Golden Eiffel Tower and the Moon

[Mathias]

Hey there

 

I would like to share with you one of my favorite shots. I took it last summer with the A7 and the 55/1.8 while on a boat on the Seine. It was really hard to hold the camera steady, but I managed to get away with a great image.

 

Just having switched to the A7II and I can tell you, I really could have used the IBIS feature back then...

 

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Sony A7 & 55/1.8 @ f/1.8, 1/100th, ISO 3200

 

Visit me on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/96713293@N04/

Direct link to the image above: https://www.flickr.com/photos/96713293@N04/14864953576/

 

Regards

Mat

[turnone]

looks good !

[Mathias]

Thanks

[kiawui]

I guess back then you did not have your 35 f. 4 or it wasn't mounted. Otherwise doing a portrait shot of this would have been awesome too.

 

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[Mathias]

This was about a year ago.

I think the lens is amazing, after all this was shot wide open from a driving boat.

 

Here's another one - A7, FE55, 1/60, ISO6400 (glad the blobs around light sources is gone on the A7II):

 

Illuminated Paris by Mathias, auf Flickr

[Snowfun]

I recall reading somewhere that publishing (sharing on a website) photographs of the Eiffel Tower at night is technically a breach of EU copyright law! During the day is fine because it is a tourist landmark and EU law specifically permits the publication of such images. But at night the illuminated Eiffel Tower is classified as an art work - reproduction therefore breaches copyright legislation. Bizarre. I think some obscure political party in Europe is trying to make this into a Big Issue - it isn't (unless I suppose one tries to make a living by reproducing "art works").

Just for information!

Fabulous pictures.

Tim

[Mathias]

Thanks Tim!

 

Yes, the illuminated Eiffel Tower at night is copyright protected. Commercial use of those photos is not allowed without a property release.

 

Heres a list of properties that are protected by law:

 

http://www.shutterstock.com/blog/contributor-resources/legal/stock-photo-restrictions/