Briançon-2

Porte de Pignerol, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 (click to see all my photos with this lens) See a (preffered!) new B&W version here.

Morning blue hour - a bit cold, but so beautiful! ;-)

This is a "manual HDR", the blending of two shots taken at different exposure times using PS layers.

Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8 II (click to see all my photos with this lens)

Rue de Castres (Briançon) Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 (click to see all my photos with this lens)

Après un nuit paisible (mais peu de sommeil) le lever du soleil avec un bon café.

Entrée de la citadelle (Briançon) Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 (click to see all my photos with this lens)

This is a new processing, in black and white this time, of a picture that I made a few months ago (see below) during a night shooting session in Briançon, France. I like it much better in this form... This majestic gate is the main entrance to the fortress designed by Vauban, achitect and military engineer under the regn of Louis XIV. Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 (click to see all my photos with this lens)

Asfeld bridge, Briançon, Hautes Alpes, France

Lens: EF 35 f/1.4L (click to see all my photos with this lens)

It took me quite a while to shoot this one, I made several exposures in prevision of an HDR, and I tried several points of view. During this time, a man went out of the restaurant and approached me. He stood behind the tripod and threw a glance in the same direction as the lens, then he said : "ça va être très bien" (it's gonna be nice). I replied "I hope so...", but I wasn't really sure at this time, because the light was really poor, orange everywhere but on the door and the bell tower. This led me naturally to a B&W version, and I just kept colors in the two well-colored spots.

Before/after versions on plus.google.com/photos/115659986912099322773/albums/57419... Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 (click to see all my photos with this lens) f/14.0 13mm ISO 100

One of the walls of the fortress of Briançon (French Alps), designed by Vauban, achitect and military engineer under the regn of Louis XIV.

Lens: EF 35 f/1.4L (click to see all my photos with this lens)

This majestic gate is the main entrance to the fortress designed by Vauban, achitect and military engineer under the regn of Louis XIV.

Lens: EF 35 f/1.4L (click to see all my photos with this lens)

A new processing for this night shot of Briançon, Hautes Alpes; France, that I took last winter. This majestic gate is the main entrance to the fortress designed by Vauban, achitect and military engineer under the regn of Louis XIV. Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 (click to see all my photos with this lens)

One of the gates that protect the fortress of Briançon (French Alps), designed by Vauban, achitect and military engineer under the regn of Louis XIV. Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 (click to see all my photos with this lens)

I found this nice view of the citadel of Briançon a long time ago, but I was always waiting for great lighting conditions to shoot it. This morning, the light was quite good, but a kind of haze reduced the contrast a lot... So I had to play with LightRoom and PS to get a more punchy image. I also repainted one of the houses, they all have nice pastel colors except one... Can you guess which one? Lens: EF 100 f/2.8L IS macro (click to see all my photos with this lens) 100mm f/6.3 1/250s ISO 100 See the before/after versions on this site.