Paris - Concorde

Cheers

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Metro Station, Concorde

Paris - 15:22

... my train arrives ...

Cheers

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Train Station, o'clock

Paris - Red Metro Chairs #2

Just another Metro station with red chairs.

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Metro, Station, Red, Chair

Paris - Saturday Night Fever

The pulsating traffic is the life of the Champs-Elysées even by night.

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Night, Traffic, Champs-Elysées

Paris - Top of Sacre Coeur

I like the way up to the top of Sacre Coeur. It's a long narrow way with so many steps but the breathtaking view will reward this "little" effort - and it's healthy ;-) 

This is a pano of 9 photograph

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)

- ISO 200

- 1/50 sec

- f16

- pano 0f 9 photographs

- stitched in PtGui

- developed in Lightroom 2.3

Enjoy the view ;-)   Wanna see more Paris photographs? Just follow this link ;-)

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Top, Sacre Coeur, Pano

Paris - Red Opera Chairs

I like the red chairs and therefore I converted everything into black and white with one small exception ... yes - the chairs. If you would like to see the other "Red Metro Chairs" scene then you have to follow this link ;-) 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35 mm f2.8 II (at 19mm)

- ISO 100

- f22

- 1.3 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.3

Regards

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Metro, Opera, Red, Station, Seat

Paris - The Giant Feet - Pont de Bir Hakeim

Well - the same spot - but an other perspective. Wann see more ? -> just follow the link ;-)

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 24mm)

- 1/2 sec

- ISO 100

- f 22

- developed in Lightroom 2.3

Enjoy the view.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Pont Bir Hakeim, Giant Feet

Paris - Running Walkway EXIT

This is the source image for my creative outlet ;-)  -> here is the result

Don't miss the exit ;-)

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Walksway

France, Paris, Passy, Pont de Bir Hakeim

Who loves Paris? I do ! Especially this place - the view towards Passy and the bridge of course. As a regular blog reader you should have seen this bridge by night .... If not - just follow this link ;-) 

Take care. 

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Passy, Bridge

Paris - Red Metro Chairs

Each Metro station in Paris has its unique style and chairs. This station has red chairs and I desaturated the whole photograph with one exception - the color red ;-)

Take a seat !

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 at 20mm

- ISO 100

- f22

- 1.6 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.3 RC

Regards

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Metro, Red, Station

Paris - Running Walkway

This is my today's creative outlet. It's a photograph of a running walkway with a red door. 

Take care. 

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Walkway, Red, Speed, abstract

 

ADC Act #2

As mentioned in my previous post this is a colorful illuminated art at la Défense (Paris). Well, this version is just a little bit post-processed ;-)

I like the dynamic and you ?

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, La Défense, Night, Art, Abstract

Paris - Traffic Wave

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Traffic, Wave

Trilogy

It's a trilogy of the same photograph which I captured in Paris / La Défense.

Regards

Gerry

Keywords: Abstract, Paris, La Defense, Trilogy

  

Eiffel-Tower

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Eiffel-Tower

Color Game at la Défense.....

-> after the New Year party ....

-> before the New Year party ....

La Défense is a fantastic place to practice a little bit the "abstract" photography .... ;-)

Well, this is my "last" contribution for this year. It's time to get ready for the New Year party ;-)))

Take care and I wish you all the best ... see you next year!

Regards, Gerry

Wanna see more of Paris ?  -> just follow the link ;-)

Keywords: France, Paris, La Défense, Abstract, Color

Full Moon in Paris

A chilly early spring night was a perfect moment to photograph this place without tourists..... and to my luck there was water in the pools ;-)

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (16mm)

- ISO 100

- 30 sec

- f22

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Enjoy the 30 second view.

Wanna see more of Paris?  -> Just follow the link ;-)

Regards, Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Louvre, Night 

 

Paris - Window-Seat

.... waiting for the next exhausted visitor ... Photographed somewhere in Paris.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 23mm)

- ISO 400

- f14

- 1/30 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords:  France, Paris, Window, Chair

Paris - The golden House

I'm  always fascinated by the construction of the world famous Louvre - especially at night!

