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Alex asked if I had any views of Mont St Michel, so here's one for him. A very dull day with absolutely no detail in the sky. Might have been better if I had had the 20D and some filters, but this was on the little Nikon 7900, bless it. Converted to mono in Channel Mixer and colour added with Hue & Saturation.
Comments and crits welcome as ever.
Chris
| Camera: | Nikon COOLPIX 7900  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Title: | Mont St Michel |
| Username: | 
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| Uploaded: | 22 May 2006 - 10:43 PM |
| Tags: | Black & white |
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Hi Chris,
I was here a few weeks ago - three times, in fact - but same thing: bland skies. I did have my 20D and filters with me, but that really didn't help much. So I am about to do exactly what Dave suggests: replace the sky!
But this is a pleasing image nonetheless. I especially like the toning.
Conrad
Thanks folks.
I should have put a bit of background in about Mont St Michel really. The first religious building went up about 810, the present Abbey (the building at the top of the Mount) dates from about 1200, and the rest was added later. The French are very proud that this Mount, dedicated to the Archangel St Michael (their national saint), held out against the English throughout the 100 Years War. It is the second most visited tourist site in France. On a dull Wednesday in mid May it was pretty damn crowded, in the summer it is heaving with tourists. Once you get past the busy streets the Abbey is absolutely beautiful; there is still a community of Benedictine monks and nuns. Atop the Abbey is a golden statue of St Michael, the present version of which dates from 1876.
click it de click...nice ..and thanks for the image that I reguested..I love this shot...
I was waiting so I could be #30 on this one,can't wait anymore.
I really think this is a great shot, almost looks as if there trekking to a kingdom from another dimension.
Allan
P.S. Is this the location they used in Monty Pythons The Holy Grail?
Thanks again everyone.
Allan, I don't know whether Monty Python and the Holy Grail was shot there, I had a little search on Google but couldn't discover the answer.
The island is 1 kilometre diameter apparently, and the Abbey and defences are built of granite.
Chris
spectacular image and presentation Chris, even down to such an appropriate font, very well done
Anne
ps what font is it by the way?
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