Saturday, November 17, 2007

let me take you there...


let me take you there...
Originally uploaded by doctony
champs elysees and the arc de triomph! i just had to have this shot as difficult the situation was! in the middle of heavy traffic with no tripod! you should have seen me! lol!!!

say a little prayer


say a little prayer
Originally uploaded by doctony
on sunday we went to notre dame hoping to hear mass, but we never got to. apparently we got the wrong information and got there 4 hours early for the english one, and the latin one was over. got a few nice pics though...

no tripods so i used a high ISO to do this shot.

you must remember this...


you must remember this...
Originally uploaded by doctony
went back to the trocadero to get a view of the lady at dusk and i was not disappointed! see the silhouettes of people below watching the light show!?it was just amazing!

'neath the lady


'neath the lady
Originally uploaded by doctony
brought the Peleng 8 mm fisheye for this shot! got flares everywhere but hey! i got my shot!!!

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

bejeweled lady


bejeweled lady
Originally uploaded by doctony
every hour on the hour the eiffel twinkles! she lights up with glimmering stars for 10 minutes! an awesome sight! isn't she lovely???

a glimpse of royal jewelry


a glimpse of royal jewelry
Originally uploaded by doctony
these royal jewels were just surrounded by too many people, but it gave me an idea on how to frame this shot! could not read the labels though so not sure whose these were....anyone?

inside the lourve


inside the lourve
Originally uploaded by doctony
i have about 2 GB of raw files of the lourve alone and don't know where to begin. every hall is different from the other it is just spectacular. you can get lost there!!!

have a great day my friends! will catch up with you later ok?

the new and the old


the new and the old
Originally uploaded by doctony
great architectural merging of the old buildings and the new glass pyramid in the center. more to come!

a night at the lourve


a night at the lourve
Originally uploaded by doctony
you just have to go back at night! the lighting is spectacular. i have a lot of night shots and will start with this one.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

musee du louvre


musee du louvre
Originally uploaded by doctony
what can i say about this place? no words! i can just stay there forever! wow it is amazing tha so much of our history is in this place, and amazing how it has transformed to what it is today.

the pyramid and the modern portions blended well to the old classical architecture of the main halls! ingenious!

and of course, i saw mona lisa!

Friday, November 2, 2007

view from the trocadero


view from the trocadero
Originally uploaded by doctony
this is another shot i often see and i just had to do it myself! i never knew it would be difficult, with all the people swarming the place and the distortions i get when using the wide angle.

it was indeed best to see the eiffel from the trocadero! great vantage point there!

Thursday, November 1, 2007

postcards from paris


postcards from paris
Originally uploaded by doctony
i am back from paris and was not able to sleep during the 16 hour sleep so major jet lag here! lol!

some postcards before i sleep and then will post some more photos! these newsstands cum souvenir shops are all over paris, almost at every corner you will find one. this one is in front of the louie vuitton store on champs elysees.