Friday, February 25, 2011
Dimanche à Paris... Lost in Thought
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I tell my photography students over and over about waiting for the best shot. I'm pretty impulsive (quelle surprise!) and tend to just fire off a few shots and keep going, but in Paris, I seem to be able to slow down and just wait. Meredith Mullins calls it the "art of the wait". Cartier-Bresson was the master of it. Maybe I feel their vibes when in Paris! This day I spotted the man on the quai. I took several shots and then I waited a bit. I liked this last pose the best. The carvings on the tree were the icing on this cake!
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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.
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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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21 comments:
A good piece of advice ... with a proof! :-)
So true! We also learned this lesson in photography class this week for action shots. It is better to have the camera focused on a particular point (say the basketball hoop) and just wait for the perfect split second to get a great shot than to use burst mode which may miss the crucial split second.
I think with random people and animal shots, you need to do both. Sometimes grabbing a shot quickly is the best you can do as they often leave, but then waiting patiently if they stick around will often yield the best results (as in this wonderful shot!).
So many love writing in the tree! :)
Wonderful image!
Léia
Je trouve que l'image est parfait!
I love the markings too. I wonder why you seem to have that ability to wait and capture just in Paris?
I shall take your advise and try this. I loved the photo of you and your pal previously. x
You never disappoint! Well done.
V, this is one of your best... magnifique!
G
I love this shot Virginia! Perfection!
Looking at the carved trees I'm sure that many people were waiting for someone here.:-)
Were they all in love???:-)
I like the photos. I want to learn from good fotographers.
I love this shot! So much going on even though still, it tells many stories and has many symbols to work from. Beautiful, you are a master.
You are amazing and I was thinking the exact same thing when studying this photo...I said to myself those hearts carved in the tree says it all. He's waiting for her!!
Happy Friday V !!
Pamela ox
I don't normally like B&W photos, but this is a great shot.
Wonderful composition V!!! And great advice!!!
This is perfect! Bravo!
I noticed that my photos got better when I learned the art of waiting for the shot. It's great advice.
Patience is definitely a virtue worth cultivating when you have a camera in your hand (though sometimes impulsive gets it done!). Yours was certainly rewarded!
A win-win for us too—thanks, V.
I wonder what he was waiting for ???
I'm pretty impulsive (quelle surprise!) Hee! This one was worth the wait, Virginia. A beauty.
Daaaaaang this is a fantastic shot!
J'aime votre blog et la manière comme vous prenez les photos.
Bravo et bon week-end!
Virginia, your patience paid off ... this is a fantastic photo! And, absolutely, the carved hearts are the icing on the cake! Miam-miam!!
The choice of using black and white makes the image timeless.
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