Random Selection - France - Part 6
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:04 amI thought I'd post another selection of images, three from Paris and one from the Chateau Chenonceau.
We spent a day in Paris with local photographer who showed us around the great city with lots of insights on the places and history behind where we visited. She really made the day enjoyable, and to have a personal guide really made us appreciate what we were seeing so I highly recommend it. For anyone that's interested her website is here http://www.aphotographerinparis.com/.
The first shot was taken with the local photographer in one of the old style galleries, as luck would have it this nice gentleman walked past us with a distinctive orange helmet, and apologised for walking into the shot, well really he was the finishing touch to making the shot IMO. The more I look at this shot the more little details spring out at me.
Following the general theme of corridors, this shot was taken the next day on route to Jardin de Luxembourg, I believe it's actually a theatre just opposite it. I've considered a crop but as yet haven't found one I like so here it is full frame.
The next shot took a bit of patience as I wait for someone to finish chaining up there bike, but I liked how it lined up with the art installation. This was taken on our photo tour, outside the Pompidou a museum famous for its exposed pipes (heating, plumbing etc). It had just started raining again, but I could of spent a lot of time there with the art, and interesting people around this area. Looking at it, I probably need to work on PPing this shot, it hasn't had anything done to it and looks a bit flat, that said its accurate to how it was, dull and a bit gloomy from the rain.
The last shot is something out of the ordinary and was a chair I found in Chateau Chenonceau that had a lovely texture and a great monogram from (I assume) one of the original owners of the place. I'm still doing a bit of digging to confirm who's monogram it actually is, as there was nothing to say on or near the chair itself. It also had lovely lions on the arm rests a gorgeous piece of antique furniture.
We spent a day in Paris with local photographer who showed us around the great city with lots of insights on the places and history behind where we visited. She really made the day enjoyable, and to have a personal guide really made us appreciate what we were seeing so I highly recommend it. For anyone that's interested her website is here http://www.aphotographerinparis.com/.
The first shot was taken with the local photographer in one of the old style galleries, as luck would have it this nice gentleman walked past us with a distinctive orange helmet, and apologised for walking into the shot, well really he was the finishing touch to making the shot IMO. The more I look at this shot the more little details spring out at me.
Following the general theme of corridors, this shot was taken the next day on route to Jardin de Luxembourg, I believe it's actually a theatre just opposite it. I've considered a crop but as yet haven't found one I like so here it is full frame.
The next shot took a bit of patience as I wait for someone to finish chaining up there bike, but I liked how it lined up with the art installation. This was taken on our photo tour, outside the Pompidou a museum famous for its exposed pipes (heating, plumbing etc). It had just started raining again, but I could of spent a lot of time there with the art, and interesting people around this area. Looking at it, I probably need to work on PPing this shot, it hasn't had anything done to it and looks a bit flat, that said its accurate to how it was, dull and a bit gloomy from the rain.
The last shot is something out of the ordinary and was a chair I found in Chateau Chenonceau that had a lovely texture and a great monogram from (I assume) one of the original owners of the place. I'm still doing a bit of digging to confirm who's monogram it actually is, as there was nothing to say on or near the chair itself. It also had lovely lions on the arm rests a gorgeous piece of antique furniture.
