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Cafe and Sacre Coeur #1

Cafe and Sacre Coeur at night, Paris, France

The story behind this image

An iconic view of Montmartre. This, of course, is the Place du Tertre, with Sacre Coeur in the background.

It's still raining and Liz is wondering why we're out in this photographing rather than sitting in a bistro somewhere. Especially as I need our only umbrella to keep the rain of my camera!

Seriously though, rain and night time city photography go hand in hand. The wet pavements and cobblestones turn into wonderful reflectors when wet, add a dose of street lighting and the scene comes alive with vibrant colour.

However, in this case I converted to black and white with a hint of sepia, as I wanted to convey the 'olde worlde' feeling that this part of Paris just oozes.

Image data


Filename - cafe sacre coeur 01.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 24mm

Exposure - 25secs @ f16, ISO100

Location - Paris, France

This image - 800x640px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.