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The Louvre in Heavy Clouds People are always around this thing! If you've been there, then you know what I mean... getting a clean shot is almost impossible, unless you visit just after sunrise. In this case, I don't photoshop out the people, but I minimize them... so the photo isn't really about the people, it's about the Louvre. But, with a wide angle lens, you have to get right up on the thing. - Trey Ratcliff From the blog post here at stuckincustoms.com
The Secret Workshop of Jules Verne This is perhaps my favorite find on my most recent trip to Europe. How can a place so wonderful exist in our world? It's amazing.I got a recommendation from a close friend that told me I would love this place. And he was right! As usual, to see the full-size image, click Original in the menu that appears when you hover over the image in SmugMug.This is the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle and is one of the least-known places in Paris. Everyone goes for the hot tourist spots, and this museum sounds rather boring, yes? But as you can see... au contraire!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Reflections on the Eiffel Tower Isn't it romantic? What could be more perfect than a beautiful sunset here in Paris?There was a big storm all day long, but I could see the clouds were beginning to break up a little to the west, and I knew there was a possibility the sun would dip into an opening beneath the heavy clouds. So, with that intense possibility, I headed over to the Eiffel Tower area hoping the light would turn out right...I also made a behind-the-scenes video. Since you guys have been so nice over on Google+, I'll share that video exclusively there first, so be sure to stay tuned... I'm still editing the thing together!- Trey RatcliffRead more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Sting in Concert in Nimes So I'm going to see Sting in concert this week right here in this old Roman ruin. I'm very excited to see what it will be like to see something like this here... It's hard to imagine what it will be like, but I'll try to grab a few photos while I am there... no promises, though, but I'll see what I can get! :) I'm not going in any official capacity - just as a fan in the audience.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Arriving at the Grand Opera House I went the wrong way, but I ended up here. It was a little embarrassing, to be honest... I was taking Tina to the Arc de Triumph and I was quite sure that I go this certain direction... we were plodding along, and I look up say, "Oh bother, we're at the opera!" But, no matter. The light was good and I had the rig up and ready to shoot in no time! And, after this foible, we went to the real Arc de Triumphe. - Trey Ratcliff Read more, including a video of the recent Google+ hangout, here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Deep in Paris To get a photo like this, you need a wide-angle lens but not necessarily a fish-eye lens. The 14-24 on the Nikon looks like a fisheye because it is so bulbous, but it is not. The fisheye does that extreme warping that can be quite artistic and nice. These wide angles, however, while warping, do not make the final image so abstract as to be almost unrecognizable. Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Walking Through Paris Sometimes things on the map look really close together... and then you start walking and get about 25% of the way there and you become quite shocked at how far it actually is. This feeling can be a little defeating, until you realize of course that you are in a beautiful city like Paris and there is fabulous stuff all around you. And then, you remember you are a photographer with a ridiculously easy job, and everything comes right back in perspective.And, speaking of that, believe me... I am super-grateful for this strange life I have. I never take anything for granted, and I get excited like a little kid on all these trips... love getting on planes... love the adventure... all of this sort of stuff. I know a lot of jaded people out there that do this stuff, and I just don't understand them.- Trey RatcliffRead more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Keyhole to the Old City This is the second photo I have posted from Montpellier. I have a lot more to process... it's a beautiful town! We were staying with a very nice older couple and had spent the evening in the city. Before leaving, we were not quite sure how to get back to their home. After asking, we got one of those very quick but complex set of directions. They are the sort of directions people give when they have lived somewhere their entire life... They mention landmarks that they are quite sure we have already seen and give dire warnings about going down the wrong fork in, oh, you know the place....so on and so forth... and then we were thrust out into the cruel city... not really having any sure way of finding our way home... but, I figured, as long as we were lost, we would take photos along the way. That is when I saw this... - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
A Dusk Walk in Montpellier We headed out on an evening walk with our wonderful hosts in Montpellier, France. They've done a few nice things to the city to minimize car traffic. There is a lot of public transport on light rails, and that tended to keep congestion down. You don't really realize it until you compare it to someplace like Milan or Daegu, but there just aren't a lot of cars driving around all the most interesting places. Taking the "back way" to dinner, we stopped at this perfect little intersection so I could take a quick photo. It was a highly recommended spot by my friend Jacques. This is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier an elegant and unique cathedral that has a castle-like feel to the facade. Since I always get excited when I see a castle, this got a big thumbs up! - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Keyhole to the Old City


This is the second photo I have posted from Montpellier. I have a lot more to process... it's a beautiful town!

We were staying with a very nice older couple and had spent the evening in the city. Before leaving, we were not quite sure how to get back to their home. After asking, we got one of those very quick but complex set of directions. They are the sort of directions people give when they have lived somewhere their entire life... They mention landmarks that they are quite sure we have already seen and give dire warnings about going down the wrong fork in, oh, you know the place....so on and so forth... and then we were thrust out into the cruel city... not really having any sure way of finding our way home... but, I figured, as long as we were lost, we would take photos along the way. That is when I saw this...

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
here at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(1329641502,'',XLarge,'',1024,643);">The Keyhole to the Old City This is the second photo I have posted from Montpellier. I have a lot more to process... it's a beautiful town! We were staying with a very nice older couple and had spent the evening in the city. Before leaving, we were not quite sure how to get back to their home. After asking, we got one of those very quick but complex set of directions. They are the sort of directions people give when they have lived somewhere their entire life... They mention landmarks that they are quite sure we have already seen and give dire warnings about going down the wrong fork in, oh, you know the place....so on and so forth... and then we were thrust out into the cruel city... not really having any sure way of finding our way home... but, I figured, as long as we were lost, we would take photos along the way. That is when I saw this... - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Keyhole to the Old City


This is the second photo I have posted from Montpellier. I have a lot more to process... it's a beautiful town!

We were staying with a very nice older couple and had spent the evening in the city. Before leaving, we were not quite sure how to get back to their home. After asking, we got one of those very quick but complex set of directions. They are the sort of directions people give when they have lived somewhere their entire life... They mention landmarks that they are quite sure we have already seen and give dire warnings about going down the wrong fork in, oh, you know the place....so on and so forth... and then we were thrust out into the cruel city... not really having any sure way of finding our way home... but, I figured, as long as we were lost, we would take photos along the way. That is when I saw this...

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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