We crossed the Authion on this self-haul wee ferry in 2019 then continued on our merry way to Angers for the night. It seemed a great adventure. I had no idea how fortunate we were to find it in operation or of the significance and history of the slate-strewn countryside on the other side - so I really appreciate you filling on the gaps in this post, thank you!

Yes, we rather expect to see this more in Bavaria. The style here is a little different too. "Colombage" is a new word for me, but that certainly is it!

Looks like a tres lazy place.

The French bakeries are fabulous for lunch food, and just about everything else.

Love this. Same reason for not buying a prefilled connolo.

I take photos on tour two ways: shooting RAW with my camera and processing with Lightroom, or quick shots with my iPhone. The latter I often adjust using the “Photos” app on my phone, straightening, cropping, bringing up shadows or toning down highlights. It’s the shadows and highlights adjustments you want—they apply to the whole photo, but the amount of adjustment varies by the darkness or lightness of the pixels.

I have one called Photoworks that actually does well with automatic correction while offering sliders for exposure, contrast, and about ten other variables. However as far as I can see, changes apply to the whole image and not regions. There are a slew of "AI powered" apps on offer and I tested a lot. None seem to do a darn thing.

The computer we have with us is chosen for small size and weight, and it's processor is slow. Consequently, even Photoworks takes forever to load and to do the job.

The camera has an interesting feature in which it will bracket the exposures. It can offer two, up to six exposures plus and minus from the auto exposure choice, and with various spacings, as far out as three stops. This could be good, but generates a surplus of shots to discard.

That P950 I am thinking about still has a poor 1/2 inch sensor, but with the bracketing it somehow stores all the trial exposures in a group, in a way that helps to manage and delete them.

Btw my current camera will also try multiple focus points on request. What a headache to have 120 base shots in a day and then multiply by 4 or 8 or whatever for exposure and focus bracketing.

I have already cut the image sizes way down to accommodate lousy hotel internet!

Hi,
I could easily spend more time in Angers. There’s so much to see.

Hi,
The windows on the first floor must be splendid at night when they are lit.

Hi,
Maisons à colombage devient Hauser aus Fachwerk en passant par le Rhin! Took me a minute to remember « colombage » because I remember them from Germany more than from France, although north European is probably the most accurate localization for half-timbered structures.
Cheers

Agree with Bill

The trees in this picture are the “winner”

Yes, looks ( sorry) washed out…

Prefer

Better... Details on buildings are nice.