Mon nouvel ami

Normally I like to catch people on the street without them being aware I'm there. This day, there were kids running all around the Palais Royal, and this boy stopped and looked at me. I held up my camera, and he was very willing to have me take his photo. A sweet memory.

Paris People

The Marais district of Paris is one of my very favorite places to photograph because of its ethnic and religious diversity. This Jewish man, passing out pamphlets caught my eye.  What a beautiful face.

You Write the Caption

There are so many possibilities here. I'll let you,  my readers have a go. I look forward to your comments.

Paris Rouge - Coming and Going

Un massage de la rue

This Sunday you could stop on rue Mouffetard and get a quick massage for whatever you chose to give. Monsieur made my back feel much better. I was most grateful.

Une nuit à Paris

As he  hurried down the street, Monsieur checked his phone. Perhaps he was late for dinner?

"Non!"

La Tour Eiffel

This is the look you get when you say, "Non", and raise your camera. 

Dimanche à Paris... Lost in Thought

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!

Musique Dans Les Rues III - la Danseuse

Of all the interesting people I've photographed in France, this lady has to be one of the most intriguing. She seemed to dance in her own "world" for lack of a better description. Often she closed her eyes and just seemed to let the music move her. She seemd rather oblivious to the spectators and even the band members. Another "Paris moment" I'll always remember.

I really struggled with which two photographs to share with you today. I hope you won't mind if I post several more later.

Who's There??

French Stranger #39

My very last day in Paris, I decided that if I walked past any courtyards with open doors, I was going to venture in and have a look. I was in "what have I got to lose " mode. As I peeked in here, this young lady who was having a little smoke break, walked around to see who was there. We chatted and I learned that she was from Tennessee, in Paris to visit her boyfriend. ( How romantic!!!) Thanks Mary for this nice photo! Snooping paid off here.

Window Shopping

My friend Altadenhiker, whose blog is one of my very very favs honored me last week with a post about moi!  I was flattered and offered to return the favor. Alas I don't have her way with words. Never have and probably never will.  Her posts have moved me to tears and made me holler out loud with laughter.  She is as we say down here, "something else!"  It's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words,  so today KB, this one's for you.  Something tells me this might have been you once upon a time!

Travel Update: I finally arrived back in Birmingham today (Saturday) at 12:30 pm! I spent last night at a hotel in Atlanta and took the Airport Express home from there this morning. For the gory details and photos, check my Birmingham blog today: http//birminghamalabamadailyphoto.blogspot.com