Le Manège

Posted by Florence (Paris, France) on 5 December 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

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Comments (33)

Jean-François from Les Issambres, France

ah j'aime ................. cette photo est un délice ..... comme un rêve d'enfant ......... !!!!!!!!

5 Dec 2008 5:28am

Nicholas from Shah Alam, Malaysia

Excellent HDR and excellent shot. :)

5 Dec 2008 6:41am

Marie from Isère, France

Il y a du HDR là-dedans c'est certain. Très beaux ces vieux manèges qui nous ramènent à l'enfance

5 Dec 2008 8:06am

Giovanni from Milan, Italy

Magnifique traitement qui donne un effet féerique à la photo! Comme Marie et Jean-François ça me ramène à l'enfance! J'ADORE!

5 Dec 2008 9:55am

k@ from Paris, France

Le post-traitement est très approprié - tournez, tournez.... J'aime beaucoup !

5 Dec 2008 9:58am

djedfre from schaumburg, United States

great shot and treatment! i love the lens distortion and the perfectly 'framed' sky...

5 Dec 2008 10:33am

Nicole from Aix en Provence, France

bien que n'étant pas ne inconditionnelle du HDR je trouve que le traitement là lui donne l' aspect des chromos anciens qui s'harmonise parfaitement avec le sujet . Comme je suis perfectionniste , j'aurai légèrement recadré pour supprimer la tente à gauche et le petit toit à droite ( difficiles sans doute à éviter à la prise de vue ) mais c'e n'est q'un avis personnel (sourire)

5 Dec 2008 11:51am

@Nicole: Tu as raison Nicole de l'évoquer, le toit à droite m'a gêné également mais difficile de l'éviter de quelque côté qu'on se mette... j'avais peu marge de manoeuvre car si j'avais recadré... j'aurais eu l'impression d'un manège très étriqué dans l'espace... merci de ton commentaire et de ta visite. :-)

Marcah from Quincy, United States

Whoa !! this is outstanding work. I have a real passion for mari-go-rounds. Great post processing.

5 Dec 2008 12:10pm

Seb! from Gard, France

superbe traitement ;-)

5 Dec 2008 1:04pm

Alphons from Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands

Fine composition of the 2 merry-go-rounds. I don't know what you did, but it looks very crisp. Well done. Bye.

5 Dec 2008 3:15pm

@Alphons: Some HDR post-processing..

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Superb Flo, that is really a great shot, and has a certain 'old' look. Bravo.

(I saw your comment at Daves - on another planet lol... maybe you like go to too ?)

5 Dec 2008 3:27pm

Gérard Méry from France

Dommage que ce manège ne tourne pas , il parait inerte, ce qui n'enlève rien au couleurs lumineuses et aux détails bien présents. Bonne fin de soirée Florence.

5 Dec 2008 3:50pm

Chris from South Jersey, United States

I saw the thumbnail for this shot on the main Am3 page, and did a double take because it looked very similar to a shot I took over the summer (you can see it here). Amazing how things all over the world look similar, and how photographers chose to portray them in similar ways (even down to the HDR)!!

I love the colors and perspective on your shot - really cool....

5 Dec 2008 4:19pm

@Chris: Yes, I remember it well but yours is much better than mine, in movement and the crop is just perfect which is not the case here... but you're right, it's quite weird to see that the places look so similar... Great minds think alike Chris ! ;-)

peter from new york, United States

wow belle hdr! c'est vraiment magnifique!

5 Dec 2008 4:36pm

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

Beautiful photo and I love the post processing! What did you do with all the people?! :)

5 Dec 2008 4:54pm

@Monique: I kill them ! ;-)
Well, you see, I don't like shooting at people in fact... except, but it's scarce, friends and family... that day, nothing was opened, it was quite early in the morning... (my favorite hours) not only beacause there is no one around but because of the morning lights too...

paulski from Muncie, IN, United States

beautiful, vibrant colors here, florence. excellent...

5 Dec 2008 5:05pm

veronique from France

illustration du "manège enchanté" Florence ! image pour livre d' enfants , c'est tout joli

5 Dec 2008 5:27pm

@veronique: Et oui Véronique, d'ailleurs Zébulon n'est pas loin ! :-)
Tournicoti, tournicoton...

Rags from Plano, United States

That looks like an amazing place. A magical place to be exact.

5 Dec 2008 5:47pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

such an interesting scene, so colorful and such detail, stunning captures and HDR work

5 Dec 2008 6:11pm

marianne from Toulouse, from France, France

c'est très étrange, on dirait des plaques en émai! tout autour ..
un bien joli manège, bravo !

5 Dec 2008 9:43pm

Rui from Leiria, Portugal

Beautifully done Florence. So colored. Great HDR work.

5 Dec 2008 11:10pm

Mary from PA, United States

Beautiful... beautiful colors....Your pov is perfect, looking upwards at the swing and then seeing the sky behind it... A child's dream come true.

6 Dec 2008 12:07am

Jeffster from Long Island, United States

Beautiful HDR. Not overdone. Amazing colors on the swing ride. Somewhat surreal. Very well done!

6 Dec 2008 2:50am

One from Açores, Portugal

Vraiment exceptionnel !! Magnifique traitement et de tres belles couleurs !

6 Dec 2008 3:05am

Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

What an exquisite old fair ground ride! Lovely shot!

6 Dec 2008 6:43am

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

Le HDR donne des petites couleurs acidulées qui collent bien à la photo... j'aurais bien vu aussi une version veille photo sépia et vignettage...La tente à gauche est facilement clonable, et à droite en clonant les feuilles, tu supprimes le toit à ras des briques, et je pense que ça passe beaucoup mieux...

6 Dec 2008 12:22pm