March 2, 2008


Going back home yesterday, I made a stop at this very nice restaurant, above the La Garonne River

This image is tricky because there are so many different light sources
I have experienced in the past that in such case, even the excellent grey card from Whitbal cannot be of real help... so it comes all during the derawtization process (better than in PP on tif).
The reflection you can see on the window are the houses on the dock 500 meters below the back of the photographer (see the 2nd image posted)
Hy6 +Schneider Super-Angulon PQ 3.5/40 mm - lying on the fence (no tripod) - 400 ISO, shutter 2.8 s, ƒ8 - no added light (obviously!)

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The green and pink halos you may see in the image are reflection of lamps, not CA (color aberration), these lamps are colored, hence the reflection on the water (La Garonne river) that you can obviously see in the 2nd image posted.

Looking back to the other side, the opposite of the river. The 18th century houses on the dock are at a distance of 500 meters/1600 feet.

Hy6 +Schneider Super-Angulon PQ 3.5/40 mm - lying on a low stone wall (no tripod) - 400 ISO - 6.4s

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