" Friendly Street Market Vendor"
"Les Vins"
( For the CDP crowd that has been begging for vin. You know who you are!)
"The Waiter"
"Grand Window"
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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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- Hip Paris
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- Lost In Arles
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- Love in the City of Lights
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- Magic Lantern Show
- Manger
- Paris and Beyond
- Parisien Salon
- Peter's Paris
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- 12.18.08
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- 12.16.08
- Mid Month Theme: Subway Day
- An Afternoon in the Quartier Latin
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- Paris est magique la nuit !
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13 comments:
I love "the waiter" photo, intent on his work, and the cycle whizing by. And all those controversial outdoor heaters. Grandpa is wonderful. Would this as magical if it were taken elsewhere? Thanks V for wondrous images.
I'm still enjoying la balade parisienne, Virginia. The restaurant was Le 5 mars (= March 05,the day theyve opened, I guess), in rue Verneuil (where Serge Gainsbourg lived for many years). And yes, the bowl was large!
For me, the blur of the scooter transforms this image. Was it serendipitous? It emphasises the walkway of the cafe and seems to put the waiter himself into slow motion. Add to this the myriad of curves ... not bad, V. Not bad at all.
The waiter, the wine (lol!)
... ça c'est Paris, bien sure! :-) Great shots, V.!
I see you've been at the Montmartre cemetery! :-) Beautiful composition too.
Keep 'em coming. I am loving all of your Paris photos. The market vendor and the waiter are similar to two photos I took last year in the south of France.
My heart is just aching to return. I wrote the other day on my main blog, "If I left my heart in San Francisco so many years ago, I left my soul in France."
You have inspired me to finally post my pics from that trip. Thanks.
Only 1 week until departure.
Finally I have the chance to come and see your Paris blog!
You certainly have the right feeling for the right photos and the right atmosphere!
I remember seeing you taking a few of these photos (I mean incl. previous posts), but you have made something special out of them! Bravo!
In this post, "Le Vins" and the "Waiter" are my fave, V. Great works!
Peter, you watched me take a LOT of these and waited patiently while I fiddled around with my camera, got down and couldn't get back up etc.! HA I saved my night shots till you were home so you could get a chuckle out of them as well. They aren't as bad as we originally thought, but probably not as sharp as yours using that FINE tripod of yours!! Maybe Santa will bring you a "real" one :)
Eki & JM,
Merci. So you like the vin aussi! Dusty Lens will be most thrilled and Babooshka of course!
Julie, You call it serendipity, I call it good old fashioned luck. Either way, the scooter did add an unexpected element.
Karen, Hope you have a lot of memory cards.
Alice, So the chanteuse is your favorite so far???
Jill, I replaced Grand-pere at midnight. Don't ask. I am crazy!HA
Grazie signorina, ma mi perfer vino rosso.
None of that bubbly stuff for me, Cotes du Rhone, if you please!
DL, I wasn't planning on sharing the bubbly! All we need is some good French bread. I really miss their bread don't you? I might be having some sooner than I thought. :)
Break the baguette, bring on the brie and pass me a bottle. I'm late I'm catching up. I'm so boring the photogrpher but it's the waiter for me. Is this intentional but the simplicity of the title for that shot was just, so, well French.
B. We didn't wait on you but there are so many bottles waiting on us! Oh DL ate all the b read but we'll get more. So glad you joined us
V
That "waiter" shot - the arched ceiling. There's nothing like Paris.
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