Entries from 'travel'
Exploring New-York City: Dusk on Rockefeller Center
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 1 s
- Focal Length: 16mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
After going to NYC more than three times without visiting the Rock, I thought I was due to take a few pictures and HDR of this majestic building. As usual, pictures were taken with a Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR and HDR were processed in Oloneo PhotoEngine and minor adjustments…
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Exploring Quebec City: Blue Hour On the City / Heure Bleue sur La ville
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 2 s
- Focal Length: 17mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
During my last trip to Quebec for a one day workshop, we had planned a blue hour session with the photo club and the night was just perfect. I just had time for a quick series of pictures. All pictures were taken with a Nikon D700 + Nikkor 16-35MM VR F/4.0 and edited in Oloneo…
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Pro Tips: 5 killer tips to build a great portrait portfolio quickly and improve your portrait skills dramatically!
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 320
- Shutter Speed: 1/250 s
- Focal Length: 180mm
- Camera: NIKON D3
Before I started shooting portraits in June 2009, I had no real clue on how to go about building a portrait portfolio. Considering I wasn’t planning on waiting 3 to 5 years before having one that looked great (even though I think it can always be better), I decided needed a plan and now I’m sharing it now with you!
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Exploring Paris: 10 Postcard views of Paris
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 10 s
- Focal Length: 16mm
- Camera: NIKON D200
WoW, wouldn’t it be great to spend those last moments of 2010 in Paris, city of light? Well, the next best thing is to enjoy the pictures of my top 10 of the finest postcard views of this amazing city!
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Exploring Montreal: Snowy christmas on Rue Masson, Rosemont
- Aperture: f/1.4
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/100 s
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
While a lot of people are in their offices working or barely out in the metro or the subway, most people don’t see that special moment of the day where the sun goes down in December and that the sky becomes electric blue or purple if it snowing. The reflections of light on the snow…
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Exploring Los Angeles: An Evening on Santa Monica Pier
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 8 s
- Focal Length: 22mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
Located at the end of Colorado Street, Santa Monica Pier is the city’s most prized and one of the oldest landmarks of the City. In the city for a business trip in November 2010 and staying in Santa Monica, I had to capture the beauty of this place at the best time of day: the blue hour! I was surprised and lucky because it was a quiet night and contrary to my last trip in the summer, it was not overly crowded.
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Exploring Paris: Cours du commerce Saint-André , Saint-Germain des Prés
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/8 s
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Camera: NIKON D200
This week article features the first of several “secret” places in Paris I want all of you to discover. Photos were taken in 2007 and 2010 with a Nikon D200 or a Nikon D300 and a Sigma 10-20mm F/4.5-5.6. Some photos are HDR or DRI, but not all of them, find out which ones! Located…
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Exploring Montreal: Blue Hour at Square Victoria – Financial District
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1 s
- Focal Length: 16mm
- Camera: NIKON D200
Created officially in 1860 and located in the heart of the financial Center and within walking distance of the old Montreal, the Square Victoria is one of the most beautiful squares of the city with its harmonious blend of old and new buildings. Agrandir le plan As you have read in my previous post, this…
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Pro Tips: How to take amazing photos at the blue hour – Landscape Photography
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 9 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: NIKON D200
The first thing about shooting at the blue hour is that it’s …. E.A.S.Y! What no, that can’t be… too good to be true! Now, in order for all of your readers to think it’s EASY, I’ll walk you through the steps you SHOULD follow in order to get amazing results. Now first,what is the…
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Exploring Montreal: “Making Of” Christmas Eve at the Henri-Julien Bookstore
- Aperture: f/10
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 1.6 s
- Focal Length: 16mm
- Camera: NIKON D300
Going out to take photos on Christmas Eve, I had no other choices than do my best to capture the beauty of the City of Montreal in the snow. I have already published photos of that night: Snowy backyard somewhere on the Plateau Mont-Royal Snowy alley of the Plateau Mont-Royal I’ve always loved those lonely…
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