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Winter morningAn image from this early morning, done during a cold outing in the rural landscape around my home.Not a very good day : some snow but not enough for really nice images, some mist from time to time but not enough for a wonderful mood.With two or three abstract ones, this photo is probably the most interesting from the serie.

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Winter dusk on Annecy lakeObviously the same scene that on my last Weekly Commented Photo and posted here on december 30. This image was done some minutes later and as you can see, the light changed during this short time.Two last things :Next week should be dry and very cold so i've a chance to find some nice icy rivers in Haut Jura and Massif des Bauges natural parks.I've posted 11 new images

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Snowstorm in Valserine forestAn image from the last days of 2011 is spent in Haut Jura Natural Park.Very similar to this one posted on january 5 and also done with shaking the camera during the exposure.I don't know which one i prefer ...

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Cold and powerful water in Valserine riverThat's a place of Valserine river i've left unexplored until last week.Access between snow, rocks and ice in a strong slope was not exactly easy but at least i spent a nice time there and came back with 2 or 3 interesting images.This one comes from a HDR work done with 5 exposures processed mostly with Picturenaut.

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Detail of a colorful and textured piece of woodFrom a piece of wood i was about to burn in the stove this morning before i had a closer look at its colours and texture. The image makes me think to the sandstone of some american canyons.I think i have to work a little more on that wood before it heats us :)

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Winter stream in Massif des Bauges natural parkAnother image from my recent and short outing in Massif des Bauges natural park.While the previous one was done at dusk in a widely open area, this one was made a few hours before in a little valley between the mountains around Aillon le jeune. I'm not absolutely sure but i think the name of this stream is Lindar.The place was very cold and i was

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Icy bells in Valserine riverLast year, i did many images of ice stalactites in Fornant river just near my home.As this year the winter is not cold enough for such photos here, i went yesterday to Valserine valley in Haut Jura Natural Park. That's a very cold place and i spent there the afternoon until late dusk. I could make many images of the cold and powerful river including landscapes and a

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Photograph at blue hour of the mountains of Massif des Bauges in winterA photo from yesterday.I was in Massif des Bauges Natural Park to make images of a large building entirely built with local wood. This work was finished in the beginning of the afternoon and i was able to go to the mountains for a few personnal images under a beautiful light.The only trouble was that i was really not dressed

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Winter in Valserine valley

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Night illumination on Annecy lakeOne more from this winter evening at Annecy lake.

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Snowstorm in Valserine forestOne more of these few days in Haut Jura Natural Park at the end of last year.From the house where we were staying, i had to walk in the deep fresh snow to come to this place. After all these years spent in Provence, i forgot how difficult but funny it could be. My tripod helped me more than once and not only to make images ...That said, this photo was done hand held

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Snow on Jura forestI've uploaded yesterday 24 new images of snow in Valserine valley.Most of them where done on the left side of the valley and are so from Ain department. This one was done with a long lens and these trees are on the other side of Valserine river, they are so in Jura department.

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Snow on the branchesWe have spent the end of 2011 with our friends living in the heart of Valserine valley. While it was raining for more than one week around my home, their house and the landscape all around were under a huge amount of snow.I just retreived my office and computers this morning and couldn't wait to wish you a wonderful new year with this abstract image done with no other effect

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Winter dusk on Annecy lakeSo that's the last week of 2011 and my Weekly Commented Photo project reaches its end (you can read a short introduction here).It was a bit fun but not really easy for me french speaking photographer to find every friday some english words to put under a photo. At least, it was a good exercise :)I went to Annecy on last friday expecting to find some snow on the mountains

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AutumnA little reminder from a few months ago with this abstract view of some colorful leaves in the autumn forest.Done with moving the camera during the exposure.

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First snow on the rural landscape around my homeThree weeks later than in 2010, the first snows came here during the last week end.Not huge snowfalls but enough to paint most of the landscape in white.This image is from monday, i had no other correct photographic opportunities since these days. The rain came back and i couldn't left my office to go to the mountains because the end of year is

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Chéran river in autumn

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End of autumn at Barbennaz waterfallJust the vertical version of the image posted yesterday.

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Last year we had some huge snow falls and big colds at the end of november but as i said in a recent post, this year we spend the end of autumn under a countinous rain.Fortunately we had two days of nice weather during the last week end.Nice weather but no stunning conditions for serious landscape photography. No leaves on the trees, deep mud in the fields and forests and no beautiful white snow

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Autumn dusk in Valserine forestThe weather conditions are still awful here and i'm still processing and posting some images done sooner in the autumn.