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 35mm)

- ISO 160

- f16.0

- 6.0 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.2

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Louvre, Night

Paris - Stop breathing for 30 seconds

Well, I didn't have to stop breathing for about 30 seconds .... because I used a tripod ;-) Nevertheless, Paris at night is always exiting.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS (at 110mm)

- ISO 100

- f8.0

- 30 sec

 - developed in Lightroom 2.2

Wanna see more of Paris?  -> just follow the link ;-)

Enjoy Paris!

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Eiffel Tower 

OnStage at Sacré-Coeur

The surrounding area of Sacré-Coeur is always crowded on weekends but this is the moment for the local "street-stars". This is their stage!

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS (at 150mm)

- ISO 125

- 1/400

- f  2.8

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Sacré-Coeur, Stage, Start

 

Waiting for 1001 Attentions

 I'm waiting here because they promise 1001 attentions.... 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70 f2.8 (at 45mm)

- ISO 400

- f 7.1

- 1/8 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Metro, Attention

Bridge the Gap

Well, this is not a bridge - it's just a close-up of the Eiffel Tower construction.

 Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 43mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/500

- f 7.1

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Bridge

Frieden - Peace - Paix

... 

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 57mm)

- ISO 100

- f2.8

- 1/5000

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

 

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Peace

Footing

Upside down view of the footing of the Eiffel Tower - Paris.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 51mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/100

- f11

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Enjoy the upside down view.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Eiffel Tower

Opéra Diesel

Metro scene at Opéra / Paris.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm (at 18mm)

- f22

- 1.3 sec

- ISO 100

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Opéra, Metro, Diesel

Midnight Metro Walk

I photographed the midnight metro scene somewhere in Paris downtown.  

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)

- ISO 100

- 2.5 sec

- f22

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Enjoy the surrealistic midnight walk.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Metro, Subway

Paris Street Scene - Chez Julien

 Somewhere in the heart of Paris ....

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm F2.8 II (at 16mm)

- ISO 400

- 1/30 sec

- f18

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Street, Car, Peugeot

Gallery Walk - Musee d'Orsay

 A rainy day ... a perfect moment to visit Musee d'Orsay and to observe the visitors ;-)

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-300mm DO IS (at 300mm)

- ISO 400

- f 8.0

- 1/100 sec

- no PS

- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Regards

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Musee d'Orsay, Gallery 

ADC Act

ADC = After Dinner Creativity 

After a spicy pizza and some red wine we walked around in the office district at la Défense (Paris). My son was asking me some questions about the correlation of aperture and shutter speed and I tried to explain him the basics. Well, that's to complicate for me  ... was his answer and was shaking his camera around and the result was very interesting.  

I got the permission to shoot the same light source and this is my ADC result. Maybe it was the wine ... maybe just the inspiration .... but painting with light is cool.

Making of:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 35mm)

- ISO 100

- f22

- 1.3 sec

- shaking hands

- no PS!

- developed in Lightroom 2.1

Enjoy the ADC act.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, La Défense, Light, Painting

Paris - Speedwalk

I photographed this speedwalk scene last spring in Paris. I guess it was Châtelet les Halles. However, it's time to visit Paris again ... and again. So, the next few days I'm in Paris ... ;-)

I love Paris in the springtime

I love Paris in the fall

I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles

I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles 

...... it's the song from Peter Cincotti "I love Paris"

Take care.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Speedwalk 

  

Street Dog is watching you !

 Well, I saw this dog in a brochure a couple of months ago and I decided to visit this place somewhere in Pairs. It was not easy but I got the dog in front of my lens ;-)

Be careful - maybe the dog is hungry.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 (at 18mm)

- ISO 200

- f22

- developed in Lightroom 2.0

Et voilà !

