Rita Crane Photography: Paris / historic cafe / bistro / restaurant / people / storefront / Left Bank / Le Select, Paris
The Select is a beautiful place inside with an atmosphere that is still authentic and very special. Artists and writers of the early 1900's spent hours here, exchanging ideas and enjoying good food and drinks. The tables, walls, photographs on the walls, everything about this place resonates with the warmth of convivial company. I just loved it inside Le Select!
A car snuck into this photo -- but it was in a way that I just couldn't resist. The top of this taxi swooshed by suddenly getting in the way (!!!!) while I was desperately trying to get a photo without people on the sidewalk to obstruct the scene. But when I reviewed my shots for the day I noticed how this 'intruder' reflected the wonderful colors in the neon sign above, and it then actually made the shot for me. And of course a glimpse of the bicycle got in there too, as it was leaning against a post in front of the entrance. :o) It was rush hour and you can see the cars on the Boulevard Montparnasse reflected in the window, 'behind' the friends having a chat and a cigarette (or two). One person is ordering from a waiter, and a lone man is reading in the corner nearer the door. You can even see the bottles of 'libations' lined up along the bar in the background, and the pastries in their glass case immediately inside the front door. :o)
Starting January 2007 it will be illegal to smoke inside any public space in France. 70% of the electorate opted to go with this new law, even smokers.
This is one more in the set of thirteen images from my recent show "Historic Cafes of Paris" that I've been uploading.
Rita Crane Photography: Paris / historic cafe / bistro / restaurant / people / storefront / Left Bank / Le Select, Paris
The Select is a beautiful place inside with an atmosphere that is still authentic and very special. Artists and writers of the early 1900's spent hours here, exchanging ideas and enjoying good food and drinks. The tables, walls, photographs on the walls, everything about this place resonates with the warmth of convivial company. I just loved it inside Le Select!
A car snuck into this photo -- but it was in a way that I just couldn't resist. The top of this taxi swooshed by suddenly getting in the way (!!!!) while I was desperately trying to get a photo without people on the sidewalk to obstruct the scene. But when I reviewed my shots for the day I noticed how this 'intruder' reflected the wonderful colors in the neon sign above, and it then actually made the shot for me. And of course a glimpse of the bicycle got in there too, as it was leaning against a post in front of the entrance. :o) It was rush hour and you can see the cars on the Boulevard Montparnasse reflected in the window, 'behind' the friends having a chat and a cigarette (or two). One person is ordering from a waiter, and a lone man is reading in the corner nearer the door. You can even see the bottles of 'libations' lined up along the bar in the background, and the pastries in their glass case immediately inside the front door. :o)
Starting January 2007 it will be illegal to smoke inside any public space in France. 70% of the electorate opted to go with this new law, even smokers.
This is one more in the set of thirteen images from my recent show "Historic Cafes of Paris" that I've been uploading.