Saint-Michel bridge, a photo from Ile-de-France, North

Photographer's Note

In the very center of Paris, close to Notre-Dame, one can find the Saint-Michel area, one of the most crowded place of Paris. Still, a lovely area with a beautiful & typical parisian architecture.

Here, one can see the Saint-Michel bridge taken from the "Quai du March� Neuf" and the "Quai des Orf鋦res". In my opinion, for tourists in love with the Seine, it is probably where the banks are the most impressive. This kind of perspective is lovely to my mind.

Taken at dawn tonight, I just enhanced the colors by increasing saturation a little bit and tried to decrease the enlightement of the public lights by selecting them with the "magic wound" and added some grey touch.

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guyben (1105) 2004-01-17 17:41

Excellent work Steven !
The colors are simply awesome and the composition is very good.
I love the contrast between the gold of the bridge and the dark blue of the sky.
Well done.

Guzman (577) 2004-01-17 18:40

What a joy to view Steven , the long exposure has made the water seem like ice and I do like the warming glow that the lights give. your enhancements have work out nicely in post work and are in keeping with the scene, shame the bus has been caught in the long exposure but it doesn't really matter, well done again

scottevers7 (207) 2004-01-17 19:38

A very beautiful capture here. I think the timing of the picture to get some light in the sky really helps the photograph. I love these types of long exposure shots, and I try them often. Great work!

richtersl (3546) 2004-01-17 21:42

Amazing colors! The exposure is perfect!

Guto (1738) 2004-01-17 23:57

Nice night shot, well exposed. I brings up some good memories. The light color is just as I remember it.

andyohare (437) 2004-01-18 7:24

Nice balance of light in the sky and the floodlights, the colours do indeed look natural. Well seen.

Clochette (8076) 2004-01-18 8:19

I feel like I already saw this bridge somewhere else... ;-)
This is a different angle however, more orientated on the animated life on the upper part of the bridge. You managed very well with the sparkling effect on streetlamps, and the mood of this place is well rendering.
I only regret the very dark part of the sky on the left.

CoolDan (2516) 2004-01-18 10:39

Les couleurs sont magnifiques. La longue exposition a fait ressortir les couleurs vari嶪s du pont. La composition est tr鋊 bien r徼ssie. f幨icitations.

pascalbene (1717) 2004-01-18 12:03

Tr鋊 belle composition sur un sujet difficile parce que classique.

Didi (61589) 2004-01-18 16:54

Un autre point de vue du pont St Michel.
La pause � gel� la seine, cela donne envie de faire du patin � glace.
La composition est parfaite avec le c廧uscule.
Cependant le "N" de gauche est surexpos�, ce serait un sacril銶e d'apposer mon initiale !

pmario (62) 2004-01-19 11:22

la texture de l'eau est int廨essante sur cette prise de vue. les couleurs me plaisent. bien jou�.

joseelias (0) 2004-01-21 9:05

Very nice night shot. Great details and colors (although I usually prefer cooler colors). The sky is great also.

You post-processing was very wise.

Photo Information

Copyright: Steven Le Vourc'h (Curioso) (9271)
Genre: 地方
Medium: 彩色
Date Taken: 2004-01-17
Categories: 建築
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700, 35-280mm f2.8-8.0, JPEG 100 ISO, Hama UV 72 mm
Exposure：f/8, 5 seconds
Details：Tripod：Yes
Photo Version：Original Version
Theme(s)：PARIS AT NIGHT, Les villes la nuit, Bridges I, Best of Paris [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-01-17 17:36
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