Annecy Le Thiou Floodgate, by Ola Cedell

The Thiou is considered one of the shortest as well as the cleanest rivers in France. It is an effluent of Lake Annecy and an affluent of Fier, which is in turn is a tributary of the Rhone. The photo was taken in early summer, in the middle of the day when the city was bathing in sunshine.

Nikon D800 with 24-70mm | Exposure 1/200sec @ f/9 | ISO 200 | Focal Length 70mm
Annecy Le Thiou Floodgate, by Ola Cedell

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | June 06
Award Score: 67.5 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12.5, Composition 17.5, Style 12, Skill 13)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France

Photographer: Ola Cedell (Malmo, Sweden) Registered
Born in southern Sweden in 1969, Ola Cedell moved to Melbourne Australia in 1996, then to Aachen Germany in 2001, and returned back to southern Sweden in 2003. Food has been a big part of Cedell’s life, as he always enjoys tasting and trying new things. Besides his engineering career, he has been enjoying amateur photography since 1996. Nowadays, Landscape and food photography are his main categories, i.e. for the catering company Gazpacho. His inspiration comes form all around the world, but mainly in southern Sweden as well as France Alpes/Provence.

Portfolio: http://www.cedell.se
Website: http://www.gazpacho.se
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