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Photographer’s Note

August pomp
-Moods from Europe- VII.

Dear TE Friends,
I'm leaving tomorrow, I hope, I will return with superb photos. I wish everybody happy summer holidays and superb lights! :)
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Place de la Concorde

At 8 hectares (20 acres), the octagonal Place de la Concorde is the largest square in Paris. It is situated between the Tuileries and the Champs-Elysées.
Creation

In 1763, a large statue of king Louis XV was erected at the site to celebrate the recovery of the king after a serious illness. The square surrounding the statue was created later, in 1772, by the architect Jacques-Ange Gabriel. It was known as the place Louis XV.

Statues & Fountains

At each corner of the octagonal square is a statue representing a French city: Bordeaux, Brest, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Rouen and Strasbourg. They were installed in 1836 by Jacob Ignaz Hittorf, who redesigned the Place de la Concorde between 1833 and 1846. That same year a bronze fountain, called 'La fontaine des Mers' was added to the square. A second one, the 'Elevation of the Maritime' fountain, was installed in 1839. Both fountains were designed by Hittorf.

Triton (Τρίτων, gen: Τρίτωνος) is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the deep. He is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and Amphitrite, goddess of the sea. He is usually represented as a merman, having the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish.
Like his father, he carried a trident. However, Triton's special attribute was a twisted conch shell, on which he blew like a trumpet to calm or raise the waves. Its sound was so terrible, that when loudly blown, it put the giants to flight, who imagined it to be the roar of a mighty wild beast (Hyginus, Poet. astronom. ii. 23).

Obelisk

In the 19th century the 3200 years old obelisk from the temple of Ramses II at Thebes was installed at the center of the Place de la Concorde. It is a 23 meters (75 ft) tall monolith in pink granite and weighs approximately 230 tons. In 1831, it was offered by the Viceroy of Egypt to Louis Philippe. Three obelisks were offered by the Viceroy, but only one was transported to Paris. The obelisk is covered with hieroglyphs picturing the reign of pharaohs Ramses II & Ramses III. Pictures on the pedestal describe the transportation to Paris and its installation at the square in 1836.
(Source: aviewoncities)

portmanndominic, bakes888, Cretense, paura, jlbrthnn, asajernigan, ophelcia, dareco, jjcordier, mikolaj_kawa, vasilpro, ymrk has marked this note useful

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portmanndominic (2388) 2009-07-03 2:36

Happy Holidays Georges

I like Paris at August , you POV is good , with a beautiful and cloudy sky , weel contrasted colors
TFS
regards
Dominic

bakes888 (18055) 2009-07-03 2:43

Hi George. Nice photo. Nicely balanced composition with excellent depth. Good colours and details also. I love the sky you have captured to cap the scene. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

Cretense (54926) 2009-07-03 3:03

Hi George!

very impressive photo, once again you excelled in blending artwork and architecture! Fantastic framing and composition, excellent depth of field, very interesting view from the fogeground to the background! Flawless light managment, brilliant colours, impressive definition! congratulations!

Hercules

paura (37872) 2009-07-03 3:50

George,
Linda a imagem aqui, amigo, em perfeito equilíbrio gráfico. Muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

danyy (68040) 2009-07-03 4:43

Bonjour George,
voilà un cadrage parfait où beaucou d'éléments sont placés dans des lignes de forces et j'adore vraiment ce ciel.
Best regards.
Daniel.

jlbrthnn (37000) 2009-07-03 4:45

Hello George,
Framing as well as possible uses all the place to reveal there superb elements. I appreciate the professional realization. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Bonnes vacances!
Cordially
Joël

Bluejeans (31633) 2009-07-03 5:39

Ola George ,
Lindos detalhes de arquitectura capturados nesta praça em Paris , lindo o Obelisk , achei lindo o céu , bom enquadramento da foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

gildasjan (23381) 2009-07-03 7:03

Bonjour George
Vous avez réalisé du bel ouvrage photographique lors de votre passage à Paris.Ici un beau ciel pour mettre cette place en valeur.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

asajernigan (13921) 2009-07-03 7:31

George,
I was in Paris this week and it was HOT!
This is a well composed shot paling the statues to one side using the buildings to provide balance. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