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Autumn waterfall in Chéran river - Massif des Bauges Natural ParkOne more from the autumn days i spent along Chéran river.That's obviously the vertical version of the waterfall image i've posted one month ago.The natural light in the canyon was low enough to give a very long exposure without any filter.Note : I've uploaded yesterday 17 new images of this place on my french website. Don't hesitate

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Along the Chéran riverAnother image from a few weeks ago in the canyon of Chéran river. Done the same day than this other one.The long exposure (around 168s) in day light is due to my Hoya ND 400 filter.

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Mediterranean dusk at Gigaro beachThis end of autumn is rainy and from a photographer's point of view, the landscape all around is not really exciting. I only made a few images in the past week and spent most of my time working on files from the preceding months. I'm also negociating with a TV channel which want to buy some of my photos but doesn't seems ready for the price i ask :).So, this

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Boulin stream meets the Verne riverAn image from my last year in Provence.I've spent about 15 years living in Massif des Maures and the last year was certainly the most productive in term of river and stream photography.It's possibly because i wanted to make the most images that i could of these places i loved and also because in 2010 the conditions were exceptionally good for such photos.Hum, ..

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Springtime greenery in the forestAn image from about 6 months ago when i was exploring the forest along Chéran river.

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Autumn in Chéran CanyonWhen i went to Chéran river two weeks ago, i made an image very close to this one.It was not the best time of the day and i was thinking too much to scout this new place so i did a little composition mistake.Back to the office and editing the images, i looked at the file and decided to delete it and to re-make the photo with better conditions if possible.I returned last

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Autumn leavesAn image from the first days of the month when i was playing to shake my camera in the autumn colours.

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Autumn in Valserine forestAn image from the last days of october.I've stopped there a few days ago and all the leaves are gone. The weather is really cold in Haut Jura Natural Park now and i've ever seen one car accident because of the frosty roads. In a few weeks, the place will probably be under the snow.

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Autumn morning along Chéran riverI spent most of the week preparing the house for winter.No blogging and almost no photography. I just took some time today in the early morning to return to Chéran canyon.The drive before dawn to Massif des Bauges natural park was a little longer than usual because of the frosty roads and the path to river was more slippy than last week.I started by some other

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Autumn waterfall on Chéran riverI spent yesterday afternoon in Massif des Bauges natural park scouting for some new spots along Chéran river.I didn't want to return to the place i visited at springtime and then i went deeper and lower in the canyon.After about one hour drive from home, i left my car at the end of a tiny rural road, crossed meadows and woods and finally found a steep slippy path

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At the beginning of the year, i started a new serie about The rural landscapes around my home.If you read the introduction here you will understand that it's something different of my usual landscape work. It's also different of the usual imagery about typical rural scenes with haystacks and tractors.It's mostly about documenting and sharing the atmosphere of this place where lived my grand

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Autumn grasses

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I've spent many times shooting during this autumn for personnal and clients projects and know i'm late with tons of file to process...This one send us back to the last day of september when i went to Arcine to get images of the autumn around the Rhône river.The nut tree near the rural path can also be seen here.

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Autumn impressionAs you may have noticed, with the autumn cames to me the mood for creating some abstract images.I can't explain exactly why but that's certainly because i spent many and many hours in summer to some long and early drives to Haut Jura Natural Park.At the end of september i needed something more tranquil and decided to work on the beautiful fall colours in the forest and trees

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Dark silhouettes in the golden forestVery nice autumn light in Valserine forest.The camera shake technics removed many distracting details and just kept light and shapes.

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Autumn morning in Valserine forest

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Autumn dusk under the trees

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Flaming autumn in Valserine forestTwo days ago, i returned to Valserine forest to get a little more of the beautiful autumn colours before all the leaves are gone.Between some more typical forest images, i took the time to play a little more with my camera shake technics.

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Last week end we went to visit some friends living in Haut Jura Natural Park. The main purpose of such times is obviously not photography but they live in a really beautiful place, just a few steps from Valserine forest and i can't imagine going there without a camera.My friend is a wood sculptor and we spent the saturday evening looking at his recent work, at my images, commenting each others ..

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The most beautiful seasonSome colorful autumn leaves on the dark forest path going to the Rhône river near Arcine.

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Fall colours around Arcine castleI returned to Arcine on friday evening.I wanted to catch a little more of the autumn colours along the Rhône river.Arriving on the place, i noticed the beautiful colours on the forest surrounding the castle and spent a little time here before going to the forest closer to the river.

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Autumn waves

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Tree and old stonesThis old wall is the rest of the old castle about which i told a few words yesterday.

