Helpful Posts: From my recent trip to Provence, an eclectic group of monochromes
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Thread: Provence: Arles in monochrome
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9th August 2016, 05:27 AM #1
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Provence: Arles in monochrome
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9th August 2016, 05:54 AM #2
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Re: Provence: Arles in monochrome
Excellent shots; kindly include a brief description of the place, like its distance from your home, a village, a city, known for this or that etc
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9th August 2016, 06:49 AM #3
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Mike these are very good indeed. They really capture the atmosphere of this fascinating place. Love the composition of the last one.
Did you go to Les Baux-de-Provence ?
DaveLast edited by dje; 9th August 2016 at 06:55 AM.
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9th August 2016, 08:21 AM #4
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Nice shots.
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9th August 2016, 09:29 AM #5
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What a nice series. No. 4 is a stunner and perfect for Mono. How much did you pay the couple on the steps. Perfect positioning. Ditto incidentally for the young boy in No.3.
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9th August 2016, 01:08 PM #6
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Re: Provence: Arles in monochrome
Thank you, everyone!
Nandakumar: Arles is a city in the southwest region of Provence in France. It's known for its archaeological structures such as the amphitheater shown in the last photo, some Roman baths and its ancient theater.
Dave: No, unfortunately we didn't get to Les Baux. We concentrated on the western side from north to south of Provence.
John: As I was changing lenses to take the last photo, I was silently praying that the couple on the right wouldn't get up and leave before I could release the shutter. The boy in the third image was nothing more than a grab shot; it's fairly heavily cropped from a larger image because I had the wrong lens on for that shot but couldn't resist taking it as he played among the arches.
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9th August 2016, 01:55 PM #7
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Really nice photo's; did Van Gough live in Arles?
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9th August 2016, 03:03 PM #8
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Thanks, Steve! Yes, Van Gogh lived in Arles. Many of the subjects he painted can be visited today though we only walked by a cafe he painted and never sought out any of his subjects.
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9th August 2016, 07:12 PM #9
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Very nice set. I particularly like how the strollers and diners give a base to the building. I'd also love to see this one in color...
Never been to Provence but, I really like the Provencal style of cooking...
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9th August 2016, 07:13 PM #10
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A great set Mike
Very nice conversions and compositions. The car and the street on the LHS of the first image seems a bit too dark to me but I'm dead tired because of moving and may be I' m not in the position of commenting properly. So, if that part is not too dark for you, please don't take any notice of me 
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9th August 2016, 11:11 PM #11
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Thank you to Richard and Binnur!
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