Monday 14 April 2008

Mistral

Mediterranean landscape
Mediterranean seascape by a strong wind

An other day at the Bau-Rouge.
Mistral is the name of the strong NW wind which sometimes blows in Provence. The village where i live is in a valley and mostly protected from the Mistral.
This day, when i left home i was feeling a little wind but arrived on the coast it was just crazy and standing up on the rocks was not always easy.
Knowing Mistral strength is often decreasing at dusk, i decided to wait a few hours, sitting in a protected place between some big boulders.

Just before the night, at the blue hour, i could left my place, install my tripod and catch this image where we can feel the wind due to the long exposure.

The land on the horizon is the Giens peninsula : La Presqu'île de Giens

2 comments :

Anonymous said...

Marvelously mysterious mistral! It certainly has created a fabulous picture.

karlita said...

Patrick, i so admire your pictures - the colors, the sharpness - i can just imagine standing there myself!

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