rue saint-quentin / sint-quentinstraat, Brussels

@Kylie Greenan: aren't you a doll :-) very sweet of you. And indeed, the menu looks as follows: HDR as an entrée followed by a main course of casserole photoshop actions, finishing with a frame for dessert :-) Please feel free to stop by anytime 'chez [suvni:R]' :-) cheers, my friend!

@Zygene: merci bcp, Zygene. j'aime bien ce mélange des différents styles et ça represente bien la ville.

@Mirko Herzner: Thanks, Mirko. I needed an hdr for this one. Otherwise there would have been too much contrast. Of course, some curves adjustment to create a particular atmosphere.

@Vink: Merci bcp, Vink.

@lisa v: Thank you very much, Lisa. I'm not sure exactly which building it is in the background but it's located at 'place Schumann' where most of the european commission buildings are located. And I think this one is used by EC as well, but not 100% sure. I'll take a peek when I'm in that neighborhood next time :-)

@Lorraine: glad you like it, Lorraine. Taken with tripod and some post-processing of course helps a bit (read: a lot) :-)

@Evelyne Dubos: merci, Evelyne. le trépied, mésurer la lumière pour l'hdr, composition, etc etc...au moins 10 minutes pour prendre une photo. A cause de la photographie, je commence a cultiver une forme de patience :-))

@Giovanni: thanks for stopping by and the wonderful comment, Giovanni. Much appreciated.

@Morgane: Merci bcp, Morgane. J'aime bien quand le soleil est plus bas; ça crée toujours une ambiance particulière.

@zOOm: très remarquable, ton sens de l'observation. J'ai commencé récemment à experimenter avec les courbes. Si ça t'intéresse, c'est basé sur l'article suivant: http://www.primejunta.net/pont/How_to/100_Curves_and_Films/_Curves_and_films.html
Et plein d'autres sujets à découvrir, mais je ne les ai pas encore lu. Merci bcp pour ton commentaire, Florence.

@Benoit Darrieux: Merci beaucoup, Benoit. On ne peut pas se plaindre par rapport l'architecture on peut retrouver à Bxl.

@DarkElf: Thanks so much, DarkElf. I was actually looking for a street with some art nouveau houses but when I saw the tall modern building standing out against those old houses, I didn't need to think very long what exactly I wanted to frame. An easy decision for a change :-)

@Kylie Greenan: :-) hmm, how will I explain...I followed more or less my regular procedure for processing pictures although this routine changes a bit depending on the photo/subject. It's a bit long to explain here but if you'd like, i'd be more than happy to send you a mail with some explanation (but that will be no earlier than this weekend)...not that you need any judging from your terrific photos. And I don't want to be responsible when you start screwing up pictures like I do because of what I tell you :-)

@Eric Rousset: merci bcp, Eric. c'est très gentil de ton part.

@PANAMEPHOTOS: merci beaucoup!

@nissou*: merci beaucoup, nissou. ça me fait plaisir de recevoir un commentaire d'une bruxelloise :-) J'habite tout près de bxl mais je ne connais pas la ville trop bien. Donc, je voulais découvrir notre capitale avec l'appareil photo dans la main et sans utiliser le gps :-) Pas encore pris beaucoup de photos mais quand il fait plus beau de nouveau, je continuerai cette petite escapade :-)

@Marie: pas une mauvaise idée :-) Et en plus, tu n'habites pas trop loin non plus. Mais mieux d'attendre au moment qu'il fait plus beau de nouveau.

@Bonj: thanks, Bonj!

@Sandrine: merci, Sandrine!

@Emily Ng: Thanks, Emily. So you like the picture? :-) I wanted to photograph some art nouveau houses. So I looked up some addresses and that's how I stumbled on this street, which imho is a true gem. I needed the hdr otherwise the sky would have been overexposed or the buildings underexposed. Thanks again for the visit and comments. Very kind of you.

@Teresa: thanks, Teresa!