La Cuisance Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

A view of the Cuisance as it peacefully flows through the picturesque town of Arbois. On the left can be seen the walls of the old château.

Originally taken on slide film and recently converted to digital.

Some information about the town from Wikipedea:

Arbois is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France. The Cuisance River passes through the town, which has some pretty streets lined with ancient houses. The town centres on an arcaded central square where one can sample the local wines.

As part of the Duchy of Burgundy, Arbois endured seven sieges, including sackings by Charles I d'Amboise (in 1479 while he was governor of Franche Comté under Louis XI), Henry IV (when the town held out for three weeks against the King's 25,000 troops), and Louis XIV. It has a castle erected in 1270, some vestiges of which survived the dismantlement that Louis XIV ordered in 1678. There are stretches of wall, pierced for archers, three round towers, and the square Gloriette tower.

In 1834 when the republic was proclaimed at Lyons, the town joined the revolt against the government, which promptly sent a small force of grenadiers, cavalry, and a battery of artillery to subdue it.

In September 1944, the U.S. 36th Infantry Division captured Arbois as it moved up the Rhone towards Besançon and then on to the Moselle.

Louis Pasteur, born in nearby Dole, was raised in Arbois and conducted various experiments related to fermentation in his home, which is now a museum.

Budapestman, saxo042, jlbrthnn, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (41199) 2009-11-14 0:36

Ciao Stephen, beautiful composition with fascinating reflections, splendid light and colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

mesutilgim (36471) 2009-11-14 0:38

Hello Stephen, my neighbour today !
Very nice capture, with perfect pov and nice layout.
Amazing colors and very good usefull notes. A perfect TE entry.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

rodgerg (23493) 2009-11-14 1:19

Hello Stephen,

Une région de France différente de celles que tu nous présentes habituellement mais toujours ce souci de nous faire découvrir des coins charmants avec ici une belle perspective ouvrete par cette petit rivière agrémentée de jolis reflets.
Amitiés et bon We,
Roger

Budapestman (41374) 2009-11-14 2:34

Hi Stephen,
beautiful and romantic mood, I like the superb composition and the picturesque details, the colours and lights are very nice, a beautiful place, Tfs! Have a nice weekend!
George

gunbud (27695) 2009-11-14 18:10

Hi Stephen,
Splendid vertical presentation of this charming village sitting along this narrow river valley.
Love the reflections of the lush green trees in the tranquil stream.
Regards, Tom

Nicou (44259) 2009-11-14 20:33

Hello,

Quel merveilleux reflet, très belle image avec ce château au bord du cours d'eua, la végétation qui borde le tout, superbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

wolf38 (12565) 2009-11-14 23:49

Hi Stephen. A beautiful and worth seeing photo. well done. It is interesting to see an older photograph. The photographic technique has improved significantly since then. Best regards, Wolfgang. I wish you a relaxing Sunday.

anokutan (7453) 2009-11-15 0:01

Hello Stephen,
Amazing colors and very good usefull notes.I like the superb composition and the picturesque details.

saxo042 (15354) 2009-11-15 0:46

Hi Stephen,
This is a very good scan, with many fine colours. It is also a very beautiful picture, no disturbing elements, like cars etc. The defence tower is attractively reflected in the river and also well placed in your composition. This town looks indeed inviting!
Kind regards
Gunnar

jlbrthnn (37340) 2009-11-15 4:29

Bonjour Stephen,
Je connais le délicieux vin d'Arbois, mais je ne me souvenais pas avoir vu la Cuisance et ses eaux transparentes dans laquelle vivent certainement des truites. Joli cadrage, et plutôt bonne réalisation dans ces conditions pas faciles. Bravo.
Bon dimanche
Cordialement
Joël

JT50 (560) 2009-11-15 8:27

Hi Stephen,
Nice POV with great depth.
The colours and reflection
are marvelous. Fine texture
of the building.
Have a nice week.
Janak

ChrisJ (69840) 2009-11-15 18:52

Hello Stephen

Wonderful reflections, although the sky is a little washed out. Good choice of a vertical format, with excellent sharpness & lead in lines, added by the stream. Tfs!

npecanhuk (13441) 2009-11-22 4:39

Hello Stephen!
The place seems to be very calm, peaceful and pleasant!
I really like the architectural details and the natural elements, specially the creek with the reflection! The sky, once more, is overexposed, but, again, that does not bother me all that much! I'm not that technical! But... a hint for future works!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan