On 28 Dec 2013, at 18:35, [email protected] 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, > [email protected] 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
