[archlover] around 4 countries in europe for 3 weeks :)

[archlover]

@tirza,
yes i'm taking it from the front, it's not service time yet and there's a lot of tourist in the front, so i just go and shoot hehe..
i didn't use any filter, the flare is actually the characteristic of my sigma 12-24 lens... i actually didn't like that effect... >_<

@cg171s
nah, i didn't use tripod, those actually taken in very high iso (3200ish) on my widest aperture (either 4.5 or 5.6)

[archlover]

some photos estadi nou camp, i've manage to get ticket to watch Barcelona vs Almeria that night. Really like the atmosphere in the stadium.. i want to watch again... ( next target : anfield! )

#43
Join the crowds, waiting the Barcelona player coming on their private car... manage to get Dani Alves in his fancy car...


#44
as tourist kiasu a bit come very early... the stadium still empty hehe..


#45
view from my seat...


#46
my lens too short to shoot the games *sigh* so just enjoy the game, and take some video.. that's messi with the ball...


#47
another angle of the stadium from the 2nd level...


that's it for today

[archlover]

Back to Paris, common tourist spots...

#48
Hotel Des Invalides... no no it's not a hotel... it's Napoleon final resting place...


#49
Blue hour at Musee du Louvre... 5 mins after this photos... heavy rain :| sigh... weather change so fast...


#50
Notredame... in a very hot day..


#51
Eiffel Tower from Trocadero in the best light

[zoossh]

Originally Posted by archlover #51 Eiffel Tower from Trocadero in the best light

certainly it is, the light. suggestion, if u know how to do selective changes, try to make the dark grass patch on the right a bit more (brighter) similar to the left, i think that would make it more balanced.

as for #48, worthwhile straightening the horizontal beams of the building a bit more (yup, i know it is a bit oblique, and horizon relatively straight). and #43 with the car, maybe can darken the top right to make the dark part frame around the car.

[archlover]

Originally Posted by zoossh certainly it is, the light. suggestion, if u know how to do selective changes, try to make the dark grass patch on the right a bit more (brighter) similar to the left, i think that would make it more balanced. as for #48, worthwhile straightening the horizontal beams of the building a bit more (yup, i know it is a bit oblique, and horizon relatively straight). and #43 with the car, maybe can darken the top right to make the dark part frame around the car.

@zoosh..
i'm not really familiar with selective changes >_<
but i understand your point about the other grass patch is in shadow area.
about #43 yup... agree, now is like 3 sides dark only 1 side bright...
thanks for input

[archlover]

some photos for today..

#52
some ducks in river near the kinderdijk..


#53
autumn at kinderdijk..


#54
it's not holland without windmills...

[archlover]

#55
aiguille du midi
this place can be reach by cable car from Chamonix, France.
the cable car is the highest vertical ascend cable car in the world, going from 1035m to 3842m in 20 mins...
From here we can see the swiss, french & italian alps.



#56
the alps, from aiguille du midi...


#57
a tourist at aiguille du midi observation deck...


#58
stone in interesting shape in aiguille du midi... ( featuring random tourists as foreground )