First snow and autumn light on the Veyrier mountain

First snow and autumn light on the Veyrier mountain

The Veyrier mountains is 1291 m high and above the east coast of Annecy lake.
I've a special relation with this mountain because it's where i've learned rock climbing and i've spent many years on the little cliff just above the lake in the middle on the image.

First autumn snow around Annecy lake

First autumn snow around Annecy lake

This snow arrived on the mountains surrounding the lake during the night between sunday and monday. I was at the lake really soon monday morning under a relatively dry weather and could catch a few pleasant scenes before the light became really dull.

I've to find some time to explore these mountains. I'm sure they keep some amazing high views of the lake and the city.

Annecy lake and the Swans Island

Annecy lake and the Swans Island

The Swans Island is an artificial island done on Annecy lake in 1854. A couple of swans was given by Geneva city and they started to live there ...

I've tried GND filters on this scene but i prefer the result of this HDR image done from many exposures processed with PictureNaut and Oloneo PhotoEngine. Autumn colors and details on the island are really better.

Annecy - Palais de l'Isle

Palais de l'Isle in Annecy

I've eared that this very pretty little castle was one of the most photographed monument in France. I don't know if it's true but this place is hugely touristic and you can read anything about Annecy without seeing such an image.

This castel was built in 1132 and is also very well known under the name of Les vieilles prisons because it was used as a jail during a while.

You can learn a little more about it with this english page of Wikipedia and much more on the french page.

And for peoples who like technical info : this image is the result of a HDR work done from 3 exposures and processed with Photomatix and Oloneo PhotoEngine.

Annecy - clouds over the lake

Autumnal mood by a cloudy morning on the border of Annecy lake.
In the background you can see the first snows on the Tournette mountain.
Not sure many boats had been rent this day.

Annecy - dawn over the channel

Annecy - Dawn over the Vasse channel

The very first lights of a new day on this famous place in Annecy.

Annecy, morning walk along the lake

Annecy lake

While making this image i was thinking about how i could have spend so many years without coming there. It's probably one of my favourite place in the world, perharps because i was borned in one of the building you can see in the background.

For readers interested in technical infos, i used 2 filters in this image : A 0.6 soft GND to balance sky and foreground and a Hoya ND 400 for the long exposure in full day light. The long exposure was desired there for its own and known effect but also to "erase" all the people who were there enjoying this quiet and beautiful autumn morning.

Note: I also wrote a longer but french post about the use of long exposure to hide some unwanted moving elements in a photo.

PS : My new office is ready :)