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Autumn skyAt the end of last week, i spent two afternoons on the top of a little rocky hill just over our village.It offers a nice overview on the surrounding landscape and for strategic reasons, it was chosen one thousand year ago to build a castle.Today we can only see two or three parts of some impressive big walls. You can have a look at this image posted about one year ago to have a better

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Autumn forest along the Rhone riverAutumn forest reflected in the water of the Rhône river near Arcine.

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Autumn in the forestAutumn colours on the forest ground with green grass and different hues of fallen leaves.Moving camera during the exposure.

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Lonely tree at blue hourLong time readers of this blog may recognize this tree, others can click here.The light was beautiful but a strong wind was blowing and all the leaves were blurred during the 20 seconds exposure.

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Autumn in the gardenYesterday in the end of afternoon i went to my garden with the idea of making photos for my stock of the red cherry leaves fallen in the green grass.I spent a few time trying to find beautiful compositions but after a few minutes i was bored just with the idea of such common images. That's not in my habit but that was my mind yesterday.So i left the tripod and started to play

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Stream cascading in Jura forest near SeptmoncelOne more view of this little stream cascading in the forest of Haut Jura Natural Park near Septmoncel.

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Autumn reflections in the Rhône riverAutumn colours of the forest reflected in the water of the Rhône river near Arcine.Done with a long lens and moving the camera during the exposure.

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Mist and autumn colours on the Rhône riverAnother one from this misty autumn morning around Arcine.In the background, you can see through the mist, the slopes of the Vuache mountain.

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Rural landscape under the clouds on Bellecombe plateauDespite of the cloudy sky, that's a summer image from august.It was done during one of my first explorations on Bellecombe plateau and perfectly illustrates the atmosphere in which people often live here.

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Lonely tree in a misty rural landscapeThis is an autumn image without the usual autumn colours. Nuts are still on the walnut tree and this one is still mostly green.The photo was done in Arcine, just near the village.I stopped there while i was on the road to go to the Rhône valley for images of the autumn forest along the river. The valley is a few kilometers behind this tree and was lost in a

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Water falling against the moss near SeptmoncelWe are back to a few weeks ago with this closeup of the waterfall on the syncline fold near Septmoncel in Haut Jura Natural Park.

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Autumn reflections in the Rhône riverAnother one from my last friday along the Rhône river around Arcine.After some more usual and wider views of the river and its valley, i spent a little time with a long lens trying to catch some nice closeups of the autumn foliage reflected in the water.The water is always moving and changing and the real effect on the images is quite impossible to predict. So

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Autumn morning along the Rhône river near ArcineOn friday, i returned at dawn to the Rhône river near Arcine.I arrived there really soon and all the valley was in a really deep fog. The river was quite invisible. So i came back a little more close to the village where i could do a few beautiful images of some misty rural landscapes.One or two hours later, the mist was gone and i could return to

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Autumn dusk on Roussette vineyard - Haute SavoieRoussette is the name of a french white wine produced locally here around Frangy.There are many vines fields in the rural landscape around my home and this image was done yesterday evening in the beautiful light of an autumn dusk.The snowy mountain you can see in the background is the Mont Blanc which was the highest european mountain until some

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Chapeau de gendarme syncline fold and waterfallThis is the place around Septmoncel about which i wrote a few words one week ago.Its name means "Policeman's hat" and comes from its shape.I discovered it in july with ugly weather and pouring rain. The waterfall was very very impressive and i was a little disappointed when i came back in september and found a very low water level despite the rain we

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Valserine river running quietly underwoodAnother view of Valserine river running in the green springtime forest of Haut Jura Natural Park.

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Mist in Valserine forest - Haut Jura Natural ParkSame place and same day than for this image but a little later with different light and another lens.

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Misty morning on Bellecombe plateauAnother image from this beautiful morning on Bellecombe plateau.I've added yesterday one new photo gallery about Jura department on my french website.It contains all my images from Bellecombe plateau and Hérisson waterfalls plus a few other ones.I'll add in october the photos done more recently around Septmoncel.

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Stream running through Jura forest around SeptmoncelAnother view of this little stream i discovered last week around Septmoncel in Haut Jura Natural Park (First image here).This water running wildly in the green forest makes me think to another place i discovered two years ago around Saparelle in Corsica.

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Forest hues in Haut Jura Natural ParkOne more image from Bellecombe plateau in Haut Jura Natural Park.It was on september 7 and the end of summer had a strong smell of autumn.

