Fuji GS645S Professional rangefinder camera and Kodak TMAX 100 ISO 120mm black and white film.
I don’t like modern architecture. And whenever I see those tall and ugly glass plated corporate buildings, I feel like pelting stones at them.
I noticed a cluster of such buildings from atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris that were uniquely, rather tastefully designed. It had to be the main commercial centre. I made a visit to La Défense the following afternoon.
It was lunch time and the courtyards had come to life. People had stepped out of their offices for lunch and fresh air. Look at them, all in their suits!
FIN
Is that a band of cloud parallel with a band of shadow? My my, the trio of greys could be a new tricolour flag for France! That is a fine, fine photo.
Yes, that’s a cloud, indeed!
Thanks, Mitzi G Burger!
once again interesting treatment, wonderful b/w
Thanks, fabrizio!
Wonderful B&W work, if this was taken in NYC i could well be one of the suits out there for a lunchtime walk
LOL! Thanks, JJ!
nice shots…all the ants and the anthills
Indeed!
Thanks, brian!
I like that photo. It’s very neat and tidy….
Thanks, gaelikaa!
A cool shot, indeed. Love the perspective.
Thanks, Hilary!
love the threatening sky
Luckily, it didn’t rain!
Thanks, nursemyra!
I don’t like La Défense either, but your b&w is very nice (again!) Congrats
Thanks, Aurore!
neat shot, high up, well secluded, you seee aaaallll lol
Thanks, Elaine!
Those clouds look like they are about to drench all those suit wearers with a good downpour of rain
It does, doesn’t it?
It didn’t rain though.
Thanks, Tony!
Fantastic photography! This shot gives a retro feeling probably due to all the suits. It’s hard to find that in current day life.
Thanks for stopping by my place earlier and saying hi!
Thank You, Jillsy!
I only saw that place from a distance. I prefered the old buildings in Paris. Like your monochrome photos
Thanks, cat!
I know what you mean about modern architecture. Yet those glorious clouds! You’ve captured such an interesting juxtaposition of the man-made and the divine in this lovely photograph.
Thanks, Leslie!
Very nice play of shadow and light. The shadow at the bottom and the dark clowds give it a tiltshift feeling.
Thanks, Arjan – PlasticDaisy!
Glad you found my blog so I can see yours. Magnifique!
Aloha from Waikiki
Comfort Spiral
Thank You, Cloudia!
A brilliant composition with great tonal range, light and sense of scale! Great work!
Thanks, Pavan Kaul!
very awesome – and it conveys quite a mood with the dark cloud hovering overhead
Thanks, carma!
seriously… look at the super sexy weather..hovering clouds and then those tall building to kill the serenity …but nice shot
Thanks, Dew!
The darkness in the sky and the darkness on the ground look great together.
I recently watched a documentary about Frank Lloyd Wright. I wish I could remember what he called glass tower atrocities.
I wonder what!
Thanks, Unknown Mami!
The long straight boulevard with pedestrians dotted about makes this look like a scene from a film like ‘Modern Times’.
I have to say that modern architecture, for me, comes in two categories: the sausage factory type boxes which are uninspiring, conceptually lazy and churned out again and again, and the innovative, new and aesthetically pleasing. (I’m thinking of buildings like ‘The Gerkin’ in London and ‘The Sage in Newcastle).
Indeed. Thanks, Jayne!
cool pic, i like the big shadow, kinda evens it out and really emphasises the scale
Thanks, JD!
J’aime beaucoup. Et le choix du N&B me plait également
Merci Beaucoup, Calusari!
I like the lighting and the sky
Thanks, yiannis krikis!
I love this photo so much. The angles, and shadows are brilliant. Your black and whites really are great.
Thanks, Cityhippyfarmgirl!
So beautiful..reminds me of bill brandt’s photographs and films by jaques tati. I absolutely love french modernism!
I’d never heard of Bill. Did it remind you of this particular photo that he had made – http://tinyurl.com/39tfdkc
In the photo, we see modern England as it were then. In this one that I’d shot, I guess we see France today, and its future under construction.
Thanks, Deepti!
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