Evening at Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Continuing from my last post on Paris, here some shots of the Arc de Triomphe, located at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris.
It was drizzling that evening and it was difficult to get the shot shown above (setting up tripod, having people looking at you, wiping rain droplets off the lens etc). Still, those element gave a bit more drama to the shot, especially where cars had their head light on due to low light situation.
Pedestrian underpass is available to reach the center of the arch.
While I was setting up my tripod, the French police stopped me from doing so, said the tripod might damage the floor. Floor is made of stone, while my tripod legs have rubber tip... Anyway, not wanting any trouble with the police, I put down my backpack, rest my camera on the bag and took the shot above.
Finally, the arch was lit for the night. Got better colour with this shot, done without tripod.
As with most historical monuments here in Paris, the arch has plenty of intricate designs and artistic sculptures. There are four big sculptures on the wall of the arch, plenty of small ones at the top, and some more inside it. Shots below show just how intricate these sculptures are.
With all the sun light gone, took one last shot of the arch with my wife, before we retreat to our hotels.
If like to see more photos that I've taken at Paris, click here for all my previous posts related to Paris.
It was drizzling that evening and it was difficult to get the shot shown above (setting up tripod, having people looking at you, wiping rain droplets off the lens etc). Still, those element gave a bit more drama to the shot, especially where cars had their head light on due to low light situation.
Pedestrian underpass is available to reach the center of the arch.
While I was setting up my tripod, the French police stopped me from doing so, said the tripod might damage the floor. Floor is made of stone, while my tripod legs have rubber tip... Anyway, not wanting any trouble with the police, I put down my backpack, rest my camera on the bag and took the shot above.
Finally, the arch was lit for the night. Got better colour with this shot, done without tripod.
As with most historical monuments here in Paris, the arch has plenty of intricate designs and artistic sculptures. There are four big sculptures on the wall of the arch, plenty of small ones at the top, and some more inside it. Shots below show just how intricate these sculptures are.
With all the sun light gone, took one last shot of the arch with my wife, before we retreat to our hotels.
If like to see more photos that I've taken at Paris, click here for all my previous posts related to Paris.
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