Pictures from France -- Revisited

I finally got a bunch of pictures developed from my trip to France four years (already?!?!) ago. Since I started using digital cameras, it's not often that I get around to developing any of the pictures. While putting them away in my photo album, I came across a few pictures that I especially liked, or that I thought were interesting. They sure brought back great memories. Kinda makes me want to take a trip somewhere.


I was lucky to get this shot, given that I had zero knowledge of photography at the time (not that I know anything now... only that taking good pictures takes some luck and mostly skills that I have yet to pick up). I somehow managed to deploy my tripod and get this shot, while trying to rush back to the tour bus.


Street performer. This picture somehow reminds me of one of those pictures you'd see in a camera booklet.


The whole village of St Paul de Vence was paved with this stuff.


Annecy, a postcard-esque lakeside town.


French Alps, in mid-June.


Rose Window from the Cathedral of Notre Dame.

The back story: I had a tripod with me that day and decided to take full advantage of the tripod and night-shot ability of my camera to capture the famed Rose Window in all its un-blurry glory. Security came over (luckily it was after I took this shot) and kindly informed me that tripods are not allowed inside the cathedral. I was to either put it away or go outside. Somehow I missed the sign(s) stating this restriction earlier. =T At least I didn't get kicked out and they didn't confiscate my camera or anything. I'm guessing that they do this in order to prevent visitors from taking ultra-sharp pictures.... so that they can sell sourvenirs with their own nicer pictures.


Spiral staircase inside the Arc D'Triomphe.


Probably the n-th picture taken of the "Winged Victory of Samothrace" at the Musee du Louvre. Below the statue, there were throngs of tourists (especially short Asian tourists). Luckily I was "relatively" tall and had a clear shot.