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Cascading water in Jura forestIn july, our visit to the famous Hérisson waterfalls was shortened by the arrival of huge rains. We left the place at dawn and drove back home.While on the mountain road between Saint Claude and Septmoncel i noticed a big waterfall on a spectacular syncline fold. The weather was really too bad and the rain too strong for a valuable photographic stop.On wednesday, we

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Meadows and mountain forest - Haut Jura Natural ParkOne more view of the landscape around Bellecombe on the plateau of Haut Jura Natural Park.Beginning of autumn, deciduous trees start to change their colors while coniferous stay green ...

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The landscape around Bellecombe in Haut Jura Natural ParkOne more image of Bellecombe plateau in Haut Jura Natural Park.Done a few time before this other one and before the rain really starts.I usually try to avoid these electric lines in my photos. I first walked, looking for a point of view where they wouldn't be too much present in the images but here they really cross most of the place. I

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Logs and trees in Jura forestAnother image from my visit to Herisson waterfalls in july.This one was done at dusk, at the same place and at the same time that this photo of Bonlieu lake.The low light gave an exposure of more than three seconds blurring the leaves without the need of any ND filter.I try to make as much as i can forest images like this one because i've many clients in the forestry

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First autumn colors on Valserine valleyAn image from the first days of september.It was in the early morning. I was driving back from another try in the mountains of Haut Jura Natural Park.On my way to home, i took the road through Valserine valley and when the rain stopped i had some nice views of the very first autumn colors on the misty forest. (You can see another one here.)

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Colorful mushrooms on an old tree stumpMy second and last composition about these magic mushrooms in Valserine forest.

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Misty morning on Jura forest and meadowsOn tuesday, i woke up before dawn, saw the starry sky enlightened by the moon and took my car for a drive to Haut Jura Natural Park.I was expecting to be there for some beautiful pink dawn hues over the green meadows around Lajoux.I arrived in Lajoux just at dawn time but the fog was really too strong and i had absolutely no visibility on the surrounding

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Clouds over the wheat field - Haute SavoieOne more view from june of my favourite wheat field.Done in the end of afternoon, a few time before dusk.I also have another one very similar but showing a little more of the field. You can have a look here. I still hesitate to know which one i prefer.

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Colza field in Haute SavoieThat's just another view of this colza field in mid day light.The short DOF is due to a 70mm lens at f2.8 focused to the middle of the field.That's not a technique i often use but i really like the effect here.

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It could be an impressionist painting but that's really a photograph.Done in Valserine forest with a long lens and slightly moving the camera during the exposure.

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Wheat field at dusk in Haute SavoieAnother view of this wheat field i posted in july, to add to my ongoing serie about the rural landscapes around my home.

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Running water cascading in Fornant riverAnother one from this recent outing to Fornant river.It was in the late evening and the long exposure (more than 1 minute) didn't need any filter.Note : I've added yesterday 26 new images on my french website about the rural landscapes in Haute Savoie department.

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Rain on the green meadows around Bellecombe in JuraIf you're one of my usual readers, you know that i now live not too far from Haut Jura Natural Park.This park covers some parts of two french departments : Ain and Jura.It's a beautiful large natural area with forests, mountain meadows, rivers and waterfalls.So, that's a perfect place for photography but the weather there is really wet and rainy.

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Boxwood abstractionAnother image done in my garden with moving the camera during the exposure.Dont forget to have a look at the large view :)You can check my other abstract photographs here.

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Saut Girard waterfall on Hérisson riverAnother one from my very short visit to Hérisson waterfalls in July.Thos one was done in the very ultimate sunrays of the day.Today in the early morning, i went once more to Haut Jura Natural Park.It was better than the last times : I could make a few landscapes images before the rain was too strong :)

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One mossy rock standing in the running water of Fornant riverAnother closeup of the water running between the stones of Fornant river in Haute Savoie.Same rock that the one posted here but with a different composition.

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Mist in Valserine forestThis morning, i went once more to Haut Jura Natural Park with the intention of making some new mountains landscapes for my stock website.More i was going deeper in the mountains, more the weather was awful.So i went down to Valserine valley where i could make a few images between the biggest rains.The forest starts to change its colours and there is no doubt that autumn

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Colza field in the rural landscape of Haute Savoie I don't have produced any new work for the serie about These rural landscapes around my home (you can read the introduction here) I spend most of my time trying to build a stock gallery about Jura mountains but the least i can say i that the weather doesn't help me. In the late morning on friday, i had to go to the post office and on the road

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Fornant river cascading under the woods I don't know where it comes from but i always had a true love for these little underwoods streams. Having one now just near my home is a real pleasure. I always like to be there in the fresh, wet and colorful atmosphere. This image is about one year old from my first explorations of Fornant river. It was in the late afternoon, i wanted to go to Barbennaz

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Magic mushroom in Valserine forest It was a few weeks ago. I was walking in the wet Valserine forest looking for photogenic trees. Just after crossing a little stream coming from the mountains, my eyes were cought by some unexpected colours on an old tree stump. Usuallay, these old cutted trunks are black and covered with green moss with sometimes plants and little trees growing on them. On

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Trees, branches and foliage in Valserine forest A more quiet version of this image. Both were done at the end of a long exploration of a really small part of the green Valserine forest in Haut Jura Natural Park NOTE : From today, i will feature every month a special tag in the right column of this bog. So think to check the TAG OF THE MONTH box. September tag of the month is FOREST.

