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
The Paris Blues was captured whilst on a weekend away for my best mates 21st birthday. I love Paris, it’s an amazing city! I first added a black and white effect, then warmed the image, then cooled it with another function. There is slight adjustment of highlights, contrast, sharpness and light fill.
Abandoned French farm house near the city of Bourbonne les Bains. / / If you want to see more photos from France click on the image below. / / Have a look at my other photos. For example: / / / / / / / / / / / / Or browse through one of my categories flower / poppy / water / leaf / other / reflection / macro / insect
More from Brussels & Paris
More from Brussels & Paris
Angers, France
The wonderful little normandy port of Honfleur in France at the mouth of the river Seine.(it’s best viewed LARGE for detail). To access by boat you tie up and wait for them to close the road, lift up the bridge pass through a loch and this is what awaits !(I had the good fortune to be a lastminute stand in crew on a wonderful yacht recently… huge happy sailor grins … :)))) It’s an absolutely stunning place with its rich artistic and historical heritage wonderfully preserved! It is also the place from which a Samuel de Champlain left in 1608 for the ’ New World’ and he went on to found the city of Quebec and 400th anniversary celebrations are currently underway… I might have wished to capture all sail boats in this wonderful settting… but took comfort from the fact that everyone on that huge motor launch had to take their shoes off at the door to protect the carpets ..teehee! See also honfleur magic: :
Take another stroll with me through St Emilion in France.
Angers, France /
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. .
Angers, France
Mixed Media Work – Building in Rennes – France
Mixed Media Work – Building from Rennes – France
young girls playing in the red light district of Paris un-aware of their surroundings…...innocent
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 >
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
Paris, France
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