Wednesday, January 12, 2011

L'heure bleue





These are from the first roll of the Minolta. It is emotional to use this camera. My grand father passed away when I was a little girl, he was living in Brittany (1000 kilometers away from Marseille), so I did not get to know him well. This camera feels like a bond between him and me.

Days are supposed to get longer, but it gets darker every morning.
The light was lovely when I went through the Parc de Belleville last week: une heure bleue.

19 comments:

christine said...

waouh!!!!! si beau!!!

Lollipop said...

c'est touchant ce lien entre ton GP et toi...
tes photos... arg outch, trop belles.
bises

Lisa said...

Que j'aime ce parc de Belleville.
Et cette heure bleue ...

barb. said...

oh, great.
beautiful this secret.
and i love these lightballs :)

alma said...

C'est très émouvant cette histoire... Placer ton oeil où il a placé le sien, dans l'espoir de voir, de cerner quelque chose, de capturer une image... Mais qui y avait-il en face ? Peut-être toi...

Anonymous said...

These pictures look magical, The lights are so lovely :)

Francesca said...

It's not getting much lighter here either:(

Anonymous said...

I understand your feeling. It's the same for me while playing with the violin of my grandfather!
Moreover, the pictures are really nice.

Anonymous said...

I understand your feeling. It's the same for me while playing with the violin of my grandfather!
Moreover, the pictures are really nice.

between 7 and 9 said...

beautiful!!

Barbara said...

oh wonderful blog!! glad i found you! i'm ur new follower!

Kenza said...

C'est beau en effet. Merci!

la ninja said...

love a blue hour after a clear day...

Anonymous said...

The atmosphere is unbelievable. No winter here without snow, I would have liked to experience a green, wet and foggy winter, just once.

That bond between you and your grandfather, through the Minolta, is magical. I know, I too have an old family-camera, but it's a Nikon. I miss using it; I should, very soon.

Hugs
Lilli

jane said...

my favorite time of day...

nadine paduart said...

dear sweet elisabelle...
i thought i recognized the area...
i was sitting in that parc, i was walking the area of belleville, oh, for hours, last summer, in july, it was hot, hot, hot.
there were tai chi would-be's in the parc, and there was a lovely, creative shop tucked away in the corner of belleville, before i stumbled upon the church again, and that bakery, with a queue as long as my arm, outstretched...
que j'aime la ville, quand-même, even if i'm a sucker for london, really...
thank you.

Christine said...

I know what you mean--I have a camera of my grandfather's that I use. Beautifu! I have a Minolta too--I love it!

inna karenina said...

simply love that time of the day..

Tana said...

very beautiful this blue light