Sunday, 8 February 2009

Shades of grey and white

Statue like a sentinel on the avenue des Etats-Unis yesterday at lunchtime, in the middle of what can only be called a snowstorm.
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Une statue telle une sentinelle avenue des Etats-Unis hier à l'heure du déjeuner dans une véritable tempête de neige.

18 comments:

crocrodyl said...

Nice photo, really nostalgic. Great job!:)

Stefan Jansson said...

Sure looks like a snowstorm. I like the bench.

Fio said...

Great composition. Love the shades of grey.

Hilda said...

An atmospheric, romantic photo. The intricacy of the bench and the statue is amazing.

Wishing you better weather soon!

Small City Scenes said...

Good shot----snow it is. MB

pfknc said...

Really nice photo - captures the stark beauty of nature with the edge of a cutting snow storm.

Unknown said...

A great winter atmosphere you have captured here.

Virginia said...

I so regret not getting to photograph Paris in the snow. Your photo is magical. Timeless photo. Trés belle!
V

Kim said...

So, so beautiful! I'm sorry for your cold weather, but for us viewers, it turns out to be wonderful :-).
Keep warm!
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo

Neva said...

It has come and gone from here but I expect more snow before spring! gotta love the weather!

Chuckeroon said...

I've just discovered you. Welcome to CDP.

Cheltenhamdailyphoto said...

Looks so romantic!

raf said...

A lovely shot and yes, even romantic. Soon winter will be gone and we'll be missing the snowy days when we're sweltering in summer.

Clueless in Boston said...

Great snowy picture and it looks awesome in B+W.

élise said...

photos merveilleuse j'aime la nostalgique touch avec le typique banc sous une couverture blanche !

Olivier said...

belle photo sous la neige, j'adore ce type de photo

Joe Cottonwood said...

For some reason this photo really touched me...

Petrea Burchard said...

Quite a beautiful photo! Merci.