Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
Title: Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
Photographer name: Raphaël Chekroun
Description of place:
The Bibliothèque Sainte-Genevieve (BSG) is a public library located in Paris. The Bibliothèque Ste.-Genevieve structure designed by Labrouste stands at the Sainte-Genevieve hill, across the street from the Pantheon, in the Latin Quarter.
I was in Paris this summer, following a summer course in Panthéon-Assas University to prepare the bar exam. In summer there are very few students in Paris, except some medicine and law students!
Even if I was there for studying, I couldn’t resist to take some shots!
Technical information:
I took three bracketed shots, but I was not convinced with the result. So, I decided to process only the “normal exposed” pic with Photomatix. That’s why I got extra details (especially next to the large windows) without substantial noise.
I wanted to reveal two different subjects : studying atmosphere and architecture. Basically, the hardest part when processing this pic was adjusting and correct perspective with Lightroom.
Camera : Pentax KX
Lens : Pentax 17/70 f/4 SDM
HDR Software: Photomatix Pro,
ISO: 200
Aperture: f/5,6
Shutter speed: 1/40s
Number of exposures: 1
Tripod/handheld: handheld
Photographers bio:
Raphaël Chekroun, 25 y.o from La Rochelle, France. Graduated from law school and just succeeded the Bar exam!
I’m interested in tech stuffs since I’m a kid and I discovered my passion for photography two years ago when visiting US National Parks (Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion,…). I’m the official photographer for a local basketball team and I love shooting landscapes during “blue hour”.
When I’m doing some HDR, I try to show the reality, I hate over-processed HDRs!
I shoot with a Pentax KX and I’m going to buy the new K5 II.
You can check it out my Flick Gallery : http://www.flickr.com/photos/raphaelchekroun and follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/raphaelchekroun
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