Beaune City Wall Photo

Photographer’s Note

This was taken during the early evening as we walked along the city walls in Beaune. The last rays of sunlight were striking the buildings along the wall giving them a warm glow. If the road and sidewalk look slanted that is because it was. It was also very uneven walking, I twisted my ankle just after taking this shot and had a black and blue ankle for the rest of the trip.
Beaune is a commune in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region.
The area around Beaune, the Côte de Beaune, is known for its Burgundy wines, with Beaune (although lacking a Grand Cru vineyard within the commune) as the hub of the local wine business. Beaune is renown for its annual charity wine auction on behalf of the Hospices de Beaune.
It is situated on the route des Grands Crus tourist route among the vineyards. The road runs north from Beaune to Gevrey Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges and south to Nolay, Saisy and Autun.

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mikolaj_kawa (30337) 2009-09-20 0:03

Hello Asa! Very interesting walls, original defensive architecture. Excellent lantern. Good shot. Good luck!

PixelTerror (86234) 2009-09-20 0:18

HI Asa
From beer to wine ;-)
Good image of the city walls, which is not really what people come to visit in Beaune... given the mean light I hope you took your tripod and a dive into the cellars ;-)))
Have a nice day JY

snunney (34998) 2009-09-20 1:02

Hello Asa,
A good point of view on these fortifications with the wall and pavement making excellent lead lines. I like also the presence of the lamp and the trees, which make a nice contrast with the pinkish tones of the stonework. Very good sharpness.

pierrefonds (26367) 2009-09-20 4:46

Hi Asa,

The diagonal lines made by the sidewalk and the adjoining wall are assets to the composition. The point of view is showing with precision the details and colors of the architecture of the city wall and of the tower. The cloiudy sky is giving a good contrast to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ChrisJ (70299) 2009-09-20 8:48

Hello Asa

The wall beginning terminating in the bottom right corner provides superb lead in lines & linear perspective. Excelelnt sharpness & a wonderful diffused light. Tfs!

Romatou (1375) 2009-09-20 11:58

Very nice one Asa fine details in the shot here, good composition, hope you enjoyed everything in this area .... ;-)

Amicalement ,

fanni (8737) 2009-09-20 23:57

Hello Asa,
I like this very good composition! the footpath leads the eyes directly towards the tower and the high wall. Very, very interesting!
Best wishes,
and have a nice week!
Elena

Graal (58103) 2009-09-21 23:54

Hi Asa,
fine trip You had. Another nice place and photo taken by morning. An interesting architecture of old walls. Well informations.
Gr., Aleksander

paololg (13761) 2009-09-22 3:23

Ciao dear Asa,
excellent POV, with the line of the wall, the board of the sidewalk and the staircase, leads the eye to the ancient tower. A pleasant picture that shows us the beautiful Medieval French Architecture. Congratulations!
Ciao, have a nice day!
Paolo

danyy (68947) 2009-09-22 22:43

Bonjour Asa,
un ciel un peu pale et c'est dommage, car le rendu des pierres est lui impeccable dans son exposition et son piqué.
Un endroit propre et tranquille.
My regards.
Daniel.

Nicou (45003) 2009-09-23 1:15

Hello,

merveilleuse image, quel cadrage, l'effet est superbe, un léger rosé sur les pierre, ave lun très beau graphisme, superbe compo.

Bravo et amitié
Nicou

jlbrthnn (38133) 2009-09-23 1:33

Hello Asa,
Your eye exerted with quickly located old stones worthy of interest, and the point of view and framing to emphasize them. The low-angle shot is well seen. The natural light and colors are excellent. It is damage which the sky is a little pale, but you could nothing there. Cheer.
Have a nice day.
Cordially.
Joël

John_F_Kennedy (31511) 2009-09-23 1:49

Hello Asa,
Excellent composition, I like the details and colours too. It's a wonderful shot.
Best wishes,
Achim

bobocortis (14142) 2009-09-23 2:49

Hello Asa.
This shot is not much sharpened, but the composition and the exposure are ok and the outcome is good.
Best regards.
Bobo.

Bluejeans (32473) 2009-09-23 5:40

Ola Asa ,
Interessante estas velas muralhas , gostei da textura velha das paredes , bonitos detalhes de arquitectura , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Cretense (56298) 2009-09-23 8:47

Hello Asa!

Beautiful architecture photo, with great composition and framing, and excellent perspective! The sky is rather dull, but you couldn't do a lot about it! Congratulations!

Hercules

gunbud (27951) 2009-09-23 17:01

Hi Asa,
I really love the richly textured old stone work to this lovely French archritecture.
The lush green gowing out of the cracks in the old stones is very fetching as is the foreground street lamp.
Regards, Tom

Waylim (10873) 2009-09-23 18:12

Hi Asa,
Beautiful composition of the City wall, good texture on the wall, one can almost feel the roughness of it. Good use of the lines that lead us to the stair and up ot the castle. The sky is a tiny bit over exposed but very pleasant light and good exposure overall. Thanks.
Way

alftrek (2821) 2009-09-23 21:37

Hi Asa,
This is a nice POV making use of the low wall on the right as a leading line to the conical tower. It would be nice if the sky was not as bright, but that was not within your control.

TFS
Alfred

jhm (82679) 2009-09-24 3:46

Hello Asa,

You chose a very good angle, right on the stair this care for a excellent depth and good perspective.
Nice composition and very real colours. TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.