LA moon advances slowly towards the antenna, it goes up the peak until its 2,877 meters. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Click, Clac! The photo is in the box and could well strengthen the candidacy of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre in the UNESCO ranking. Eric Carrère has just made a new shot of which he has the secret and which will generate Like Torrents on social networks. A deserved reward as this amateur photographer gives himself trouble to reach the perfect image.
“This photo summarizes the technical quest to be in the right place at the right time,” explains this insurance salesperson who discovered her violin of Ingres in the late 1990s with the first photos of her children. “Even if quality is not satisfactory for me because you have mist. I had managed something similar two years ago, the weather was more conducive. »»
This experienced hiker never ventures to the little happiness luck. “I went up to the Abisque pass in the early afternoon. I had climbed it by bike and I saw that the planets would probably be aligned. It was then necessary to get on the collar with the right perspective on the peak. I’m always going to find where I am, it’s the base. »»
Éric Carrère is an experienced hiker who knows where to position himself for the best photos.
Éric Carrère
The preparatory work then borrows from aerology and the good knowledge of the clouds. Where his thermal engineering and his internship at the CNES are not superfluous. “According to the calculations everything must match, remains the weather element. When it happens, it’s satisfactory. »»
Focal, depth of field, opening … The rest of the recipe belongs to the photographer’s technique and refers to a galaxy of figures that it would be useless to reproduce here, as the real amateurs are distant. It has suitable equipment and knows the difficulties of mountain shooting. “In bivouac, it’s quite dangerous. You have to position yourself well, equip yourself well because the conditions, especially in winter, are not always very comfortable. »»
The plain and the hillsides too
Its shots, which combine several Milky Way images to compose an entire panorama, are the most shared on the Pyrenean web. They even inspired certain posters of which the authors have not always taken care to notify the enlightened amateur. But Eric Carrère also knows how to immortalize the plain and the less rugged valleys.
“I like to have a foreground and a depth with mineral, plant, fauna.
Éric Carrère
Established on the hillsides of Gan-Jurançon, the photographer is served in natural postcards. “I like to have a foreground and a depth with mineral, plant, fauna. It allows you to show all the beauty of the region. The more people appreciate these images, the more I tell myself that they are inclined to protect it. »»
The Ossau bridge in Oloron also admits, looking down …
Éric Carrère
The photographer plays with the elements to Oloron to reflect the Gave bridges, the Baigneuse of La Fontaine Clemenceau in Pau or pay tribute to the soldiers and rescuers, whose aircraft cross the beautiful images. We also discover his passion for cycling as with this image which joins a frame the large wheel on Boulevard des Pyrénées.
“The idea is to combine my passions. Like the great local photographer Jean-Louis Duzert who is passionate about flamenco and has taken magnificent photos of this dance. »»
