A Different Take on the Eiffel Tower

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When visiting big cities with iconic tourist attractions it is very tempting to go for the 'big shot' and record the standard postcard image that millions of tourist before have taken.  Now I am also one for getting the standard shot and it is something I advise all photographers to do.  This is the record image, the banker, the one that works and you'll keep in your files to remember your trip.  

 However it is then fun to try and do something different, to try an get a different angle or a different perspective.  It might not work but it is fun to try and if it does work, you have something to be proud of and something that is going to be worth sharing on social media.

 Now I have hundreds of images of the Eiffel Tower from my trips to Paris and so I decided to take images of the world famous landmark by either putting it in the background to something else I was shooting in Paris or take segments of the lattice structure.  The viewer can still recognise that the image is of the Eiffel Tower but the may have never seen it taken from that angle and may be more engaged with the image as a result.

 This isn't the first time I have done this with the Eiffel Tower on this blog, I also tried this in February 2014 on this blog HERE

 Next time you are at a famous and much photographed landmark set yourself a challenge to take five alternative images to the standard shot and see what you can come up with.  You never know you might come back with a picture you are really proud of and something that will deserve all the Facebook likes.

 Anyway here are a selection of images I took in the two days we spent in Paris at the end of July. These were all shot using the Fujifilm X-T1 with either the XF90mm f2, XF10-24mm f4 or XF50-140mm f2.8 lenses.












All images taken on the Fujifilm X-T1 + XF90mm f2 lens or XF10-24mm f4 or XF50-140mm f2.8

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