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A Carolingian mosaic (2022) It is always difficult to write about the history of Romanesque churches, because they are very old, and back in the day, not a lot was written down, and a lot of what was has since then disappeared in the mists of time... Even the major churches are not very well...

A nice house on the water in the quiet inlet of Brigneau in southern Brittany (2016). Nikon D810, Carl Zeiss 15mm, ƒ/2.8 Distagon T* ZF.2 lens, manual focus.

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The masterpieces of Romanesque sculpture (2022) This is still the abbey church of Fleury (central France), of which I also posted a couple of photos in the “Post your black-and-white photos” section of the forum. In the Middle Ages, people from the outside, whether they be parishioners from...

Cute old car ! A glass-encased USB key (2020) Absurdly lovely example of a protective casing more fragile than its content! Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Flash lighting. Single exposure.

My Sony friend (Yes, I do have one!) When I used Nikon pro bodies such as the D3, D3s or D4, I took advantage of the built-in sound recorder to record notes pertaining to the photos I took. When I decided to forego those enormous beasts and use regular DSLRs such as the D810 and D850, I lost...

The crypt of Saint Benedict I posted above a photo of the back of the abbey church of Fleury. This is the crypt that lies underneath it, where the bones of Saint Benedict are kept. Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, FTZ II adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared...

The Devil’s Bridge over the Couze River Deep into the Auvergne (central France) lies the quiet valley of Rentières, in which runs the River Couze. Not far from the village of Ardes, where part of my family comes from (yes, Auvergne is also a Celtic country!), there is this very strange little...

The higher church of Saint–Floret (2016) The “higher” church (“l’église haute”) of the village Saint–Floret in Auvergne (central France) stands on a bare weather-beaten mountaintop quite a ways above the village and the “lower” church. Back in the day, one had to punish one’s body for the...

Red and Blue (2020) I love to light different materials and try to use the way they react to showcase them as best I can. Here are a silk tie and bow tie. I didn’t have to stack focus, as I used the 19mm tilt-shift lens which, appropriately tilted, gave me the depth of field I needed. Nikon...

The tallest one (2016) The menhir (in Breton: pointy stone) of Kerloas in Brittany is the tallest still standing today. At 9.5 meters above ground (with an additional 2 to 3 meters below), it is quite remarkable, and so distinctly visible on its 132–meter hill that sailors used to use it as a...

A Mediæval boar hunt (2022) A very vivid depiction of a boar hunt on a capital in the Romanesque church of Saint Hillary in the village of Melle (western France), on one of the Paths to Compostela, the Via Turonensis that begins in the city of Tours, on the Loire River. The so-called “fake...

Interesting, what is it? It doesn't seem to be really black-and-white, I think I see some color...

In a row (2020) Pins and cushion purloined borrowed for a moment from my wife’s workshop. Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 85mm, ƒ/1.8 S lens with 15-mm Fotodiox Pro extension tube. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Flash lighting. Single exposure.

Tarte aux framboises (2020) Needa, avert your gaze! :rolleyes: :D Raspberry tart with pistachio crumbs. The store says it serves six, I think four are plenty. And I’m quite happy to deal with it on my own. :cool: Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod...

Many thanks for your appreciation, guys (and gals)! The Benedictine abbey of Fleury (2022) Now, are you ready to take another plunge into early Middle Ages history? Here we go... The small French town of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, not far from the city of Orléans, is the location of the...

A village in red (2017) Collonges-la-Rouge (“Collonges the Red”) is a Mediæval and Renaissance village in the Dordogne region of France (that’s in the southwestern quadrant of the country). A priory was founded here in 782 by Benedictine monks from the abbey of Charroux, and the village...

A still life of souvenirs around music: books and records (2020) Old vinyls: Hawaiian music from the 1950s (that one was bought by my parents), and a Let’s spend the night together single by The Rolling Stones, bought by myself in England during a language-cum-sailing stay in July 1970. The...

Venerable old stones in Provence (2022) In the border region between France and Italy, near the towns of Menton and Ventimiglia, the Alps come right up to the Mediterranean coastline and fall very sharply into the sea, with few very narrow and enclosed valleys. It can take quite a long time to...

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