Some Shots from Paris

[JCMach1]

Some of my favorite shots from day 1 in Paris... more to come, will post more in the same thread...

[WhollyHeretic]

1. Very nice. What is the significance of the padlocks?

I love Paris. My wife and I went 5 years ago for our honeymoon. I've dreamed of going back ever since we got home. We said we would go back this year for our 5th anniversary but we don't have the money and are in the process of adopting so there is no chance. Maybe for our 10th anniversary . I just loved the city and I really want to go back now that I have a Digital SLR. I got some great pictures last time with my point and shoot but I would love to be there with my new camera.

[JCMach1]

4. Yeah giving my new Panasonic Lumix G3 a good workout

my second time here... Very different though as the last time was in the dead of winter.

[WhollyHeretic]

5. We were there from Christmas to New Year's. The lights around the city were amazing but next time we

go I'd like it to be in the spring or summer to see the parks in bloom.

[JCMach1]

6. The smell of roses... ahhhhh

and wysteria are everywhere

[kardonb]

11. jcmach1

Pattisserie picture made my mouth water . Wish we had some of that here . Yummy .

[alfredo]

27. The Panny G3 is on my list for future buys. Your feelings on this camera?

BTW, love the images.

[JCMach1]

31. Still settling-into it... The only photographers I would not recommend it to are

those who do a lot of sports, or action. I think there are better cameras out there for that.

[alfredo]

35. I don't do much action outside of street photography.

The only thing I don't like is their OIS. I much prefer IBIS.

[JCMach1]

37. haven't needed a tripod yet, but occasionally

there is a slight disturbance in the force...

[alfredo]

40. I'm getting older and less steady than in decades past.

[JCMach1]

34. I got an awesome deal on the kit that includes both the 42mm and 200mm lens

It cost less than what they are selling the G3 alone on Amazon. The 200mm was well worth it ... just check the Sacre Couer shot between the buildings.


Also, the G3 is great for those who are put off by dragging a heavy DSLR on travels. It is so light that you barely notice it. After a few hours, the heavier DSLR's start to irritate me.

[alfredo]

38. I need a few more lenses before I look for bodies. Check out

The difference in size.

[JCMach1]

45. there are also adaptors to use you canon lenses... also other 4:3

lenses also will work...

with the adaptor you can use almost anything.

[alfredo]

47. I have a good stable of legacy glass starting with the Yashinon DX 50mm 1.7 and the

Industar 50-2 5mm 3.5. I also have two Canons from my old 35mm Rebel, and a 135mm Suntar telephoto. From what I've read, the 135mm is an easy lens to make, so it is easy to find a good quality lens in that fl.


The Industar is good with extension tubes, but it needs good light. It's bokeh is creamy. You need the hood for protection and adjusting the aperture. The Yashinon is a better portrait lens due to it's 1.7 aperture.

[JCMach1]

48. Is it K mount?

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/non-pentax-cameras-canon-nikon-etc/165996-panasonic-lumix-dmc-g3-adapter-pentax.html

[alfredo]

49. The M42 screw mount. The Russian lens also

Comes in the M39 mount. I'd like to try some of the M39 lenses, but they usually cost more and I have a strick price restriction. Tightwad.

[JCMach1]

50. Here you go M42 mount

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M42-lens-adaptor-Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-GF3-GH2-GH1-G2-G1-G3-/380374530923

There are also a couple of good videos on Youtube for using old glass with the Lumix.

Easily doable...

[Cracklin Charlie]

12. I have heard of this.

I thought it was an Italian tradition, however.

The padlocks are locked by "just married" couples on their wedding day. Possibly something else in France. Maybe you should be there for your anniversary, and place your own lock, with your spouse.

[JCMach1]

13. could be... it seems to have taken hold here too though

For the record, this is the footbridge near the Orsay... the one with the statue of Jefferson at the end.

[GoneOffShore]

16. There are several bridges across the Seine with padlocks.

Most famous is the Pont des Arts. Buy a padlock from any of the souvenir stands along the Seine, write your names on the lock and throw the key into the river. It is a symbol of your love for each other.

We did this the first week in May.

[Solly Mack]

2. Nice!

Love the first one and adore the padlocks!

[JCMach1]

3. The idea is you lock one with your lover's name on it and through the key into the Seine and it will

last forever... One of the cool unexpected things you stumble upon. I did not know about this.

[glinda]

7. Yummmmy! French pastries!

[Celebration]

8. nice vicarious trip

I look forward to more!

[Mira]

9. Varied and wonderful!

Please keep them coming as possible. It shows you are having a great time, and the locks are fabulous. I was wondering what that was all about...

[awoke_in_2003]

10. I hope...

I can go there one day

[JCMach1]

14. Day 2 Shots

[savannah43]

15. Too bad the dog in this little video couldn't have been with you when you shot the statues:

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[GoneOffShore]

17. Lovely shots.

Can't wait to see more.

