Details, Hall of Mirrors – Versailles, France
As I mentioned yesterday, the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles is the most popular room, and it was packed. Yesterday, I used motion blur with a slow shutter speed to soften the clutter of people. Today, I took a different approach. I concentrated on the details and was able to exclude people.
In the first photo, I used moderate compression at 70mm equivalent to show the golden decorations on the wall, which is the mirrored side of the room.
The picture below shows the chandeliers with a maximum 120mm equivalent compression, which shrinks the space between the lighting fixtures.
With the last two images, I pull back slightly at 56mm equivalent and then to a 27mm equivalent to show the chandeliers and the ceiling artwork. As you can imagine, there are enough details that I could create an entire album of pictures from this room. However, these images give you a quick overview without the distraction of people.
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Versailles is certainly an amazing place. I love the detailed shot of the statues. Then I scrolled through and loved the entire collection. Well done! Great photographs which together give a really nice portrayal of Paris highlights. I saw many of them earlier this year when I was there for 5 weeks. For me it was a trip of a lifetime. I see some places I’ll need to see and/or revisit next time. I’m hoping to return again in 2025.
Thank you for your kind words, Dan. Wow, 5 weeks in Paris, that’s fantastic. As you can imagine, we had to rush around to see all this in less than a week. It would be great to see more of Paris at a leisurely pace.