTERDIT! but Johan found a way around the back. The gate was ajar so we squeezed to get in. Homeless people had made part of it a semi residence, where exactly we could not see. / / It was a maze that went up and down and even further down the bowels of which lurked in the earth. We found a stairway that was the only way up. The stairway was burnt out it seemed as though the fire took the top floors only. We helped each other up and onto the second floor. There were no footprints in the ash and the smell of smoke still lingered. How long ago was the fire? no idea. It was very spooky, 3 floors above ground level and im not sure how many below but did not want to find out. /
Sacre Coeur, Paris. The amazingly original basilica is located in Montmartre, leading to the highest point of Paris city. First constructed in 1875, it was not completed until 1914, due to a problematic law system that almost stopped construction entirely. Only saved by a loophole, construction finally continued to the end. I didn’t get to spend as much time here as I would normally like to, but the climb to the top of the tower was worth it for the incredible view of the city below. Original shot layered twice, with 3 textures, colour altering of each layer, blending of layers, further colour altering and an omni light effect. Canon SX100IS Featured in The Grunge Art Gallery / Featured in Digital Photography / Featured in Dimensions / Featured in Unique Buildings Of The World (Sept 09) / Featured in Textures Unlimited / Featured in Out Of The Past / Featured in Nostalgic Art & Photography / Featured in All In Editing / Featured in Unique Buildings Of The World (Oct 09) Top Entry in Viewer’s Choice – Pick Of The Features Challenge 30+ Favourites Textures used from free stock at www.deviantart.com and Ghostbones free use stock on flickr.com MCN: CY7M9-3LE3U-7FV3H >
I finally decided to take the “Tour Eiffel” in picture (was in Paris this weekend) and I couldn’t resist to photoshop it :) Hope you’ll appreciate…
LaReole South West France . Quat’Sos The castle is built on an original fortress, built at the initiative of the Plantagenets. Gascon barons revolted take the castle with the help of citizens by installing their machines of war on the church convent. Henry III in 1254, it enlarged the fortress. The name of the castle is a distortion of the “four sisters”, referring to the resemblance of the four round towers, high angles to the castle. This is a formidable fortress besieged several times, especially during the Hundred Years War. Today it is a private building that is not open to visitors. Only the facades are visible. Information from Tourism en France website .
I decided to turn a few of the pics I had published (see here) into pieces for the folio. This is the rear view of Notre Dame, Paris, capital of France. This cathedral resembles a neo gothic castle from this view. I wanted to give this one a historic look, but it has taken on a more fairy tale appearance. I love it when the piece takes over and creates itself! Featured in Cityscapes & City Skylines / Featured in First Things / Featured in Budget Photography Top Entry in Favourite Piece Challenge / Top 10 in Places Used For Worship Challenge 30+ Favourites Textures from www.deviantart.com free use stock. Colour altering, hue changes, desaturating and colour level adustment allowed for the colours in this. Canon SX100IS MCN: CVQ4W-C3DVJ-QD54B More Europe work:
This is the second shot in my Notre Dame series. This time, the front of the incredibly detailed cathedral, found in Paris, capital city of France. Citadel shows the rear of the building. This is another piece that basically created itself. I wanted a black and white, textured finish, the piece had other ideas and went for something more mystical and magical. Texture used from ‘struckdumb’ free use stock, on www.deviantart.com. Layered texture seven times, altered hue and colour levels on each to be different shades and colours. Desaturated tones in each layer, blended and colour altered further. Canon SX100IS MCN: C8RW9-8BQUA-MAFP9 More photography:
Notre Dame, Paris, captial city of France. The last in my Notre Dame series. I created six versions of this shot, trying different textures, colours and layers, but this was the first one that moved toward a theme or emotion that I wanted. It feels quite lonely and stripped of hope to me, but I’m sure it will have varied meaning to the individual. 8 layers of texture from www.deviantart.com free use stock – Amurrr. Lightened each layer, adjusted hue and colour levels, blended each with 3 layers of the photo, one b&w, one colour and one desaturated. Flattened image and further colour tweaking and adjusting. Canon SX100IS Edited and layered 9pm MCN: C5T31-6FEVA-GM6TW
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