I’m taking a break from reviewing just to show a few pictures from a recent work trip to Paris. I mostly used in camera B&W for quick snaps.
The round shape on top of a bump in the Place Saint Opportune paving makes me feel like it could start rolling if the hand wasn’t holding it. A circle in a square makes a powerfully centric composition and restores stability. Maybe I should have done the opposite to strengthen the feeling of tension?
This is a detail of the arches on the front of the large church on the same location (see below). This was made for the ongoing test of the NEX-5N vs the Leica M8.2, but hush 😉
One thing I love in Paris are the roofs. If you can get a view from a vantage point, it’s well worth your time. Stay away from the posh quarters and head for the older areas for a jumble of pipes, scaffolds, chimneys and … people.
For something more traditional, here are a few passages (blurred, sorry) and …
… the almost cliché café table.
I’m a regular at a hotel in the center and feel at home there. But I continued shooting in B&W and chose empty subjects to render a lonely feeling. What do you think?
And finally, an amusing figure (from the Musée Grévin) in a window in the passageway leading to the hotel. Which do you prefer, colour or B&W ?
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Love your photographs, you have a great eye.
Thanks a lot! I love your writing and the pictures you post with them. Feel free to use any of mine if they can be useful. Oh, and, who is that person in your gravatar? That is such an extraordinay figure and so well captured! Amazing. Have a great day.
Great job ! the last one in B&W 🙂
Thanks CaptCav 😉 I can’t wait to se the rest of your pics of Argentina 🙂
A brilliant set, to be sure! My personal taste would lead me to try less contrast than you are using, and see how that works, for example for the “room with a view”. Cheers!
Hi Philippe, you are right that contrast is very right. I will investigate other variations in the future, though I must say I love high contrast when it doesn’t introduce too much unsubtlety. Talk soon 🙂
Hello, I’ve been lurking on your site for a few weeks. I love what you’ve been creating with the NEX. Keep up the great work and sharing when time allows.
BTW, I prefer the colour version in this case.
That’s very kind of you. For all its minor flaws, the NEX is a small and liberating camera that encourages experimenting and creativity. And so fast to use !!