Quiet Village Photo

Photographer’s Note

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is a charming medieval village not far from Dijon. We went to this village while visiting Paris. We were inspired after watching the movie Chocolat with its stunning cinematography and story - we had to go.
The village is high on a hill (one of the roads leading to the village is the opening scene in the movie). Upon entering, the village is so quiet, all you hear are the birds chirping. Maybe an occassional footstep of a woman walking to the next door neighbor wearing an apron, as if in the middle of preparing lunch or cooking dinner.
The village also owes its fame to its production of sweets called 'anis de Flavigny' (aniseed balls) which we brought back to the States and still enjoy the little tin boxes they came in. It is definitely worth a visit for those who enjoy scerene, charming countryside in old villages.

I used a Tamron lens 28-300 that broke thank goodness toward the end of the trip, not earlier. My camera at the time was a Canon Rebel 2000.
I tried to balance the colors so one side equals the other but couldn't figure out how to do it.. so any notes and tips would be great!! Feel free to do a workshop.
Thanks for checking in.
D

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Marcelo_Almeida (1044) 2005-07-02 18:31

Nice shot, this picture really transmit tranquillity.

clarita (654) 2005-07-03 1:13

lovely pic on a lovely day...makes me want to stroll through the village myself :) thx for sharing!

walktowilli (168) 2005-07-06 22:47

I like this shot a lot. Very clear, great DOF. The right is really bright I guess the sun was quite strong but on the left, the tones are great and makes this an overall a really great picture.

mumek (17464) 2005-07-10 9:16

Lovely atmosphere in this quiet village. Looks like the photo was taken early afternoon. Beautiful colours of the houses, nice contrast. Excellent work.
regards
ziggy

Steft (5962) 2005-07-12 18:55

Hello Dee,
Nice photo of a charming French city. It really shows a "French atmosphere." Unfortunately, some of the elements of the photo are a bit dark, while others are a bit light.
I tried a ws, but I don't know it helped so much. I guess the best solution is go back with less hars light. The photo has good sharpness and colours though.

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mukesh (408) 2005-07-19 2:02

Love the perspective and tranquility of the picture. It is so well composed.TFS Dee.

AnimeshRay (8886) 2005-09-05 2:33

Very nice perspective, but this would have been a fantastic shot if you could wait long enough for a lonely face to appear at the window on the upper left of the frame. Of course it is too much to ask for, but if you had the time it would have been worth the wait perhaps.