"Paris is a disease for which I've yet to find the cure." - Ernest Hemingway

[johnnypneumatic]

18. you are an awesome photographer

I went to Paris in Oct 2012, but none of my 370 pictures are as good as yours
my hat is off to you! beautiful!

[Callalily]

19. Thank you for taking

us on a photo tour of Paris.

[femmocrat]

20. Great photos. Thanks for posting them.

My dream is to go to Paris.

[JCMach1]

21. Day 3

Thanks for all of the nice comments... Today was one of those travel days when nothing seems to go right.

The worst part was going trying to go to Versailles. We got there smooth enough and we had our museum passes. However, we get there and there is a 2-3hr. line just to get through the gate. There is no longer a special entry for museum pass holders. We bailed and went back to the city and went to Les Invalides and the tomb of Napolean I. Later, we dropped-in on Galleries Lafayette.

Here is one of my diva daughter

[GoneOffShore]

22. Lovely photos - I wish I was in Paris.

Here's a couple of suggestions:

Check out the Hotel de Ville on the rue de Rivoli near BHV department store in the Marais - They often have free exhibits either in the side facing BHV or in the hall around the side.

There is also the Maison Européenne de La Photographie on the rue de Fourcy - leads down to the Pont Marie in the Marais.

I believe that the Helmut Newton exhibit is still on at the Grand Palais. You can buy tickets online - your hotel can print them out for you.

If you have an American Express card you can make use of the Vélib bicycles - buy a day ticket (good for 24 hours) for each member of your party, and you can use those gray bikes for 30 minutes at a time without paying extra - be careful to check the bike before you take it though, because if it's damaged you have to walk it to the next station (often bikes with the seats turned backwards are broken). Bicycle lanes all over Paris and it's a great way to avoid the Metro and the buses.

The Cartier-Bresson institute is down in Montparnasse and often has great exhibits - And there's a great little pizza restaurant called Pizza Enzo on rue Daguerre - but call for to reserve, even at lunch. Not expensive, but really good pizza and pasta.

If you haven't been to the Jardin du Luxembourg, try to get there. Some wonderful photographic opps and you can watch the Parisians and the tourists at play. There's a boules court over past the children's playground and some urban bee hives.

Place des Vosges is excellent and the Victor Hugo apartment is a free attraction as is the Carnavalet Museum in the Marais - it's the museum of the City of Paris.
Two great places for inexpensive food - Breizh - Breton crepes restaurant in the Marais and L'Estaminet in the Marché Enfant Rouge.

On the Isle St Louis at rue Jean de Bellay and Quai de Bourbon there is a fun bistro - Alsace food, the oldest espresso machine in Paris, and some of the older and more professional waiters. We go there all the time. Lots of Parisians as well and we've met some interesting people. Plus there's usually a jazz band or accordionist or mime performing on the bridge leading over to the Shoah memorial and Notre Dame. The Isle itself is always crowded. Look out for the original Berthillion ice cream shop which is just past the rue des Deux Ponts on the rue Saint-Louis en ile. Great flavors, quirky hours.

Looks like you're having a great time.

[JCMach1]

25. Thanks for the tips!

[JCMach1]

46. Managed to find Berthillon near Notre Dame

have caught pink eye, so am a bit under the weather for the last two days...

[JCMach1]

36. The full 13yo drama sequence

my daughter is naturally over-dramatic... I told her to pose in front of the sign and then began telling her to work it like a model... drama and embarassment later, I had some good pics...

[handmade34]

23. what a delight

love these photos!

[davidwparker]

24. Thanks

I hope to go there someday.

[supernova]

26. Lovely Sunday Discovery!

Thanks for sharing your pics of Paris, JCMach1. Don't usually come in here, but I followed the link from the homepage.

This is just the kind of thing I love exploring on a lazy Sunday Morning. Travel, ideas, and food.

Keep them coming, and your family is lovely. You all must be having a ball.

[liberal N proud]

28. Was the third one lunch?

We have done that, taken pictures through the window and then had pastry for lunch.

[JCMach1]

33. Snack, my daughters have weird eating habits, so we had to drop in

was trying out the food mode on the camera. It really makes the food sparkle.

Love that...

I had a brioche and yes it was GOOD...

[liberal N proud]

39. Hey you are in Paris enjoy.

[James48]

29. My trip to Paris

if you haven't been, you must go.

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[James48]

30. Paris

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[JCMach1]

32. Day 4- Fountainbleau and environs

[GoneOffShore]

41. Lovely - And on our next trip to Paris we'll head out to Fontainbleau.

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Here are some pics from the first week of May -

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[JCMach1]

43. what was the focus on the last one?

[GoneOffShore]

44. My usual street photography thing

And the color on those trousers?

All over France this spring.

[JCMach1]

42. Yesterday was the Louvre, so didn't take pics there

Notre Dame and Ile de France today... Hopefully a nice sunny day. If not, will probably shoot B/W and Sepia.