On pourrait croire à un trucage, mais il n'en est rien. Prise en plein après midi à Dourdan, dans l'église St Germain, l'effet de lumière au travers des vitraux était extraodinaire. En déplaçant un peu mon appareil, je pouvais aussi avoir un joli effet de flou sur le vitrail derrière.
Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585) is the author of this famous Rose poem. He is hailed as one of the most celebrated poets of the French Renaissance. He was a key figure in the Pléiade, a group of French poets who…
It never occurred to me that I could become tired of London. Yet, many people get tired of living in a big city. I lived in a little town, and even though I love the countryside, I wouldn’t dream of…
The Cathedral of Amiens is somewhat special to me. I am a Breton, but my Mother’s family is from Picardy. Way up North. This area’s Capital town is Amiens (Pronounce Amyuuuuun – very nasally – yes I know you can’t…
The Place des Vosges in Paris isn’t just about art galleries and tourists, especially in winter. There’s also a rather dainty park, complete with this kiosk near the north exit, and some gorgeous light that I wanted to capture on…
This back to the shack post is about a photo I made a few years ago as we went to the East of the big City to the Haute Île park a place which nearly became yet another concret jungle chock-full…
Until recently, I had heard very little about digital medium format photography. I can remember the 6×6 slides a friend of mine had shown me in the 1970s. I can also recollect that they were astoundingly good. And that’s about…
Saint-Dominique is a Catholic church in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. What is most surprising about this church is the statue above one of the main doors. It was deliberately carved after the likeness of French 1930s actor Louis Jouvet.…
You don’t need to go to the other end of the world to be able to discover new things, exploring the world can take place at your doorstep. That was the challenge Ben Huberman launched in the good old days…
You may know about “Piscine Molitor” because of Pi Patel from Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi”. Here is the real mc Coy with real – not 3D – characters swimming in the mid of Winter in near freezing temperature. When…
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