Random smile

Liege Guillemins, railway station in Liege, Belgium.

I just love it when random people see you taking their photos and then give you a smile. That's just a simple thing but that makes your photography day beautiful :D

ISO 400 - 18mm - f/8.0 - 1/40s
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Right on time!

What is better for travellers than a train arriving right on time! Another shot from my session in Liege Guillemins train station; Liege, Belgium.

ISO 400 - 31mm - f/8.0 - 1/30s

Le voyage

I was sitting there, waiting for something to happen, for a moment to capture; she arrived and sat there too while High-speed train/TGV "Thalys" was just arriving at Liege Guillemins train station; Liege, Belgium. A peaceful vision in a noisy environment...

ISO 800 - 78mm - f/5.6 - 1/25s

Ahead of time

So you're sitting there, you're way ahead of your next train, you've got time to chill out a bit, it's time to roll a cigarette, it's time for a break. This is happening again at Liege Guillemins train station in Liege, Belgium. No hurry here, just plenty of time...

ISO 800 - 78mm - f/8.0 - 1/20s

Blurred evening vision

Walking with the dog - Public garden.

My ISO setting was at maximum so I couldn't get better light. There was no time for tripod nor time for composing shots, I knew that with that exposure time of about three seconds I would have a hard time getting a sharp shot :-)

With that in mind, I did some shots which I wanted black and white and purposely blurred, hoping that I would get some kind of creepy atmosphere...

ISO 1600 - 40mm - f/2.8 - 3.2s

The old hunter and his dog

- "I was a hunter you know. Yes yes I still have my guns. Yes yes over there, I was hunting the wild boar... but that was the good old time."

Saint-Lizier, Midi-Pyrenees, France; the old hunter and his dog.

ISO 200 - 18mm - f/3.5 - 1/640s

After picking up the chestnuts

Harvesting is done, the chestnuts have all been picked up, it's time to go back home and cook them the way you like them. Roast chestnuts, yummy... "Chauds les marrons, chauds!"

The bird who took up wearing flares

Armand is feeding the domesticated pigeon. A beautiful encounter between man and bird...

A moment of loneliness

Sometimes you just feel this loneliness in huge open spaces, it draws you into deep thoughts.

This has been shot on the viaduct of Cheratte in Belgium. The bridge overhangs one of the main highway (E40/A3) in Belgium, 37 meters (+/- 121 feet) above the artery.

Special thanks to my sister for having the patience to pose while I was setting up the camera :)
(Wait wait, almost ready! Oh wait, no, now I'm ready. Ok sorry, one more second...)


UPDATE: entering FroKnowsPhoto Week-end contest

Jared Polin is having a contest each week on his FroKnowsPhoto YouTube channel where you can submit your photo and win a BlackRapid strap for your camera. I didn't make it to the Top 5 with my photo above, unfortunately. However, it's been selected for the photo critique (among some 300+ photos) and I'm happy that the critique was very good. My glorious 20 seconds photo critique starts at ± 6:10min. Thanks Fro! =)

- "Will this be in the local newspaper?"

- "No sir, I'm sorry, it will not be in the local newspaper, I'm just doing this as a hobby".

This is the kind of place where you find them each and every day, just spending time together, chilling out and chatting, talking about the weather, about this or that. I was walking on that place when I noticed that bench with a bunch of friends, I was hoping to get that picture so I took one from another angle but I framed them, without them knowing it (I was behind them, further). Suddenly, the guy standing up saw me and shouted at me: "Hey, come over here and take our picture!". Could I ask for more? :o)

They were super friendly, I thanked them for the picture and I left that place happy...