Vincent Bertrand photographe
Chaloupe solitaire
Posted by Vincent Bertrand (Montréal, Canada) on 20 June 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Nuit totale. Barrage Vauban (Strasbourg, France).
@Ana Lúcia: Thank you so much. I have a large print of this one on my wall.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Enchanted in gold and the stillness of the water. I really like how this image seems to go on forever, not being able to tell the bottom from the top. The boat grounds this perfectly.
20 Jun 2008 12:47pm
@bluechameleon: I managed to get smooth water with long exposure time (30 sec. on this one). As for the colour cast, it comes from the lightning equipement use to light the dam. I think you're right, that old row boat gives a focus to the picture. Thanks for your note.
lissa from New York & Seattle, United States
this must be just before the sun was setting, great composition
20 Jun 2008 1:54pm
@lissa: It wasn't. It's the deepest night. In fact, lights used to illuminate the brige had a strong orange cast. Colours are pretty much the way I saw them. Thanks for stopping by!
Disoriented from Washington, DC, United States
The stillness of the reflections in the water, the light, the exposure, the composition, the golden colors, and the texture of the stone bridge ... beautiful!
20 Jun 2008 2:23pm
Florence from Paris, France
Splendide couleur d'or... ça irradie mon écran. C'est magnifique Vincent !
20 Jun 2008 4:53pm
@Florence: Quel commentaire gratifiant! Merci.
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Oh Vincent, this is beautiful. The colors, the reflections, the patterns of the bricks are stunning. Wow!!
20 Jun 2008 5:21pm
@Marion: Thank you so much.
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Breathtaking color and lighting here . . what a beautiful photograph. At first, like Lissa, I thought this was sunlight but then saw the EXIF info ! Now, I'm even more impressed.
21 Jun 2008 12:55am
@Ronnie 2¢: Hello mate. Well, like I said to Lissa, this picture was taken at night. It was very dark, exept of course this dam is well lit (from both side, as you can tell from the shadow at the left-most door). It was just a matter of setting a tripod and there you have it. Thank you for stopping by.
Also, yesterday's picture is down the same river only a couple ten feet.
Le Photalgraphiste from London, United Kingdom
Sublime, on dirait un miroir...
Merci pour le commentaire ;)
21 Jun 2008 5:38pm
Stéphane from Near to BXL, Belgium
Belle composition, beau reflet et belle lumière.
Juste une idée qui me vient en voyant cela: j'aurai bien vu un coup de flash déporté avec un capuchon "or" pour figer un image fixe des branches du saule. Avec un temps de pose de 30s il doit y avoir moyen de prendre le flash en main et le déclencher en manuel en trouvant la bonne distance par essais-erreurs. Le capuchon "or" serait utile pour harmoniser la couleur du flash avec celle de la lumière ambiante.
24 Jun 2008 7:56pm
@Stéphane: Bonjour Stéphane. Personnellement, le flou des branches ne me dérange pas, et je crois que même un léger "fill" de flash à cet endroit aurait quelque peu ruiné l'ambiance. La provenance de la source lumineuse aurait été suspecte. Merci pour ton commentaire.
Nikon D70
30 seconds
F/11.0
ISO 200
52 mm (35mm equiv.)