Hi, Steve and Brandon:
About time I sent along a few images as I have been a long time reader. My wife and I retired last year and decided to take a 6 month photo journey through France.
The attached pictures were taken near Pont du Hoc in Brittany on the Northern Coast of France, near the D-Day Invasion in 1944. In the 1600’s, this area was full of pirates and corsairs. I am a black and white fanatic and still sort of see things in black and white. This time of year, the weather is windy, wet and cold but affords great opportunities for the beautiful light. Rather than stay inside, Diana and I journeyed out with our Canons and shot up the seashore.
All of these were shot with the Canon EOS 5ds R. Although, except for the incredible detail with the Canon, any good camera would suffice. These were shot over the course of a few stormy days and only black and white can do the weather justice.
We have retired from commercial photography (which we did for more years than I care to count) and devote all of our work now to fun and an occasional article here and there. Our webs site is JargonArt Photography, Webdesign, Fine Art, commercial photograpy and design and our pictures are under Hugh’s Store.
Hope you find these useful.
Saint Malo is a walled fortress city in Brittany, France. Traditionally with an independent streak, Saint-Malo was in the past notorious for privateering (the “cité corsaireâ€). Today the city is a major tourist destination, with many ancient, attractive buildings.
Pointe du Hoc is a promontory with a 100 ft (30 m) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy in northern France. During World War II it was the highest point between Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east. The German army fortified the area with concrete casements and gun pits. On D-Day (6 June 1944) the United States Army Ranger Assault Group assaulted and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs.
Today it is a quiet fishing village as it must have been before WW II.
A major landing point on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
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