The walled city of St-Malo on the northwestern coast of France – a monastic settlement; the first free town in Brittany, briefly an independent republic; home of Jacques Cartier, explorer of Canada; once France’s foremost port …In August 1944 St-Malo was 80% destroyed during heavy fighting in the weeks following D-Day, yet amazingly emerged from the rubble, in a style true to its history, even using original stones in the reconstruction. My great-grandmother, as a widow with two young children, moved from Massachusetts to Brittany in 1900, lived in nearby towns and frequented St-Malo. So my stroll along the ramparts and through the back streets of old St-Malo set my mind to images of her checking the shops and taking in the sea views, perhaps walking the ramparts on a summer evening …
“Foremost a native of St-Malo, a Breton perhaps, and a Frenchman last” – motto of St-Malo
This week’s photo challenge is Near and Far – “Perspective is what makes a flat two-dimensional image, such as a photograph, appear like it is three-dimensional. To create this effect, you can use features like diagonal lines, which converge within the frame and literally suck in the viewer.”
Here are some other submissions that I liked:
Frizztext
Right in Front of Me
Gathering Books
A year in my shoes
Out and about in the City
Amazing perspective! All lines converge at near center! Well done Lynne.
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Thanks, Madhu 🙂
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Great choice, and a great place for a leisurely stroll. Or a brisk walk, if that is your preference – I prefer to stroll.
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I’m more of a stroller as well 🙂
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I love this shot… it is terrific lynne! Do check out my contribution. 🙂
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Thank you Elizabeth, I appreciate that. And I see you were in the same area and the Beaches. We visited Juno Beach – it was memorable and poignant.
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It was indeed same for me… a beautiful visit tinged with sadness. 😉
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Thanks for the pingback! Your photo contribution for the challenge is not so bad yourself. It’s great! Perfect for the theme. 🙂 This looks like a very charming city.
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🙂
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I love the cars coming toward you as you look down the brick walkway and water (boats?) Very great spot.
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Lovely post, and a perfect perspective shot!
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Appreciate that RTS, thanks.
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Lovely picture and all the better for hearing your story behind it! 🙂
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Thank you for that Chillbrook. 🙂
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And I loved to learn of your personal link to St Malo
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Oh, yes that too 🙂
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A perfect choice!
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Appreciate that, Gilly, thanks.
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