Bicycle in Paris

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Bicycle in Paris

November 12, 2019 by Mike Powell

Paris inspires me to try “artsy” shots. On a recent early rainy morning, I was struck by the elongated shadow of this bicycle on the wet pavement and captured this image. The light seemed to be coming from two different sources, with different color temperatures and directionality.

Posted in Art, Paris, Photography, Travel, Urban | Tagged bicycle, elongated shadows, paris 2019, paris france, wet pavement | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on November 12, 2019 at 6:34 am | Reply Dan Antion

That’s a wonderful photo, Mike. Well done!
- on November 12, 2019 at 10:06 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Dan. It’s just an ordinary object that I happened to see in a different way. I really like those kinds of moments and love to try to capture them.
on November 12, 2019 at 8:26 am | Reply joyroses13

Very cool!
on November 12, 2019 at 10:46 am | Reply Wally Jones

Just catching up on your Paris adventure. What a great trip you’re having!
Thank you for sharing it all with us!
- on November 12, 2019 at 11:09 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Wally. This is an extended adventure–I will be in Paris for three weeks. I am glad you are enjoying the posts–they are very different from my usual ones.
on November 13, 2019 at 5:39 pm | Reply nliakos

Lovely colors
on July 17, 2020 at 7:05 am | Reply World Watercolor Month—part 3 | Mike Powell

[…] The prompt for 11 July was “round,” so I did a little painting of a bicycle, loosely based on an artsy photo I took in Paris last November. If you would like to see my original posting, check out ‘Bicycle in Paris.” […]
on August 23, 2022 at 8:44 am | Reply The Storms have landed | Mike Powell

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