April in Paris... chestnuts in blossom...
Trip Start
Apr 16, 2006
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Trip End
Jun 07, 2006
Paris,
France
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
After two very Amazing Race days of traveling, I'm pretty darn exhausted. And I'm very thankful that there were no television cameras on me for any of it, let me tell you. But I wandered a lot and took a lot of photos, francophile that I am. So I'll be uploading those soon. In the meantime, a few totally random thoughts:
- People who talk on cel phones using those earbud/microphone things? In any language, they look like crazy people talking to their invisible friends. I've decided if I ever totally lose my mind I will buy one of those earpieces and just hide the end of the cord in my pocket. That way, since I'm wearing a headset I can yell at my invisible friends in peace and nobody will suspect my sanity or tell me to be quiet. It's a perfect plan. Well, if I ever go crazy.
- The flightstrip of Charles des Gaulle airport is a haven for little brown bunnies
01 Notre Dame
. I have never seen so many little white cotton tails bouncing around one piece of land in my life. SOOO cute! I just hope that they aren't harvesting them to fricasee. - Some people in France? DO smell bad. I'm sorry people, I love France but it's just a fact. Every time I go there, I find myself walking around and suddenly getting a whiff of someone where it makes me stop and hold my face. There were only a couple of people yesterday, but that's two more smelly people than I usually pass in one day in other places. Love France, love the french, but deoderant is our friend people.
The rest of my observations shall be in visual form. So enjoy.
About my photos... since I am not in a place where they have Photoshop, I'm not going to be able to crop or color correct them for maximum prettiness as is my nature to do. I'll do that when I get home, but what you'll see here are my rough cuts basically. Also, if people expect me to take pictures of the Eiffel Tower and statues, that's not really what I generally do. Not my style so much, because I figure I could buy a postcard for that. I tend to take pictures of particular things I experienced, cultural stuff, restaurant meals, quirky things I observe, and I have a particular fondness for sneaking candid shots of people that I find interesting or funny for some reason. Do these people know they're in my photo album? No. Do they know I'm posting them on the internet? No. So do me a favor & don't tell any of them, okay?
Lynn's Patented Method for Taking Sneaky Photos
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02 Immigration protest
. Find your subject.2. Either stand against a wall or sit down and pretend to be fiddling with your camera, looking at the photos you've already taken on the fold-out digital screen. Twist the screen into an angle so that it doesn't look like you're taking a photo even though you've strategically pointed the lens at the subject.
3. Try to focus on the subject. Then focus elsewhere for a minute. Then go back on them. Meanwhile, laugh as though you just looked at a photo you really like. Repeat this until nobody pays any attention to you. They clearly think you are just insane and in your own world.
3. Wait for the subject to strike the perfect pose, then click until you get the photo you want.
4. Keep playing with your camera for a few minutes even after you got your photo. Then walk away with a feeling of sneaky accomplishment.
Ok, now that you know my secrets & aren't going to be expecting photos of the Louvre Pyramid, please enjoy a day in Paris, courtesy of my Canon.
Comments
I'm enjoying my voyeur trip - Thanks Lynn!
I am so happy to see Paree through your eyes. keep it coming!
Love
Cat
Paris
Oh, I want to go back to Paris! Loved your photos and 'Lynn's Sneaky Photo Tips.'
Cheers,
Jane