- waterfall at Parc Buttes Chaumont in Winter, originally uploaded by Ted Drake.
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- Uploaded to Flickr: 27th November, 2008
I don’t take my tripod around Paris often enough. I’m glad I chose to bring it on this trip. It was a cold, overcast Thanksgiving day in Paris. I shot this with an exposure of about 30 seconds. It’s inside a man-made grotto with the sun peaking out from a hole in the roof. You can also see some faux stalactites hanging from the ceiling.
- Mary and Christ window in Montmartre, originally uploaded by Ted Drake.
- Uploaded to Flickr: 30th July, 2006
The tombs in the Montmartre Cemetery are filled with small altars and still life presentations. Many of them are like this photograph. A composition of Mary and Jesus, celebrating the Catholic roots of the French people.
Other tombs may have more familial arrangements with photographs and favorite objects. Some include flowers, while others have greco statuary.
I am fascinated by the play of light, color, and objects within these tombs. While most people will look at the outside structure and the name upon the plot, the real interest lies within.
I believe this was shot on a Nikon N90 with Agfa Scala 200 on a 35-80 zoom lens.
- Paris at night, the Seine, a lamp, a man, and a tv, originally uploaded by Ted Drake.
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- The Seine at night
- Uploaded to Flickr: 14th November, 2005
This photograph was inspired by an image by Henri Cartier-Bresson. The object in the Seine is actually a television floating by the solo person.
I believe this was shot on t-max 400 with a Nikon N70 and probably a 28mm lens.