Louvre's Pyramids, a photo from Ile-de-France, North

Photographer's Note

Indeed Didi, August is the best part of the year to visit Paris. Parisian people are on holiday, not so much tourist.

So, I have the whole Louvre for myself and can test my tripod in various night conditions. Isn't life great ?

So, here you can see a part of the Louvre with the small glass pyramids set in the 80's. You also can notice the big wheel on the horizon. I hadn't a hammer for it, so I just tried to turn the light a bit yellower...

And if you just wonder what the pyramids look like during the day, just have a look here. .

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marioDS (0) 2003-08-22 7:52

Que luz !!! Adoro a composiçăo aqui e a belleza da luz. O predio parece incrivel e o ceu tambem com uma cor tăo bonita !

ornis (1271) 2003-08-22 8:00

I've never seen it like that. Good you've left such a large surface of the esplanade. It enhances completely the buildings. The wheel? Dommage. But, sure there are lot's of other possibilities for a photographer here... lucky man!

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Aegean (2571) 2003-08-22 8:39

Great metering brings out all the perfection of the lighting...Fantastic night shot...

vbourrut (32482) 2003-08-22 9:29

Nice composition, well exposed and good colors

Skorj (581) 2003-08-22 9:47

Once again Steven, this is just great. The definition on the building is tremendous, as it the play of the lights.

chrischris (877) 2003-08-22 9:50

Trčs belle lumičre en effet... l'angle de vue est trčs bien choisi, peut-ętre une legčre sur-exposition, mais bon, trčs beau résultat.

ninadev (5377) 2003-08-22 11:45

Nice and sharp, as usual with your shots. Love the sky with this purple color, it does enhance the building, and there is no exageration in the saturation like sometimes we beginners tend to do.

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Didi (61589) 2003-08-22 13:58

Le palais ainsi que la pyramide et le caroussel des Tuileries sont trčs bien exposés.
Au niveau cadrage, c'est plus que parfait, la partie centrale du Louvre passe par une ligne stratégique, ce qui donne au bâtiment son aspect majestueux. De męme pour la base de la pyramide.
En revanche, c'est pas un marteau qu'il faut pour la roue, mais "un bazooka" ; il me semble qu'avec 1 seconde de pause les hautes lumičres auraient été moins fortes.
Dans un cas pareil il ne faut pas prendre de risques, il faut photographier 3 essais avec des expositions différentes.

The palais as well as the pyramid and the caroussel of Tuileries are very quite exposed. Very well framing, it is more than perfect, the central part of the Louvre passes by a strategic line, which gives to the building its majestic aspect. In the same way for the base of the pyramid. On the other hand, it is not a hammer which it is necessary for the wheel, but "a bazooka"; it seems to me that with 1 second of pause the high lights would have been less strong. In a similar case you should not take risks, it is necessary to photograph 3 tests with different exposures.

kckuddes (276) 2003-09-03 17:13

Steven, great night shot. This would have been a great place to use the Nikon wide angle. The lighting on of the Louvre is what I like the most about the picture.

light (865) 2003-10-19 18:27

Crap! What a beauty! What a perfection here, very good composition, very good light, nice elements, good definition too.

Superb atmosphere, good contrast and superb colors, from the sky, buildind and piramid.

Good play of shapes, layers, frames, and planes!!! Very well done!

CoolDan (2516) 2004-01-25 17:57

Quelle belle photo. Le temps d'exposition est parfait les couleurs sont superbes. Le bleu du ciel se marie bien avec les couleurs du bâtiment. Bravo.

longpt (947) 2004-05-04 14:02

Nice [email protected] beautiful picture

loupiot (3909) 2004-09-01 10:18

Je trouve cette photo nocturne particuličrement bien réussie. Léclairage sur la façade est trčs bien restitué, ce qui apporte ŕ la façade du Louvre beaucoup de majesté et de relief. Bravo!

liakos (988) 2004-09-16 4:21

Beautiful view. The colors are so pal..fantastic. The detail of your photo is amazing. I love it.

caliane (610) 2005-02-18 11:49 [Comment]

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Photo Information

Copyright: Steven Le Vourc'h (Curioso) (9271)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2003-08-17
Categories: Architektura
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700, 35-280mm f2.8-8.0, JPEG 100 ISO
Naświetlenie: f/2.9, 2 sekund
Details: Tripod: Yes
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja, Workshop
Temat(y): PARIS AT NIGHT, Les villes la nuit, Best of Paris, The Louvre [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2003-08-22 7:44
Ulubione: 1 [Widok]