A Memorable Tour

I went out on another tour Tuesday with Jeff from Stephenville, TX. We had a perfect day. The weather was nice, not too hot and we covered a lot of ground.

We visited Place de la Concorde, Jardin Tuileries, Palais Royal, the Opera, Musee du Louvre and Champs Elysees. Not only did we photograph these sites, but we worked on composition, changing f-stops and how this can dramatically change the impact of your photo, as well as using slow shutter speeds to our advantage. We used motion to create interesting images. We worked on the art of seeing, finding images in things most people pass by and we also added some special functions to his fairly new Nikon D700 that would be helpful while out shooting.

We came across a nice surprise when we arrived at the Louvre. The pyramid was lit up in a blue glow. The Paris Air Show is happening in town, which is a very big deal here, and there was a large private party inside the Louvre. The blue glow coupled with lots of large balloons in the air made for interesting photographs. A few shots of our tour are below.

Using blur on a movie billboard to create an interesting piece of art.
Here's Jeff getting into position to capture the image below.

The result.

The Musee du Louvre decorated for a Paris Air Show party.