Axel Dahl
photography
Basselier-Jarzaguet \ "Les Alouettes", Colombes
Ravishing little kindergarten in Colombes, just outside Paris (behind a magnificent Fresh building).
Not difficult to photograph at all, but the surrounding works delayed the exterior views for nearly half a... year !
I still have some to do and that will be for may or june as sunsets must here be as far west as possible ; will try to do some with the kids in, too.
Main image, planned from day one but finally done, with Patrick Jarzaguet, early in september. I was there three hours early so as to make sure no cars would be parked anywhere near and Patrick helped do just that at the crucial moment, after having lit up everything inside.
Part of the three exteriors that could be done then, early march. Pigeons had elected that one spot as theirs all morning - as of september, it still is (theirs).
Same area, looking toward the south.
Same area, looking toward the north. This was done in september ; the adjacent park still isn't finished, though...
September as well, at last - very proud of this. This happens to be an exact replica of the 3D rendering submitted for the competition - and I had not seen it !
This a temp image because of a mountain of stuff behind which prevents taking five more meters back to actually see the North side left of the image. Will be redone next spring - hope I'll have as beautiful a sky as this one !
Temp again : right spot, right hour, right moment but too much unmovable stuff lying around to the right.
Temp image again : can't hide all this rubble !
2016 quick session to grab what was impossible in 2015... but more still proved impossible : when it's not rubble it's cars !
detail
All (few) interiors were done in one beautiful morning ; the main difficulty was contrast (low sun prying in) and color control.
Thanks to the great Kodak film, views such as this one are taken in one single shot - contrast is NOT an issue. Today, thanks to the system I've developed, I'd be able to see much wider than this, without added angular distortion.
Yes, kids are small creatures.
Open terrace /balcony /garten facing West, done in march. Will try to do again next spring (with kids and the other terraces as well).
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