BrittanIR

[Olivier]

I am just back from two weeks vacation in Finistere, the western tip of Brittany, the western tip of France.
Finistère actually means someting like "end of land". It is a beautiful and wild coast which can probabaly be compared to Ireland. This parallel holds for weather as well...
People are married with the sea, as one can expect. Catholic symbolism is everywhere.

For two weeks my wife held our Fuji X-T1 as a hostage (she decided it is perfect for her and I must admit she is right) and I was stuck with my IR modified Nikon V1 with 10-30 and 30-110 lenses. A fun and stimulating experience.

I will post a few pictures while I process them, here is the first.

1.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

We can only hope the significant other managed this level of excellence with the Fuji ....

Cross is different from the Celtic ones of Ireland, but otherwise it's the same setting. Including being perfect for IR.

Bring them on.

[Jakov Minić]

Olivier, great shot!

[rosko]

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I really like this one, Olivier !

Great B&W image : The cross thus oriented seems to communicate with the building (a church or shrine ?)front of it.

I also like the opposition between the velvety texture of grasses and granite's roughness.

[Akira]

This is super, Olivier!

[Olivier]

Thanks everyone.
I think Rosko summarized Finistère quite well with two words: granite and velvet. That actually works for people also.
And btw it is a chapel.

More crosses for the next picture.
For some reason my IR files from Brittany do not lend themselves easily to color extraction, they are very monochromatic. This is one exception.

2. La Compagnie du Vent (the Wind Company)

[Jakov Minić]

This is another great image!

[Frank Fremerey]

The double cross is amazing in colour & expression. Thank You!

[pluton]

Bravo...show more if available.

[Olivier]

Thank you.
Meneham is a fisherman's hamlet on the northern coast of Finistère, a bit crowded by tourists (it took me a while to get this shot!) but well worth the trip.

3. poupées russes.

[rosko]

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Dreamy !

[Akira]

Olivier, I love the contrasting shapes of the house and the rocks (?) in the last iamge.  The cloud made it worth waiting.

I like the second image in terms of the post process, but I would much prefer the asymmetric composition of the first image.

[Olivier]

Thank you again.
Yes, these are rocks and the type that kids enjoy a lot: very easy to climb. So it took a while until it was clear of visitors...

Same houses and clouds for the next picture, from the other side. this is a 2 images pano.
I hope the asymmetry will suit you better, Akira!

5. dernier séjour.

[Akira]

Olivier, asymmetric composition is no more than the general tast of mine.  I always enjoy your images, symmetrical or asymmetrical.  The last image is no exception!  Love the placement of the key elements.  The cloud, again , add a nice touch to it.  Thanks for sharing!

[Olivier]

and here is the last one from Meneham. The little house was a shelter for soldiers observing the coastline.

5. Squeeze!