Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts

Monday, December 16, 2013

Dune du Pilat


arcachon

Nikon D300 with 18-200 mm VR Nikkor at 1/800s, f/8.0
Arcachon, France

At a height of 110 m, the Dune du Pilat is the tallest sand dune in Europe.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Carrousel


carrousel

Arcachon, France
Nikon D300 with  18-200mm VR at 1/200s, f/8

Friday, October 18, 2013

stormy paris


paris

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/800s, f/3.5
the Eiffel tower as seen through a rainy window at the Pompidou Centre

Friday, September 23, 2011

l'arc de triomphe

l'arc de triomphe

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/80s, f/8.0
Paris, France

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

jump the rope and hop the scotch

jump the rope and hop the scotch

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR Nikkor
Paris, France

Thursday, September 15, 2011

lion king

the lion king

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm at 1/640s, f/8.0
Luxembourg gardens, Paris, France

Monday, September 12, 2011

the apex of the storm

the apex of the storm

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/320s, f/8.0
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

line up at the louvre

louvre

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/320s, f/9
the Louvre museum, Paris, France

Monday, August 29, 2011

5 minutes later...

5 minutes later... Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR
a sudden change in weather in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

eiffel jumping



Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/320s, f/7.1
Paris, France

Friday, August 05, 2011

INRI

INRI Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR Nikkor at 1/30s, f/4.8, ISO 400

INRI is an acronym of the Latin inscription IESVS·NAZARENVS·REX·IVDÆORVM (Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum), which translates to English as "Jesus the Nazarene (Galilean), King of the Jews (Judeans}"--Wikipedia
Saint-Emilion, France

Friday, July 29, 2011

tunnel to the invalides metro stop

invalides metro stop



Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/30s, f/3.5
the connector tunnel to the invalides metro stop.
Paris, France

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

the tower from Branly



Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/320s, f/5.0
The Eiffel Tower seen through the glass exterior wall of the Quai du Branly museum.
Paris, France

Friday, July 15, 2011

metro

metro

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/250s, f/8
Paris, France

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

crevettes roses

pink shrimp

Nikon D300 with 50mm Nikkor at 1/30s, f/5.0
Les Magnils-Reigniers, France.

Thursday, July 07, 2011

dream big, sail the world



Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/400s, f/6.3
a rented toy sail boat in the Luxembourg gardens
Paris, France

Thursday, June 23, 2011

flower bursts

flower bursts

Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR at 1/200s, f/5.6
Bordeaux, France

these flowers along the bank of the Garonne river in Bordeaux, are meant to symbolize the gardens at the Palace of Versailles

Monday, June 20, 2011

the church in Les Magnils-Reigniers

the local church

Nikon D300 18-200mm VR at 1/125s, f/3.5
the church from the village of Les Magnils-Reigniers, France.

the local parishes in rural France are dotted with these old churches. Small and simple, and falling into disuse, they are still endlessly fascinating.





Friday, June 17, 2011

cannelés de bordeaux

canneles de bordeaux

Nikon D300 with 50mm Nikkor lens at 1/30s, f/2.0
Bordeaux, France

Cannelés or canelés are local pastry from the Bordeaux region of France. They have a caramelized outer crust with a bread pudding-like center.

Monday, June 13, 2011

forget Paris, visit Finland



Nikon D300 with 18-200mm VR Nikkor at 1/30s, f/4.0
a Finland tourism ad at the Bir-Hakeim metro station in Paris, France.