photography.slpatterson

Welcome Tourists

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:45 -0700

This early morning shot of the Palais Royal | Musée du Louvre Metrô entrance bids all comers 'bienvenue'.

Bike? Check.
Postcards? Check.
Street sweepers on break? Check.
Mansard roofs? Check.
Boulevards for days? Check.

Yep. Paris.

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Parisian Bridge Children

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:30 -0700

These beautiful bronzes grace the bridge to Les Invalides. Could there be a prettier, happier child?

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Monmartre Streets

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:29 -0700

The backstreets of Monmartre are clean enough to eat crêpes off.

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Paris Rooftops

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:28 -0700

These roofs surround the environs of the Paris Opera House. This particular shot was taken from the rooftop of the Galeries LaFayette department store.

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Bridge Across the Seine II

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:26 -0700

This bridge spans the Seine and dates from Napoleon III's reign. Not that old, but beautifully lit and maintained.

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Eiffel Underwear

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:25 -0700

One can never get a true sense of the scale of this tower. It's big.

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Eiffel Wears a Hat

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:23 -0700

Every hour on the hour, the Eiffel Tower spews forth a 10-minute-long rotating beam of light on its crown and a coat of sparkling strobe lights.

This scene was taken on the north side of the Seine a few blocks east of the Louvre Museum.

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Back street on the left bank

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:21 -0700

The left bank of the River Seine shelters dozens of snaking streets and alleyways in a user-friendly, well-lit environment.

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Late-Night Illumination

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:19 -0700

This building sits on the north side of the Seine and was beautifully illuminated on an otherwise dark night.

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

Bridge Across the Seine

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:17 -0700

Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS