Category:photography
Romanesque churches in Saint Bertrand de Comminges
Romanesque churches are ubiquitous in the Pyrenees. Here a few pictures from Saint Bertrand de Comminges a bit further from the Ariège in the piedmont....
Wind turbines, cement, plastics, steel and the Industrial Age
Wind turbines are often the subject of heated discussions between those in favour and those against. I do not particularly want to jump into...
36 views of the Eiffel Tower minus a few
The 36 views of the Eiffel Tower is a series of wooden engravings. Well-famed engraver Henri Rivière sketched and printed them in the 19th...
Chateau de Terride in Mirepoix
When preparing this post, I researched Chateau de Terride in Mirepoix with duck duck go. I realised that quite a few chateaux in the south-west...
The Sphinx of Bagatelle
Bagatelle is a chateau well hidden in the Bois de Boulogne where you can find flowers and especially roses, gardens and the Sphinx of Bagatelle....
Clematis
The Clematis, amongst the flowers of Bagatelle, are my favourites. Here are my two best macro shots. There are approximately 300 species of that flower,...
Bollards bollards everywhere
Our streets are teeming with bollards.Not so long ago we went to Pau in the South-West of France. As I was taking pictures, I...
Cherry blossoms in Spring and Autumn
Cherry blossoms in spring don’t come as a surprise. Cherry blossoms in autumn are a very different kettle of fish, or flowers for that...
Val de Grâce: a Saving Grace
The Val-de-Grâce church is much of a saving grace in its neighbourhood. The area has greatly suffered in the hands of ruthless brutalist architects from...
Northern Doorways Around Boulogne
Northern Doorways aren’t grand, they often lead to modest houses in working class areas where unemployment is high and income is low. I lived in...
