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Bon appétit ! (2019) Paul Bocuse’s pâté en croûte at the Fond Rose restaurant in Lyon. Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 14-30mm, ƒ/4 S lens, handheld. Natural light.

Assuming that “CC” intends to mean “constructive criticism”, here goes: . Photos #1 and 4 are the same. It is a very commonplace snapshot that is not very sharp anywhere and seems to have been taken as you were walking by, without particular inspiration nor intent in the composition. The...

Scorched hills (2015) Agricultural landscape in the province of Basilicata, southern Italy. Nikon D810, Nikkor 24mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens, handheld.

Thanks a lot for that detailed comment! I researched it before buying, and normally that receiver, in its latest version with updated firmware (first thing I did upon receiving it) should trigger my SB-900. Will try that over the next few days. There remains the issue of whether I can also use...

The top of the chapel (2023) This photograph shows the ceiling and upper walls in the oldest, Carolingian part of the Saint Michael chapel photographed above. It was very difficult to shoot because of the lack of space, the need to work around the existing altar which cannot be moved, and the...

Big delivery day today... This arrived this morning: Actually, I am expecting another one, and maybe this will interest someone. The fact is, it was much less expensive to buy the AD600 Pro II monolight packaged with an X Pro II trigger than as a standalone product! In a normal world, the...

Polignano, Italy (2015) Province of Puglia on the Adriatic. Nikon D810, Nikkor 24mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens, handheld.

First arrival... This baby is an X1 radio receiver. I will need it to set and trigger my Nikon SB–900 speedlight if I ever have to use it off-camera as part of a broader lighting scheme. At first, I thought I would re-sell my two Phottix Mitros+ speedlights but then I realized I do not have to...

The chapel at the top (2023) In the town of Le Puy-en-Velay (central France), the Saint Michael Chapel is perched on top of the Aiguilhe Rock, an enormous, 82–meter high geological dike made of hard basalt and left standing like a finger sticking out of the plain below by the erosion of all the...

Watercolors (2020) Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 60mm ƒ/2.8 D macro lens, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Flash lighting. Composite shot made up of 15 focus-stacked exposures, set automatically using the built-in function on the camera. Stack processed with Helicon Focus.

Double décilitre (2020) I.e., 20 deciliters or 20 percent of a liter. Old pewter measuring cup, from around 1900. Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 50mm ƒ/1.8 S lens. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Flash lighting. Composite shot made up of 9 focus-stacked exposures, set automatically using...

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Building a Mediæval castle in the 21st century (2016) Guédelon in Burgundy is a special place: it is where, since 1995, the project to build a Mediæval castle, with period techniques, tools and materials, began. Construction has been going for three decades now. Of course, they don’t go very...

Working on commission from the French State, Part II (2023) This is probably the most enigmatic structure of the whole cathedral compound in Le Puy-en-Velay. Used as a baptistry from the 1100s, it was the only place where Christians could receive baptism in the city until the French Revolution...

Built like a Tank (ages ago) The sapphire-topped crown on my Cartier Tank watch. No EXIF, and no idea when this was shot, but certainly many years ago, obviously with a Nikon camera (maybe the D3?), and necessarily with the Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens, since that was the only...

Turquoise Blue (2020) I purchased the Navajo turquoise during a road trip through Arizona in the early 1980s, while I was studying at Stanford Business School. The solid gold bracelet was my mother’s. She gifted it to my wife who now has it. Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens...

Roman remains: the Aqueduct of the Gier (2023) For about twelve years, I drove every morning through the village of Chaponost (near Lyon) while going to the office, with hardly more than a cursory glance at the remains of the Gallo-Roman aqueduct. As this remarkable monument is currently about...

Working on commission from the French State (2023) In France, the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (“CMN”) is a State-run organization that manages many of the most important historic monuments. As such, it is composed mostly of civil servants, some truly knowledgeable and in love with the...

Psydélic by Baccarat (2020) The Psydélic pendant by Baccarat. Polished crystal, changes color depending on what it is resting. Nikon D850, Micro-Nikkor 60mm, ƒ/2.8 D macro lens. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Shot on an Artograph Lightpad 930 light table.

On the high plateau around Mount Lozère (2016) A humble Mediæval bridge near L’Aubaret, somewhere on the high plateau (above 1,200 meters of altitude) surrounding Mount Lozère. One of the less densely populated regions of France... Nikon D810, Nikkor 35mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens, handheld.