Alternate Reality 2

Photographing puddles are fun!
I wonder.. Are those puddles a temporary mirror to another parallel dimension of our world? Are those people on the other side wondering the same thing?
In case people aren't able to figure out this photo. It's a puddle reflecting the buildings behind, and turned upside down!
Sometimes the simplest effect can play tricks and illusions on our minds.

Rio I

The Camino had a huge variety of landscapes. From mountains, to valleys, rivers, forests, and flat land with fields..
This picture was taken (if I remember well) after Hospital del Orbego. Following a nice little river with so many varieties of birds singing a beautiful symphony!
I was working on it in color, but when, out of curiosity, I tested in monochrome.. I felt it had much more emotions and impact. I loved working on that sky. It almost looked like a painting!
I guess it's always a good idea to test different settings while working on photos, see how they look with different "White balances" and in monochrome.

Ducktor Jeckyll

Yes I am in love with rubber duckies and I have many wandering around my room!
Was bored that night and wanted to do a fun shot.

Wonder what does Ducktor Jeckyll turn to if he finds the right potion...

A Queen's Rest

Ah... Ireland ! Such a beautiful country..
This was taken in Carrowmore, Europe's oldest megalithic burial ground found till today if I remember well. They say Queen Maeve is buried here.
I wish I had used my tripod to get a much longer exposure with those dramatic clouds. Guess I'll have to go visit again on a rainy day!

Tour Eiffel

How can anyone visit Paris and not take a shot of the Tour Eiffel?
I was in Paris to visit some friends last winter, I wanted to take a shot of it of course but was bored of the usual angle everyone takes from. Fortunately for me, it was cloudy, getting dark and the tower had just been lit up so I had this nice dramatic shot of it. The shot was hardly processed (sharpness, curves and frame), so the colors are natural.

Aaahh Paris!

Back on track with some changes!

Hello everyone!

As I have mentionned in my last post a while ago, I went to walk on the Camino de Santiago (St. James path) in Spain for a full month. It was an amazing, thrilling and enlightening adventure and an incredible human experience. I could only advice anyone to do it, even small stretches as it is really a fantastic experience.

I will probably talk about it later, for now, I am still split with my body back "home" and my spirit still on the Camino.

Walking a full month made me realize also many things about myself and the direction I would like to have in my Life. I have taken a few "life-changing" decisions since my return and new goals are awaiting me on my new chosen path. This too I will talk about a bit later as soon as it all clears up in my head.

As for this blog, It has been inactive for quite some time and I apologize. Between my travels, and my unmotivated state (pre-Camino), I did not have the full strenght to post updates and talk about photography.
So after thinking a bit, I guess I will be changing the way I post in here:
From now on, I will be posting much more regularely (at least 4 times a week) new photos but I will not be writing long lenghty posts about the way I took the photo and how I worked on it.
Instead, I will just be posting short descriptions concerning the photo with useful information if any.
This will help me save some time and focus a bit more on my other projects which will be interesting to follow too!

But no worries, any question about the technique or technical details will be answered. I will still gladly share my knowledge with anyone who is willing to ask!

I am sorry for this sudden change but at least I would be updating more frequently.

Thank you all for following!

Cheers!

Latest News + Pilgrimage

It's been a while I haven't been very active here.. Too many stuff around that made me lose motivation and inspiration.. Sorry for all those following :(

I guess I'll gain it back very fast now!

So in 2 days, I've decided to go with a friend of mine to do the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage in Spain, starting from France.

A month long walk of ~800km.

I've always dreamt of doing that. Walking is essential for me, a part of me. I'm a Walker!
And walking during a month is a great way to actually get reconnected with your inner-self, which I definitely need... That will be my "theme" for the road actually: "Forgive all my past mistakes, befriend myself and carry on with Life".

Hope this will be a beautiful and enlightening challenge.

Also, if anyone wants to send me a wish/prayer/thought, I would be glad to carry it with me for you on this road. I have all the space in the world for your beautiful dreams, wishes, prayers..

See you all in a month with a new Peace of Mind and many many photos of the path!

Peace and Buen Camino!