le Mont Saint Michel de nuit by QUERIDO

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21-MAY-2005	Copyright © QUERIDO

le Mont Saint Michel de nuit

I give you my secret about this picture: my 350 xt is not on a tripod,
it is laying on the top of my car (Renault Scenic) and all the reflection
is on my car , there is no water at this side of the Mont Saint Michel,
just a car and bus park,( and many cars beetwin mine and the Mont) and,
if you look carefully at the picture you will see that the reflection is
curved (top of my car is not plane)
I madeit with mirror locked up and with telecommand no to move

Canon EOS 350D ,Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD IF
15s f/9.0 at 17.0mm iso100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	21-May-2005 23:00:27
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	17 mm
Exposure Time	15.00 sec
Aperture	f/9
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias	-1.00
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto

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please do not link, use, reproduce any part of this image. Copyright held by Alain Fonvielle (Querido)

monica memoli		31-May-2008 21:05
Impressive! v

Peter Sussex		01-Dec-2007 00:10
Awesome capture and very careful treatment. My compliments. Big vote!

Kiriakos Korakis		22-Nov-2007 14:42
First of all,this is one of the best photographs of Mont Saint Michel,I have ever seen ! Secondly,after reading how it was taken I must admit that it is one of the most ingenious and inspired techniques I have seen ! (I also use them too, I hate tripods !) A Very Big vote !

sian		19-Nov-2007 11:13
Excellent work! voted.

PauloCGama		14-Nov-2007 23:51
awesome!!

Tim van Woensel		07-Nov-2007 07:53
Stunning especially with that reflection.

Guest		02-Nov-2007 07:28
awesome shot, twilight gives the bluish effect...Vote.

Guest		28-Oct-2007 10:32
que barbaro .....................que toma ...muchas felicidades

Guest		29-Jul-2007 16:31
GREAT PICTURE!!!... por acidente pero salio perfecta.

Guest		27-Jun-2007 07:37
Simply amazing shot!

Dave Hein		24-Jun-2007 21:37
A stunning image in a set of galleries filled with outstanding images! V.

Bob Floyd		19-Jun-2007 18:48
Excellent! Not sure how I missed this before. Great photo and wonderfully creative idea to get it. V.

Guest		19-May-2007 10:24
Pretty place, very nice photo voted!

Guest		03-May-2007 23:12
Stunning image. voted

Guest		03-May-2007 17:29
What an amazing shot of this beautiful place! Mont Saint Michel is something I really want to photograph! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent! All the best, Rod

CM Kwan		02-May-2007 22:44
An extremely clever idea and a wonderful shoot! V.

Guest		29-Apr-2007 12:56
Fantastic shot! V!

Gunnar Horpestad		27-Apr-2007 07:28
Exelent photo. VOTED

Aivar Mikko		07-Mar-2007 16:33
Good exposure and nice reflection. V.

Eric Carrère		16-Jan-2007 16:50
Superbe Alain :o) Vote...

Guest		06-Jan-2007 20:04
Perdfect in every way! What a lovely reflection. I like the colors and comp. also. Thanks! (v)

Guy Dube		03-Jan-2007 04:20
Photo impressionnante Alain. Superbe reflection. Vote! Amities Guy

Guest		22-Dec-2006 15:01
Clever idea and great execution! V

flowsnow		21-Dec-2006 17:54
Simply magnificent V!

Gilou Jeanneret		19-Dec-2006 18:47
Je ne l'avais pas vue celle-ci. Non seulement la photo est magnifique et bien réussie mais l'astuce du toit de ta voiture donne un effet génial.

Robyco		18-Dec-2006 12:30
Real great work and you took the best way to shoot this. It is real good to mention the way you did this, thanks for the lesson.

Focus		28-Nov-2006 15:56
Wow....what a shot!!!!...........excellent work and very creative on your part. Voted.

Jean Chiasson		22-Nov-2006 02:22
Belle image super vote

Ly Le		13-Nov-2006 01:21
This is an excellent shot!

Guest		11-Nov-2006 22:13
hey you deserve an A+ plus with this shot you beat the pros and You become a mentor for all your classmate beautiful shot here keep having great ideas to share my best regards Querido Photo Amateur in USA.

tomandlinda		07-Nov-2006 21:34
Fantastic! Linda

Guest		28-Sep-2006 01:03
WOOOOOOW ! well done .. VOTE

Kees Terberg		24-Sep-2006 14:07
How stunningly lit. I have never seen the MSM at night, nor in the magic blue hour. This is a beauty!

Heidi and Ulrich Burkhalter		18-Sep-2006 06:33
I just started to dabble with night shot it is verry fascinating.... you have a wonderfull shot here. Cool idea using your car..... I was in the Bretagne back in 1981 it is a verry intriguing region of France.