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Street, Dog

Mosaic Lantern

Just saw this lantern in front of a mosaic wall. Well it's nothing extraordinary but I like this surreal structure.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS (at 173mm)

- ISO 200

- 1/160sec

- f9

- developed in Lightroom 2.0

Regards, 

Gerry 

Keywords: France, Paris, La Défense, Lantern, Wall
     

Inside the Green Bridge

Well, this is just the inside view of the Green Bridge at la Défense (http://www.gerrypacher.ch/blog/2008/02/la-dfense-paris-france.html) . 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 (at 18mm)

- ISO 100

- F22

- 15sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.0

- finished in CS3

Enjoy this surreal view.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, La Defense, Night, Bridge
 

Les Nuages de la Grande Arche

Paris - Grande Arche - a very interesting building at la Défense the office district of Paris. 

This is scene is just a bottom to the top photography of the sails which is located in the center of the building.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 (at 16mm)

- ISO 320

- 1/30

- handheld

- developed in Lightroom 2.0

- finished in CS3

Enjoy the view.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, La Défense, Grande Arche
 

Lonely Night Walk 2nd Version

Just thought that a pure B&W version might be not a bad idea that's why I developed a new version.

Let me know what do you think. Which one is more impressive?

Thanks for your feedback.

Regard, 

Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Night, Walk, Dark
 

Lonely Night Walk

Enjoy the night walk.

Regards, 

Gerry

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm F/2.8 (at 38mm)

- ISO 125

- F22

- 15 sec

- developed in Lightroom 2.0

- finished in CS3

Keywords: France, Paris, Night  

from the Top of Sacre Coeur

The people in Paris don't like the church but the view from the top of Sacre Coeur is breath taking. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm9

- ISO 100$

- F16

- 1/100

- Pano of 9

- developed in lightroom

- stitched in PtGui

- finished in CS3

Enjoy it.

Regards, Gerry

Keywords: France, Paris, Sacre Coeur, Pano

Stressed Rope - Paris

I photographed this scene at Paris / Seine / Notre Dame.

 Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm  F2.8 II (at 16mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/13sec

- F22

- -1/3 exposure correction

- developed in Lightroom

- finished in CS3

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Paris, Notre Dame, Seine, City, France, Rope

Notre Dame de Paris

A well know place in Paris - Notre Dame / the river "Seine" and on the right site Ile St-Louis which is also a very old and beautiful neighborhood. 

 Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm  F2.8 (at 70mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/80sec

- F22

- -1/3 exposure correction

- developed in Lightroom

- Pano of 14 pictures

- stitched in PtGui

- finished in CS3

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Paris, Notre Dame, Seine, City, France

La Défense, Paris, France

La Défense is the modern high-rise business district of Paris / France. With over 150'000 daily workers and 3.5 million square meters of office space it's Europe's largest business center. La Défense is located a few kilometers west of Paris and can be easily reached by the world famous Metro.

If you like modern architecture, then this is the place you have to visit in Paris. This futuristic looking area with all the various glass and steel skyscrapers is absolutely amazing - breath taking.

Enjoy the green bridge ;-)


Regards, Gerry

The Eiffel Tower and the Golden Ladies

The the Eiffel Tower, which was designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and built as a temporary structure for International Exhibition of Paris of 1889, is always worth to stop by.

I photographed both scenes under foggy conditions and a strong flashlight illuminated the golden ladies (Palais de Chaillot).

Enjoy it ;-)

Regads, Gerry

PS: Gustave Eiffel also designed the Statue of Liberty in New York

Grande Arche de la Défense / Paris / France

The project to build the 'Grande Arche' was initiated by the French president Mitterand and designed by Otto van Spreckelsen. It is a 106 meters white building with the middle part left open. The sides of the cube contain offices and you can take the elevator to the top of this building. If you plan to visit Paris this is a must see place ;-)


Enjoy the building ;-)

Regards, Gerry

Did I mention it already ? Paris is very cool !

The l’Arc de Triomphe is normally overcrowded and you won’t have a chance to use a tripod to capture the spiral staircase.

But wait a second - there is a trick ;-) just wait until the monument get closed and you will have a couple of minutes to capture this beautiful scene until the security will send you away ;-)

But it doesn’t matter … you got the scene ;-)

Enjoy it !

Regards, Gerry