From the rooftop gallery at Printemps, Paris, on a rainy Saturday afternoon.

With thanks to Anna Lenabem for the filter.

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A blend of the old and the new: constructions crane / Place de la Concorde.
At eight hectares (20 acres), the octagonal Place de la Concorde is the largest square in Paris. It is situated between the Tuileries and the Champs-Elysées. The Place was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel in 1755 as a moat-skirted octagon between the Champs-Élysées to the west and the Tuileries Garden to the east.

A night shot: 3-shot HDR, handheld.

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Two young lovers locking in their love on the Pont des Arts, Paris. Apparently, this pedestrian bridge across the Seine is in danger of collapse from the weight of all these locks.

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The Parisian sun sets along the River Seine.
3-shot HDR, handheld, finished in Photomatix Pro 5.0

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The Moulin de la Galette is a windmill and associated businesses situated near the top of the district of Montmartre in Paris. Since the 17th century the windmill has been known for more than just its milling capabilities. Nineteenth century owners and millers, the Debray family, made a brown bread, galette, which became popular and thus the name of the windmill and its businesses, which have included a famous guinguette and restaurant. In the 19th century, Le Moulin de la Galette, represented diversion for Parisians seeking entertainment, a glass of wine and bread made from flour ground by the windmill. Artists, such as Renoir, van Gogh, and Pissarro have immortalized Le Moulin de la Galette; likely the most notable was Renoir's festive painting, Bal du moulin de la Galette.

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