Thanks for sharing the gallery with us. I really enjoyed it. You have some well-planned shots.
Yonnie On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > On 28 Dec 2013, at 18:35, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: >> >> I always love your galleries, Bob, and this is no exception. Lovely. > > Thanks, that's very flattering. > >> >> Liked too many to pick some out, but did notice especially the B&W of the >> various levels of buildings, the statue head (male), the reflecting ponds >> (two), and the draped statues. But also some good long distant shots of the >> area exterior and interior. >> >> The covered statues are very surreal and sort of spooky. Took me a moment, >> on the first one, to figure out what the heck they were. Heh. > > Trompe l'oeuil! > > I was making a deliberate effort to reflect (!) in my photos something of the > baroque obsession, which continues to this day in French culture, with > elements like trompe l'oeuil, mirrors and reflections, "mise en abyme", > optical illusion, the labyrinth, rigid geometry and so on that all underpin > Versailles. The whole place is a vast illusion and Louis XIV was the wizard > of Oz. > >> >> Envious (re trip). > > It's very convenient from here. I left the place I was staying at 9am UK time > and was back at home before 2:30pm. > >> >> Marnie aka Doe :-) >> >> In a message dated 12/28/2013 10:06:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, >> p...@web-options.com writes: >> I spent Christmas week in Versailles, and had a very enjoyable time. I'm no >> Atget, and here are some photos to prove it: >> >> <http://www.web-options.com/V2013/> >> >> B > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
