A boy stands apart at a metro station. Was he trying to remain unattented and go for the longest slide in his life … (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/350, ISO160
Archive for janvier, 2010
The most tempting rail
Lundi, janvier 11th, 2010The Vamp, the egghead and the dreamer
Dimanche, janvier 10th, 2010Twenty years from now, will the little dreamer be on the cover of a magazine or on top of the best sellers charts ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F2.8, 1/125, ISO160
A long winter
Samedi, janvier 9th, 2010Seems that we are on track for a long and harsh winter. Snow hit Paris again today, yet even in these conditions, the women of Paris know how to be glamourous.
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/4000, ISO160
Baguette to go
Vendredi, janvier 8th, 2010Few French can resist to eat into a fresh baguette on the way home. Such a intense moment of happiness! (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/350, ISO160
The subversion of images
Jeudi, janvier 7th, 2010A gypsy woman plays an instrument in front of the Centre Pompidou, the temple of modern art. Can a picture including a banner on subversion be subversive ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux at F4, 1/180, ISO500
On the virtues of loneliness
Mercredi, janvier 6th, 2010While thousands queue to climb on the Eiffel Tower … other go for a solitary walk among the puddles
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/4000, ISO160 and 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/350, ISO160
Last sandwich before the robbery
Mardi, janvier 5th, 2010It did indeed look like this man was preparing for a robbery of the famous Bulgari jewelry. Obviously, I am not sure he would have taken a lunch break if it was its real intentions. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/4000, ISO160
Family Business
Lundi, janvier 4th, 2010As this lady starts bargaining with a street vendor for a cheap rubbish, the whole family gathers around her to make sure this is a fair deal. Italians ? ;) (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/500, ISO160
End of Holiday blues
Dimanche, janvier 3rd, 2010Oysters have all been eaten and Christmas tree are thrown away. Holidays are gone, tomorrow is gone. Feels like jumping in the Etna Volcano, just like Poet Empedocle whose verses can be read on these walls of Menilmontant. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summicron IV at F5.6, 1/125, ISO640
Licked!
Samedi, janvier 2nd, 2010On their way to the horse betting bar in the Menilmontant neighbourhood, this sympathetic man and his dog gladly took the pause for a picture. Obviously, the dog could not restrain himself to go for a big drooling lick on the nose of his owner. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summicron IV at F4, 1/250, ISO160
The longest birthday
Vendredi, janvier 1st, 2010The Eiffel Tower is 120 years old. Not bad for a structure that was not supposed to be dismantled after twenty years. To give it a proper celebration, a special lightning show made of 120′ooo bulbs was shown every night during the last three months. Last night was the last representation of that long birthday so thousands gathered for a last look and to welcome the New Year. Some even managed to get some intimitacy among the crowd. (click on pictures to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F1.4, 1/4, ISO1000
Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F1.4, 1/15, ISO1000
