16 August 2006

Under Roof 2



Location : Cathédrale St Pierre, Geneva, Switzerland
Changes : none

That is what it looks like above the cathedral's nave.

15 August 2006

Under Roof



Location : Cathédrale St Pierre, Geneva, Switzerland
Changes : Blurring, very little, too remove an excess of grain

This was taken from above the choir, between the ceiling of the cathedral and the roof.

14 August 2006

Pointing to the Skies



Location : Cathédrale St Pierre, Geneva, Switzerland
Changes : Contrast, slightly.

13 August 2006

Bells



Location : Cathédrale St Pierre, Geneva, Switzerland
Changes : Heavy saturations of the whites and saturation of the blacks

In the North Tower. The photo was taken through a dirty window. This is the reason for the expanse of white.

12 August 2006

Through an Acacia



Location : Geneva, Switzerland
Keywords : Tree, Landscape
Changes : none

Taken from a conference room on top of Uni Dufour. We were having an "Planet Observing School" there. The tree was growing inside the building.

11 August 2006

Store



Location : Observatoire de Genève, Sauverny, Switzerland
Changes : none

10 August 2006

Office2



Location : Observatoire de Genève, Sauverny, Switzerland
Changes : none

09 August 2006

Office



Location : Observatoire de Genève, Sauverny, Switzerland
Changes : Contrast a little bit

This photo and the next ones, were taken directly in black and white, when all of the others are in colour originally.

08 August 2006

Dream



Location : Observatoire de Genève, Sauverny, Switzerland
Changes : Contrast, very slightly

It was taken an evening just before I was leaving my office. I took many shots ; the two last were taken out of focus to see what would be the outcome.

07 August 2006

My Office at the Geneva Observatory



Location : Observatoire de Genève, Sauverny, Switzerland
Changes : Contrast

06 August 2006

Fourcalquier



Location : Observatoire de Haute-Provence, Provence, France
Changes : Contrast

05 August 2006

Ronaldo da Silva



Location : Observatoire de Haute-Provence, Provence, France
Changes : none

04 August 2006

Awaiting for the Night to Fall (aka: Life as an Astronomer is Hard)



Location : Observatoire de Haute-Provence, Provence, France
Changes : a little saturation of blacks

03 August 2006

The Fantastic Romantism of Nowadays Astronomical Observations



Location : Observatoire de Haute-Provence, Provence, France
Changes : none

02 August 2006

Le 152 est ouvert !


Location : Observatoire de Haute-Provence, Provence, France
Changes : Saturation of blacks, Contrast

01 August 2006

Console du 193



Location : Observatoire de Haute-Provence, Provence, France
Changes : Saturation of whites, and manipulation on the histogram

31 July 2006

Inside the 193



Location : Observatoire de Haute-Provence, Provence, France
Changes : Heavy saturation of whites, saturation of blacks, a little blurring.

30 July 2006

Two Donkeys



Location : Provence, France
Changes : Contrast, a little

29 July 2006

Galle



Location : Provence, France
Changes : Little saturation of blacks

28 July 2006

Strange Wheels


Location : Provence, France
Changes : Contrast a little bit

27 July 2006

Dodoche dans les Chenes



Location : Provence, France
Changers : saturation of whites and blacks

As I walked through a farm my eye got caught by a white patch and, there, hidden by some old oak trees, there was a 2CV van !

26 July 2006

Chapel in the Woods



Location : Provence, France
Changes : Contrast, slightly

This is the little chapel that I shot earlier. I went on another walk which finally led me back to this place.

25 July 2006

A House in the Mountains



Location : Provence, France
Changes : Contrast, slightly

This was taken from the top of a mountain in front of the OHP.

24 July 2006

Cache-Cache Dodoche



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France
Changes : Contrast

The same as yesterday's but with a different angle. I love these little cars.

23 July 2006

Hidden Dodoche



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France
Changes : Contrast

There are quite a lot of Dodoches in St Michel

22 July 2006

Main Street, St Michel



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France

21 July 2006

House in St Michel



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France

20 July 2006

Blue Shutters




Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France
Keywords : Architecture, House, Unsaturated, B&W

I took yesterday's shot from the corner on the right hand side. When I took this photo I had the B&W in my mind and those picture of WWII. It worked fine but when I processed it, the blue shutters stroke me and I tried to do something with them.

19 July 2006

Sunny Street



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France
Keywords : Architecture, Village

18 July 2006

Inside St Michel's Church 4



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France

17 July 2006

Inside St Michel's Church 3



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, France, Provence

16 July 2006

Inside St Michel's Church 2



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France

15 July 2006

Inside St Michel's Church





Location : Eglise St Michel, St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France

14 July 2006

Blue Shutters at St Michel



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France

13 July 2006

St Michel



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France

12 July 2006

OHP




Location : On the Road to St Michel, St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France

11 July 2006

A Barn in Provence



Location : St Michel de l'Observatoire, Provence, France

10 July 2006

Sphinx



Location : Provence, France

Near a little chapel, near the OHP

09 July 2006

Notre Dame de l'OHP



Location : France, Provence

This little chapel was in view from the OHP, I went there for a hike and forgot the name. It was Notre Dame of something.

08 July 2006

The 193 Open



Location : OHP, Provence, France

07 July 2006

Old Mercedes



Location : Provence, France
Keywords : Car, Tree

06 July 2006

Olive Tree Orchard



Location : Provence, France

05 July 2006

Through the Trees



Location : OHP, Provence, France

I was going to the telescope to start the night and took that shot from the path leading to the Administration. This is I think the director's house.

04 July 2006

Lightened Woods



Location : OHP, Provence, France

03 July 2006

Fleur 10



Location : OHP, Provence, France

It was growing at the end of a path that was leading nowhere in particular (well it was leading to the flower), close to the boundaries of the observatory.

02 July 2006

Path in the Woods



Location : Provence, France

01 July 2006

From the 193



Location : 193cm, Observatoire de Haute-Provence, Provence, France