French Journal Day 147 (Travel Diary Day 227) This is part 2 of our exploration of Notre Dame – Part one here. As my camera continued to fire off shots, I smiled at the approaching man and said ‘bonjour’. Neither the smile nor the greeting were returned. Expecting him to order us to leave, I […]

French Journal Day 146 (Travel Diary Day 226) The rickety scaffolding rattled and shook as we scaled it. It would be the first of two sets of stairs that I would feel uncomfortable on that day. We carefully reached the first leg of our journey – the lower roof of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. […]

This is just a quick post showcasing the surreal version of yesterday’s photo of the Louvre

French Journal Day 142 (Travel Diary Day 222) Today’s exploration of Paris took us to a place where we really didn’t belong. Our being there wasn’t really a choice. I had to pick up a package at the UPS depot in northern Paris. We’d been warned about visiting various parts of the north and when […]

French Journal Day 141 (Travel Diary Day 221) The streets were predictably busy. Thousands of tourists flocking to see one thing – the Eiffel Tower – we were no different. Until I came to Paris I’d pretty much avoided taking photos of monuments that have been captured literally millions of times. There’s little scope in […]

French Journal Day 140 (Travel Diary Day 220) The biting cold that gnawed at my un-gloved fingers was enough for me to call an early end to my night-shoot with a few locals yesterday.  I’d been shown some great spots by Robbie, a French photographer who isnot from Paris originally. We spent most of our […]

French Journal Day 139 (Travel Diary Day 219) Our first French pub quiz ended in failure. I had my eye on the prize – a dartboard that I would never use. The competition proved too tough, sadly. We met our Parisian friend at a subway. It’s the third time we’d met up – each occasion […]

French Journal Day 138 (Travel Diary Day 218) We’ve installed ourselves nicely in Paris now. Our neighbourhood is lovely, right along the canal. It’s incredibly bohemian with cool cafes and jazz bars everywhere. We also live near a lively, clean park full of runners, families out for a stroll and dog walkers. It’s a breath […]

French Journal Day 134 (Travel Diary Day 214) This is my final journal entry from Arcy-Sur-Cure in Burgundy, Northern France. We’ve spent the best part of today packing and cleaning Betsy. I found 4.27 euros under my seat – a definite bonus. Since I didn’t know this money existed, it’s bonus cash, which means you […]

French Journal Day 133 (Travel Diary Day 213) – Extended Journal entry I’m going through some of my older images and reprocessing them in a more natural manner. This is mount Merapi in Indonesia. I manually blended 3 exposures (-2 0 +2) and increased the textures and contrast in Nik Color Efex.