Parfumerie Fragonard

This weekend I made an exploration of the famous parfumerie industry in Grasse. There are I think 3 well known names and one of the most famous and old is Fragonard (you will find this name in many guidebooks). The building looks like one of the shops in Cannes:

Fragonard, Grasse

But inside the building there is a hidden laboratory! You walk through the long corridor and can see the process of a new scent creation.

Fragonard laboratory

Fragonard laboratory

Fragonard laboratory

As the result, you can get a well wrapped product :)

Fragonard perfumes

The ground floor of the building is a shop of various Fragonard products: from perfumes to soap. The whole atmosphere is full of different scents, however it is still possible to choose the one you like.

Fragonard shop

Fragonard bath accessories

Scientific structure

Scientific structure, CICA area, Sophia Antipolis

Wine tasting party

Taigi, per sias iseigines pagaliau padariau tai, ka seniai norejau padaryt perskaicius ivadinius strapsnius vynogide. Todel kai tik pamaciau naujai atrastoj pardoj teisinga vyno pasirinkima (teisingas man siuo atveju nemaisytu vynuogiu vynai ir pigiai, ale ~2eu), tai ir griebiau atskiru vynuogiu rusiu vynus. Stai cia yra tie vynai, kuriuos teko paragaut:

Sauvignon Blanc, Carbernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Gamay

Trumpai uzfiksuosiu ispudzius apie kiekviena (is kaires i desine):

1. Sauvignon Blanc. Baltas. Tikejausi sauso, bet is tikro jis rugstus ir maziausias sausas is vysu situ vynu. Su zuvim turetu but super.
2. Cabernet Sauvignon. Raudonas, maisytos 2 vynuoges. Sausiausias is visu, bet sodrus skonis.
3. Merlot. Raudonas. Labai sodrus skonis, bet jo sausumas mane visgi atstumia. Su mesa turetu but pats tas.
4. Syrah. Raudonas. Sodrus ir praktiskai nesausas, lengvai geriasi su ivairiais produktais.
5. Gamay. Raudonas. Gaivus, panasus i stalo vyna.

Sia degustacija verta apturet geriant prancuziskus vynus, kadangi jie labai daznai gaminami maisant skirtingas vynuogiu rusis ir aisku tai apsunkina vyno issirinkimo procesa vien pagal jo kilme. Beje, italiskam vynui galioja visiskai priesinga taisykle: vynuoges dazniausiai nemaisomos, o ir vynus jie labiau megsta saldzius.

Pastabele: Vynai rusuojami ne tik pagal vynuogiu rusys, bet ir pagal kilmes krasta, pvz. Côtes du Rhône, Côte de Provence ir t.t..

Nice - Dublin - Nice

Baigesi kreizova kelione i lietuviu antrus namus :) Turejau kelis tuos 'pirmuosius' kartus, kuriu vienas ryskiausiu tai pavelavimas i lektuva! (nesamoningas, niekas nesiteike informuot, jog check-in'as baigiasi valanda iki skrydzio) Na o kitas nemazai ryskus - Algirdo Karaliaus seminaras, tik tais su pratesimu pube ;)

Be to, cia mano akim amazing kadrai is lektuvo. Kiti amazing deja liko neuzfiksuoti...

Nice Airport, Nice


Carpet from clouds


Sunset in Dublin, Ireland

Double fiesta

1. Today a monthly rain has began :) By meteo people predictions it will last for 2 days, yahoo!
2. Yesterdays photo-theory course has ended today with positive practical results :) Hyperfocal focusing test I think that was passed.

CICA area, Sophia Antipolis

Here I used telephoto lens with 50mm, too lazy to change for more appropriate wide angle. However, with f11 aperture I achieved not bad focus of the whole picture. Lens focus distance in this case is from 4 to infinity meters. So, I was too lazy to make foreground completely focused :) Any technical comments would be highly appreciated, there is still lots of space to enhance.

First steps in dslr education

Here I would like to put some short notes about my educational process in (d)slr world, which has recently began and gains the speed.

After some point and shot camera expirience, which ended in my subjective opinion quite well, I made a next step. The question that appeared at the first day with (d)slr - why the background of most photos is so blured? With PaS I had another experience, so I started from this point. A very valuable answers were found here:

• Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera by Bryan Peterson

Many examples with grouped pictures and explanations, also small exercises and not too much of text :)

Todays investigation comparing with exposure is huge! At the very first day I got my new camera, I spotted that the focus range became very limited. Exposure tips can help you in that, however how can you achive the same effect as with PaS to make a normal landscape photo with for example a rock in foreground and the background focused at the same time... A new definitions have appeared:

• Hyperfocal focusing, hyperfocal distance
• Neutral density filters
• F-stop - lastly demystified :)

The last two mostly explain the secrets of sunset/sunrise photography :)

Wish you good shots ;)

Night photo tests

Today I've made first shots of night photos with Pentax. The tunnel I'm passing everyday:

"Capitale de parfume", Grasse


High-way, Grasse