V, a lovely photo with beautifully captured light. Would you believe that Lucile and I just happened to be there on Oct 16th for the memorial service in remembrance of Marie Antoinette's death. Full choir and some of the best organ music I've ever heard. We didn't know what it was all about until after the fact --- I kept hearing the name "Marie Antoinette" during the service and later found out the occasion.
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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Wonderful glow of the setting sun on this Church.
The light is very beautiful !
Very nice light and a good photo Virginia.
Wish you a lovely sunday.
Greetings, Joop
Early morning or late afternoon? Whichever, the light is marvelous.
Le tombeau de nos rois, ou du moins, de ce qu'il en reste.
Ah, it was late afternoon, and what a wonderful time with Owen and his wife as well as Peter. This is a great photo and a remembrance.
Bon dimanche!
Belle perspective !
bon week-end
cath.
Beautiful church, beautiful composition, beautiful light!
Simply breathtaking Virginia..
blessings,
Penny
The light and the detail on this church are beautiful. Hope you'll play Dreaming of France meme tomorrow.
The way the light reflects upon the church is beautiful and the architecture striking. :)
The exterior looks splendid bathed in the evening glow!
Duncan In Kuantan
V, a lovely photo with beautifully captured light. Would you believe that Lucile and I just happened to be there on Oct 16th for the memorial service in remembrance of Marie Antoinette's death. Full choir and some of the best organ music I've ever heard. We didn't know what it was all about until after the fact --- I kept hearing the name "Marie Antoinette" during the service and later found out the occasion.
So breathtaking!
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