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Paris is one of the most photographed and photogenic cities on the planet. With a little pocket camera I arrived to record my first ever visit. Converting my prints to digital, and despite scanning at the highest resolution available, the imperfections of these shots became more obvious. I decided to use post processing software to sharpen them, with even sadder results ... and then I applied a watercolour filter. The almost impressionist results were magic. Judge for yourself.

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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Paris - The Arc de Triomphe View II - 8me

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Plate LXX – The Eiffel Tower
Without question, the most dominating landmark of the city is the Eiffel Tower. Having arranged these plates by arrondissement and if you’ve been following my daily posts, it may seem I have already been there.
I had not, but I knew exactly how to get there after this!!
Like a beacon, the tower provides you the traveller with a great reference point to determine your location in Paris. Until London got its eye, such a facility was a sorely missing feature of the English capital. It should be law that every town expecting visitors has an omnipresent notable landmark!!!.
For more information on the tower, and Gustave Eiffel you’ll need to go back through the blog archives a few days (May 13th).
Despite the overcast weather I spent quite some time above the rooftops soaking in the views.
Posted by Dave at 5:59 AM

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