From the clouds in the distance it haven’t looked that much for rain, but just few minutes after I took this shot, I got completely soaked by a freakishly strong storm. I have no idea where it came from, and it again passed after few minutes. Of course I had to stop taking photos, and go back to the flat to change :)

This is a HDR from 3 photos, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS II, Focal length: 115mm, Aperture: 18, Middle exposure time: 1/8s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.863278, 2.313316

I really tend to go more towards more colorful photos. Especially evening and night photos, with all the lights can produce so much color in one shot. But as you know, not every day is like that, and some rainy clouds can make all look much more grey. But maybe for a change, even a less colorful photo could be nice :)

This is a HDR from three exposures, created in Oloneo Photoengine (could have done probably also without it, just used it to recover few shadows) and finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 21mm, Aperture: 9, Middle exposure time: 1.0s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.850240, 2.280428

This is what I try to do when the sky is not interesting enough. I try to find something to frame the subject with. And here I used the trees on the opposing side of the Eiffel tower. I do think about composition a lot. It’s the most common reason why I discard photos. There can be noise, bad colors, not enough sharpness, but when the composition is right, one can get over that. But when the composition is wrong, you usually can do nothing.

I almost also discarded this one, as the tower was to centered in the shot. But since I had a little space for cropping here, I managed to move it a bit to the side, so it’s much more acceptable now. This is a HDR from 3 shots, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 24-70mm F2.8, Focal length: 24mm, Aperture: 14, Middle exposure time: 1/20s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.858838, 2.289584

You probably already seen many photos from the Tour Montparnase in Paris. I even shared quite a lot of them. But you probably haven’t seen whats on the other side. If you ever there, you will also probably be more on the side of the Eiffel tower, as that site just looks more interesting. But today, here is the less popular side for you.

I’m including a little behind the scenes photo, so you see how I attached my camera here with a clamp (even that is from the more popular side :)).

This is a HDR from 3 exposures, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 24-70mm F2.8, Focal length: 65mm, Aperture: 7.1, Middle exposure time: 15s, ISO: 200, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.842261, 2.321754

No clouds here again. My stay in Paris was quite strange like this. First few day, not a single cloud, the last few days, cloud covered. And of course the best thing is the middle, with scattered clouds where you can still see the sky. But what can you do.

This is a two tile panorama, each tile from three exposures.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 2×3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 35mm, Aperture: 14, Middle exposure time: 3.2s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.858876, 2.337803