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On top of the Grand Arche, La Defence, ParisRelated content
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Amazing location. Do you have this without the people?
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I'm afraid not.. I could clone them out
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"La Defense" is the most photogenical place in Paris!
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This reminds me of something out of a science fiction movie. Lovely tone.
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Very interesting, I like architecture from Paris.
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lines, intersections, greed, lines, perspectives, geometry.
very nice shot.
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Ai piru. Toi on hyvÀ. Toi lasiseinÀn heijastus tuo syvyyttÀ tuohon kuvaan. VÀriskaala on upea! Hyvin sekottuu uusi ja vanha arkkitehtuuri keskenÀÀn.
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uhm thank you very much - i guess..
sorry I don't understand finnish(?) could you repeat it in english for me please?
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Hehe.. yeah
I replied to my own message in english..
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aah got it - thank you very much
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What i ment to say was, Excellent work. The classwall gives the photo a nice deep touch and the way that the new architecture mixes with the old one looks great.
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Hey, awesome! I had the same idea while I was there!!!!!!!!!!
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Great gallery!!
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lol yes - I really like your interpretation of it, too!
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really great perspective..
i love the angle.. and the colour tones.
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the framing, the lines, geometry, grittyness, it's very nice
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This is one of the first pictures I've seen on DA that I would like to have a print of - please drop me a line if you ever get a prints account or if you have an extra print you would like to sell. thanks!
Ellen
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This totally reminds me of an Escher drawing, good stuff 
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amazing architecture! and you've captured it very well. the toning of the photo is rough and textured!
well done!
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I think this is really good and deserves a +fav.
I understand why some people are complaining about the people in it. Now, look at most of the architectural photographs. In 95% of the photos you will find ideal lines or curves, extreme symmetry, intersecting lines-diagonals (directly or through reflections), no organic components or just a very very tiny portion of it to contrast and emphasize the ideally straight lines.
Now, this is an approach to architectural photography, but it dominates the area. Also in your photo we can see this perfectness of architectural lines, combined with brownish tone (no lively colors) - this is a work of and for the mind - not emotions. It pleases the intellect like other architectural photos - don't get me wrong, it's beautiful to look at, but this (and the others) have a -let's say- classical beauty rather than a romantic one. - Can I express myself?
Ok, I am definitely NOT against existance of people in such architectural shots, and not only part of compositions where also people look ideal/stylized/symmetrical in that world of symmetry, but I like a more organic presence of them.
The problem with the people in this photo is that the photo actually belongs to the other, classical world, where people - when exist - are also classically represented. What I mean is, you said without them the photo would be too sterile, but I say the photo is kinda sterile (but not in a bad way) and these people cannot really take away that effect, they are just in a sterile world they don't belong to here. I think maybe if there were more of them, a composition of 6-7 people for example - the photo could have a very different atmosphere and that also would have been great.
But in this case, I believe they could be better off somewhere else than this photo
I hope you can understand what I'm trying (and not doing a great job there - 
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thank you vm for the fav and that huge comment (the best on that pic so far 
Yes I understand what you're trying to say and I agree with you.. and - tell you what - I didn't stood there with the cam in my hands and had deep thoughts if the pic would be better or worse with the people in it - it was quite a snapshot, I waited some seconds and that was the less crowded moment I got - so, to be honest - there was no real intention to have exactly this people in the shot - it just.. happened 
I wasn't aware that this pic would have such resonance and would be my most well known of all, so for me it was just one of many nice to look at shots without that huge attention for such details...
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I understand completely
You know what I think? I think you should try the same shot with a lot of people in it, I would take a lot of shots at the same location and a good composition (good compositions can also be achieved randomly, you know
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lol ok I'll try - promised!
But I don't think I'll get back to paris teh next time - so this might take five years or so - I don't think you can wait that long
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trippy! perfectly set up, nearly surreal. beautiful tones, as well. +fav
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love the picture, that type of architecture is amazing, brilliantly photographed
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Very awesome composition ... I really like this one ... well done !
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really nice shot u have here, the perspective is awesome
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tolle farben und symmetrie, ein bisschen aus schief aber trotzdem einen
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I expect to see your reflection there, but it isn't
strange but very interesting.
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lol - there isn't any mirror at all - just these "gates" - there is no optical illusion in there!
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i know, it's just the steps kinda confuse my brain slightly
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I love it! You are a rare breed- equally gifted in both photography and digital art. Keep up the good work.
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Got to love a picture, that doesn't have much if any color naturally, and is just great. Wonderful shot.
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