Photographing Paris & Eiffel Tower At Night

Well I'm off to Paris for a short break, although this time around I'm one of seven members of staff accompanying a group of sixty four students which should be fun. I have visited Paris three times before and absolutely loved it, and on previous visits I have taken many photographs of this fantastic city, though this time I'm not sure I'll have that much time to myself to snap away.

One of the most photographed landmarks in the world, the Eiffel Tower, dominates the skyline from most parts of the city and is a huge tourist attraction, so it can be difficult to find a good spot to photograph it without people walking across in front of the camera, particularly at night. I persevered when I took these night photographs back in 2007 and managed to successfully take three or four long exposures and here are some of the results. In the first image I wanted to include the tower but make it a small part of the scene in which I have tried to capture a small slice of the hustle and bustle that surrounds this attraction even at night, and I like how the fountains soften the harsh street lighting with the blurring that has occurred due to the long exposure.

With the second image I wanted to try and do something a little different and so I chose to include one of the magnificent sculptures in the foreground, and this one of a bulls head grabbed my attention. Once again the running water appears soft against the imposing lit tower that contrasts greatly against the dark blue sky.