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Montier en Der Nature Photo Festival, 2006

Marne Valleys, Valleys of Life, November, 2006

Exhibition "Vallées de Marne, Vallées de Vie" (Marne Valleys, Valleys of Life) at Montier en Der, biggest nature photo festival in France and Europe, on behalf of the Agence de l'Eau Seine-Normandie.


This commissioned work gave birth to:

 

- the photo exhibition itself, a dozen large size prints (100-120 cm) presented on plexiglass panels hung from a metallic structure and fastened to the ground with wood logs (original idea: Archiduchess Agency, see under).


- an elaborate slideshow (high definition, sound track and text), presenting various wildlife, landscape and aerial images on two large LCD panels at the same time.

 

- Posters and postcards.

 

- an image bank for the Agence de l'Eau.

 

 

The Exhibition (click to enlarge):

 

Dead tree, la Radouaye, near Coolus, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France

 

 

Chatillon-sur-Marne, aerial views of the Marne river, Champagne-Ardenne, France

 

 

Protected areas, Osprey, Nutria, Black Woodpecker, Black Kite, Marne river, Champagne-Ardenne, France

 

 

Birds, Marne riverbed: Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover, European Bee-eater, Champagne-Ardenne, France

 

 

Ponds and marshes: Common Toad, Dragonfly, Grass snake, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.

 

 

Marne river meanders, aerials: Aulnay, Vesigneul, Matougues, Champagne-Ardenne, France.

 

 

Oxbow lakes, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France

 

 

Wet meadows, Marne valley: Whinchat, Corn Bunting, Aerial views, Champagne-Ardenne, France

 

 

Protected area, Vesigneul, downstream from Chalons, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.

 

 

Protected area, Vesigneul, downstream from Chalons, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
Traditional activities, Marne valley, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
Photo exhibition, Marne valleys, Valleys of Life, by Patrick Dieudonne. Montier en Der 2006.

 

 

Technical info:

- General and landscape photography: I used a 6x7 medium format camera (Pentax 67 II) and a 6x17 panoramic camera (Fuji G617) for extreme quality in large size prints (up to 120 cm).

 

- Wildlife: 35mm film camera (Nikon F5 /F100) and digital.

 

- Aerial photography with my own paramotor (Miniplane Top 80), another small ULM, and both film and digital cameras (Nikons D2X and D200, F5).


Licensed pilot with my own machine, I am available for many projects including aerial photography, on demand. Please contact me.

 

The Stand (Flash gallery - click on thumbnails)

 

Flash photo gallery, Montier en Der International Nature Festival, 2006 - Agence de l'Eau Seine-Normandie and Patrick Dieudonne Photo - Adobe Flash Player 7 required - Test IE7, Firefox 2.0, Opera 8.50 OK

 

Aknowledgments

 

I'd like to thank all persons I have had the pleasure to work with, and especially Mrs. and Mr. Monbrun, Sandrine Christini, Christophe Pinel (Archiduchesse).