Jim Morrison

This entry is part 12 of 19 in the series April in Paris Trying to take a picture of Jim Morrison’s grave is a daunting task at best. How many images of this iconic crypt do you have to compete with? How many way can you photograph his graffitied statue before giving up and thinking “that’s all been done before, to the point that it’s boring now?” This is what I was thinking when we...

Père Lachaise

This entry is part 9 of 19 in the series April in Paris We spent a day walking around Père Lachaise and I took a LOT of pictures there. This is one of my better attempts at “Something focused in the foreground and other related stuff unfocused in the background” This one I was pretty happy with because of the realism of the carving, and the detail of the corrosion. It gave a sense of strength to the...

La Tour Saint Jacques

This entry is part 10 of 19 in the series April in ParisAfter our first week in Paris, we began to navigate by what became affectionately known as “The Tower.” “No, it’s down this way, just before The Tower” I have a lot of images of it, but it’s remarkably difficult to be able to take an image of something so big and make it look good. This is the best one I came up with. Framed...

Shiny Happy Manhole Covers

This entry is part 7 of 19 in the series April in Paris This image has no artistic value, but I had to shoot it. Seriously, is this on purpose? All over Paris, you see manhole covers with faces on them. It’s so much more fun than the boring manhole covers of the US. I can’t be the only one that notices...

Pan

This entry is part 8 of 19 in the series April in Paris I love this statue of Pan in Le Jardin du Luxembourg. It’s would be a decent shot if I’d realized that the patina of copper blends remarkably well with the spring growth of nut trees in the background. It’s really all about composition, isn’t...