A Weekend Drive Down The Village

Samsung Electronics has provided the author of this article with the mentioned digital imaging device.

I took a drive to visit a small village named, “Pontrieux”, which I had discovered on my return way from Lanleff, where I saw the old temple. The village was known to have many ancient-styled wash places near its long stream. I could easily find little green algaes growing on the riverside. It was a peaceful place that is harmonized with old Catholic chants. I was captivated by the beautiful sound from the church, and I entered in. Chaste Maria, shining stained glasses and candles for a donation were all keeping the holy stillness.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ f4.5 │ 18mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/50s │ f5.6 │ 52mm │ ISO 160

Samsung NX10 │ 1/10s │ f3.5 │ 18mm │ ISO 800

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f11.0 │ 27mm │ ISO 1600

After a small tour in the town, I headed for a nobleman’s castle near around. The domain was well arranged with plants and artistic wood structures. In the front garden of the castle, there were some beautiful decorations with roses. Constructed and resided in the middle ages, the castle was plainly seen in its traces of time.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/60s │ f8.0 │ 18mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/80s │ f11.0 │ 33mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ f4.5 │ 19mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/100s │ f10.0 │ 18mm │ ISO 200

Samsung NX10 │ 1/160s │ f9.0 │ 18mm │ ISO 100

For the last destination before returning to home, I stopped at “Au Char à Bancs”, a popular crepe restaurant. I was expecting to have a traditional warm dish of crepes. But unfortunately, the restaurant was closed due to a lack of places. So, I should satisfy myself just by going sightseeing in the open garden of the restaurant. They had an old series of farming machineries in the garden, which seemed familiar for me, who is passionate for agriculture. I loved all that stuffs.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f8.0 │ 18mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f6.3 │ 18mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f7.1 │ 18mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/20s │ f3.5 │ 18mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/20s │ f6.3 │ 22mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f9.0 │ 33mm │ ISO 1600

After than, I turned back to home for my hunger, looking forward to having another weekend for a drive.

Friday Night Fun

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What are fun things to do on friday night? When me and my friends were just student, almost single or part-time worker, we have usually made electronic music parties at home as often as in the yard. Now, we hardly see each other on weekdays, and even on weekend. Such a sad reality, but chances can always be made.

A new friday night has come with a glad call from my old friends, Guillaume and Raphaël. I joined them at “Lunapark”, a little amusement park temporarily opened at night. Colorful rights and excited screems were making a real friday night fun.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/20s │ f5.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/30s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/160s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/15s │ f8.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/15s │ f9.5 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/30s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

After midnight, we taked a rest in a poolbar near the park. We made four games during almost two hours. We all three together were totally absorbed in friendly feelings that night.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/30s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/80s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/30s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/30s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

On the way back to home, I saw familiar faces of my town where nocturn stillness was stayed on. The bright moon and lonely throadlamps on streets were evoking different atmospheres.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/15s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/10s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/30s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

The most exciting thing was still remained. That the weekend was only beginning!

Lake Gouët, My French Hometown

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Today I decided to introduce you “Le Gouët”. It’s a lake located close to my hometown in France, where I enjoy the beauty of nature since I am a child.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/500s │ f7.1 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Brief history

It is a drinkable water reserve for all the villages that stand around, an artificial lack; the water is maintained by a dam build in 1978. Nevertheless, it is an amazing wild place where live a big number of birds and fishes. For me, who has born in 1986 and who’s always seeing this area as a big water reservoir, it’s incredible to think that before, “Le Gouët” was a tiny river as being shown on the engraving below made in 1892.

Le Gouët in 1892, with its romanesque viaduct

Samsung NX10 │ 1/1000s │ f7.1 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Le Gouët in 2010, the river is much more widened

Activities around the lake

At this time of the year, people enjoy to pick mushrooms, chestnut, or wild berries. With my friends I regularly have a beer by the shores waiting a fish bites our hooks. It’s a refreshing and quite place but It is also where I become exhausted trying to follow my father who is an experienced jogger. Today it becomes my favorite place to walk with my Samsung NX10 in the hand.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/1000s │ f7.1 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/350s │ f4.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/13s │ f7.1 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

I grew up with this lake

During my childhood I built many wounds on trees close to the water. Then, when I grew up I had parties on its beaches, playing guitar around a campfire and slipping in a rudimentary camp. And finally I used this peaceful and romantic place as a seduction tool by having a moment without word with a woman I’ve met, who became later my lovely mate.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/20s │ f3.5 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/13s │ f6.3 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

I love to take pictures of “Le Gouët”

Lake Gouët has various colors depending on seasons. Spring and summer are the best period to capture bursting colors, but automn and winter are also lovely for its delicate texture. It gives me powerful imaginations with its changing tones. I just appreciate all that I see around the lake. Such a comfortable feeling, when I simply go for a walk, or even with electronic musics. Since I got the Samsung NX10, what my feelings tell can be exactly realised by images.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/90s │ f4.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ f5.6 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/8s │ f7.1 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/50s │ f7.1 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/160s │ f10.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/640s │ f7.1 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/1600s │ f6.3 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/320s │ f10.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Light of the Wood

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By a need of pure air, I went out with my new camera to crush the soil and take shots of the light. It’s the first time I use a reflex camera and I’m too excited to see what I could do with. Wow. I’m very friendly with this wood but now, everything seems to have other importance than usual. Through the lens, my eyes become much more sensitive to the details of the nature.

I’ve freshly obtained my master degree in tropic agronomic engineering, which means that I learnt the methods and techniques for maintaining the health and the productivity of plants. That’s probably why, I have always been feeling bad when I saw inefficient circumstances to their development, such as, for example, an over population of bugs that love to eat juicy leaves, a seedling that begins its life in a tamped-space to welcome roots until the moment of maturity, or a big and robust trunk that have been cut, that certainly will be burned.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/1000s │ F2.5 │ ISO 100 │ 30mm

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ F4.3 │ ISO 100 │ 30mm

Samsung NX10 │ 1/500s │ F2.0 │ ISO 100 │ 30mm

Since the time I had this new camera, I stop my step for a moment to feel the sadness, to be concentrated on the beauty of those dramatic scenes.

Shooting makes me become more and more close to the objects. I’m totally absorbed by the light that falling here and there. I’m going from a spot to the another, discovering new area that I have never dared to explore before. I forget the paths, to finally reach areas that hidden rare mysteries, somehow attractive for one who likes to capture the nature by images.

Without caring about the ants that beat me, and an old passerby who looks at me suspiciously, I discover or rediscover the beauty of the nature. I thank to the forest to be so beautiful. I’m proud to be here and now to appreciate it, to catch the images making them everlasting and sharable on the Samsungimaging blog.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/3200s │ F4.3 │ ISO 800 │ 30mm

Samsung NX10 │ 1/25s │ F4.0 │ ISO 400 │ 30mm

Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ F6.3 │ ISO 100 │ 30mm

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ F2.2 │ ISO 240 │ 30mm

Samsung NX10 │ 1/800s │ F4.3 │ ISO 800 │ 30mm

Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ F3.8 │ ISO 320 │ 30mm

I’ll post again soon to tell more about me and about my passion of photography. Feel free to visite my flickr.

Thanks for reading.

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All photos, above, have been shot with the Samsung NX10, which has been provided by Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.