Bassy castle and river Rhône

Bassy castle and river Rhône

 

Winter here was surprisingly hot and almost snow free.
This image was done 2 days after Christmas, the weather was beautiful and this little castle was perfectly reflecting on the water of Rhône river.

Springtime at the pond

Springtime at the pond

 

Some trees reflected on the water of a little pond in the rural landscape around my home.

More images of reflections

Modern buildings reflections in Annecy

Modern buildings reflections in Annecy

 

It was a cold and grey autumn sunday. I wasn't inspired by the natural landscape auround my home, didn't want to drive too far, so i went for a city walk in Annecy and ended with a few images of architecture from different ages.

More images of Annecy

Reflected cliff

Reflected cliff

 

From the last summer days, cliff reflections on the water of Fornant river.
Vertical version of an image posted here some weeks ago.

Reflections on the river

Reflections on the river

 

More images of Fornant river

Saint Martial village reflected on the lake

Saint Martial village reflected on the lake

 

Reflected forest

Reflected forest

 

Forest reflections on the water of Rhône river.

Gold on Rhône river

Gold on Rhône river

 

Yesterday morning i returned to Arcine for some new images of Rhône river.
I spent the first hour of soft light with photos of the nice forest on the river banks and when the light became too strong, i stayed a little and played with the reflections on the water.

All my images of Rhône river ar here.

Saint Martial lake and village

Saint Martial lake and village

 

Reflection

Reflection

 

Roc d'Enfer mountain reflected on the water of Vallon lake.

Mirror

Mirror

 

Another image from my visit one week ago to Vallon lake.
I think this view of Roc d'Enfer mountain reflected on the water at dusk is my favorite.
All my photos of this day were published on my website on sunday. You can have a look here.

End of the day on Vallon lake

End of the day on Vallon lake

 

Vallon lake in Bellevaux was created in 1943 by a huge landslip from a surrounding mountain which created a natural dam on Brevon river.
It is located in the mountains of french Chablais (NE par of Haute-Savoie department) and is surrounded by a beautiful mountain forest.
The mountain nicely reflected on the water is the Roc d'Enfer (Hell's Rock) and has an elevation of about 2 200m.

I spent the afternoon yesterday hiking around the lake under an amazing blue sky. I made a few images although it was not my favorite light but i'm sure the place worth another visit by a cloudy autumn day or better in winter.

Autumn forest along the Rhone river

Autumn forest along the Rhone river


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

Abstract autumn colours reflected in the river

Autumn reflections in the Rhône river

Autumn 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.

Mist and autumn colours on the Rhône river

Mist and autumn colours on the Rhône river

Another one from this misty autumn morning around Arcine.
In the background, you can see through the mist, the slopes of the Vuache mountain.

Autumn reflections in the Rhone river

Autumn reflections in the Rhône river


Another 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 i took several frames with the same settings and then some other ones with another shutter speed.
This one is really one of my favs after the selection done on my large computer screen.

Autumn morning along the Rhone river

Autumn morning along the Rhône river near Arcine


On 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 the river and catch some beautiful autumn colors reflected in the river.