Paris Archives - Page 4 of 5 - Ed O'Keeffe Photography

11 February 201021 May 2017

The Leaning Tower of Paris

The Eiffel Tower is certainly the symbol of Paris if not one of the most famous structures in France. This was again taken back in 2005 but hadn’t been published on here until now. At the time Paris was bidding for the 2012 Olympic Games. A couple of weeks after this was taken it was announced that London had won the Olympic bid. Obviously I will have to go back as soon as I can to retake this image without the distracting logo, although I love the extreme angle on the tower, it makes for a very graphic black and white photograph.

5 February 201021 May 2017

Ornamental Parisian Bridge Detail

The above photo was captured in 2005 from a boat trip I took along the River Seine in Paris. It shows one of many very ornate details on the bridge. Sadly, due to time constraints, I have no idea which particular bridge this is, but I am sure one of you might be able to work it out for me.

16 February 20072 June 2017

River Seine from the Eiffel Tower

The last photograph of Paris for a while but how could I publish a set of images from such a famous city without showing you a picture taken from the top of the Eiffel Tower. It is very interesting to me how the light worked, the clouds were really low and dark but for some reason the buildings have sunlight on them, I only wish this picture had been captured on digital RAW format as I would have been able to perfectly expose and correct the light in all the buildings. Still I find it an interesting photograph of the city.

15 February 20072 June 2017

La Samaritaine from the River Seine

Taken in April 2005 this photograph shows the large department store called La Samaritaine on the banks of the River Seine in Paris, France. The store opened in 1869 and sells a lot of luxury items. I wanted to publish this picture because if your in Paris, it has some fantastic views over the city from its rooftop cafe. Sadly, according to a BBC News article in June of 2005 it was shut down because inspections found the building was a serious fire risk.