The Sorbonne
My friend (and website designer), Fabien Barral, met my wife and I in Paris to take us out to dinner. We left the hotel, and about 30 seconds out the door, we came across this street side cafe right by the Sorbonne, the famous university. Luckily, I think both of them were used to this behavior and chatted pleasantly while I snapped away.
I worked on this photo all day. People often ask me how long I work on photos. If you've seen the HDR Video Tutorial here on the site, you know it takes me anywhere from 15 minutes to three hours. This one was on the long side for sure... It was tough work, but I am happy with the results.
- Trey Ratcliff
Read the rest here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Comments and faves
Greg Annandale, Tall Bob, Jarle "Speedemon08" Dixon, bevcraigwhite, and 217 other people added this photo to their favorites.
bevcraigwhite (19 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous. ....worth the time !
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ProudPinoy (19 months ago | reply)
excellent shot trey! as always superb hdr processing! keep it up! :)
Brian Callahan (Luxgnos.com) (19 months ago | reply)
Nice work. Great atmosphere!
Donna Irene. (19 months ago | reply)
Amazing detail, seriously!
matt_frankel (19 months ago | reply)
beautiful image. great work.
MCS (19 months ago | reply)
Painterly perspective......
Edwin_Abedi (19 months ago | reply)
A beautiful shot! Very nice HDR work, nicely done.
WaFp (19 months ago | reply)
it's like i stepped into the story here. simply amazing Trey
lewisfilms (19 months ago | reply)
great shot. I like the stark light in the distance and the warm orange glow from the tent.
benchorizo (19 months ago | reply)
Awesome work !
somewheretropical (19 months ago | reply)
excellent work..... just the right balance of colors and hdr processing to bring out the details...
Junior Henry. (19 months ago | reply)
Beautiful light and good work with the sky color to contrast with the orange.
sfroehlich1121 (19 months ago | reply)
The color contrast is really impressive - well worth your effort.
Sassparella (19 months ago | reply)
superb shot.
ecstaticist (19 months ago | reply)
Nice work with the light in the cafe...very evocative of a certain painter...
A.D.Wheeler [deleted] (19 months ago | reply)
Excellent color Trey. Worth the effort man!
Kristi, The Mrs. (19 months ago | reply)
I have wondered how long you work on hdr.
Keris Tuah (19 months ago | reply)
Great work and great capture.
Jill Clardy (19 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous tones; this is truly a work of art, worth every minute you spent on it.
onwatersedge (19 months ago | reply)
one of those great scenes you can only fully capture in HDR. great stuff!
Yousef Malallah (19 months ago | reply)
Award For Best Photo In The Universe (post1 – award 5)
Sylvia...Sometimes (19 months ago | reply)
I've walked here and certainly you have captured it's ambience, and cobblestoned streets
and lights of the sidewalk cafe's...If you were fortunate, you were serenaded by students there who are wonderfully gifted...Hope your time there was as sweet as mine....
when_night_falls (19 months ago | reply)
Nice one. Captures the essence of a street and cafe in Paris.
ktania (19 months ago | reply)
this is amazing!!!
avipatra {Busy} (19 months ago | reply)
Loved the light and processing. Liked the story. Thanks for sharing!
James Waghorn (19 months ago | reply)
Fantastic image. I love the warm glow emanating from the cafe..
lambertwm (19 months ago | reply)
Well it is worth it... Love the warm/cold difference. You do make me curious to see the original though:-)
Dr. Ilia (19 months ago | reply)
Tremendous Work!
vukpiper.com (19 months ago | reply)
love this hdr
Jim Purcell (19 months ago | reply)
The scene you captured is something special. Well done!
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Mi vértigo (19 months ago | reply)
This is very special moment!
TheRealPhoto (19 months ago | reply)
I Like Your Photo!
Great Work
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Edwinjones (19 months ago | reply)
Great image, excellent work
A.Alwosaibie (19 months ago | reply)
Great shot!!
372.dpi (19 months ago | reply)
marvelous!
Luca Bobbiesi (19 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
dreamer@desh (19 months ago | reply)
liked it
TheFella (19 months ago | reply)
Big fan of this one.
ZX-6R (19 months ago | reply)
This is a very nice picture, I like it!
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Zur@imiAbro@d (19 months ago | reply)
beautiful compo and processing!
photo-maker (19 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture !!!
www.sl-fotografie.de (19 months ago | reply)
great lights and colors
Sprengben [why not get a friend] (19 months ago | reply)
Better than good! I am convinced it reall deserves Explore
natasayu (19 months ago | reply)
Beautiful Shot!
Tilak Haria (19 months ago | reply)
Congrats for being on EXPLORE. Have a Wonderful Week ahead.
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photograph painter (19 months ago | reply)
a fantastic picture of "cafe de nuit" !!
NH7; (19 months ago | reply)
Amazinng
Steve_Coopat (19 months ago | reply)
nice shot, would love to see some of these without HDR....
IanGood (19 months ago | reply)
I can see why this would have taken a while and like what you've done with the colour. Great result.
Stuck in Customs (19 months ago | reply)
Thank you ! :)