I tried for a shot like this already last time I was in Paris, but if you were there, you know that this bridge is quite busy during the day. But as always I tried before the sunrise, on a rainy day, and there was almost nobody. Still I had to do two series of shots, to get rid of thew few people that walked into my shots, but it worked out quite nicely.

This is a blend of two same HDRs, each one from 3 exposures, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 2×3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 16mm, Aperture: 7.1, Middle exposure time: 2.0s, ISO: 200, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.852497, 2.348230

And this is the other extreme I have luck for. I either get no clouds or these crazy stormy clouds. It has been actually like this the whole summer, going from one extreme to another. What can you do.

This is a three shots HDR created in Oloneo Photoengine, 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: 16mm, Aperture: 16, Middle exposure time: 1/25s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.842261, 2.321754

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