When you have been driving behind the same bumper for the last 10 minutes but you car has hardly moved, you know that August vacations are over. Everybody’s back in the city, full of souvenirs and getting ready for the slow transition to “grey” Paris. Nevertheless, Paris remains Paris and wonderful sights can always suddenly appear at any corner of a street. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.4, 1/1000, ISO200, ND filter
A 2010 James Dean version ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.4, 1/1000, ISO200, ND filter
On the plain of les Invalides, a sudden gust of wind lift the hat of this charming girl as she passed by me. So strong was the squall that even my camera tilted… (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/2000, ISO200
Walking down the street in Le Marais, here is Queen Marilyn and her friends. Three young ladies ready for a long night of party. (click on pictures to enlarge)
Both pictures with Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.4, 1/500, ISO200
Parisians have an innate sense of behaving like they are on the cover of a fashion magazine.
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/2000, ISO200
An even mellower interpretation of the wonderful and photogenic “My Blueberry Nights” as a girl and a boy enjoy a date in a deserted Monday night restaurant. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 75mm Summicron at F2.4, 1/45, ISO1600
Wasn’t if for the head set, would you have guess this happened in 2010 ?
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.4, 1/1500, ISO200
I am talking about the Peugeot 404, the little sister of his famous partner in crime 403. He probably would not have left it unattended on les Champs-Elysées, in fear that she became impatient for his return. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/4000, ISO200, ND filter
Long gone are the corsets, petticoats and wigs of the French court, but sometimes elegance appears like an old ghost in the Versailles Palace Gardens. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/4000, ISO160, ND filter
The hottest day of the year so far in Paris. Only way to cope with the heat was to enjoy a few glasses of wine on a terrace. White wine in a red Champagne bucket. of course.
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/4000, ISO400
Smoking, laughing, concentrating, everybody deals with stress its own way I guess. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/500, ISO160
On Les Champs-Elysées, be careful because it is always here hiding somewhere. Like an Angel of Doom reaching out to you with the forbidden fruit, the Devil of shopping will try to tempt you at every corner, and unluckily you will probably surrender… (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F2.8, 1/180, ISO160
In Paris, the lames are the eccentrics and open the way to the glamourous. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.4, 1/4000, ISO160, ND filter
Finally back in Paris ! Here is a group of friends I met this afternoon at the entrance of a metro station. So if any of you wonder what are the latest trends in fashion in Paris, I guess that this joyful bunch can give you some hints ! (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 75mm Summicron at F2, 1/350, ISO160
Still stuck in Madrid (thanks to Easyjet´s incompetency…), so here is another archive shot.
Rain falls without discrimination, yet only the wealthy protect themselves in Burberry ways. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M8 with 50mm Noctilux at F1, ISO160
… live like a Parisian and buy Lily of the Valley on the 1st of May. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/1500, ISO160
When one has the look, the Champs-Elysées belongs to him. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F2.0, 1/1500, ISO200
Nothing’s better than to start a Sunday with a breakfast on sunny Avenue Hoch by the Arch of Triumph. You might think that the dog thought I was after its breakfast. Yet don’t worry, it all ended with a smile. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F6.3, 1/350, ISO160
After a weekend away from the city, sad to go back home, or scared of high attitude ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.4, 1/125, ISO400
Well, go explain that to the thousands shoppers invading les Champs-Elysées on a sunny day (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/2000, ISO160, ND filter
