Paris -The First Time!

This is my son Evan. We played a lot with photography throughout our trip, it was so much fun. Here we are taking advantage of the rainy spring weather with a leap of faith.

No introductions needed for this one. The nice light happened just as the sun was going down. The trees weren't leaved out yet, which in a way was good as they didn't obstruct our view.

Artsy photo taken in Sepia.

One of the wonderful sculptures at the Louve, "Cupid and Psyche" particularly took my breath away. The natural lighting coming in from the large windows really made the sculptures take on a live of their own. Also capturing my imagination was Michelangeo's "Dying Slave". Hardly looked like he was shedding this mortal coil to me, maybe dying to be touched...

Enjoy!

Pantheon in Paris

This is the Pantheon in Paris. We had a Paris Museum pass, which is the thing to get if you want to take in some culture without waiting in long lineups. So we thought we would check out this great monument to the French Revolution. It is an amazingly beautiful building that has some great paintings and Foucaults's pendulum, which has been swinging there since 1851.

This painting of St John (I think) was a lucky shot. The painting has painted rays of sun shining down on the apostle, and I just happened to be there when the real sun was shining though the stained glass windows in exactly the same slant as that in the painting. Cool eh?

I haven't been painting since I got back from France, so I thought I would give you a bit of travelogue and some cool photos I took while there.

Enjoy!