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The little violinist
There was a concert tonight at the Ecole Internationale de Genève. I did a series of children musician portraits. There was a special blue light covering the stage which gave some mystery to my pictures.
Canon 5d Mark III, Canon 24-105 mm @ f/4
Close to Friburg, Switzerland, short after the blizzard.
Canon 5dmarkIII, Canon 24-105mm, editing with special bnw filters
Orchid close-up with paper filters by Nic filters
Shadows dressing architectural spaces
A pattern of shadows, under a glass fassade, pure magic in one of Madrid's main roads. We had a splendid end of summer light throught the day, perfect for photography. Thanks to my unknown model, a perfect match for my pattern.
My handy mini Lumix did an extremely good job.
50mm, f/4,shutter speed 1/500 ISO 80
Through the night...
Empty Geneva streets at night have a special mystery and quiteness. This picture was taken around midnight, I stopped for a little while in front of the Musée d Art et d'Histoire only interrupted by the occasional car or passer by.
Canon 5DMarkIII, Canon Lense 24-105mm at 24mm, ISO 100, f/7.3, long exposure (13 sec), on tripod.
Lights and Shadows... see hereunder for more details:
Study about lights and shadows. I wasn't in the mood for night outdoors photography, so there was no other solution than being creative at home. Daily objects can be transformed into highly interesting photography subjects. For this picture I used a zoom-in technique during 2.5 sec. exposure to give the impression of movement of the object itself and its shadows. Edited with Nik filters in Photoshop to give an ancient camera look and to add a bit more drama to it. Comments are welcomed!
Canon 5dMarkIII, Canon lense 24-105mm, from 24 to 105mm in one shot, f/13, ISO 100, speed: long exposure: 2.5 sec.
Le Jet d'eau revisited, Geneva
Le jet d'eau, the Water fountain is one of Geneva's icons. Here pictured at night with very poor light conditions, trying to improvise a tripod with everything I had in my bag and taking care not to get wet at the same time.
Canon 5dmarkIII, canon lense 24-105 mm f/6.3 speed 1/125 ISO 6400
Exploring the lines at the British Museum, London, UK
Exploring interactions of people and spaces. It took me a while to find the right person and the right angle... good for practicing patience! Taken at the British Museum, London
Designed by Foster and Partners and engineered by Buro Happold, the Great Court of theBritish Museum is absolutely stunnishing with flows of light coming everywhere.
Canon 5dMarkIII, Lenses: T&S 17mm, ISO 100 f/11 speed 1/20, hand held
Kanoniersky Island, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Kanonersky Island, one of Saint Petersburg Islands, an old artillery gunpowder depotwas built on the island. It has a post-industrialist favour. Nowadays ships pass near the island through the ship canal to the dam and further. Some docks and piers are working around, a highway is under construction. I went there on a wild photographic tourwith russian friends trying to find signs of decay, and there are many!
Canon 5dMarkIII, Canon 25-105mm, ISO 100, f/11, 1/320s
Dinning with Saint Petersburg's artists friends on the Rubinstein Street
Canon 5dMarkIII, Canon 85mm/1.8 lenses, 1/100 f/1.8, ISO 1000