Lavoisier, Danton, and Robespierre

© David K. Edwards. Okay, I lug a big heavy flash down into the Paris catacombs, and I bounce a few test shots off the pale limestone roof, okay, equipment working great, but then when I begin to encounter actual BONES, there is this big sign NO FLASH! because of respect for the dead. No flash. Respect. In fact the dead do not give a crap about flash or available light or much of anything else, being, you know, dead. But the French can be masters of annoyance, and it's their catacomb. I unscrew the flash from my camera, drop it in my bag, and dial the ISO up into the stratosphere. I hope the bony dead are grateful. Or at least amused.

 

(Yes, the French beheaded Lavoisier, the Father of Modern Chemistry, discoverer of oxygen, of quantitative chemical reactions, and the conservation of mass. Lopped his head clean off his shoulders. For the heinous crime of adulterating tobacco with water, you know.)

 

And actually I think the two skulls on the right could be female. I need to get my artistic license renewed.

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