20 Feb 2012
January 2012 – Mauritius
This is the last shot I took on that trip to Mauritius, on my way to the airport I stopped by the motorway to take it. There was some sugar canes in the foreground, but to get both the sun light and the sugar cane light up correctly was impossible… This was my first shot where I tried to compromise on exposure to get both. In the end, I converted it in black and white and intensified the contrast. What’s funny is that the main area of light was actually moving quite fast as on another shot it was much further right!
19 Feb 2012
January 2012 – Mauritius
Come to Mauritius and you will see sea Heaven like landscape. This sunset reminds you of that fact.
18 Feb 2012
January 2012 – Mauritius
I liked the contrast between that old and torned light shade and the new light bulb… but the bulb being an ecological one, I felt there was some kind of link between the wood, hay, and low consomption energy… The fact the bottom of the photo is black also contrasts with the white inside of the shade and the bulb.
17 Feb 2012
January 2012 – Mauritius
I took hundreds of shot for that sunset, so much in fact that I started to be blinded by the light of the sun through my lens… I also tend to see sunset from a lens, this is why I have decided from now on to bring with me a tripod and use my remote control!
16 Feb 2012
January 2012 – Mauritius
As I was photographying the stars I played with this palmtree which had a dimmed spot at the bottom, we a few experimental shots I managed to get the right balance between getting the tree light up and still being able to see the stars.
10 Feb 2012
January 2012 – Mauritius
A show about Sega, a dance which is typical from Mauritius. The Music is similar to other Creole music but the dansers have long dresses they swing around while dansing… maybe a mix between Creole and Flamenco? ;)
30 Jan 2012
January 2012 – Mauritius
I am still experimenting with light reflections in the sea… and still taking a risk with my lenses so close to the waves ;). This is a very abstract shot, and I am aware it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. But that I like about that shot is the very few color it has, and the kind of symetry with the light at the bottom and top of the photo. They make me think of butterflies.
29 Jan 2012
January 2012 – Mauritius
As I played with different shots of small waves breaking on shore I tried to capture the light reflection and the sand at the same time. With this photo I tried to show a link between the top and the bottom part of the picture which is made by the middle part in focus. It is where you can see a bit of blue water and some brown sand.
28 Jan 2012
January 2012 – Mauritius
As I was chilling out with friends next to this beach I noticed how pink the sky was and then how white that cloud was… I couldn’t resist but take a photo, this is really teh time when my polorizing lens was really useful! it helped defining the clouds and emphazing the different colours. The funny thing though, is that this picture is very close to reality! without the polorizing lens the colors were still there but blend… with that filter it actually helped recreating what I saw that day.
2 Jan 2012
December 2011 – St Etienne, France
Walking in the St Etienne Country side on a cold day I noticed those plane trails in the sky all leading to the sun. As the sun was low, although it was still very bright you could start to make out that “comet” look. I therefore decided to take a photo with a high shutter speed to accentuate that illusion. In the end it does look as if a failling star was about to hit earth…
6 Dec 2011
November 2011 – UK, London
Another light, but this time with the London Eye in the background. I liked the contrast between the two lights and tried to position the white light in the center as if it was floating in this blue wheel. I spent quite a lot of time taking photos of this lampost, especially because I didn’t want to have too much light artefacts shining though the center… In fact, everyone was taking photos of the opposite side of the river, where Big Ben was light up. So I got quite a few weird looks wondering why was I wasting my time taking photo of a lampost where Big Ben was in front… In the end, none of my Big Ben shots were good, not Big Ben’s fault mind you! :)
5 Dec 2011
November 2011 – UK, London
I first took a photo of the two lamps on the left, on their own, but I prefered this setup, as it kind of repeat the main two component of the photo, the round lights and the lights from the bridge. I felt that the roof also helped framing the picture, What I like about this photo is that it looks as if it was a montage… but it isn’t :)
It also looks like it is in black and white, but again, it isn’t. So that’s echoes that double theme in this photo.
