the first photo friday challenge of the new year is: "Day's End". as i am reading a book with reflections on Paris, it was the Paris photo file i opened first, remembering the bus ride i took at the end of my first day there: i wasn't sure of the route the bus would take, all i needed to know was that it would stop at Gare Saint-Lazare, where my hotel was.
the bus arrived, i climbed in - and watched Paris flow by. the bus first drove along the Seine. then it took a turn to the right, drove across a bridge - and approached a pyramid-shape building: the Louvre, at day's end, bathed in light, surreal and real at the same time, like the whole city at that hour, which felt like one endless impressionist painting.
PS:
more moments from this trip are up in Paris dans le Calme.
and more about the book, soon :)
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My entry for day's end would be this view of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) at sunset, a crescent moon and a planet / star high in the sky. I drove up to the Upper Galilee in the week before New Year to join a friend in a thanks giving dinner to celebrate the publication of his book, The Birth of a Stone (more info). On the way, I took photos of the Jordan Valley (Westbank) and then of the sunset over the Sea of Galilee. It was the last night of Hannukah, and when I arrived at another friend's before we both went to the dinner, we lit Hannukiot (Mennorahs). Photos from the trip up (and back the next day) are in this album.
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Michael: wow, stunning images. you can simply join photofriday, it's open, just enter your link there.
Reading your post, I finally took the time to see what this "Photo Friday" challenge is all about. Looks fun. I finally bit the bullet and joined--for this first challenge in January. Thanks for the inspiration ~
the photo friday challenge is both fun and an inspiration to browse own photo files from a different angle. glad you joined. i just looked for you, and found you at #167 - right next to Rose Hunter at #166. cool.
I saw that, too:-) I also saw Steve Wing on there, further down, below you. It will be nice to have a weekly prompt to spur me on.
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