Julien CHIQUET

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Julien CHIQUET

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France Mont Saint-Michel

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From this spot, you can shoot the Mont Saint-Michel with an iconic river in the foreground.

Photography Tips

Come here at sunrise or sunset. It is better between autumn and spring because in summer the river has no water. Avoid the dry season.
Walk around the spot to vary your frames, water is everywhere. To shoot the river and the Mont-Saint-Michel, the best focal length seems to be between 17mm and 35mm on APS-C.

Travel Information

You can park your car near the "Auberge de la Baie", and then walk 5 to 10 minutes to reach the spot. Carry your headlamp.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor Just a few people

Best Timing Sunset

Sunrise & Sunset 08:55 - 17:17 | current local time: 19:29

Photo Themes building Fields historical building Natural Landscape River seascape water

Locations Normandy Pontorson Mont-Saint-Michel Northern France Field

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Spot Comments (16)

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Prithvi Patel 15.01.2023

Hi I am planning to go around mid may this year Do you know how it usually stays during may time ???

Julien CHIQUET 15.01.2023

Hi, May is generally a really nice moment to visit this place. Since 2022 we had dry spring seasons and it is difficult to know so far in advance if you will find water. Check the forecast for the 5 to 10 days before your visit.

Prithvi Patel 15.01.2023

Great thanks alot for getting back to me!! Just want to know even if its dry will it have that greenary or just a dry grass?

Julien CHIQUET 15.01.2023

As far as I know the grass may keep it's green color even without rain, as the soil here remains relatively humid.

Laurent Guigue 28.10.2018

Unfortunately, no water today, and the area looks completely dry. It's strange because I was there on October 28, but as the summer and even the last weeks have been exceptionally dry, maybe this could explain what happened (or maybe there is another explanation...). Anyway, thank you for sharing ☺

Julien CHIQUET 02.11.2018

Thanks for your comment Laurent. As far as I know, the level of the "river" strongly depends of the rain on the last days, whatever the rainfalls of the whole season.

Michael Tahot 14.09.2018

I really enjoy the picture, 1st time I see from this location

Julien CHIQUET 14.09.2018

Thanks Michael !

Cassie Tillas 02.08.2018

Hi Julien! Gorgeous photos! Will this spot be affected by the high tide? I will be there on October 9th during the super tide at 20:20 and am wondering if I can catch the sunset (19:30) from this spot, or will it be under water? Thank for any advice or knowledge on the topic. :) Cassie

Julien CHIQUET 02.08.2018

Hi Cassie, I never went there during such high tides. I don't think it will be under water, especially one hour before high tide, but I am not 100% sure. May be someone who has been there can complete the spot description ? By the way, this spot is really nice. Enjoy it !

Cassie Tillas 03.08.2018

Ok, thanks Julien - I will give it a shot! :)

Hannes Koenig 28.05.2018

Great photo - I will go there - sometimes ;) and thx for sharing !! BR Hannes

Julien CHIQUET 28.05.2018

Hi Hannes, Thank you for your nice comment. Please share your pictures if you go there !

Alexander Corsten 04.05.2018

I love this photo. I am going to visit here next week and was going to shoot some photos. Is this shot with a telephoto to get the compression?

Julien CHIQUET 04.05.2018

Hi Alexander. Thank you for your nice comment. Il shot this landscape with my 17-55 at 35mm on Apsc. I made my other shots around 17mm.

Alexander Corsten 04.05.2018

Thank you for this information.

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Thank you Julien CHIQUET for creating this photo spot in France and Magnet’, Jan Musil, Michel BADET, Marc Pihet, Steve Van Der Park, Javi Clavero, Juergen Mueller, Mia Pflieger, Aden Lao, Manuel Becker for improving it with additional photos or content.

France Mont Saint-Michel

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Spot Comments (16)

Ratings (10)

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