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Lavender in the Provence, France

Lavender in the Provence, France
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upload_dateAug, 2016

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17 Comments |
frenchiepooh
 
frenchiepooh September 02, 2016
masterpiece of aroma smell .. beautiful shot
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Thank you! You can join our photo tour in Provence next year and take photos like this yourself. See our website naturephoto.tours
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catherinethompson November 03, 2016
Beautiful and eye catching. Congratulations.
silviamarcos
 
silviamarcos November 03, 2016
Love it!
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FredericMONIN November 04, 2016
Magnifique !!!
alicedenhollander
 
alicedenhollander December 02, 2016
Beautiful!
EdithNero
 
EdithNero December 03, 2016
Wonderful Shot with great color
hrvojemargareti
 
hrvojemargareti December 03, 2016
Amazing... I like the compo and blur in front !
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gregedwards December 25, 2016
Excellent!
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joaomventura December 25, 2016
Beautiful
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Svea_Knetzke May 17, 2017
Great!
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amccul918 May 22, 2017
Wow!
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garymintz July 26, 2018
Cool
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Alanhladik February 21, 2019
nice composition and colors 👍
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kbsimages April 17, 2020
Awesome!!!!!! Sooo Beautiful!!!
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Thank you! We'll run a photography workshop in the Provence next year. This year's cancelled due to corona virus. Stay tuned at www.naturephoto.tours😀😀
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Sdonion May 15, 2020
Beautiful! Congrats!!
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Thank you so much! You're welcome to join one of our photo workshops to take photos like this yourself. See our website at naturephoto.tours
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DanaCarruthers June 23, 2021
Stunning!
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SIIIVisuals August 07, 2021
D12 Vibes!! i love colo contrast along with the perpendicular lines leading into the horizon. This reminds me of wheb i used to get cornrows with my hair, the hairdresser would make sure i looked fresh for at least one month. Great Work! 👍 👌
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Behind The Lens

Location

We were in the Provence in the south of France to take photographs of the lavender fields. It’s a beautiful area with small picturesque towns, lots of countryside with lavender and wheat fields, sunflowers and vineyards. This is close to Valensole, the capital of lavender.

Time

I took this photo at the end of the afternoon. Not the perfect time, but it was still quite a drive back to our B&B and did not have the time to wait for the sunset, so I took my photos with the light available.

Lighting

The light was still quite strong, since it was a clear and hot day in July. Again, not ideal, but something I have corrected in post-processing.

Equipment

I used my Canon-6D with an EF 70-200mm f/2.8 IS lens at 70 mm. I’m glad there’s image stabilization on this lens, so I could use an aperture of f/11.

Inspiration

I just loved the tree on the edge of the field and the rows of lavender leading to it. Standing in the fields fills you with an almost overwhelming smell of lavender. It’s not just beautiful to the eye, but also to the nose. I decided to apply the rule of thirds, which really works well here, I think.

Editing

Normally I would have waited until the light would have gotten warmer, but sometimes you don’t have that time. So what better chance to do some post-processing? I always shoot in Raw, so I’m more flexible with my post-processing. There’s a lot more information in a Raw-file than in a jpeg. I used Lightroom CC and set the white balance a whole lot warmer. I’ve saturated the violet of the lavender and made the sky look yellow, like the sun was almost setting. I love the mood created with these colours, almost as if it was a warm summer evening.

In my camera bag

My bag is almost always filled with my Canon-6D together with an EF 16-35mm f/4 and an EF 70-200mm f/2.8 IS. The 70-200 mm is an incredible lens, very sharp and the image stabilization works miracles, only a bit heavy, but well worth to carry around. A circular polarizer and a ND filter, plus an extra battery can come handy, so I usually bring those as well. Last, but not least a Sirui NX-3204 tripod with a K-40X ball head to keep my camera steady.

Feedback

The lavender fields show off their colours only for a month or so, between the second half of June and the first half of July. In July they start harvesting the lavender and then only green rows remain. Take your time to find a composition you like, take a deep breath of lavender smell and inspiration will arrive. Don’t limit yourself to lavender fields, there’s a lot more. Have a look at the little towns as well.

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