Marisa Livet		15-Sep-2006 15:44
In all cases it's a splendid photo of an unique and wonderful place. You are lucky that your car is blue...;^)) Marisa

Ann Chaikin		08-Sep-2006 22:07
Magnifique! I'm leaving for France on Sunday. Yippee! Wish I were going here too. Ann

Sue Robertson		25-Aug-2006 01:55
After I made the comment I took an even closer look and decided that there was something funny about the water, having been there with my tripod at dawn, I know you can't see the water line like that.. then I realised what you did... What a great idea. Wish my photos had come out 1/100 as well as this.

Sue Robertson		25-Aug-2006 01:52
Wow. this is the best shot I have seen o f this wonderful monument. voted.

Char		18-Aug-2006 11:37
This is an amazing shot! I would have never guessed that wasn't a reflection on water. Voted

ragnarandren		12-Aug-2006 21:52
Nice, clean ......car!!! ;-) Thanks for sharing! Ciao!, Ragnar

aldeca		03-Aug-2006 03:33
Very nice.

Marijka		01-Aug-2006 20:01
wonderful reflective colours!! bravo...

Arnulf M. Elvevold		08-Jul-2006 10:14
Impressive reflections from this majestic building. Great shot.

Martha Albuquerque		29-Jun-2006 20:58
Wow! If I could I would vote again.. smart and cool!

Martha Albuquerque		29-Jun-2006 20:56
Excellent reflection and composition! :)* ~Voted~

Teddy Cooper		22-Jun-2006 06:43
Idée excellente pour un résultat très original : un grand bravo et merci pour "lesecret de fabrication" .

Tom Tom		14-Jun-2006 12:23
Wow. stunning night capture. voted!

Karen Moen		09-Jun-2006 11:21
This is beautiful. I did the same thing using my car roof for a sunset reflection. It works quite well. Voted.

B.Valmonte		22-May-2006 15:03
C'est magnifique!

Marc Bernard		30-Apr-2006 17:42
Vraiment joli ! Et bravo pour l'idée du reflet sur le toit de la voiture. Un photographe qui dévoile ses trucs, c'est rare ! Merci !

Ann Chaikin		30-Mar-2006 08:51
C'est beau.

Marwan Habib		19-Mar-2006 19:36
Bravo!!! Nice picture!

Jola Dziubinska		15-Mar-2006 12:53
Clever idea, thanks for telling the secret. And your car must have been very clean :) Anyway this is a wonderful photo and brilliant reflection. Voted.

Guest		01-Mar-2006 22:01
The shot was amazing when I first looked at it, but when I read that the reflection was from your car my jaw dropped :) Voted!

zyziza		25-Feb-2006 14:18
smart idea, and nioce effect !

Ann Chaikin		15-Feb-2006 23:44
Beautiful! This is a place I want to see some day! Vive La France! Ann C

TS. Bok		15-Feb-2006 19:00
Nice shot !

joanteno		15-Feb-2006 09:41
Wow great shot! Excellent use of your care as a tripod and point of reflection..

Guest		13-Feb-2006 02:46
Beautiful night reflection...well done, thanks for sharing..Ron

caveman_lee		05-Feb-2006 16:49
An outstanding shot. Voted for sure.

laine82		24-Jan-2006 09:49
This is definately one I would pick among the 12 best !!

Arno Meintjes Wildlife		21-Jan-2006 15:10
Absolutely out of this world. Voted. Arno

Olivier Seydoux		19-Jan-2006 18:46
Au fait, le guest c'était moi... ;-)

Guest		17-Jan-2006 03:31
Il fallait la faire, c'est vraiment magnifique.

Nicki Thurgar		13-Jan-2006 18:52
Very, very clever of you and so effective - an amazing shot!

petesie		28-Dec-2005 00:21
You are so very creative and this is an awesome image.

Pedro Libório		27-Dec-2005 21:29
and you have done a stunning job!!! vote.

Wolfgang Wander		26-Dec-2005 19:28
Wow - the image itself is stunning, now with your explanation the result is truly priceless... Thanks for sharing!

Guest		23-Dec-2005 12:19
Absolument superbe. Et quel bonne idée !!

Guest		22-Dec-2005 03:04
Stunning image!! Voted

carol j. phipps		21-Dec-2005 20:03
Exquisite! Well done!

Bob White		21-Dec-2005 17:11
Wow super image the result was certainly worth the effort --- Voted Regards Bob

NC Turner		16-Dec-2005 20:04
WOW! - Greg

arminb		14-Dec-2005 14:23
Ahhhh, I see... Fantastic compo; light and reflection are superb! I have to use a tripod more :) Cheers, Armin

Guest		09-Dec-2005 00:52
Great image, excellent camera work, definitely gets my vote....

Bob Nelson		20-Jul-2005 10:37
very good night shot

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