I like your photo too... it makes one stop and think.. the different elements are not what you expect to see in one single shot... bravo ! Bonne journée...still sunshine on this side of the ocean...
Please tell me the fence is temporary. I definitely see why you like this shot. The random elements make a fascinating composition. I imagine him looking back at a traffic jam and feeling grateful for his own mode of transportation!
Hello, just found your site and had to become your newest follower! I was in Paris a couple of years ago and your photos remind me of my trip. I am planning to go again. I invite you to visit my blog. Linda
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.
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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You can leap anything on a steed of stone.
A good composition in a non-fitting environment for such a beauty !
I like your photo too... it makes one stop and think.. the different elements are not what you expect to see in one single shot... bravo !
Bonne journée...still sunshine on this side of the ocean...
Very funny since I saw a cat grooming play toy today that this makes me think of that...grooming the cheval..,
Where's Steve McQueen when I need him!!
I think your title is most a propos! He's either leaping over the fence or leaping into the ferris wheel!
Ya'll follow me...to Ladurée!
Please tell me the fence is temporary. I definitely see why you like this shot. The random elements make a fascinating composition. I imagine him looking back at a traffic jam and feeling grateful for his own mode of transportation!
Great photo!
He's escaping the ugly modern world!
Love the leaping statue and the juxtaposition of the different elements! Bien vu!
Bises,
G
To me, it appears the guy is either trying to get off or get on the horse. Maybe he decided he'd rather ride the roue.
I guess this photo is very symbolic for you, Miss Virginia!
I see a huge V made of steel; the horse and the rider symbolizing your frequent leaps from one side of the ocean to the other side!
Starman, I think you're right since he's riding sidesaddle! :)
Alexa, I am not sure if this is temporary or not. I hope it is! And the traffic at Place de la Concorde is a scary thought!
Maria,
I never even thought of that!
Pamela,
I think he's trying to escape as well.
Mad,
I'd follow him to Ladurée!
I love the contrast of the metal and stone! striking!
A lot going on here, Virginia. I like it, too. You don't have to explain.
Hello, just found your site and had to become your newest follower! I was in Paris a couple of years ago and your photos remind me of my trip. I am planning to go again. I invite you to visit my blog.
Linda
I can't explain either... but I like it also a lot! :-)
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