Printemps de Septembre 2008 ...

"Là où je vais, je suis déjà" ...

Personally, i don't really like the main theme for this year of the modern art festival in Toulouse, quite negative and pessimistic, IMHO ... Nevertheless, i couldn't resist to the temptation of testing my "new" SMC Takumar 50/1.4 ...



... and, of course, my preferred 35mm, an SMC Takumar 35/2 ...



The whole (quite small) set of pictures is available on my Flickr photostream here.

More to come ...

Fee-Rarissime 2008 ...

Fee-Rarissime is a show promoted by the Rotary Club Toulouse Sud to aid hospitalized childs. More than 50 superb Ferrari were exposed, and some of them available for "first run" ...



You can read more about the show on the Fee-Rarissime official site.

The whole set of full-res 10Mp pictures is available on my Flickr photostream.

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Brittany Holidays ... (5)

Some shots from the city of Concarneau: the Ville Close and the Musee de la Peche.

The entry to the Ville Close by night:


A coelacanth from the Musse de la Peche:


The whole set will be online in the next few days.

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Brittany Holidays ... (4)

This time, some shots from two afternoons spent in Quimper, the ancient capital of the Cornouailles bishop, on the Odet river.

A partial view of the Saint Corentin's Cathedral:


Some flower arrangements you can find almost everywhere here, but especially on the river's banks:


The other pictures of the set are available by browsing my Flickr photostream here.

More to come ...

Brittany Holidays ... (2)

Some shots from the visit at the Chateau de Trevarez.
Unluckily, there were a really harsh light, and the only portion of the castle open to the public was the store and ... an empty room!
Luckily, the garden of the castle is really worth the price of the ticket!



To access the whole set of picture, click here.

All pictures shot with an SMC Takumar 35 f/2.

More to come ...

Trip to Rome ... (2)

Some shots from the expo Rosso Pompeiano at Museo Nazionale Romano di Palazzo Massimo alle Terme.



If you want to see the other pictures, feel free to click here.
All pictures taken with an SMC Takumar 35 f/2, stopped down between f/2 and f/4 according to ambient light (no flash allowed).

More to come ...

14 July 2008 celebrations ...

... with an SMC Takumar 35 f/2 (going to be my preferred M42 35mm), an SMC Pentax-A 50 f/1.7 (my preferred "almost" pancake lens), and ... my Pentax K10D ;-) ...



All the pictures are available clicking here. This is the whole set: the first 18 pictures have been shot with the SMC Takumar 35, the others with the Pentax-A 50mm. All are jpegs straight from the raw images, unprocessed and uncropped (at least for now. Maybe if i get some more spare time ...).

More shots to come before holidays ...

Neofutur 2008 ...

After a shooting session for a knitting work, a quick tour of the Neofutur expo at Musee des Abattoirs.



If you want to see more pics, go to this Flickr set.

If you want to know more about the expo, go to the Neofutur official site.

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Trip to Rome ... (1)

... A few shots from my last trip to Rome, to say hello to the last born of the family (sorry, no pictures of him here) ...
First part of the series: the Vatican Museum (well, a little portion of the museum, just the pinacoteca and the Egyptian Pavilion) ... A really harsh light, but some great places to visit ...



If interested in more pictures of the trip, just follow this link, and feel free to leave comments about the pictures.
Most of the indoor shots taken with an SMC Takumar 35 f/2 wide open.

More to come ...