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Post by htmb on Jun 19, 2016 21:13:07 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jun 21, 2016 20:16:28 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jun 21, 2016 20:22:14 GMT
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Post by mich64 on Jun 21, 2016 20:52:30 GMT
Happy to see that you are taking full advantage of your new found free time! So, is there a difference you feel in being there retired versus on holiday from your job?
Many brilliant photos htmb!
I was shocked at the line up for the Louvre! I do not remember having to stand in line, on each of my visits I think I pretty much walked right on in.
Your photos of the Cemetery evoke such a different emotion from my memories of being there. The last photo is my favorite.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 22, 2016 8:56:50 GMT
So beautiful, Htmb. I keep going through this cemetery sequence over and over again. It is properly moody, of course, but each photograph is so satisfying in its individual impact as well as the details it renders on closer examination. I adore the treatment you chose for these pictures.
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Post by htmb on Jun 22, 2016 9:07:42 GMT
Mich, thanks for your thoughtful comments. Though I certainly know in my head that I've retired, I doubt the reality will begin to totally sink in until after I've gone back home and need to form a new routine to replace the old one.
Thank you, Bixa. The cemetery is a nice place to wander, though I never thought those words would be expressed by me! Easy to get to, as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2016 13:05:00 GMT
Many people seem to overcome their cemetery phobia in Père Lachaise.
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Post by mossie on Jun 22, 2016 14:23:53 GMT
The black and white adds to the atmosphere.
I think there are new flowers on Edith Piaf's tomb frequently, and the Auschwitz shot is terrific but terrible.
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Post by htmb on Jun 22, 2016 15:06:54 GMT
Many people seem to overcome their cemetery phobia in Père Lachaise. I still don't like them, but I do okay as long as I'm distracted by the camera. Thank you, Mossie. The memorials at that end of the cemetery are quite sobering, unique works of art. I've tried to photograph the large ones twice now and just can't seem to get the right lighting.
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Post by lagatta on Jun 22, 2016 15:31:40 GMT
I have a friend who "lives" in a tomb not far from the concentration camp and Resistance ones and Le Mur des Fédérés. When I'm there I go with a friend to flower the grave, though neither of us have the remotest belief in an afterlife.
There are a lot of (live) cats at Père Lachaise. On a plane back to Montréal, once I was seated beside a man who had adopted a black kitten there and was bringing her along.
Why do people have a phobia of cemeteries? Do they think they'll drop dead just because it would be a handy spot to do so? Doing a lot of historical research, I became very familiar with cemeteries and other grave sites.
What bothers me a lot more is battlefields with all the wasted young lives.
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Post by htmb on Jun 22, 2016 21:59:31 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Jun 22, 2016 22:38:57 GMT
Burgers cuisinés avec passion!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2016 22:42:33 GMT
I think that psychiatric treatment is available for that.
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Post by htmb on Jun 22, 2016 23:09:07 GMT
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Post by fumobici on Jun 23, 2016 0:04:13 GMT
Burgers cuisinés avec passion! My French is getting rusty, I thought it said "Burgers cooked with fish"! Not really.
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Post by fumobici on Jun 23, 2016 0:14:31 GMT
You are turning into a river rat. I love the shots with people in them, I am too shy to take those very often and they allow me think catty things about people's dress and hair in the safety of my chair. The second shot in post #40 for some reason appeals to me although I like most of them. The Pere Lachaise shots look good in b&w, and I see we were both drawn to some of the same subjects there. Keep 'em coming!
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Post by htmb on Jun 23, 2016 6:39:32 GMT
I know what you mean about getting photos of people. A few of the shots have been cropped so that it looks like I'm closer than I am. Particularly that one. However, with a large camera, I also have to be very quick when taking what I'd like to be a candid shot. I like to photograph people going on about thei business, but as soon as they realize what you're doing the whole scene changes.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 23, 2016 7:50:54 GMT
Super people and street shots and I love your b&ws. Boy, the river is still very high!
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Post by htmb on Jun 23, 2016 13:09:19 GMT
The river has gone down a good bit. I'll post a photo later that will give you an idea of how much the level has decreased.
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Post by htmb on Jun 23, 2016 16:20:11 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jun 23, 2016 16:27:37 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Jun 23, 2016 17:17:06 GMT
What bothers me a lot more is battlefields with all the wasted young lives. I wholly agree. Cannon fodder should be banned from this Earth. The broken hearts and broken lives it has caused can never be calculated. Your photos are fabulous as ever Htmb!
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Post by htmb on Jun 23, 2016 19:56:11 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jun 27, 2016 6:18:22 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Jun 27, 2016 16:29:41 GMT
Is that Church Saint Rosalie near Corvisart metro? Looks quite lovely. I remeber Passage Barrault being just off Rue des Cinq Diamants. A very interesting area.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 27, 2016 16:44:58 GMT
Yaay ~ more great pictures! They're all beautifully done, all interesting, but I'm particularly taken with your decision to show those very modern guys in shorts as a sepia study. Very effective!
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Post by htmb on Jun 27, 2016 18:11:42 GMT
Tod, the church is Saint-Anne, near rue Tolbiac.
Thanks, Bixa. That's one of my favorites, though I'm not quite sure why.
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Post by htmb on Jun 27, 2016 18:20:46 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jun 28, 2016 4:21:09 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Jun 28, 2016 13:12:06 GMT
Your friend did you proud Htmb! I can't wait to pick up a few items for a picnic down by the river Especially when the Tango dancers carry on until the moon comes up.
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