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Notes from la Vienne
A few observations from the parallel world that is rural France. Including a literal example of snailmail, the age of the house, and our gorgeous new walls. The mail delivery service is one of the wonders of rural France. Every day the little yellow van delivers more useless brochures from French supermarkets, along with…
Jazzellerault 2011
After half a lifetime of coming to France from the UK, I am still surprised how two countries 21 miles away at their closest point can be so profoundly different. As time has gone by I still find as many examples of differences as I do of homogenization. Jazzelerault 2011 is a classic case in…
London Street Photographs – the Scottish army
Some recent shots of terrifying looking Scottish football supporters in London. One day during August, I was on a bus heading into the city to take some architectural shots with my new Nex system, when while passing Trafalgar square, I became aware of a commotion. Well somewhat more of a commotion – more of…
Heavy evening surf
Just beyond these rocks is where the Noordhoek surfers go – it was pretty wild the other night – too dangerous for surfing, and too dark. But I couldn’t help but be impressed by the power of the waves. Capturing them is always an experiment in time. A very long exposure (like my favorite 4…
On Long St
Little bit of street now. As I write, I’m sitting outside Lola’s cafe on the corner of Buiten and Long streets, finishing a rather nice salad nicoise. Or rather what fashionistas call salad nicoise. A real salad nicoise has more salad than tuna, and the tuna is cooked and shredded on top of mesclun ,…
Getting the bread
Today’s photo:Getting the bread. This shot was taken in Nalliers, on the river Gartempe in the Vienne region of France. The old gent was notably wobbly on his bike, and seemed to be heading out to get his morning baguette. Note: Click photo to enlarge – back button to return. This now works for the…