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Pure abstraction in Fornant riverMelting white water, golden stones and green moss in Fornant river with moving the camera during a few seconds exposure.

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Moss, rock and running water Yesterday in the late afternoon, i went back to the Fornant river, just near Barbennaz waterfall. I went there with the idea of making images of details with water running around the stones of the river bed and so did i. I post just one here today but i've published 8 of them this morning on my french website. If you want to have a look, it starts here.

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Trees, snow and mist in a rural landscape Here in Haute Savoie we had an unusual winter. The snow started to fall strongly at the end of november until the first days of december. After that the weather was really cold until january and then winter was gone and spring started. On december 2, just after the snow falls i woke up early and took my gear for a walk in the misty rural landscape

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Dusk on Bonlieu lake I july when i went to the Jura mountains to make some images of Hérisson waterfalls i slept in my van above this lake, just near the place where this photo was done. It was just a snapshot before going to bed.

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Iris impressionYesterday evening i wanted to go to the Chéran area to make images of the forest along the river. But at the last moement i felt really too tired by the strong heat we have here for a few days and so i decided to stay at home and spent a few time in the garden with my camera.

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Summer meadow around the Chalet du Sac The alpine meadows of Grand Crêt d'Eau mountain around the Chalet du Sac. In the background you can devine the Jura mountains under the clouds and on the right, a very small part of Léman lake. I've added this morning 12 new images of this area on my french website. If you want to have a look, that starts here.

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Sunflowers in Alpes de Haute ProvenceFor the beginning of the year, i post a weekly commented photo every friday on this blog. When i know in advance i won't be online on friday, i prepare a scheduled post.Last week, all was ok until thursday but in the evening i had a call for an unexpected and urgent work which kept me far from any computer on friday. A good thing for the business but not for

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Branches and foliage in Valserine ForestAn image done six days ago in Valserine forest after a serie of more classic photographs.Impressions of Light ebook by William NeillWilliam Neill is a very well known american master of nature and landscape photography. I follow his blog and look at his images for a long time and i think his work really deserves his reputation.Impressions of light is the

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House and tree around Bellecombe in Jura mountains On last friday, i spent a beautiful time in the early morning around Bellecombe in Jura mountains. It's a nice green place with many fields, forests and just a few houses. I've read that less than 100 people (and probably more cows) are living in this large natural area. After a few images of the countryside all around, i was walking on a tiny

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Hérisson river through Jura forest The Hérisson river, famous for its waterfalls running through Jura forest somewhere between Gour Bleu waterfall and Saut Girard waterfall.

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Ghost trees in Valserine forestOn past thursday, i spent a nice time in Valserine valley making classic forest images for my stock.After that, the light was low enough to have a little fun with this kind of images :)

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Breaking waves on the Presqu'île de Giens - Provence No, i'm not back in Provence and this image was done a little more than 2 years ago. It was a very windy day under dull light on the Prequ'île de Giens and i remember to have walk more than making images. I choose this one for my Weekly commented photo exercise because i found it to be a good example of the difference between shooting for

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Farms in a rural landscape aurond Bellecombe - Jura

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Gour Bleu waterfall in Jura forest Another view of this beautiful waterfall on the Hérisson river. Unlike the preceding one, this one was done without any filter and has a very shorter exposure. The most obvious difference in on the river and not on the waterfall itself.

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Dusk light on Grand Crêt d'Eau mountainThat's another scheduled post because i'm not at work this week. No office work, no blogging and a very few photography. I hope to retrieve a better posting rate here during next week.As you can devine, this image is from the same serie that the previous one of my Weekly commented photos. It was done a little later and i was still around the Chalet du Sac on

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Alpine meadow on Grand Crêt d'Eau mountainThat's a really recent image taken just a few hours ago.After my first visit a few weeks ago, i returned this evening to the Grand Crêt d'Eau mountain. I wanted to explore a little more and eventually make photos of Leman lake and Jura mountains in dusk light.As i left home under a beautiful blue sky, i was surprised to find such a cloudy and windy

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