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Villa Hallé – 2 (B&W)
Fancy a house in Paris, with a miniature garden facing South, less than 2 miles from Notre Dame? That one’s for you, but chances are you won’t be able to even buy it for such houses never appear in...
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B&W or Colour Photography (Montsouris)
B&W … or colour photography. Name your choice by leaving a comment. Montsouris, Paris, July 2013
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B&W or Colour Photography 2 (Montsouris)
B&W … or colour photography of this cobbled street in Paris on a very very hot day. Name your choice by leaving a comment. Montsouris, Paris, July 2013
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Debilly Footbridge From The River
The Debilly footbridge was built for the 1900 World’s Fair. Like the Eiffel Tower, the footbridge wasn’t meant to stay … but it did eventually and all tourists, and locals, love it. I captured the...
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Goodbye Paris! In Black & White…
Now folks, I have good news for you! Paris is all yours for the near future… Feel free to enjoy the sights, roam the streets and sit at the terraces of the cafés. We’ll be somewhere else. So stay...
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Back In The (Other) Saddle
Back home today… My mountain bike is cleaned up, and ready for next year’s vacation and I’m now back in the saddle. I shot more than 1,000 pictures in 3 weeks while in the Pyrenees, I will soon...
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Better Than TV
My favourite show for the best of the past 2 and a half weeks. Selective LR colorisation trick courtesy of Lignum Draco. French Pyrenees, Ariège, Summer 2013
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Sunflower Field (HDR)
I love sunflowers, and as we passed that field near Mirepoix in the South West of France, I couldn’t resist the urge to take a few pictures, some of which will soon be used on my main blog (Visionary...
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Reading By The River (B&W)
For years on end, Parisians turned their backs on the river; a few months ago, the municipality decided to ban the traffic from the banks of the Seine and let people enjoy the embankment. Paris, South...
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Swallowtail Butterfly (Macro)
Butterflies were almost one month behind in 2013, as were vegetables and fruits, due to the heavy rainfall during the first six months of the year. Swallowtail butterfly aka Papilio Machaon, Summer...
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Tang Freres Supermarket Chain (B&W)
Tang Frères is the quintessential Chinese and Asian supermarket. A family business which has flourished for several decades (the company was founded in Paris by 3 Chinese businessmen from Laos in...
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Crusties’ Feet (B&W)
No!! This isn’t Australia (where people are used to walking barefoot I was told). This picture was taken in Saint Girons in the Pyrenees, a town which is jam-packed with crusties and neo-hippies from...
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Crystal Chandeliers … All Over The Place
Baccarat is the epitome of French luxury, a manufacture of crystal, in the North-East of France, named after the village in which it is located. Even the little boy’s room is classy. I hid in a corner...
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The Straw Seat Chair (B&W)
Many a man and woman must have sat in that chair. No one will ever now. Mirepoix, Summer 2013
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Hard Times For The Environment
I’m not thrilled by these wind farms which are supposed to be ecological. Tonnes of concrete are poured at their base… rusty equipment is carelessly left behind … These new fangled “windmills” are big...
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