The forest along the Rhône river

The forest along the Rhône river near Arcine

On last thursday i spent a second evening around Arcine.
I found a very beautiful path through the forest going to the Rhône river that you can devine through the leaves.

Weekly commented photo #15 - An overview of the Rhône valley in the early springtime

The Rhône valley seen from Arcine - Haute Savoie

The Rhône is one of the main river in France. It's not really a french one because it comes from the Swiss alps, feeds the Leman lake and then comes into France at one end of the Vuache mountain. Then it crosses the country to the Mediterranean sea during 545 kilometers.

This image was done 2 days ago on the first french kilometers of the river.
I went to Arcine in the late afternoon because i wanted to make images of the castle for my stock.
After what i went for a little exploration at the end of the Vuache mountain and while driving i saw the Rhône valley through the trees along the road.
As my initial exploration about the mountain was not successful i decided to change my goals a to find a nice point of view on the river.
After a few kilometers drive, i found a little road leading to a perfect place offering a nice overlooking view on the valley.

After setting up my tripod and camera plus a long lens and making a few test shots, i waited a little less than one hour for a better light. All the day was really windy but fortunately the wind stopped at dusk and that really helps to get sharp images from a telephoto lens.

As told yesterday, i really love these fresh colors of springtime but i hope this place will still give better images in autumn.

Night on Seyssel bridge and the Rhône river

Night on Seyssel bridge and the Rhône river

Seyssel is a little city along the Rhône river. It's crossed by the river and the part on the left coast is in the Haute Savoie department and the one on the right coast is in the Ain department.
The image was taken on the left coast and looking at the right one. The old bridge was built in 1838. An other point is that it's the lowest place in Haute Savoie.

I went ther yesterday morning for the first time from many and many years. I took this picture just after my arrival and it was still really soon. Then i crossed the bridge and walked along the river to find interesting points of view and finally failed to come back to my initial location when the light was at it's best ...