Evening light on Musieges village

Evening light on Musieges village

 

Morning light on Musièges village

Morning light on Musièges village

 

Mountains and valley in the Alps

Mountains and valley in the Alps

 

The alpine landscape around Saint Sorlin d'Arves village.

Talloires bay on Annecy lake

Talloires bay on Annecy lake

 

My first image of Talloires, a beautiful and very touristic village on the coast of Annecy lake.

The large "house" you can see under the belltower is a more than 1000 years old abbey and today a 4 stars hôtel known as Talloires Abbey.

More images of Talloires

Colorful houses in Provence villages

Colorful houses in Cogolin - Provence

Colorful houses in Collobières - Provence

Two old images of Provence villages, from a little batch i've just posted on my website.

Light and shadow in the streets of Cogolin

 

I'm currently looking at my old images of Provence villages which were not published on my website.
I found this one from Cogolin just near Saint Tropez, where i had my office some years ago.

Saint Martial village reflected on the lake

Saint Martial village reflected on the lake

 

Saint Martial lake and village

Saint Martial lake and village

 

A beautiful house in Saint Pierreville

A beautiful house in Saint Pierreville

 

I'm just back from a short holidays in Ardèche department which is a very beautiful place to visit in France if you love nature.
It was a family trip and i didn't want an heavy and annoying equipment so i just took an old Nikon D200, one short zoom lens and a light tripod.
We mostly stayed in the upper part of the department which is the wildest and the most tranquil. Lower part near Rhône valley is really more touristic.

A first batch of images about villages has been published yesterday on my website. A second one about natural places will be posted soon.

Rainy springtime around Sillingy

Rainy springtime around Sillingy

 

The rural landscape around Bellecombe village

The rural landscape around Bellecombe village

 

Bellecombe en Bauges is one of the numerous villages in Massif des Bauges Natural Park. It's located in the mountains of Savoie department but is also very close to Haute Savoie.

First snow in Haute Savoie

First snow

 

For a few days we have some unusual early snow falls here.
I went yesterday morning for a little hike in the rural landscape around my home and went back with a few images.
I like this one with the village but also did some other ones of the trees with their orange leaves covered by snow.

Springtime landscape in the mountains of Haut Jura Natural Park

Springtime landscape around Les Bouchoux - Haut Jura Natural Park

 

An image from a june trip in the mountains of Haut Jura Natural Park.
It was a beautiful evening on the valley with sun and clouds in the sky. I really love that place, lost between mountains and forests.

Note 1 : I've posted this morning 16 images from this day on my website.

Note 2 : On friday, i discovered and climbed a little mountain behind the ones you can see here. The light was not so beautiful but the view on Jura department was truely amazing. Photos will come soon.

Belltower and roofs of Chaumont village

Belltower and roofs of Chaumont village

 

One of the 12 images about this village i've uploaded yesterday on my website.
A classic composition using the trees as a natural frame for the village.

Bouchoux village in Haut Jura natural park

Bouchoux village in Haut Jura natural park

 

I had a long drive yesterday through the mountains of Haut Jura Natural Park.

My first idea was to explore the higher part of Semine river valley near Belleydoux.
Arrived there, i found a very dull light and a little rain. The valley here looks like to a deep canyon and i think it needs more exploration to find some very interesting points of vue. After a few images i went back to my car and drove deeper in the park.
It led me to the village of Les Bouchoux where i found a beautiful and warm light until the end of the day.

Light and clouds on Chaumont village

Light and clouds on Chaumont village

 

An image of the rural landscape around my home, done in the first weeks of may.

Springtime around Chaumont village

Springtime around Chaumont village

 

I first noticed this view with the church framed by the trees of the beautiful hedgerow during a walk with my daughter. I just returned yesterday after the rain with a camera.

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 !

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.

The village under the mountains

La Compôte en Bauges under the mountains
of Massif des Bauges Natural Park

 

Another view of La Compôte en Bauges.
The previous one was done with a longer lens and gave a closer view of the village but this one give a better idea of its environment.