What this BLOG is all about ...

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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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Paris - The New Top Ten


Paris in my pocket! - The New Top 10 

It has been a while since I last looked at the top ten blog pages in order of popularity, and having just reviewed the page hit statistics I guess it's time for an update. In terms of the blog only (i.e.not considering the Picasa images album) here is how things now stand:
(mouse over title for a hyperlink to the page):
So, you thought the Mona Lisa was in the Louvre? Check out this and the next archived post and find out the truth 
The fascination of Paris’ newest arch continues to fascinate readers
As I was saying ……
A surprisingly popular page, but I guess it really shouldn’t be (surprising)

A very good place to start ….
6 – Les Halles
It’s one place in the city I always seem to find myself visiting more often than I intended
For those who question my including Versailles in a Paris blog – this is one of the (good) reasons why……
Wow, the top ten makes the top ten!!!!!
A second good reason for including Versailles – the man who may have been Napoleon ….
10 – Montmartre
I hear Piaf every time I hear that word…

So there we have it – YOUR top ten most visited pages. If you have enjoyed this blog please recommend it to your friends or any other Paris fan you know. I’m working on a new venture – Mont St Michel - coming early in 2011 – watch out for it. I’ll post a link on this site.

The images on the blog are also now available on Picasa, and increasingly on Panoramio. I’m delighted that a large number of them have been selected for use on Google Earth, and I’ve even had my first request for commercial use of an image (I was so delighted I gave away the image for free). I have also been invited to post guest columns on other sites – a total surprise (and a pleasure to have done).
If you want to contact me to say anything good or bad about the blog you may do so at davidmmac (at) hotmail.com. Of course you know what to do with that address ;-) ……

Today's image is a previously unused shot taken in the Tuileries Gardens. Who can identify the subject? 
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