Autumn around lake Génin

Autumn around lake Génin

Autumn at the lake

Autumn at the lake

 

Lake Génin is a little lake i discovered a few days ago in the mountains of Ain department.
It was a short visit and i came back with a few images. I start today with this one done using a combination of multiexposure and camera motion.

Annecy, lake, boats and castle

Annecy, lake, boats and castle

 

A beautiful october morning in Annecy.
Not the kind of photo i make the most but i think that this image perfectly shows why Annecy is so visited by tourists from all over the world.

A sweet autumn

A sweet autumn

 

A few days old image with camera motion combined with high shutter speed.

Annecy lake, autumn morning at Albigny beach

Annecy lake, autumn morning at Albigny beach

 

Albigny beach is one of the most popular along Annecy lake because it's really close to the city (I could say in the city !).

This image was done in the early morning about 10 days ago, during a walk started before dawn.
Others from this serie has been posted today on my website. You can check them from this page.

Autumn light

Autumn light

 

A snapshot of the autumn colours on the rural landscape around my home.

Purple dawn on Annecy lake

Purple dawn on Annecy lake

Imperial Palace in Annecy

Impérial Palace in Annecy

 

During the past weeks, i spent 2 mornings in Annecy making images around the lake. Expect to see more in the next days  ...

Initially built in 1913, Impérial Palace is a 4 stars hotel just near the lake and also contains a congress center and a casino. It's obviously a private place but gardens and beaches are opened and very appreciated by the public (locals or tourists).

Horse Tail waterfall, the upper part

Horse Tail waterfall, Haut Jura Natural Park

 

The upper part of the waterfall posted a few days ago.

Horse Tail waterall in Haut Jura Natural Park

Horse Tail waterall in Haut Jura Natural Park

 

Horse Tail waterfall, aka cascade de la Queue de Cheval is one of the highest in Haut Jura Natural Park and the image above only shows the lower part.
I went the for a first visit yesterday but i was a little disppointed because despite the big rains we had recently, water level was really low and the fall not impressive.

Autumn leaves in Valserine forest

Autumn leaves in Valserine forest

 

I don't have posted any image of Valserine valley for a long time.
I was reviewing photos on my website and noticed this one which was never published here although it's one of my fav done with my camera-shake method.

Snow on Musièges village

Snow on Musièges village

 

That's obviously the vertical version of an image i have posted here about ten days ago.
I was about to post something else today but i finally thought that this one would be perfect for the first day of winter.
Did i say winter ? Hum, for more than one week, weather here is (relatively) hot and loudly rainy.

Happy Christmas to all of you !

White trees and blue sky

White trees and blue sky

 

Another image from this morning i spent in the snow about 10 days ago.
Sun and clouds played during a short time until clouds won.

Snow and sun on the french vineyard

Snow and sun on the french vineyard

 

I left home in the early morning under a white sky after a snowy night.
After a short walk in the deep fresh snow, i arrived in the vineyards. While i was trying to find some interesting points of view without leaving too much footprints in the landscape, the sun shortly popped through the clouds and lit the field with this beautiful light.
I just had the time to make 2 images of this scene : this one and a vertical version.

Snow around Musièges village

Snow around Musièges village

 

Today, i woke up before dawn, decided to go for a photographic hike on Vuache mountain.

After a few steps in my garden, i had to change my mind : snow was higher than my knees and climbing the mountain was not the best idea. So, i went for a walk in my close neighborhood. After somes images of snow over the meadows, trees and vineyards, i took my longer lens and turned it to the hill of Musièges village.

First snow on the rural landscape

First snow on the rural landscape around Musièges moutain

 

An image from today.
Winter is not officialy here but we have some nice snow falls here for about one week.
I just needed a little jump out of the house this afternoon for this new image to add to my ongoing serie about the rural landscapes around my home.

Autumn leaves

Autumn leaves

 

On the rocks over the river

On the rocks over Fornant river

 

An image from today, in this "secret place" i discovered in february along Fornant river.
I returned there this afternoon, expecting some colorful autumn leaves on the white rocks over the green water. Unfortunately, they were really rare and i spent a few times making some wide views of the river (like this one) and some closer ones of a little waterfall running between the rocks.

Autumn tree along Fornant river

Autumn tree along Fornant river

 

About one week ago along Fornant river.

I was not very active here during the past weeks. One of the clients for which i make architecture images about wood made buildings asked me to design an application to show my images on a large multitouch screen in Paris during the next days.
I had in a very short time to choose and buy hardware and software and develop the presentation.

I choose a 46 inches Samsung display with a multitouch overlay from PQ Labs. About software, after a few tries and as i was in a hurry, i went for IntuiFace Presentation. It's a very nice application, really user friendly and which doesn't need any real programmation. It has of course a few limits but it made the job.

Frosted green leaves

Frosted green leaves

 

An other one from the little serie done by a frosty autumn morning in my garden.
Nights are less cold now and i can't continue that work as expected but low temperatures will certainly be back under a short time ...