Words and pictures

A funny ice cream figure in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

This figure may not stand still without the words.

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is the origin of the Sorgue river in the Vaucluse area. It looks similar to Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, but it looks like in the countryside more. High mountain and running stream, it's so Pictorialistic.

The Origin of the Sorgue

Only in France…..

Starry Night in Lacoste

In think I am shooting the star only in France......

The light pollution in Hong Kong is too serious. Even I travel to the country park and stayed overnight, I don't even think I can get more than this

Lourmarin

In Lourmarin, there is a château which built on a forest originally in the 15th century. In 1526, the  newer part château was constructed for the owner. The château was almost demolished, but Robert Laurent-Vibert bought it and saved it by restoring it.

The road towards the Château de Loirmarin

Re-photographing

The church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, with the Panthéon in the background, 1898
Eugène Atget

Paris (part 2)

On day four, we went to Musee d'Orsay to look at some Modern Art. There are Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, Coubert's painting and a lot of sculptures, some Art Noveau home furniture designs.

Thomas Couture, Romans during the Decadence (1847)

Paris (Part 1)

The Paris excursion takes a week for us to understand more about the city. The first day, we mainly used for travel form Lacoste to Paris via Avignon. We rode on the TGV train and took 2.5 hours from Avignon to Paris Gare de Lyon. In the TGV station, there are some highlight photos of the Les Rencontres d'Arles 2013.

Gare d'Avignon TGV

An ironic juxtaposition

Marriage Proposal under Eiffel Tower

Opposites Attract

Beggar at the Métro Exit

Isolation through composition

Roussillon, 2013

It looks impossible for a bunch of grasses grew up in the ochre path, but it does!

Roussillon

Roussillon is a very special place where it had ochre quarries, but now it has changed to the hiking path called Sentier des Ocres. Orche is a kind of pigments has a very unique color, looking like orange to yellow. 

Overview of the town Roussillon

Gordes and Abbaye de Sénanque

We traveled to Gordes and the Abbaye de Sénanque. Gordes is a town with a castle at the centre and a church beside. 

Château de Gordes

Double entendre

Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

Visually attempted? Don't left your drinks after you drink it!

Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a town in Southern France. Antique stores make this little town to be famous. The town was built on the branches of the river Sorgue; it looks like Su-Zhou in China. However, it was on Monday morning, the town is a bit tranquil but comfortable to meander around.

View of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

A picture within a picture

Hat Buyer, 2013

Arles

People may think at Vincent Van Gogh once mentioned Arles. However, for this tour to Arles, it's all about photography. We went there for a photo exhibition called Les Rencontres d'Arles 2013. After passed through the Arena and some alleyway, we arrived the Place de la République, where the ticket office is located.

Place de la République, Arles

A private moment in a public place

Carré d'Art, Nîmes

Oppède-le-Vieux

Oppède-le-Vieux means the old Oppède in English. It was prosperous under the Avignon Papacy in the medieval ages. Ramparts were built for defensing the other group of people form the lower village.

Are we there yet?

Looking Out, 2013

Forêt des cèdres

A hiking tour in France is a brand-new and great experience for me even this is my second year to have summer in Lacoste. Forêt des cèdres is situated on the little Luberon Mountain.