Lézat Snapshots
Lézat is a small village in the Bienne river Valley, between the towns of St Claude and Morez, deep in the Jura Mountains. It is far away from busy highways. A quiet place on the side of a mountain that receives sunlight most of the day. Last but not least, a railway line passes through the town.
Easily reachable by bicycle, the area is not too far from my house. You can probably understand then, why Lézat was where I experienced one of my first railfaning days, and why I visited there many times afterward. The railway track through Lézat takes an S shaped turn through the village to avoid the various small farms and houses along the way. Seasonal changes, present plenty of opportunities for photography. Mostly, and for reasons I find difficult to explain, Lézat’s allure keeps me returning.
I learned how to use a wide angle lens while photographing Lézat. The scene taught me to move far away from the track if I wanted to capture the whole valley within my picture frame. During my earliest days photographing railroads, standing a few hundred meters from the moving train was inconceivable to me! Photographing at Lézat also taught me to search for new viewpoints, conditional upon the light or the weather, forcing me to not take the same pictures twice. This became an important rule for me!
The following gallery showcases pictures taken from most of the accessible viewpoints in Lézat. But as my vision evolves, I think it may be possible that Lézat has hidden surprises for me. Some readers may have noticed that the perfect snow shot is missing… the call for another trip!
Félicitations Clément, le site est magnifique et les clichés sont très recherchés. Dommage qu’on n’y entend plus les MGO des 2800.
Salut Clément
Une très belle série que tu nous présentes là! à chaque image on redécouvre le lieu, on ne croirait pas rester au même village!
Lumières, cadrages, saisons variées…
Bravo
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bravo et region magnique j admire votre art de la photographie