Tour d'Eiffel
Oct, 2016Views
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Location
Place de la Trocadero, Paris, FranceTime
lunchtime - all the tourist were queuing up for hot-dogs. That's why the space opened up for me to take the shot in the first place.Lighting
Nothing hectic going on here - made sure to keep the camera in the full shade to maximize the contrast between the steel subject and the cobalt-blue sky beyondEquipment
Canon Rebel XT1, 18-55mm kit lens. I was lying down on the cold, hard ground looking straight up - the gendarmes were not impressed and tried to move me on but I was keen to get centrally under the tower. You can see from the image that I did not succeed; the obvious lack of symmetry galls me a bit.Inspiration
I am a structural draughtsman by trade - the latticed steel-work just mesmerized me.Editing
Yes - switched to B&W and fiddled with the contrast a bit. The aim was for something monochromatic that would print well onto a canvas mount.In my camera bag
Filters - ND2, ND4, ND8 and polarising. Oh, Canon Rebel XTi also.......... Canon EF 18-55mm f4-5.6 and Sigma 70-300mm f3.5-6 (or something like that)Feedback
Have a plan. Know how the image you want to capture will look before you leave home that day.
