Velib by night, for all my friends by mtc

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Jan 05, 2009

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Description

Velib (shortening of velo and liberte, bicycle and freedom in French) is a system of public bicycle rental at will in Paris. This service organized by the Paris township during summer 2007 made since its beginning more than 10,000 bicycles available on 750 places of the French capital. It met with a huge success because 26 million occurrences of rents were numbered, and in less than one year people took 200,000 subscriptions. In France, other towns (Rennes, La Rochelle, Rochefort, Lyon, Villeurbanne, Aix-en-Provence…) offered bicycles for rent to the public. In other European countries, Bruxelles, Wien, Barcelona… did the same. Riding a bicycle in town is a possible alternative to the use of individual cars. All comments welcome. Click on the image to enjoy it better. Happy New Year to everybody!

Velib (contraction de vélo et liberté) est un système de vélo en libre service à Paris. Mis en place par la Mairie de Paris lors de l’été 2007, il proposait d’emblée plus de 10.000 vélos, disponibles dans 750 lieux différents de la capitale. Le succès du Velib a été considérable, car 26 millions de locations ont été réalisées, et 200.000 personnes se sont abonnées en moins d’un an. En France, d’autres communes (Rennes, La Rochelle, Rochefort, Lyon, Villeurbanne, Aix-en-Provence…) ont aussi mis des vélos à la disposition du public. Dans d’autres pays européens, Bruxelles, Wien, Barcelona… ont réalisé des opérations analogues. Le vélo en ville, voilà une des alternatives possibles à l’utilisation de la voiture individuelle.

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Techdata: Nikon D50 with AF-Nikkor 3.5-4.5/18-70 ED at F=18mm, DX format (equiv. 24x36 format 27mm), 1/3s at f/4.5 on tripod, 800 ISO, aperture-priority automatic. Slight cropping and removal of an unwilled panel with the Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop CS3 Extended.

Comments (37)

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helanker

11:57AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

What a splendid solution on the problem with too many cars in the city. That is if they got good space for the bicycles on the streets. This is a really excellent capture in nice and warm colors. Thanks for sharing :)

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Hendesse

11:59AM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Superb shot. Fantastic light and colors!

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mairekas

12:03PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Super light and colors! Very well captured!

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jeroni

12:27PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details!

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tennesseecowgirl

12:55PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Great photo. and more cities should take note of this.. perfect way to get around.

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Mousson

1:13PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Superbe image !!! 5 +++

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sirvictor

1:21PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

great picture

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durleybeachbum

1:36PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

A brilliant idea, and a very interesting pic!

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Richardphotos

2:50PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

excellent idea especially being able to replace at a station and go to work without worrying about someone stealing your bike.excellent night shot

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Janiss

2:54PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Très bonne idée parisienne bien mise en évidence par cette superbe perspective! EXCELLENTE ANNÉE 2009 MA CHÈRE MARIE-THÉRÈSE!

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claude19

3:02PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

TRES BELLE photo nocturne !!! Je te souhaite uhne excellente santé ainsi qu'à toute ta famille !!!...il paraît que ces vélos sont trop lourds dans des côtes importantes !!!

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Kaartijer

3:37PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

I saw them when I was over there, but I didn't know how it works... anyway, it didn't matter that much 'cause I had to walk in order to visit what I planned to... Excellent night shot, and thanks for the info!

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marybelgium

4:15PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

excellente idée de les avoir photographiés! superbes couleurs ...

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magnus073

4:40PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Marie-Therese j'aime cette photo beaucoup de mon ami. Je pense en louant des bicyclettes au public est une grande idée. Il sauve du gaz et est bon pour notre environnement.

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THROBBE

5:40PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Nice composition!

MrsLubner

6:49PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

this is so very interesting to view. The composition is strong and the lighting and color is great!

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jocko500

6:56PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

cool idea but it be hard for me to do it forI have to bring my work tools with me. wonderful shot

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ledwolorz

7:25PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Fantastic shot.

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Dianthus

8:55PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

Great image:)

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bmac62

11:06PM | Mon, 05 January 2009

This is a superb low light, night time shot. And this is a wonderful idea on the part of Paris. Well done. Bill

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beachzz

12:51AM | Tue, 06 January 2009

Super idea and a wonderful shot!!

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Milouv

2:03AM | Tue, 06 January 2009

Superbe photo, l'idée est ici excellente et témoigne d'un sens de l'observation bien affûté. Une réalisation parfaite. je profite de l'occasion pour te souhaiter à toi et Edouard une année pleine de promesses. Et comme disait Alphonse Allais : "Je ne prendrai pas de calendrier cette année, car j'ai été très mécontent de celui de l'année dernière ! "

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Djavad

3:41AM | Tue, 06 January 2009

Paroles: Pierre Barouh. Titre original: "ou "La bicyclette"" "Quand on partait de bon matin Quand on partait sur les chemins A bicyclette Nous étions quelques bons copains Y avait Fernand y avait Firmin Y avait Francis et Sébastien Et puis Paulette..." Interprété notamment par Yves Montand

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furuta

8:29AM | Tue, 06 January 2009

Beautiful composition. excellent POV!!

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Severine

2:53PM | Tue, 06 January 2009

Sont vraiment beaux ces vélo, et je trouve que c'est essentiel dans une ville comme Paris, laissons les autos au garage et pédalons ^-^

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NightGallery

5:43PM | Tue, 06 January 2009

That is a fantastic shot. A TAD unsharp in areas. but none the less a great image with explosive color and shapes. Love it!!

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PIERRE25

11:11PM | Tue, 06 January 2009

Cela rend bien service évidemment, jolie capture!

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pixelmeister

3:48AM | Sun, 11 January 2009

Very nice shot!

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Elcet

4:55PM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Comme quoi un objet banal (mais revisité par le designer intelligent de l'objet en question) peut, l'éclairage et la disposition des éléments aidant, devenir quelque chose de totalement féérique. Bravo l'artiste!

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