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Phare d'Eckmühl

I was especially looking forward to the well-known stairwell of the Phare d'Eckmühl in Penmarc'h in the departement Finistère. On site, however, it ...
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I was especially looking forward to the well-known stairwell of the Phare d'Eckmühl in Penmarc'h in the departement Finistère. On site, however, it turned out that the desired photo was not so easy to get. First of all, the lighthouse is of course very busy, so the first problem was getting the stairs clear of people. The second problem was that the area under the stairs on the ground floor was closed off and therefore not accessible - so you could not just stand in the middle of the stairs and shoot upstairs. This (and due to the number of people also eliminated the use of a tripod. So I shot, bent backwards over the barrier, many pictures up and hoped that what is useful here...
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/13 Focal Length 25/1

location

Penmarc'h, Bretagne, FR

upload_date

Sep, 2020

Views

392

Likes

+43

Awards

People's Choice in Best Staircases Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+14

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

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Outstanding Creativity

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Behind The Lens

Location

This is the stairwell of the "Phare d'Eckmühl" lighthouse on the Pointe de Saint-Pierre in Penmarc'h in the French department of Finistère

Time

The tower can be visited during the day for a fee - I was inside as soon as it opened in the morning

Lighting

The inner walls of the tower are covered with tiles made of opal glass, these provide the cold, bluish color in the upper area, where natural light can enter, and in the lower area the stairwell is illuminated by warm artificial light - this ensures the exciting color contrast

Equipment

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM, 25mm, ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/13 sec

Inspiration

I have already seen many pictures of this stairwell and was impressed by the color contrast, so I decided to include this spot in my trip to Brittany

Editing

Fortunately, this subject doesn't require too much post-processing - some adjustment to contrast and saturation - that's it

In my camera bag

First and foremost, I photograph landscapes. I have two lenses in my backpack for this genre: the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. Various ND and GND filters as well as a tripod are of course always included. If the way to the photo spot is not too long or too difficult, I also like to take the Tamron 70-300mm 1: 4-5.6 SP Di VC USM with me for detailed shots. Occasionally I do astrophotography with the Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art but this thing is so heavy that it is only taken for that special occasion. My second big passion is wildlife photography. Here I have the Tamron SP 150-600mm F / 5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (also very heavy and therefore not always in the rucksack) for the larger and more abrasive specimens and the Tamron SP 90mm 1: 2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD for the tiny ones For indoor photography and other occasions where you need an ultra-wide angle, I recently added another heavyweight - the Sigma 12-24mm f / 4 DG HSM Art, which is not always included due to the weight. I use all those lenses with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV My newest toy is a drone: the dji Mavic 2 pro for unusual perspectives, abstractions and a view over the fog

Feedback

It's easy to get a similar picture: travel to Brittany and visit the Phare d'Eckmühl! It's not expensive and well worth the price. You can then go up the stairs and enjoy the view from above from a height of 65 meters

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Phare d'Eckmühl

I was especially looking forward to the well-known stairwell of the Phare d'Eckmühl in Penmarc'h in the departement Finistère. On site, however, it ... Read more

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