Photo Gallery: Eze, France photographed at night

During the day the narrow streets of the French Riveria cliffside town of Eze are crowded with visitors. At night the Eze visitors have all left and the streets are mostly deserted.

We were staying at the remarkable Hôtel Château de La Chèvre d’Or. Debbie and I went out after dinner to photograph the streets and landmarks. I used my Canon R5 and if necessary Debbie held up an iPhone and used the flashlight to illuminate the scene.

I did not plan on photographing at night so I did not bring a tripod on the trip. The Canon R5 has built-in image stabilization and the Canon 15-35mm wide angle lens does also so I was able to hand-hold some very long exposures. Occasionally I found a table or railing to help stabilize the camera

Thanks to the Canon R5’s wonderful light light capabilities I was able to photograph at up to ISO 10,000.

Later I was able to reduce the noise in the files using the remarkable Denoise feature in Lightroom.

We had just visited Arles, the French City where Vincent Van Gogh was so prolific. So this was my homage to Vincent.

I used the edge on the planter in the lower left to stabilize the camera.

I didn't add any additional light to the scene but I did adjust the highlights and shadows in Lightroom to bring out all the detail.

You can read our blog post: Visiting Vincent Van Gogh sites in Arles, France

The orange color of the arched ceiling was barely visible to the naked eye at night but the light bulb by the door in the photo provided wonderful texture and color revealing light.

Debbie stood to my right and held the iPhone over her head so the flashlight would illuminate the building in the center but not the one to my left.

Leaving the building on the left a bit dark helps to add depth to the photo.

In Adobe Lightroom I color corrected for the color of the iPhone's flashlight. The streetlight on the far right added a very warm light to the archway.

The warm color of the church was enhanced by the nighttime spotlight.

Debbie stood on the hill to the left and used the iPhone to light up the trees.

I used a railing to help steady the camera and the exposure was long enough to reveal stars in the sky.

This area was completely black so we absolutely needed the iPhone flashlight.

For fun I left Debbie's hand and the phone at the very far right edge of the photo.

The hotel in the background was lit so it helped add depth to the photo.

The blue light on the wall was not very visible to the naked eye it but became more pronounced as I brought up the shadows in Lightroom.

I was amazed how much I was able to reveal the detail in the foreground. There was very little light on the walls but I was able to bring out lots of detail in the Canon R5 image by using Lightroom.

This scene had a lot of light fixtures throughout the scene so we just added a bit of light from the iPhone flashlight.

If you’d like to visit Eze please take a look at our post: Eze, France; How to plan a memorable visit

Here’s our post about how I used the American Express Platinum card to help offset some of the cost: Review of Hôtel Château de La Chèvre d’Or in Eze, France

You can find more info on Eze hotels here.

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This post was written and photographed by John of the Empty Nest Explorers. You can learn more about the Empty Nest Explorers here.

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