Another golden stairway
le Louvre
"A Ride on the Bâteaux- Mouche"
"I will play you a waltz."
"Merci beaucoup, monsieur!!"
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- Virginia
- Birmingham, AL, United States
- I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
Paris je t'aime
I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
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- Lost In Arles
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- Love in the City of Lights
- Ma Vie Française
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- Paris and Beyond
- Parisien Salon
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14 comments:
I think you've perfected the art of photographing stairwells V.
I pretty sure I've never been on the bateaux-mouches, I'm too cheap.
I'm always sure to find treasures opening this blog...Now, I have to go back to Paris, you gave me so many ideas, Virginia!
The weather is very cold here at the moment, yesterday evening, we saw on the tv some pictures from the fountains on la Place de la Concorde (i'm sure you see wich one I'm thinking to), the angels were covered by the ice, it was wonderful!
Where did you find the waltz-player?
I think I will go out and take some icy photos, despite - or thanks to - the low temperature!
Stunning perspective of the staircase at the Louvre! Love this photo!
That shot of the stairs in the Louvre is fantastic. The color is gorgeous.
Alice and Peter, the fountain sounds gorgeous all icy. I would love to see it. Peter, run right over and get some good photos for us. I have an icy fountain I posted a few days ago on BADP when our temperatures dipped.
THe music man's shop is in the Marais. I posted one other of him very early on. His shop was amazing. He played several of these wonderful metal discs for us. He was a dear!
Oh Wayne, you can't cheap out in Paris!!!
Wonderful sereiss again. To break with my nature but I'll go for the top shot today as it's quite spooky.
I was going to comment on the staircase shot, but I think the rest of the world has beaten me to it. Still, it's a great shot.
I could not remember the other Music Man, so I went searching. Found him on 30 November. He had stopped what he was doing and posed for you. Although the colours of the wooden instruments in that photo make it very warm, this has more drama. I am often torn: people want to pose and smile and "tart" themselves up whereas I want to capture the character that originally attracted my eye. I am trying to begin the Hundred Strangers Project - the dressed-to-kill churchgoers were the first I have asked who agreed! However, I was given Andrew Zuckerman's "Wisdom" for Christmas and that may divert me down a bit. For that project I am aiming for 50 acquaintances: head only; gazing into lens; B&W. Thanks for the visit. I missed the grind and the interaction and found I needed two blogs. "Plumbing" will remain active and will be for issues and creativity.
A lot of my strangers are head only looking into the camera. I like the straightforwardness of it sometimes. Will look up the book you referred to. Good luck! And the music man wasn't posing I don't think. If I remember correctly he was talking with my friend Barbara and I was madly snapping while she had his attention!
Aprop-pos your comment on Sydney Eye, I agree that Zuckerman appears to have done a considerable amount of post-production, air-brushing and the like. This is not what I am after. I want to see ordinary people. Zuckerman has celebrities etc. Other than the fact that I don't know any celebrities, I would find people like that boring. I have a theory that a person's character can be read from their face. I would like to see if this is the case. No PS, no nothing. Just a direct gaze. No teeth if possible - just smiling eyes. I will start with people I know and then venture further afield.
Always a joy to see Paris through your lens V. The music shop I'm sure was a delight to find. And for Wayne btw, there is a hop-on-hop-off type 'Batobus' that's 14€ for a 2-day/allday ticket. It makes stops at the main sights along the Seine. It might be a nice way to get around to the major spots and les quartiers along the river for a couple days.
The golden staircase photo is just beautiful. Bravo Virginia!
Awesome photos, esp. the Louvre and the river photos.
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