The Future in our Present, a photo from Ile-de-France, North

Photographer's Note

If you wish to view it in even greater detail, do so here LA DEFENSE .

I've been posting several local Vancouver shots recently, so now its time for a change of pace.

Its hard to believe how I haven't posted this photo yet. It was taken 3 years ago while I spent a number of days in Paris.

This is of course is the La Defense area. A hub for photographers, a must for photographers, at least in my personal opinion.

If you enjoy futuristic architecture, then this is the place for you. The main post here looks like some sort of portal or entrance to a space ship.

In the WS are a couple more shots, and I may even enjoy those more. One of the WS photos has this same building but on a slight side angle, I think I prefer that one most - but oh well :)

I hope you enjoy this scene as much as I do, or at least appreciate it.

snunney, holmertz, papagolf21, ktanska, ikeharel, ikeharel, jhm, Fis2, Royaldevon, dale54, adramad, pierrefonds, alvaraalto, PiotrF, ChrisJ, sacimar, mcmtanyel, cornejo, worldcitizen ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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ifege (47103) 2018-11-11 1:30

Hi Craig
A good wide angle photo of this classic structure. I like this view with its symmetry.
Cheers
Ian

lousat (138695) 2018-11-11 1:32

Hi Craig,i been there in 1990.There was just La Grande Arche in this zone,and not a lot of modern buildings like now. A fantastic perspective made in the best symmetry,i like a lot the 2 differents in the WS,well done! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

GyurMaster (24682) 2018-11-11 1:47

Hello Craig,

Though I have been in Paris, I missed the La Defense (it wasn't in the organized tour). No I will have to go back.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

snunney (130967) 2018-11-11 2:01

Hello Craig,
The perspective distortion occasioned by the wide angle lens is not unpleasant and serves to accentuate the immensity of the structure. The people are nicely dispersed about the frame and give scale to the composition. For some reason the image brings to mind the twenties film 'Metropolis'. Anyway, I like it a lot.

Nicou (193806) 2018-11-11 2:02

Hello

le fameux arche de la Défense dans toute sa beautéé quelle vue et msie en valeur on le voit en entrier et au travers quelle vue et compo sueprbe.
bravo et beau dimanche
Nciou

holmertz (102096) 2018-11-11 3:30

Hello Craig,
Not surprisingly this is the view I like the best, straight and neat. ;-) It's a fantastic building and this photo shows it well. Isn't it funny that all the people seen here are wearing dark clothes? That actually suits the style and tones of the building perfectly. A lady in red would have spoiled the atmosphere, just for once. I get the impression from Wikipedia that the viewing platform on the roof was closed in 2015. So you probably missed the superb view along the boulevards into central Paris that I was able to enjoy in 2005. You would have loved it.
Cheers,
Gert

papagolf21 (152605) 2018-11-11 3:30

Bonjour, cher Craig,
Bien sûr, j'ai reconnu tout de suite l'édifice (l'Arche de la Défense), et j'ai beaucoup aimé vos présentations étonnantes.
Un art de photographier différemment.
Très bien vu.
Amitiés.
Philippe

pajaran (115047) 2018-11-11 3:36

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan tekst ...
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici, lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa posetiocima.
Interesantna i lepa arhitektura.
Zelim vam lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, interesting text ...
Good work with nice photos in the workshop, beautifully shown, good contrast, nice colors, nice moment with visitors.
Interesting and beautiful architecture.
I wish you a nice day for rest, all the best.

Tue (91692) 2018-11-11 3:46

Hello Craig,
I just saw this monumental piece of futuristic architecture very vaguely in the background of a rainy Paris when I watched the commemoration of the WW1 armistice. Your viewpoint makes it look really impressive. I have only been here once without a camera, so I really should go back one day.
Lars

BennyV (34746) 2018-11-11 5:04

The maths teacher at our school goes crazy when he sees this arch. Your low pov creates a great angle of distortion. Beautiful light does the rest. Great shot, Craig. Thanks for sharing it.

Benny

ktanska (44492) 2018-11-11 5:09

Hi Craig,
Super wide angle gives this architectural landmark quite special appearance. And the twisted version in the WS is fun too. All those people add strong sense of perspective.
Kari

jhm (211734) 2018-11-11 5:22

Hello Craig,

Great architecture picture.
Sharpness and clarity are amazing.
Nice detailed picture, with depth and perspective.
Pleasant of colour excellent presentation, TFS.

Have a nice Sunday
John.

