Hitchcock serves coffee at a cafe in Paris (Musee D'Orsey)

Very well executed!!!

Hi. I would go about photographing Paris quite differently and I hope my comments are understood as a personal point of view rather than as a criticism.

 

The key to photographing Paris is to observe how light works there, both day and night, and how the light interacts with the Seine, the landscape and the architecture, especially the stone architecture. There are times when the light is very, very special.

 

From my point of view, the other key is to see Paris as the modern, high pressure city that it is. The Paris that you are talking about no longer exists, if it ever did. There's a film about that Paris called The Moderns, and it is not an accident that The Moderns is a very campy movie. Consider getting away from the central tourist area. Spend some time in the 14th and the 13th, and if you really want an eyeopener, take your camera to the suburbs. The world just does not need another photo of Deux Magots.

 

I can't resist a comment on your question about what equipment to use in Paris. If you spend some time living in that city, you start to notice the number of tourists who look like they are suffering both from too much walking and the weight of too much camera gear. They can't possibly be enjoying Paris, which of course is the whole point of being there. And I think that they are sometimes so obsessed with taking photos that they are not actually seeing and absorbing what is before their eyes. I certainly do not mean to suggest that this is so in your case, but it is something to keep in mind.

Just, perfect

Powerful image. The sillouette is effective.

I think you have obtained that feeling you were looking for. In principle I thought the dark areas were too grainy, but now I believe that the grain adds a sense of "old style". A very good photo.

 

If you'd like to, you can take a look at my Parisian photos.

I seem to be in the minority here, but I don't particularly care for the picture. I like the idea, but I would have gone for a complete silhouette.

 

 

I want this for my wall!

Capturing the sense of a city eh ? mission impossible :-) from your gallery my opinion is that you have way too much statues alone... they don't show the interaction of the people with the statues... they were made by someone for someone, imho them alone says very little of what could be said...

another thing, with this image alone I did not know it was Paris. I just interpreted the image as time passing by while people are imobilized, paralized...

Very well done...but What time is it?....

ahhh! that how those big clocks work!

it makes such an impresin well done i am ipresed

Reminds me of a movie: Dark City.

Nice use of a tele lens...

Extremely well composed photograph. I like the silhouetted figures against the striking clock face.

 

I love it!

reminiscence of an hitchcock film. there is even some grain in the black-and-white picture

I know the cafe... the fare is alright, the photograpers title forces the viewer to look for Alfred... it is aneffective capture... with improvement needed in the clarity

This picture takes me back to the beginnings of the industrial revolution! Great image.

Extremely thought provoking, I found myself pulled deeper and deeper into the image searching for an explanation. Then again, maybe that's just my monitor!

Excellent. Establishes a very strong mood.

I don't know if you pushed the ios but very grainy

very interesting image. i can think of so many graphic design uses for this pic.

For some reason I didn't see the title of your piece before I commented, and now it appears to me in quite a different light. The graininess still bothers, but the context and the comment of the title gives it a very interesting light of its own. I like it. Funny how a title can do something like that.

Good use of backlighting