We started this Petit Trianon mini-series with a look at the front elevation. It’s such a wonderfully scaled building; I’ve fallen in love with its proportions. I then featured pictures of the interior and the surrounding gardens. For this final post, I have a couple of more elevations.

This first image has some architectural drama, with the curve of the walkway leading to the building. I chose to perspective correct, which created a different kind of distortion, vertically elongating the structure and making it look a bit grander than it was.

These next two photos are of the same elevation on the left side of the building facing the structured French Gardens I showed you yesterday. The first image is at a 24mm equivalent, and the second is at a 32mm equivalent.

This last picture is a nearly 50mm perspective of the same elevation, concentrating on the left corner. It’s a slightly less obvious composition of the same scene; however, the vertical framing gives it a different feel.

Blog readers, you’ll love my free monthly photography magazine. Signup for the free magazine to get articles and topics not discussed on the blog.