Vella Kendall
April 2026 - View From The Top
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ISO 200 16mm F/10 SS 180
Fuji SX 10 Fuji 16-80 f/4
View from the Top
Taken from an upper level of the Eiffel Tower. I have worked a lot to see if I could make something acceptable. As well as cropping and straightening, general exposure settings in Lightroom I took it into Color Efex and applied the foliage filter. I tried to erase the buses, but it just became a hot mess so I gave up on that. I boosted the greens in Lightroom. I lightened the middle of the photo a little. I really liked the storm in the distance.
6 comments posted
Vella, great composition from this high vantage point, image is sharp. The modern buildings under the stormy sky adds character to the image. You did a very good job straightening. Good colors. Posted: 04/02/2026 19:11:12
Vella, to my eye the straightening and more saturated colors in the foreground really make this pop! For me I would take just a bit off the top to bring the horizon to the 2/3rds point and further emphasize the foreground. Posted: 04/03/2026 17:02:00
Thanks for the idea. I like that idea of cropping and I am going to give it a try. Posted: 04/03/2026 18:35:41
Hi Vella
If i had a penny for every shot of the Eiffel tower I had seen I would be a very rich man,but wow not seen one like this before taken from the tower and I love it,I love the layering within the image,the foreground low level and so scenic the mid ground denoted with semi circular structure and moving into urban,the background starting with a forested area with the skyscrapers towering towards the fabulous sky.
Absolutely superb image this deserves to do so well in a photo travel competition. Posted: 04/09/2026 13:17:55
If i had a penny for every shot of the Eiffel tower I had seen I would be a very rich man,but wow not seen one like this before taken from the tower and I love it,I love the layering within the image,the foreground low level and so scenic the mid ground denoted with semi circular structure and moving into urban,the background starting with a forested area with the skyscrapers towering towards the fabulous sky.
Absolutely superb image this deserves to do so well in a photo travel competition. Posted: 04/09/2026 13:17:55
Thank you for your kind words. Posted: 04/09/2026 14:14:33
Vella, I agree with the others as well. You had a successful clime then produced an unusual image that defines Gay Parie and your PP efforts strengthened this lovely city scape. Posted: 04/19/2026 00:37:51