Paris, Boulevard de Magenta

April in Paris / Galeries-nationales-du-Grand-Palais / Champs Elysees / Chuck DeGaulle / Seine / etc.

Statue on right side is, of course, Charles De Gaulle (Chuck D.) with better shot below,
 thanks to Andre Friedman, a man who had a talent for getting close enough.

August 26, 1944. Copyright, Robert Capa, Magnum Photos - Had to throw this in after posting a shot of his statue.
Charles DeGaulle, on one of the happiest days of his life.

April in Paris / Eiffel Tower over Russian Orthodox Church Golden Domes

April in Paris / Seemingly endless candids

Impressive Scooter Wheelie...

Paris Republique candids

Street shots, Paris

Cirque D'Hiver, Paris circa 1852

There is a live circus performed here during the week. Originally Cirque D'Napoleon

Place de la République / Navigation

We stayed a couple blocks from the Republique Metro station and a block and a half from the Oberkampf. Republique is big enough not to miss, especially with an enormous statue visible from a block away, if you have a clean line of sight. Walking over was a breeze but the first time I had to walk back I got confused. I needed to go back on Republique and not Voltaire or Temple. I figured it out after a couple of trips over. After fighting the Metro for a couple days we started using buses with some success but finding where to catch the bus initially can be a challenge. At Republique some buses stick to the streets and others run on an alleyway through the square that's exclusive to buses. Going and coming often don't use the same stops. Once acclimated, it's second nature. We began to use the 96 bus from Oberkampf Richard Lenoir to take us south to the Seine area.

 

Place de Republique candid

I am guilty of liking this one.

Boulevard de Denain, Paris

Couple Paris cafe shots

Academie Nationale de Musique (in the rain)

Carnival Triumph / Olympus OM-D / 12-50mm

Olympus OM-D EM-5 / 12-50mm / University of Arkansas / Greek Theatre wide

I've been up on Kimple's balcony several times to get a shot of what's across Dickson, which is Chi Omega Greek Theatre. Bell Engineering is just behind. I got a new printer and printed an 11 x 17 of just that shot last week. When I showed it to someone, they asked about the new auditorium, which is nearby but not shown, since it was taken a couple years ago. Since the new Hillside Auditorium was completed last year, I decided to re-take the shot. I used the 12-50mm lens on 12mm to get the wide 24mm angle. I shot three bracketed at 0, +1, -1, exposures and did an hdr combine in Photoshop and then sharpened in Topaz. Looking at the photo, you can see the auditorium and also see the new Architecture wing further back. All in all, fairly satisfying.