Abstract Images

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When presented with a well hackneyed scene, such as the Trocadero and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, I try to find a different way to show the same area.  This sometimes leads to me going out on a limb and  looking for abstract images in the area.  The one thing about shooting the Eiffel Tower at night is the colours of the lights reflected in different surfaces and here are some shots I took on Wednesday night last week.


The streets are cobbled around the Trocadero and the wet stones reflect the car headlights and the glow from the Eiffel Tower

Reflections in the fountains in the Jardin du Trocadero
Reflection in the water at the base of the Jardin du Trocadero

Reflection in a puddle
Images taken on a Fujifilm X-Pro1 and either a Fujinon 14mm f2.8 or Fujinon 55-200 f3.5/4.8 lens. 

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  1. DB17 February 2014 at 18:20

    Hi Mr. Carter. I really enjoy your blog and admire your work. Therefore, this comment is meant just as a friendly heads up:

    The Eiffel Tower, built in 1889, falls within the public domain.

    Daytime views from the Eiffel Tower are rights-free.

    However, its various illuminations are subject to author’s rights as well as brand rights. Usage of these images is subject to prior request from the "Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel" (the Eiffel Tower’s operating company, or SETE).

    The citation "Eiffel Tower", the names of the various services offered on the monument as well as domain names are also registered.

    While according to french copyright law, taking pictures of the Eiffel Tower (anytime) is perfectly permissible, publishing (and this includes private websites) nighttime pictures of the illuminated Eiffel Tower infringes the copyright of the SETE, the company operating the Tour Eiffel.

    All the best, DB

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  2. Macsport18 February 2014 at 06:18

    That's really interesting and thank you for the 'heads up'. I did a google search because I thought this must be a joke and apparently it isn't. I respect all copyright but this is crazy, how can someone copyright this? These images are not for sale, this blog is a diary of my travels to Paris and other places around the world. If SETE are so petty as to demand these images are removed then I will, of course, comply.

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  3. DB18 February 2014 at 20:32

    Unfortunately it´s not a joke. The Sete constructs their copyright around the "separate artwork" of the lighting installation. That´s why daytime pictures are no problem. Not sure how active they SETE pursues this issue, but I learned (the hard way) that publishing non-commercial, private photographs of (unknown to me at the time) copyrighted buildings on my private Facebook page is already considered an infringement and can cause an immediately costly cease and desist order. :-(

    Keep up your great work!

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