Eiffel in rusty orange
“Tour Eiffel”
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
Discovered this amazing station on the metropolitain on my last day in Paris, March 2004.
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
Holga of the steets of Paris
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!
Interior of the Pantheon in Paris, France. This was taken with a Canon DSLR EOS 350D camera. The Panthéon (Latin Pantheon, from Greek Pantheon, meaning “All the Gods”) is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris, France. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve, but after many changes now combines liturgical functions with its role as a famous burial place. It is an early example of Neoclassicism, with a façade modelled on the Pantheon in Rome, surmounted by a small dome that owes some of its character to Bramante’s “Tempietto”. Located in the 5th arrondissement on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, the Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. Its architect, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, had the intention of combining the lightness and brightness of the gothic cathedral with classical principles. Soufflot died before his work was achieved, and his plans were not entirely followed. The transparency he had planned for his masterpiece was not attained. Nevertheless, it is one of the most important architectural achievements of its time and the first great neoclassical monument.
Actually it’s a view up the atrium of the Galleries Lafayette* (previously incorrectly referred to as ‘Printemps’) department store in Paris, France. They’re remarkably indulgent about tourists taking photos from the balconies on each floor (and in my case, although not for this shot, from the floor of the cosmetics department looking upwards). *The view from the roof is pretty spectacular, too, by the way – and it’s free!
paris, france
The view from the top of Arc de Triomphe in Paris, shot on my trip around Europe in January
Shot in the modern part of Paris, a close-up of La Grande Arche de la Defense.
This is actually the side of a circular building in La Defense, Paris. You can just see the security camera/lights at the top. I was hoping it would be lit up at night, but unless they weren’t working, when I got there later that night, it was all in darkness… Many thanks to the Shapes and Patterns group for the feature (September 2009). Many thanks to the Cityscapes and Skylines group for the feature (September 2009).
The Lower Gallery links the Dauphin’s Apartment rooms with the rooms of Madame VIctoire’s Apartment on the ground floor of the Palace Versailles, near Paris, France UNESCO World Heritage Site Featured by Historic Places – 29th Nov 2009 / Journal Featured by Art by Bubble Hosts – 29th Nov 2009 / Journal
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…
Paris, France
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. Featured in Cityscapes & City Skylines 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
This is my first attempt at creating the tilt shift effect in Photoshop. Best viewed large This is the Trocadero, Paris, capital city of France. I took this from the top of the Eiffel Tower. The Trocadero is one of the few vantage points where the Eiffel Tower can be seen in full view. I don’t have many ariel view shots in my collection of photos, but this one thankfully served as a good image for this particular effect. For details on how I created this, please see here. Anyone who has photoshop or a photo editing program can do this. Adjustment of hue saturation and brightness, increase and adjustment of curves to increase contrast and colour further. Slight crop of original shot, as seen below. Couldn’t resist adding this after pmistric brought it to my attention. Its the sing-a-long version!!: MCN:C7XFY-U98AX-BYVB6
The view of Paris, capital of France. Taken from the very top of Sacre Coeur. Earlier today I had a phone call from Dean, asking if I would edit one of my existing shots for him to give to his sister for Christmas. He chose Atop Sacre Coeur, original of which can be seen below. After completing I thought I would add it to my folio. It has been a piece I have always thought about editing, but never actually got around to. I have never added a treated version of an existing piece to my folio, so this is all new to me! Let me know what you think of the two versions :) I edited the piece with a texture from www.deviantart.com free use stock, adjusted the colour and saturation, layered twice. Edited and uploaded 10pm Canon SX100IS / f4, 1/400, ISO 80 Original: / MCN: C22JM-982SS-KPBEQ
Notre Dame, Paris, capital of France. Another shot in my Notre Dame series. The original photo has been in my folio since I started on RedBubble, but was never that popular, so I gave it a make over! Original photo has been layered twice, with two separate textures layered over as well, with colour adjustments, slight tweaking of brightness and lowering of contrast. Canon SX100IS Original photo: / MCN: C6PQG-KX75X-GL73G
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