Sunday, May 6, 2012
Sunday Church Series - Basilique du Sacré-Coeur
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This is what I'd call a "postcard photograph"of Paris so I decided to make it one. It's also a special one for me because I shot this from the rooftop of Galeries Lafayette last January, on my last afternoon in Paris. A beautiful memory to bring home with me. Merci chère Mary for taking me to this beautiful spot. A perfect end to another very special trip to Paris with you.
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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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22 comments:
Oh Virginia - too too beautiful - if there is such a thing!
Love the rooftops of Paris too. Thank you for sharing - made my day! Francesca x
It certainly is a post card shot and works well in black and white....
Absolutely postcard worthy - what a beautiful shot!
Classic vintage feel to this image. Just needs Audrey Hepburn in the foreground wearing a chic pair of shades.
Very pretty sparkly reflections....
Very inspiring postcard, thanks so much for sharing!
Léia
What a beautiful photo and indeed worth being a postcard.
Have a lovely Sunday.
Fabulous, Virginia ;-)
Have a wonderful weekend.
Catherine
xx
This icon on the Paris landscape, like La Tour, can suprise you as you turn a corner miles away and suddenly see this majestic basilica... great shot, V.
Agreed Genie...Virg, it's my new "go-to" place to take people...thanks for mentioning me!
Virginia, you seem to spend most of your time in or on top of Lafayette !!
We just, as in yesterday, reserved an apartment in Montmartre for 3 weeks next September! So close to Sacre Coeur. I'm already counting down the days!
Beautiful "postcard photograph", V, I like the B/W choice and the perfect composition.
Yes, a perfect postcard photo. Very nice job, as always.
I love the view from the rooftop of the Galeries Lafayette.
Oh yeah—that's a view and a half, V! I have a friend who collects postcards but never goes anywhere herself; I'd much rather be the one saying "Wish you were here." ;~} Bon dimanche --
Yes! I think of Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper and 'Love in the Afternoon'! :) Adore this photo. As every picture you take.
Truly beautiful!
Definitely postcard worthy! Beautiful shot!
This is very special to me also. When I first visited Paris I took a doubledecker bus to each and every place before finally debarking and this was my first stop. I loved this and climbed from the bottom to the top. Enjoy your point of view.
Sometimes it's good to have classic postcard images...this one in B&W is beautifully shot V, and not always seen from this angle.
Aren't those last evenings in Paris so memorable, they are always bittersweet. You know it's coming to an end and yet Paris is so magical that it keeps you captive :0
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