Hi

On one of my recent visits to France I decided to make a small detour on my way to Le Havre, to a place called "Giverny". This is the place where Claude Monet lived and painted a lot of pictures in his backyard of the Japanese Footbridge over the Lily Pond. I thought I might give it a go, not with easel and canvas but Camera. I toured the house where he lived and walked the gardens. I am not much of a flower man but I think all the flower shooters her would have been in heaven.

Nevertheless I came to shoot the bridge which proofed to be more difficult then I thought because of all the people milling about, but eventually I found a hole in the crowd and came up with this. It is nothing spectacular really but I felt quite privileged to have taken the photo probably from the same spot the great man painted it from.

Greetings

[slowpez]

His gardens sound beautiful. Thanks for this small glimpse of them.

[charliezap]

A very nice shot that has that painting quality look to it.--charliezap

[Schraubstock]

His gardens sound beautiful. Thanks for this small glimpse of them.

Thanks, huge garden and the flowers were magnificent, lots of thrillseekers taking photos of them.

Greetings

[Schraubstock]

A very nice shot that has that painting quality look to it.--charliezap

Thanks.

I guess one could apply some of those fan-dangled filters.

Why don't you grab this shot and put it through your "filter mill", you are good at this, lets see if you can give Claude a bit of competition.

Greetings

[charliezap]

I tried to back load your picture into the sd card in my K5 so that I could use the K5's filters.I dragged it in but it didn't show in the lcd viewer.So I went to plan B and used some filters in Picassa and Paint Shop Pro.I kind of liked the way it came out.I did learn a new trick today.--charliezap

[mi2nc]

I particularly love this picture as that exact bridge under those flowers is where I asked my wife to marry me. She was sitting up on the rail and I stood between her legs and produced the ring and she almost fell off the rail. It was at that point I realized I better put the ring on her finger on the left side of the bridge, because my hand were shaking so bad that I thought I was going to drop it in the lake. This was 17.349 years ago, 2 great kids, and all in all a pretty good life. I say all this with tears in my eyes just because the reminiscing is so nice.


OP thanks for the walk down memory lane.

[Schraubstock]

I particularly love this picture as that exact bridge under those flowers is where I asked my wife to marry me. She was sitting up on the rail and I stood between her legs and produced the ring and she almost fell off the rail. It was at that point I realized I better put the ring on her finger on the left side of the bridge, because my hand were shaking so bad that I thought I was going to drop it in the lake. This was 17.349 years ago, 2 great kids, and all in all a pretty good life. I say all this with tears in my eyes just because the reminiscing is so nice.


OP thanks for the walk down memory lane.

Hi

Your reply is something I had not counted on and is totally unexpected. I am thrilled beyond words with your reply. I had no idea such a simple picture can give someone so much pleasure. If only old Claude could hear this I am sure he would have a smile on his face.

I bet you have a few photographs of this bridge (and surroundings) in your collection, if not PM me I may be able to get either a print or the full size file to you.

Best wishes to you and your wife.

[charliezap]

This is how your shot came out using several of the K5's filter effects in tandem.I took a picture of your picture from the computer with the K5 and changed it in camera.---charliezap

[Schraubstock]

This is how your shot came out using several of the K5's filter effects in tandem.I took a picture of your picture from the computer with the K5 and changed it in camera.---charliezap

Hi

You really made an effort, almost looks like some psychedelic rendering of the surrealist art movement.

Photoshop has some usable filters which I quite like. (As per sample)

Thanks Charliezap