TopGeo (21433) 2009-07-03 7:35

Hi George. Nice photo. Nicely balanced composition with Interesting picture and note Amazing colours and frame from a point very famous the vertical big height of sky and POV impress and the obelisk add! Greet you!
regards
Georgios

ophelcia (5297) 2009-07-03 9:20

The place has been photographed so many times but still it is charming, I love your postcard, perfectly composed...
G.

npecanhuk (13101) 2009-07-03 9:44

Hello George!
Vertical format, pov and composition are excellent!
Sharpness is quite suitable to the image, exposure is correct, depth of field is very good!
Thus, the picture is very interesting and truly beautiful, with parisian architecture at its best!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

serp2000 (9189) 2009-07-03 11:13

Hi, George,
Excellent shot! I saw this obelisks in Egypt, Paris and Istanbul. Fine composition, nice colours!
Have a nice day!
Serghei

COSTANTINO (22221) 2009-07-03 11:28

Hello
Every shot of yours has your stamp..
This one is very interesting,taken from a favorite point of view..it looks nice with good lightness
and the clouds into the sky add the difference to the whole atmosphere
regards and compliments
have a nice week end
Costantino

TGULUMSER (12422) 2009-07-03 13:09

Hello George,
A great view from the Concorde Square. Wish you a very nice holiday,
Best regards,
Tulay

dareco (17024) 2009-07-03 13:55

Very nice detail and a beautiful blue sky! Hope you have a great holiday and I'll look forward to the pictures on your return. TFS

gneufeld (15007) 2009-07-03 18:12

Hi George,
A very appropriately vertical perspective to align with the tall spire in the frame. Nice light and I like the very pleasing sky. Well done and TFS. Gerald

jjcordier (24158) 2009-07-03 22:14

George
Tu as réalisé de très belles photos de Paris, trouvant à chaque fois un cadrage original. Cette photo de l'obélisque de la Concorde en est un autre superbe exemple.
Amicalement
JJ

mikolaj_kawa (29406) 2009-07-04 6:45

Hello George! Amazing sculpture. Wonderful obelisk. Original composition. Perfect capture and ideal frame. Good luck!

vasilpro (8055) 2009-07-04 8:50

Hello George,
Excellent composition, a very good chosen POV.
I wish you lovely vacations and great photos, I am leaving on Monday too.
Greetings, Vasilis.

berek (28784) 2009-07-04 22:15

Hi George
Lovely view from famous area in Paris. i love clouds and splendid blue colors. i can see a lot of thinks on deteails. TFS.
Have a nice saunday.
Burak

AiresSantos (41418) 2009-07-04 23:56

Hi George
Fine colours and details in this beautiful picture from Paris
Lovely clouds in the sky, well managed the light
TFS and have a nice Sunday
Aires

John_F_Kennedy (30689) 2009-07-06 21:53

Beautiful the ambience that you show us here in this image. Very nice plazza and good composition with the fountain in the FG.
Best wishes,
Achim

pablominto (40020) 2009-07-06 23:12

Hello George,

I guess you have left by now, but please accept my belated wishes for a happy holiday, full of marvellous photo opportunities...!

Like in this image, so well framed and with great details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

bobocortis (14130) 2009-07-07 11:00

Hello George.
This perspective is really fantastic, with the well-decentered obelisque and the statue on the fg creating depth.
Best regards.
Bobo.

ymrk (8361) 2009-07-10 23:57

Hello George
What are you doing you for a long time,we aren't meeting with you.To be honest,i've missed your personality and you've been get photos.
Anyway...This's amazing sharpness which also has multicultural variation...
Have a good week-end

Yağmur

lousat (15026) 2009-07-11 16:24

Hi George,i rememer very well this place,was my first foreign trip in 1990...Place de la Concorde whit this wonderful sky and this best light it's always a great spectacle,top quality of sharpness and colors and great choice of point of view.My best compliments,have a nice Sunday,Luciano.

hay_kes (28554) 2009-07-12 13:38

Hi George,
What a superb postcard vith excellent POV, colours and perspective.TFS.
Best regards,

hAyAti

jurek1951 (25732) 2009-07-22 13:27

Hi George,
Really very nice your architecture photos this one is very sharp and very well composed.The lighting is fantastic.
Georg