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Lyon is a city bisected by two rivers, the Rhône and the Saône, both of which are spanned by innumerable bridges, a major feature of the town.

There are all kinds – suspension, pedestrian, car and rail bridges, ancient and modern, utilitarian and arty, attractive and ugly.

The next few photos will concentrate on some of these structures, and we’ll start right here with this spooky night view.

To be honest, I can’t even remember which river this was on, let alone the name of it, but it was certainly atmospheric…

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A hot, humid day in August 2006, and I found myself in one of Kyoto’s less popular temples, Honen-in, a quiet, peaceful and mossy enclave far away from the brash mass tourism of the main sights.

Soon after I arrived, the head monk and a young acolyte exited the grounds for a sub-temple further up in the wooded hills. Not wanting to disturb them with an intrusive frontal shot, I took the coward’s way out and followed them from behind.

Taken with my first DSLR, a Nikon D50 with a kit 18-55mm lens. Over-exposed due to poor technical abilities, I have attempted to rescue this image by processing with Silver Efex Pro.

A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.

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I took this shot with the 18-200mm zoom on a foggy day in Venice last March. The weather wasn’t conducive to grand panoramas, so I thought I’d try a bit of sneaky street photography. Why is he annoyed? As I remember, he was waiting for his girlfriend, but who knows – it’s fun to imagine the scenario.

Originally this was a straight black and white shot from the Nikon D7000, but last night I downloaded the demo version of Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro, and this is the result – a vast improvement…

A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.

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Clouds are endlessly fascinating, and dramatic skies are favourites of the photographer. However, sometimes a bit of inspired post-processing can really transform such images into something more striking.

In this example, replacing colour with a sepia wash and enhancing contrast makes the scene far more atmospheric.

A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.

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A cloudy day in Osaka last week, and I went to visit the National Museum of Art, housed underground with a complex structure of metal tubes arranged in arcs on the surface above. Grabbing the Nikon D7000 and 10-24mm ultra wide angle lens, I took a few shots which I later found looked better as a colour monochrome.

A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.

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