I’ve been living in Paris six years now, and I’d never seen it from the river. Always thought it must be just a tourist thing.
I was wrong.
It’s a different perspective on the familiar, a reminder of just how beautiful this city is, and a great way to spend an hour at sunset. Next time I’m going to upgrade to a boat with cocktails.
Ile St. Louis
All photos were made on the iPhone 13 Pro. I wasn’t paid to say that, but I’d be happy to boost the share price.
Towers of the Conciergerie Pont des ArtsNotre Dame ReconstructionEiffel Tower and the Pont Alexandre III
And you can never have too many pictures of the Eiffel Tower.
Yesterday the sun came out, and Parisians were quick to follow. Saturday, the 18th of December, the last weekend before Christmas, but when the sun appears in December, shopping can wait. The last few weeks have been gray. Not cloudy, not much rain, just a dull gray roof sitting there like an absence of inspiration.
I finished (until the next revision) my novel. I actually typed “The End” for the first time. The next day, the sun appeared. Now that’s what I call a good omen. I picked up my phone, left the apartment, and became a photographer again. And what better place to go than Le Jardin du Luxembourg.
Paris: Luxembourg Gardens Winter Light
The iPhone camera is a marvel. When I started out in photography, (Attention! the following text contains geezer reminiscences. Young people are advised to avoid) every workshop speaker offered the same advice. It was phrased as either: “F8 and be there” or “The best camera is the one you have with you.” Technology made F8 irrelevant, Steve Jobs took care of the rest.
Paris: Luxembourg Gardens Winter Light
A few more words about the novel. The working title is A Small Betrayal, and I realized while writing that many of the scenes grow out of images that stick in memory. That’s a good thing and reason enough to revive this blog. It may take a while because WordPress has evolved in the time I’ve been away from it. I have some learning to do.
Paris: Luxembourg Gardens Winter LightParis: Rue Vaugirard Winter Light
