Rooftops in Arbois Photo

Photographer’s Note

A perspective on some traditional houses in the picturesque town of Arbois.

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.

dip, Budapestman, chinchini, papagolf21, saxo042, jlbrthnn, JT50 has marked this note useful

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dip (12486) 2009-11-15 1:16

Hi Stephen,
nice image with interesting architectural details,
very good the converting from slide film to digital!
greetings,
Dimitris.

amaryllis (17271) 2009-11-15 1:29

Bonjour Stephen
le Mont d'arbois en effet offre un paysage tout autre avec ces vieilles maisons, ses toits de briques et là sur ta photo c'est décreshendo si on par de la droite, un effet d'optique peut être mais bien rendu
un beau ciel bleu jurassien en ce jour
bon dimanche
juliette

Budapestman (41394) 2009-11-15 1:31

Hi Stephen,
a very attractive photo of this architecture, the composition is spectacular, sunny and nostalgic impression, Have a nice Sunday!
George

rodgerg (23539) 2009-11-15 1:37

Hello Sthene,

Excellent cadrage sur cet enfilade de façades et de toits. Ce cadrage donne non seulement un bel effet de profondeur mais nous permet également de perceveoir à la fois l'unité et la diversité de ces façades. Un autre post de qualitié dans ta gallerie.
Bon dimanche,
Roger

Royaldevon (5876) 2009-11-15 2:11

Hello Stephen,

At first, I was confused as to why you hadn't included the whole of the buildings, but after scrutiny have surmised that the details of the roof materials and textures, and contrasting styles, were the focus of the shot and not the house designs.
You have certainly achieved that end, with use of a good 'thirds' composition, sharp focus and good light.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

jurek1951 (25870) 2009-11-15 2:12

Hi Stephen,
Very interesting perspective and lovely colours.Very interesting architecture. Original POV and composition. Very good shot.
Georg

chinchini (27443) 2009-11-15 2:16

Salut Stephen,
Jolie présentation des toits des maisons de cette rue où le neuf côtoie l'ancien. Ton travail de récupération sur des prises de vue qui ont bientôt 20 ans donne de bons résultats.
Have a sunday my ear ;o)
Pierre

PS : Je passe presque tout mon temps devant PC sur Wikipédia. Ne m'en veux pas si tu penses être délaissé ;o)

papagolf21 (56096) 2009-11-15 2:24

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Tu contribues avec maestria à nous offrir de bien belles images de la France ! Ici, encore, le choix de cadrer sur le haut des façades et des toitures donne toute la beauté de l'ancien.
Une excellente prise de vue.
Amitiés.
Philippe

saxo042 (15388) 2009-11-15 2:37

Hi Stephen,
Another fine and well scanned picture from your trip here nineteen years ago. Interesting to see the mix here of some apparently modern houses surrounded by older ones, but all built in the same harmonic style.
Kind regards
Gunnar

Nicou (44323) 2009-11-15 3:17

Hello,

merveilleux cadrage, j'aime bien comme tu a capté pour mettre en valeur les toit et le graphisme de chminées, avec ces balcons, ces fenêtre, mangigique.

Très beau dimanche

Nicou

jlbrthnn (37390) 2009-11-15 4:32

Bonjour Stephen,
Le sujet est simple et intéressant sur ces toits typiques de ce village et de la région. Belle diagonale, et bonne réalisation. Bravo.
Bon dimanche
Cordialement
Joël

Buin (37276) 2009-11-15 5:30

Hallo Stephen!
A really beautiful and interesting roof landscape - especially for a grandson of a roofer ;-)) I like all these small details one can detect in your picture - especially this tiny balcony ...
I hope that there hasn't changed much since 1990.
Greetings from a grey and wet Germany!
Frank

Silvio1953 (41244) 2009-11-15 6:26

Ciao Stephen, lovely perspective on beautiful roofs, splendid light and colors, very well done, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

JT50 (578) 2009-11-15 7:11

Hi Stephen,
Nice perspective. fine details of the roof tops.
Quite a contrast between the well kept houses
and the two in the far ened.
Have a nice Sunday.
Janak

cobra112 (11278) 2009-11-15 9:24

Ciao Stpephen. Good colours and contrast for a simple and lightning compo in perpective.

Roberto

Fis2 (45493) 2009-11-15 12:44

Witaj Stephen!
Your photo is interesting.
Good frame and perspective.
Curious architecture and windows ;)
Regards
Krzysztof

John_F_Kennedy (31009) 2009-11-15 23:37

Hello Stephen,
Such a beautiful place, a nice rtepetition of the old architecture. It's a wonderful shot.
Best wishes,
Achim

robjol (2047) 2009-11-16 0:53

Hello Stephen,
Good photo, interesting to see to colours from your slide, difference from todays digital cameras.
Like it.
Good sharp image of the rooftops.
Maybe today some have been refurbished, like the small balcony on the right.
Regards
Robert

Monday,rain again.

pattabe (415) 2009-11-16 1:38

Hi Stephen,

this is a very interested image, good color contrast between teh roofs and the blue sky, good details, bright and sharpness, well captured
Thanks
Regards Freddy

Graal (57488) 2009-11-17 11:00

Hi Stephen,
good captured theme, fine shot and idea. Amazing details of architecture. Good composition. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander