Reposting for new contacts who most likely have not seen this image....
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I couldn't believe my eyes when I emerged from the dimly lit interior of Notre Dame --- after enjoying the soprano singing vespers --- and walked into the soft rain showers of the evening. What a wonderful surprise to be greeted by this illuminated sky full of rich color! The shining pavement reflecting a glorious sunset shone against the dark buildings, and people with their umbrellas were in silhouette, framed by the illuminated lamposts. Paris between day and night! It was one of those moments when you just grab your camera and do your best to capture the magic! .
Lorsque je sortais - apres vepres - des tenebres de Notre Dame, je me suis trouvee devant ce tableau presque invraisemblable. Il avait plu, et le coucher du soleil rayonnait une lumiere rosatre et doree parmi les nuages qui dansaient. Quelle belle surprise inattendue!
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I'm reposting this one that I uploaded several years ago for those who haven't seen it yet. Some history of the bridge for you, too! Voir en francais si-dessous.
Here is a link to some wonderful old prints that show the evolution of Pont Notre Dame from its first construction as a wooden bridge on which 60 houses were perched, to the current metal structure it is today. I totally recommend a look if you enjoy history of cities. lefildutemps.free.fr/paris/pont_notre_dame.htm
Voici l'histoire du Pont Notre Dame au lien a Wikipedia: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Notre-Dame ....
"C'est à [la place du Pont Notre Dame] que le premier pont de Paris, appelé Grand-Pont franchissait la Seine sur son grand bras dès l'Antiquité, dans le prolongement du Petit-Pont. En 886, le siège de Paris et les attaques normandes le condamne, et il est remplacé par un pont de planches justement nommé pont des Planches de Milbray, qui tiendra jusqu'aux inondations de 1406.
En 1413, Charles VI fait construire le premier pont qui sera appelé Notre-Dame, un solide ouvrage de bois reliant l'île de la Cité à la rue Saint-Martin sur lequel on construira jusqu'à soixante maisons. Il s'effondrera pourtant le 28 octobre 1499. On le reconstruit alors en pierre de taille, en le dotant de six grandes arches, sous la direction de l'architecte Jean Joconde. L'ouvrage terminé en 1507 sera encore surplombé de demeures et de boutiques, et deviendra vite un endroit commerçant très fréquenté. Ces habitations sont les premières dotées d'un numéro à Paris. En 1660, le pont est remis en état et redécoré pour honorer l'arrivée à Paris de la fille du roi d'Espagne Philippe IV, Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche, qui devient alors reine de France et de Navarre en épousant Louis XIV conformément au traité des Pyrénées. En 1786 sur ordre du roi, on doit détruire les habitations devenues insalubres qui le surmontent.
Derrière le pont d'Arcole, la version à 5 arches. Le pont qui lui succède en 1853 sur les mêmes fondations est construit en maçonnerie et n'a que cinq arches. Ses piles sont ornées de chaque coté d'une tête de bélier. Suite à de nombreux accidents marins qui y ont lieu (pas moins de 35 entre 1891 et 1910), il se voit baptiser le pont du Diable. C'est donc pour faciliter le passage des bateaux et l'écoulement du fleuve qu'on remplace les trois arches du milieu par une arche métallique unique. C'est ce nouvel ouvrage, réalisé par Jean Résal, déjà concepteur du pont Mirabeau et du pont Alexandre-III, inauguré en 1919 par Raymond Poincaré, président de la République, qui est encore en place de nos jours."
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Couldn't believe my eyes when I walked out of the dimly lit beauty of Notre Dame after going to listen to the soprano singing vespers, and into the evening with its soft rain showers. What a wonderful surprise to be greeted by this illuminated sky full of rich color! The shining pavement reflecting a glorious sunset shone against the dark buildings, and people with their umbrellas could be seen in silhouette, facing the direction of the setting sun.
Lorsque je sortais - apres vepres - des tenebres de Notre Dame, je me suis trouvee devant ce tableau presque invraisembable. Il avait plu, et le coucher du soleil rayonnait une lumiere rosatre et doree parmi les nuages qui dansaient. Quelle belle surprise inattendue!
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[Four images here for you, Flickr friends -- of Paris -- all mostly neutral tones and each a glimpse of the human side of Paris. See first page of comments for the other three.]
Technical note: I did selective color treatment here in PS, removing green, cyan, magenta, and blue, as it was late afternoon and the day's light was fading when I took the picture. I didn't have a tripod, so no chance to get a long exposure and recover the dim colors with a long exposure. I used a very slight bit of blur to soften the mood, then used Channel Mixer to give an overall warm toned effect.
Description: Red Lanterns on Rue du Temple!! One more reason to love Paris and France: a country that has accepted diverse cultures for centuries. How delightful to discover this scene as I was wandering around the Marais, on Chinese New Year 2007. I had come to Paris to photograph historic cafes for a series I am working on, and was crossing through the Marais looking for motifs. I wasn't expecting this: Ancient China meets Rue du Temple in Paris!! My dear, lovely, fascinating Paris.....you are full of surprises!
Des lanternes rouges qui formaient une guirlande le long de la Rue du Temple......Quelle belle petite surprise! C'etait la nouvelle annee chinoise, il y a un an, et je me baladais dans le quartier du Marais, etant venue a Paris pour photographier des cafes historiques pour une serie. Je ne m'attendais pas du tout a cette scene si feerique! C'etait comme si la France avait encore une fois ouvert ses bras genereux: aujourd'hui c'etait une ancienne civilization qu'elle acceuillait.
Il etait tard, la nuit tombait, donc pas beaucoup de lumiere, mais les petites boules rouges contrastaient joliment avec les murs gris le long de la rue et j''ai fait de mon mieux pour les capturer sans troipieds.
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The last light of a winter's day. This time of year the days are short....so the sunsets hold a special feeling. As we move into another long cold night, it's nice to share the special twilight time over a glass of wine among friends. Wonderful view from Flow Restaurant, upstairs, on Main Street in Mendocino, California. Serving organic food and great cocktails with a stellar view of the Pacific. Now open for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. ( Flow Restaurant on Youtube: youtu.be/FUYO2OONSwE )
TECH NOTES:
1/100 - f/5.6 - ISO 2000
I was asked to take pictures for a new restaurant that just opened in the village of Mendocino. It was going to be difficult to manage the contrasting bright light of the sky with the darker light inside just after sunset. But that beautiful ocean view is so much part of what this restaurant is about, so I had to try to get the shot.
I had no extra lighting arrangements because this was done during business hours and customers were coming in already. So I was improvising as I went along, trying to stay out of the way.
Raising the ISO to record the darker interior while not blowing out the sky was the only way to manage .... but the resulting grain was substantial. So after making my first adjustments in the RAW converter, I ran the image through Ninja program to remove the noise. The color balance was a bit tricky too: rosy daylight from the sunset mixed with yellow interior lights. I opted for a balanced look that evoked the actual tones of the scene rather than try to make something different out of it in photo shop, which one could have done. This is a single exposure shot in RAW, made under available lighting conditions. I was happily surprised at how well it turned out. Testing several exposures and checking my histogram helped me get the exposure. And in post processing, the Ninja software made all the difference, reducing the grain while adding a soft mood to the moment.
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