the eiffel tower: six views, one window, two days La Tour Eiffel (The Eiffel Tower) From One Window (View Three)

This is the third view of La Tour Eiffel (the Eiffel Tower, an

exercise in different portrayals of this edifice, all taken from one

window in about a two-day period and all under different light/

lighting conditions. Your ratings and critiques are invited and

most welcome. If you rate harshly or very critically, please submit

a helpful and constructive comment/Please share your superior

knowledge to help improve my photography. Thanks! Enjoy! John

Please be sure to have a look at ALL the Eiffel Tower photos, as this is one of a series, not just a stand-alone photo.

 

John (Crosley)

hmmm i wonder if i was shooting from the same window one day... come see my paris folder i have a few sunset views of the tour eiffel from A window :) regards!

p.s. your black and white street photography is just phenomenal! wow!

This is from a hotel hallway window (as were all the others).

 

It turns out the last posted photo was taken from the floor below (hence the prominence of the air duct work in that photo.)

 

I had been told the Tour Eiffel only could be seen from the floor this was taken from, but on a return trip I mistakenly went to the floor below and voila, there was a very good view (the one with the gloomy sky and a seemingly distant Eiffel Tower--maybe the best of the bunch; its 'distance' is artifactual and a result of using a 12~24 mm lens at near its widest zoom -- so it subtended a rather large angle.)

 

Your photo was taken from somewhere I think far to the north, although the rooftop detail is similar, indicating that the buildings were constructed at approximately the same time (with all those holes being chimney holes, I think for internal fireplaces and/or furnaces.

 

Since Paris was planned by architect Haussman after a great fire, it is not unusual (it was planned) that various buildings would look alike, even in vastly different parts of Paris.

 

Thank you for the wonderful compliment on my black and white photography.

 

I was in Paris on Sunday, just as the transport workers strike ended, but left because my funds were dwindling; perhaps someday we'll meet, as I get to Paris from time to time, and vastly enjoy photographing the City of Lights, though the flicks are somewhat unfriendly to photography -- thinking you cannot point a camera at a real person without their permission beforehand (wrongly, according to French law as far as my research shows. What a sad photographic end to the land of Doisneau, Roni and Cartier-Bresson.

 

A bientot.

 

John (Crosley)

Quintessentially Parisian. The shimmering Eiffel tower in the middle of this urban setting is enthralling. The soft light and the dramatic sky provide a mesmerizing setting for this grand dame. I envy those souls who wake up to this view everyday. A classic shot.

Did you notice that this shot, except for the Eiffel Tower, is pretty much monochrome -- off-white with a bluish cast plus black (K)? I really hadn't noticed that, but this is a case of selective saturation, however occurring naturally. (I do not particularly like selective saturation in photography in general when it is done by Photoshop, as it appears too 'gimmicky'.

 

Thanks for the nice comment; I share your views.

 

John (Crosley)

 

 

You are right. It's pretty much monochrome except for the lights inside the apartments. It truly enhances the tower.