- Wonderful historic print of what the Tuileries Palace looked like before most of it was destroyed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hippolyte_Bellang%C3%A9_-_Un_j...
Rita Crane Photography: France / Paris / Louvre / Jardin des Tuileries / trees / winter / architecture / Pavillon de Flore, Paris (Musee du Louvre)
[Reposting one of my favorite textured shots, for contacts who haven't seen it yet.]
The Pavillon de Flore is the only remaining part of the former Tuileries Palace that used to extend all along the east border of the Jardin des Tuileries. It's now part of the Louvre, where studios for renovation of paintings and sculpture are housed. The actual historic Palais des Tuileries was destroyed by the Communards during the Paris Commune, in 1871. I took this picture from the Promenade du Bord de L'eau (waterfront promenade) on a cold winter evening at the last light of day. Paris was beginning to turn on its lights, as you can see in the picture. [History of the Palais des Tuileries and the Louvre below in my comments.]
TECHIE TEXTURE NOTES: This is one of those shots from my archives, taken with my Fuji Finepix on my first trip to Paris 5 years ago that just didn't speak to me the way the camera recorded it. Too blue (typical of the way Fuji Finepix S7000 records colors in my experience), too flat, no spark somehow, and didn't relay the atmosphere that was there. So I decided to try adding textures!!
Adding textures in a very delicate way has brought out the rich tones of the architecture. I used a rosy but very soft texture from LaBrume and a texture with warm yellow and ochre tones that had a golden glow in the center from Borealnz. 1. Made adjustments to each texture first, altering the rosy to more magenta in Color Balance, then by using the blending mode Multiply. 2. Lightened the Borealnz texture by using the blending mode Overlay. 3. Adjusted my own photo which was the background layer after adding the textures to it, with Curves to add depth, and additional Color Balancing after i saw how the photo interacted with the textured layers.
Thanks to both Borealnz and LaBrume for their textures!
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Rita Crane Photography (40 months ago | reply)
For lovers of Paris history and art history, here are some links for you with wonderful historic photos, etchings and descriptions.
Pavillion de Flore: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavillon_de_Flore.
Tuileries Palace: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuileries_Palace
"The Tuileries Palace (French: Palais des Tuileries) was a royal palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the River Seine until 1871, when it was destroyed in the upheaval during the suppression of the Paris Commune. It closed off the western end of the Louvre courtyard, which has remained open since the destruction of the palace. The site is now the location of the Tuileries Garden (French: Jardin des Tuileries)."
Rita Crane Photography (40 months ago | reply)
HERE ARE LINKS TO THE HISTORY OF THE LOUVRE FOR LOVERS OF HISTORY AND ART:
A short history of the Louvre: www.paris.org/Musees/Louvre/buildhistory.html
More extensive history and info on the Louvre: www.louvre.fr.axime.com/llv/musee/histoire_lo uvre.jsp?bmL...
Plan of the Louvre: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plan_louvre1.svg
Jardin des Tuileries: www.louvre.fr.axime.com/llv/musee/jardins_tui leries.jsp?b...
And here's another view that shows the silhouette of the roofline of the Pavillon de Flore. I stood on the Pont Neuf to get this shot, and you can see there was barely enough light despite the amazing glow in the sky. I had no tripod, so this is handheld at very low light. What a sunset!
Reddy E.(on~once a day) (40 months ago | reply)
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ok, I am coming in March, it better look like this :D :D
Vincent Montibus (40 months ago | reply)
Belle perspective et superbe traitement en texture ! Très très joli !
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i just love what you do, rita.
And I love this place so much!
Missing Paris and its charms:)))
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Waiting For The Ocean (40 months ago | reply)
Timeless !!
Darrell Godliman (40 months ago | reply)
A beautiful treatment of a classic Parisien scene.
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Kurlylox1 (40 months ago | reply)
Rita, can you hear the all the sighs from those of us who love and miss Paris? This is so warm and beautiful--masterful work to bring out the beauty of the architecture. I enjoy texture work for the reasons you mention: you can take a blah but good photo and make it wonderful--for me it takes a lot of luck as well as skill.
Rita Crane Photography (40 months ago | reply)
Hi Everyone!!
Thanks for your enthusiasm and visits!
I am having some serious nostalgia for Paris, too.
After work i look forward to visiting your photostreams!!
Merci a tous, et a tout a l'heure!
Paul Grand (40 months ago | reply)
wow!
James Neeley (40 months ago | reply)
Beautiful tones and composition!
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Wondeful!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just wonderful!
I will be there next week, nice prologue
J.
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Beautiful composition and fantastic processing
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beautiful treatment...
Donald G. Jean (40 months ago | reply)
Superb architectural shot, Rita, and I admire your post processing ability...it's always a real treat to rescue a wonderful photo that's been lingering in the archives! :)
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A beautiful work, congrats
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What a shot!! The light, the shapes, tones....everything is perfectly balanced.
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Beautiful work, compliments!
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Beautiful images and lovely touch on the treatment!
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really beautiful
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very beautiful composition....I like your editing too and this romantic feeling
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très belle perspective !
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