Pas de Calais

Mono and/or Colored? Entangled at St. Georges-sur-L’Aa

One of the first questions I had buying my first digital DSLR was ‘how do I shoot monochrome photos from now?’. In the past it was just choosing what film I put in a camera. Going digital implied using editing to revert from color to monochrome. More recently black and white modes came back on devices. Not only on iPhone. My choice for Nikon Zf was influenced by it. But it all is a question of taste.

Two photos of the power lines at St. George-sur-L’Aa in France. Pick one or both. Both were shot on iPhone without the mono setting.

A dramatic view of high voltage power lines stretching across a cloudy sky, with multiple pylons visible in the distance.

Black and white landscape featuring multiple electric transmission towers against a cloudy sky. — France, St. George-sur-L’Aa -August 2026

Every time we travel to or from the UK via the Channel Tunnel, I try to take photos of these steel giants. They carry power lines in the area of St. George-sur-l’Aa. No worries, I’m in the passenger seat.

Shot with iPhone 17 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

A panoramic view of rolling green and yellow fields under a cloudy sky, with a small collection of houses visible in the distance. — France, Pas de Calais – July 2011

Lens-Artist’s Photo Challenge #365 is ‘longing’. This landscape is so appealing, I still feel the excitement I felt when I shot this sequence.

shot with Nikon D70, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Through The Wire

Each time I pass here on the way to or from Calais, I take a picture of the power lines in St. Georges-sur-l’Aa.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max, edited using Snapseed, GrainLab and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Shower Ahead

Just before the rain.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Over the edge

The rolls always give me the impression they are on their way, rolling.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Mind the Barrier

The views of the landscapes are taken from the car in the passenger seat. And sometimes that leads to seeing surprising objects in the front of the picture. LAPC #209 is surreal.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Ripples

LAPC #209 is surreal. In the north of France on the west coast, just over the border with Belgium, is a wood of pylons with powerlines. Like an army stepping into the world, over a field of ripples, in St. Georges-sur-l’Aa.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Let it Roll

LAPC #209 is surreal. The rolls always give me the impression there are on their way, rolling.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Between the lines

LAPC #209 is surreal. In the north of France on the west coast, just over the border with Belgium, is a wood of pylons with powerlines. Like an army stepping into the world, in St. Georges-sur-l’Aa.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Roll Over

The weekly LAPC (Lens Artists Photo Challenge) #182 is ‘interesting objects’.

shot with Nikon D70, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version