Wednesday 13 July 2011

Clic clac merci Kodak

Yesterday, working from home, I ran an errand at lunchtime. It was a grey and humid day and this was the scene in front of the palace. I had a bit of fun with the photo. You can see the palace in the background and the statue of Louis the 14th framed by Bernar Venet's massive work.

Hier, je télétravaillais et ai fait une course entre midi et deux. Voici une scène assez typique devant le château (avec la statue équestre de Louis XIV encadrée par l'oeuvre massive de Bernar Venet. Je me suis un peu amusée avec la photo...

24 comments:

Unknown said...

Yes, that's definitely an interesting point of view.


Bella Vida by Letty
Have a great day.

Regina K said...

Well captured.

Jack said...

I love this one, Ciel. Very well composed, has the right icons in it, and there is something about the weather and the white sky that adds some mystery to it.

Randy said...

Fun shot! I think the woman in blue had the same thought as you.

Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...

Perfect frame job! I believe that Louis XIV is in a great pair of parentheses... rouge, bien sûr!

Bises,
Genie

Anonymous said...

Nicely done!

Halcyon said...

I don't recall the framing structure last time I was there. It's a nice effect.

Bob Crowe said...

Oh, so that's Benet. For a while I thought they were elk antlers.

Anonymous said...

Great shot with all the people.

I wonder if Bernar likes twizzlers? ;-)

Olivier said...

ah l'instant Kodak j'adorais cette pub, et voila tu fais ta propre version ;o)))

Thérèse said...

Bon j'ai du mal avec ces nouvelles expositions mais je m'y mets... ton "instantane" est super sympa.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I love this fun shot Ciel, so well spotted and framed. I love the colours spotted about in the crowd too, gorgeous picture.

Thirtytwo degrees said...

Very interesting structure by the architect. It makes me think of laurel leaves! So happy that you decided to take a look that day!

Bergson said...

l'arroseur arrosé

Cezar and Léia said...

Ouais! Beautiful and smart composition, I like a lot the modern sculpture that frames the classic one!
Those tourist also gave a beautiful detail!
Hey, it was raining as well!Like in Luxembourg!
Léia

Malyss said...

Pas sure que le roi apprécie d'être mis entre parenthèse!
C'est vrai qu'elles etaient super, les pubs Kodak!

brattcat said...

Judging by the way people are dressed, it doesn't appear to be as hot there as it is in other parts of France.

Birdman said...

Cool capture of your onlookers. They make the shot for me.

Kaori said...

Great shot of people taking photos! These are always fun, especially since yours included a great statue, too :D

Doug Hickok said...

Ha, I love how you framed this image, especially the statue of Louis with the crowd of onlookers in the foreground. That's fun!

T. Becque said...

Oh I remember this scene very well! :)

VP said...

Who cares about Petitot when we have Bernar Venet...

Unknown said...

Brilliant title and cool shot.

Francisca said...

Good photo story!