In my first post, I mentioned that
museums were one of my favorite things about Paris. If you go to Paris, I recommend that you get the museum pass
that is for specified number of days and allows you to get into more than 60
different museums in and around Paris.
Great way to see a lot of the museums of Paris.
I do not consider today’s photo as
a great photo—it may not even be a good one. But, it is one that I really like—for some reason!
The photo was taken inside Musse D’Orsay. The museum is the home of some of the best Impressionist paintings—probably my favorite school of painting. Musse D’Orsay building was a terminal for the railways of southwestern France until 1939. It became obsolete because of longer trains. The architecture is great. There are two large clocks that looks-out over the city. I first thought that I would wait for the people to clear the room but as I stood there, I began to think that the people really added to the scene. I wished that I could have used flash, but photographs are not allowed within the museum (even though you see everyone taking photos with their point-and-shoots) and I did not want to risk having security kick me out!
I could not decide whether I like this better in color or black and white, so I included both in this post.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D800, 28-300mm f/3.5~5.6 at 28mm, ISO 320, f/8 at 60th of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom 4—applied Standard preset during import, set white and black points, increased shadows and decreased highlights and added vibrance and clarity.
The photo was taken inside Musse D’Orsay. The museum is the home of some of the best Impressionist paintings—probably my favorite school of painting. Musse D’Orsay building was a terminal for the railways of southwestern France until 1939. It became obsolete because of longer trains. The architecture is great. There are two large clocks that looks-out over the city. I first thought that I would wait for the people to clear the room but as I stood there, I began to think that the people really added to the scene. I wished that I could have used flash, but photographs are not allowed within the museum (even though you see everyone taking photos with their point-and-shoots) and I did not want to risk having security kick me out!
I could not decide whether I like this better in color or black and white, so I included both in this post.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D800, 28-300mm f/3.5~5.6 at 28mm, ISO 320, f/8 at 60th of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom 4—applied Standard preset during import, set white and black points, increased shadows and decreased highlights and added vibrance and clarity.
I like the B&W better. Some of the colors seem to be off in the color version. Both seemed to lack your normal sharpness.
ReplyDeleteBettie
I like the color. Has a HDR feel to the picture. Also glad you included the people. D800, hmmmm.....
ReplyDeleteUsing flash would have balanced the indoor and outdoor light but you would lose that gritty feel that your shot has. Personally, I like the look that you got.
ReplyDeleteAllen