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Paris by Night - 08/12/10
La tour Eiffel, initialement nommée tour de 300 mètres, est une tour de fer puddlé construite par Gustave Eiffel et ses collaborateurs pour l'Exposition universelle de Paris de 1889. Situé à l'extrémité du parc du Champ-de-Mars, en bordure de la Seine, ce monument parisien, symbole de la capitale française, est le neuvième site le plus visité du pays en 2006 et le premier monument payant visité au monde avec 6,893 millions de visiteurs en 2007[1].
D'une hauteur de 313,2 mètres à l'origine, la tour Eiffel est restée le monument le plus élevé du monde pendant 41 ans. Sa hauteur a été plusieurs fois augmentée par l'installation de nombreuses antennes, pour culminer[2] à 324 m et 325 m depuis le 17 janvier 2005 avec l'émetteur TNT. Utilisée dans le passé pour de nombreuses expériences scientifiques, elle sert aujourd'hui d'émetteur de programmes radiophoniques et télévisés. Sa construction n’a duré que deux ans et deux mois et il y a eu un mort sur le chantier : un ouvrier italien, Angelo Scaglioti, tombé du premier étage après la fin de la construction.
La tour Eiffel est une tour de fer puddlé de 324 mètres de hauteur (avec antennes)o 1 située à Paris, à l’extrémité nord-ouest du parc du Champ-de-Mars en bordure de la Seine dans le 7e arrondissement. Construite par Gustave Eiffel et ses collaborateurs pour l’Exposition universelle de Paris de 1889, et initialement nommée « tour de 300 mètres », ce monument est devenu le symbole de la capitale française, et un site touristique de premier plan : il s’agit du second site culturel français payant le plus visité en 2011, avec 7,1 millions de visiteurs dont 75 % d'étrangers en 2011, la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris étant en tête des monuments à l'accès libre avec 13,6 millions de visiteurs estimés2 mais il reste le monument payant le plus visité au monde3,note 1. Elle a accueilli son 250 millionième visiteur en 2010.
D’une hauteur de 312 mètreso 1 à l’origine, la tour Eiffel est restée le monument le plus élevé du monde pendant 41 ans. Le second niveau du troisième étage, appelé parfois quatrième étage, situé à 279,11 m, est la plus haute plateforme d'observation accessible au public de l'Union européenne et la deuxième plus haute d'Europe, derrière la Tour Ostankino à Moscou culminant à 337 m. La hauteur de la tour a été plusieurs fois augmentée par l’installation de nombreuses antennes. Utilisée dans le passé pour de nombreuses expériences scientifiques, elle sert aujourd’hui d’émetteur de programmes radiophoniques et télévisés.
When at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower, you'll be offered tons of souvenirs for sale. I just had to get one of these mini towers for my daughter ;-)
Strobist info:
-Canon 550 EX @1/32 into 60x60cm softbox from above
-Nikon SB25 @1/64 bare camera right
See setup shot in this picture.
Canon 450D, f5.6, 1/60th, 135mm, ISO 100
I have been looking through old photos and thinking I may be able to improve some of the ones taken in Paris way back in 2009. This was when Helen took me to Paris for my 60th birthday. This particular photo disappointed me somewhat because the original was underexposed, was a little bit soft and the sky was just a plain boring dull grey. So, I played around with it in Photoshop. I sharpened it up a bit, increased the saturation, made it a bit lighter. And, I know some folks may question if it's okay to replace skies :-) But I, have completely replaced the sky here :-) Now, I quite like my photo :-)
I've always had a major love for the Eiffel Tower. I've got at least three different Eiffel Tower figurines at home and an Eiffel Tower webcam on my iGoogle home page. But, none of this prepared me for how amazing this tower is in person. If you love steel and rivets like I do, this tower is a dream.
There are several different ticket options when visiting the Eiffel Tower. You can go up to three different levels. We chose to go to the second level because the trip to the very top required a second wait in line of about 30-45 mintues... and it was too FREEZING to endure. The ticket price for our ride to the second level was €7.80 per person.
Paris - 3/28/09
Had hoped to be able to take a shot from the base of the Tower looking up but the base was blocked off. Only those who wanted to take a trip to the top, I'm not good with heights, so that ruled me out, were allowed beyond a certain point and they had to have bag searches etc ... All the tourist spots had Police with guns. Seems to me the terrorists are winning but safety has to come first ...
This is one of a few improvised shots I took ..
Located on Kings Island's International Street. It stands at 315 feet tall. Which is one-third scale of the original located in Paris France. On a clear day park guest can see 18 miles out from one of two observation decks located at top.
HDR 1 RAW (3 files @ +/-1EV)
Photomatix Pro 3.2 + Lightroom 2.7
Eiffel Tower - Paris
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I hadn't seen the Eiffel Tower since the 1970s -- and completely forgot how huge it is. This pano shot only approximates its impact on the senses.
The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris.
"Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris.[1] More than 200,000,000 people have visited the tower since its construction in 1889,[2] including 6,719,200 in 2006,[3] making it the most visited paid monument in the world.[4][5] Including the 24 m (79 ft) antenna, the structure is 324 m (1,063 ft) high (since 2000), which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.
When the tower was completed in 1889 it was the world's tallest tower — a title it retained until 1930 when New York City's Chrysler Building (319 m — 1,047 ft tall) was completed.[6] The tower is now the fifth-tallest structure in France and the tallest structure in Paris, with the second-tallest being the Tour Montparnasse (210 m — 689 ft), although that will soon be surpassed by Tour AXA (225.11 m — 738.36 ft)."
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Eiffel Tower at night. The light show begins at dusk. In addition to this, the entire thing shimmers at the top of every hour for five minutes. Forgive the poor quality of the iPhone photo.
There was some rain on the day we visited the Eiffel Tower so the puddles that were lying around were the perfect opportunity to capture something a little different than the standard Eiffel Tower shot.