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The Peace

Sun setting, as reflected in the Ouche river.

Dijon - 09/25/11

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The bend in the mirror

The Ouche river, flowing into west Dijon.

Dijon - 9/25/11

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My lungs

They're healthy.

Dijon - 09/20/11

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King David

A part of Les Puits de Moïse well sculpture which depicts King David surrounded by angels.

Dijon - 09/18/11

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The lookout

Top of Tour Philippe le Bon.

Dijon - 09/18/11

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The Downward Spiral

Spiral staircase in Tour Philippe le Bon.

Dijon - 09/18/11

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Bird's eye view

Overlooking Place de la Libération.

Dijon - 09/18/11

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The Wall

Good album... awful movie.

Dijon - 09/18/11

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Here's lookin' at you, kid.

Get it?? HA!

Dijon - 09/16/11

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Picnic in the park

There was already a bottle of another wine, so the good ol' vintage Carignan will be saved for a soon-to-be-announced Wine & Cheese night.

Dijon - 09/16/11

The Lecteurs

Left to right: Chumps McGee, Marcelo, Jake, Hallie, Elaine, Joe

Dijon - 09/15/11

What's in a name?

750 ml of my heritage, that's what.

Dijon - 09/14/11

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The river

I know, I know... my titles are incredibly original and witty.

Dijon - 09/12/11

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The path

Even taking the road more traveled by can sometimes make a difference, Bobby.

Dijon - 09/12/11

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Stonewalled

Lesson from today: climb steep and rocky hillside, jump fence, get rewarded with pretty things.

Dijon - 09/12/11

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Llamas are marvellous

Here are two llamas. They are pretty swell(ll).

Dijon - 09/10/11

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Intercession

Two angels as part of the headpiece of a grave in the Dijon cemetery.

Dijon - 09/10/11

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Pour la France

Section of the Dijon cemetery dedicated to French soldiers who died in WWI.

Dijon - 09/10/11

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Green with ivy

Or red and green.

Dijon - 09/08/11

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The window

Here's a window. I thought it was cool. I took a picture of it.

Dijon - 09/08/11

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The Elite

I practiced some shoot-from-the-hip style street photography today, where you hold the camera down by your side and take pictures without people knowing (and without being able to see your own composition). The great thing about this kind of street photography is that you get pictures you would never think of taking consciously.

Case in point: these are two homeless gentlemen walking their dog down the street. The social irony highlighted through the juxtaposition of the men and the store they're walking in front of was completely unplanned.

Dijon - 09/08/11

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Pompon

François Pompon, modern sculptor from Dijon, known for his stylized renderings of animals.

Dijon - 09/08/11

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I do not like these foul beasts

You see? Here's one now. I'm not very fond of it.

Dijon - 09/08/11

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A fair trade

A group of youth from Grenoble were having a fundraiser in the park. They asked for a donation. I gave them 1€, and in return I got a piece of cinnamon candy, a song, and a picture.

I think I got the better end of the deal.

Dijon - 09/08/11

The Roof

Just a little morning photography to accompany my cup of coffee.

Dijon - 09/08/11

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Night to Day, redux

Due to to the continually fading opportunity for appropriate lighting to redo these shots properly, as well as to my lack of patience to actually do so, I decided to simply take another stab at this Night to Day project. This time, however, I went back to the original, unedited files of both shots. I took much more time to align the two shots, and cleaned up as much of the misalignment as I could.

I'm happier with it now. :o)

Dijon - 09/06/11 (pictures from 08/03/11 and 08/27/11)

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Red dress

That little red flower again...

Dijon - 09/05/11

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Haystacks

Fellow instructors, Jake and Hallie, sitting on a haystack in a field at the turn-around point of our bike ride.

Dijon - 09/05/11

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Standing out

A dab of red on a canvas of yellow. Outside a small farm, seen on a bike ride yesterday afternoon.

Dijon - 09/05/11

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My sandwich (a.k.a. "yeah I ate that, and it was awesome")

I humbly submit for your approval the following:
-baguette
-ham
-mayonnaise
-Dijon mustard
-sliced hard-boiled egg
-sliced brie cheese

Dijon - 09/03/11 (photographed, and then promptly eaten)

La Foule

The crowd at the concert de la rentrée. This place was crazy tonight.

Don't mind the blur...

Dijon - 09/02/11

Concert de la rentrée

Tonight Dijon held a free concert to celebrate the return of the year (i.e. sorry, no more vacation, people... but here's some music).

Don't mind the noise... (bad photography/music pun, but appropriate in both ways for this photo)

Dijon - 09/02/11

Night to Day

Inspired by this Gizmodo shooting challenge, sent to me by none other than the big D-wizzle himself. These two shots were not taken from the exact same position nor at the exact same angle, but now that I've seen the general effect, I think I might try to shoot two more photos with this final composition in mind, and try it again.

Dijon - 09/01/11 (pictures from 08/03/11 and 08/27/11)