Fis2 (169877) 2018-11-11 8:53

Witaj Craig!
Excellent POV and composition.
Good colors, light and sharpness.
I saw this bow, it brings back memories.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

Cricri (176) 2018-11-11 8:53

Hi Craig
C'est un endroit très attirant pour moi , je me suis régalée a visiter la Défense , je ne me souviens pas de ce bâtiment futuriste, je suis même aller revoir dans mes archives mes photos prise en 2016, en tout les cas c'est une photographie fantastique
Bonne soirée
cricri

Royaldevon (85678) 2018-11-11 9:07

Hello Craig,

This just shows how many wonderful photographs you have taken, to leave this lying in your archive for so long! It's a photograph just oozing modern design but taken from an angle to emphasise its angular form and repetitive patterns.
The w/s help us with its location but, I agree with you, this is the one for the main post!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

dale54 (17766) 2018-11-11 9:21

craig to you good evening and hello...very nice work on your capture here...nicely thought out,excellent all around choice's tfs dale

adramad (72600) 2018-11-11 11:12

Hello Craig.
Impressive this great construction that welcomes us when we arrived at LA DEFENSE, this is a great POV like the other two in the WS, the truth is that when you are in this place you want to take pictures everywhere, I agree a great place to photographers
Very good lighting management and very good sharpness.
Well done. I like it.
I wish you a pleasant week.
Very best regards.
Luis.

kasianowak (17672) 2018-11-11 11:49

Hi Craig
I must say - this is an impressive structure and you made it look even more so through thoughtfully chosen angle and composition. I would be hard pushed to choose between the main upload and the WS you prefer as they both have their merits.
In any case - great series of shots.
Have a nice Sunday
Kasia

pierrefonds (113700) 2018-11-11 18:13

Hi Craig,

The presenc eof the people has an effect of scale. The point of view is showing the details of the architecture of La Defense. It is clear and precise. Have a nice day.

Pierre

emka (157280) 2018-11-12 0:09

Hello Craig, Here your wide-angle lens works very well. Spectacular view of this iconic gate in La Defence. fantastic composition. Better view than in reality :). Stunning perspective and sharpness.
I have so many pictures from Uzbekistan (to say nothing about Balkans) but I go for another trip this week.

Kind regards MAlgo

alvaraalto (42804) 2018-11-12 6:09

Hello Craig,
Fascinating how you play here three times with the perspective of the Grande Arche in LA DEFENSE.
On the main picture it looks like you want to push the building backwards. And the other two photographs remind me of the Möbius band.
A beautiful creative presentation. It looks like modern art. 😉
Excellent work
Have a good week, groet Rob

humayun (3129) 2018-11-12 9:49

hello dear sir.
nice view, building makes impression.
Good framing and colors.nice exposure in your image
I like composition and light.good looking image
weldon

PiotrF (54246) 2018-11-12 14:15

Hello Craig,
An interesting series of photos with this well-known arch.
Great picture with excellent sharpness and great details.
Nice presentation.
Regards
Piotr

ChrisJ (171366) 2018-11-13 3:56

Hi Craig

I was going to say I did not recall seeing this in Vancouver, but then I noticed you'd jumped to Paris. I like the well constructed wide angled view of the giant square like sculpture with a hole. The people looks like ants and are dwarfed by the huge size. Tfs!

sacimar (38173) 2018-11-13 6:43

Hello Craig,

impressive image of this modern arc, I like the perspective and the visual effect you got here, it is an excellent photo, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

CLODO (45116) 2018-11-13 22:42

Hi Craig

Good play with your ultra wide lend which distorts the reality, the normal view should be close to the one in the WS I did.
Best regards
CLODO

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Silvio1953 (220759) 2018-11-15 4:54

Ciao Craig, fantastic view of Great Arch, excellent perspective, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

claudeD (47754) 2018-11-15 8:48

Hello Craig,

I like futuristic (or old) architecture very much. Very fine shot to show this very popular building at Paris La Defense. Excellent symetrical composition, fone sharpness and clarity. Very well done. Tfs.

With regards from LuxembourG

JC

mcmtanyel (67789) 2018-11-15 20:38

Hello Craig,
These are four lovely photos of marvelous architecture. My favorite would be one of the WS photos, but I can't tell which. The main entry was too big even for your wide angle lens. 👍👍
Regards,
MT

carlo62 (81265) 2018-11-16 15:26

Ciao Craig
sono stato a Parigi, ma non sono stato alla Defense.....purtroppo.
Quando ho fatto il mio viaggio, non avevo le idee molto chiare e mi sono concentrato solo sui luoghi più comuni, Parigi è molto grande e ha molti monumenti, palazzi, musei da visitare, ci vuole molto tempo.
Nel frattempo mi godo le foto dei miei amici TE, come queste tre foto, ben fatte e ben presentate.
Buon we
Carlo

cornejo (61504) 2018-11-22 12:00

Hello Craig, great picture of this super interesting building, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Excellent and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good afternoon and happy weekend.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.

worldcitizen (15980) 2018-11-26 14:17

Hello Craig,
Sorry I'm late with my critique. This is really cool. It's very futuristic, and the people look so tiny next to this giant structure. I also like the slightly tilted WS view. There are so many lines and boxes to enjoy in this shot.

jmdias (114384) 2018-12-10 11:22

craig

I have photos from this place, but with an analogical camera. I liked the distortion caused by lens here, excellent inclusion of the ants in FG.

take care

jorge