Does anyone know the best time of day for the Eiffel Tower or Monet's Garden for the light for photography in April?

Also- I like Kodak professional film- any stores near 8e?

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A general rule of thumb; the most interesting relationships between light and shadow occur between sunrise and 10:30 AM and/or 4 PM to sunset, especially for tall subjects.

My favorite time to shoot the Eiffel Tower (and most dramatic IMO) is from the Trocadero, the Place de Varsovie platform at sunrise. You get the sun in the photo but you must be there very early and wear sunglasses when you shoot. Shooting directly into the sun has its dangers.

Sunset, when the sky turns cobalt blue is also spectacular. I would use Kodak E100G in both cases, on a tripod, and play with filters for fun. Happy shooting.

Unless there has been a big change in pricing, it is generally cheaper to pick up film in the States, assuming that this is where you reside. FNAC has outlets everywhere in Paris and would be the place for photographic equipment and materials (and maps, travel books, etc.)

The general rule of NYCFoodSnob is good. On a clear day use a polarizing filter and shoot at 90 degrees to the sun. The orangish Tour Eiffel against the deep blue sky is dramatic. Get up close and even under it for some great angles. FNAC is probably your best bet for film in Paris. For a panorama shot of Paris go up to St. Cloud on a clear breezy day that gets the haze out of the air.

Thanks so much!

Plenty of Kodak stores on the streets of Paris.

I used to have the full complement of photography equipment (and my own darkroom). On my last trip to France I just took a basic point and shoot with zoom (and disposable camera for the beach).

GREAT shots of Paris and Provence that are now framed and on my walls.

My favorite photos were taken during the 1 1/2 hours I was "lost" in Provence (navigation problems by new travel companion). Best two hours of the trip!

My favorite shot is of laundry drying in a second floor window in an apartment down the block from Van Gogh's Starry Night cafe in Arles. A close runner up is of flowers all around the entrance door to a stone cottage in St. Paul de Vence.