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Eiffel Tower, Paris, France 
This is the splendid Eiffel Tower at night.
The evening was cloudy (and soon to rain), and with the lights on the clouds
I didn't think I would have a very good picture. Then, a 15-second time exposure
and Fuji's Velvia film came to the rescue (I swear by this film).
Most films are more sensitive to blues or reds, but Velvia tends to lean
a bit towards greens. The greenish cast came most likely from the
color temperature of the lighting and properties of the film. The
clouds moved significantly during the 15 second exposure, leaving only
wisps of structure and a general backlighting otherwise. I really
like the effect (and the shot will go up on my wall of fame). The tower is 1000 feet tall and was built in 1889 for
the World Fair by Gustave Eiffel, to much protest at the time.
If you go to no other European city- go to Paris. It has more
wows per square meter (or foot- your preference) than just about any other
city. Most European cities definitely have great things to see- but
not this many. And I find the people to be generally friendly.
I have been to the Eiffel Tower (and Paris) twice so far- in 1990 and
in 1999 (I have been to France itself on at least four other occasions).
My outstanding memory of the Eiffel Tower was in 1990 when walking through
the Parc du Champ de Mars near the tower and listening to three college
students playing guitar and singing "Let Love Rule" by Lenny Kravitz.
Each trip to Paris was great- there are things you will always go back
to (the tower, the parks), and there will always be new things to take
in. For an more shots of and from the Eiffel, click on the "View
Eiffel Tower InDepth Gallery" button below to see more photos. Also,
check out the main France and Paris galleries, and make sure to view the
Paris Museum Pop-up gallery as well.
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Paris. The highlighted section
shows where in the city the Eiffel Tower is located.
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Close up- Eiffel Tower Area.
The purple spot in Parc du Champ de Mars is where the photo was taken,
and the arrow points in the direction of the tower.
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©1999 by Jeffrey L. Cooper
