Illumination

The beautiful Eiffel Tower in all its bright glory. This is one of my favorite pics.

The moon shines over the Louvre during “magic hour”.

Looking at this image now, I should’ve slowed the shutter speed a little to show motion.

No matter what time of day it is, this church was still packed with tourists.

The obelisk is well lit and still beautiful in the late evening.

Nearing closing time, Nation station was practically barren of passengers.

The lights on the Eiffel tower sparkle and blink rapidly in the night like a humongous Christmas tree.

I love Cheri’s post on illumination, describing how certain types of light invoke inspiration or how it serves a functional purpose in our every day life. For a photographer, he can manipulate it, shape it, enhance it or obscure it. Light is a photographer’s playground and his photographs live and die by it.

Instead of focusing on the light per se (excuse the pun), I opted instead to not only show the light, the source of illumination but the object in which it bathes. I can think of no other city – other than my beloved New York City – that shows off its beautiful illuminations, especially when the sun goes down than the City of Lights itself, Paris!