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Sliema (Malta): finestre squadrate, linee ordinate, colori monotoni e, sopra tutto, la cupola.
Tas-Sliema (Malta): square windows, uncluttered lines, monotonous colors and, above all, the dome.
Another shot from the Wellingborough trip catches an unidentified class 45 waiting for the 'off' with an express to London St Pancras.
This was the first one on the neg strip and the first shot I took here - I've got a feeling I may have connected with this train at Leicester without making much effort to get the Peak number. And, stopping one carriage length beyond the end of the admittedly fairly short platforms, has put getting the number out of reach apparently!
While there's not as much to 'see' in this shot as the previous upload, I find the composition more appealing, as well as the uncluttered view - no fences, hi-vis signs, or errant power cables here!
The signal box is Wellingboro Junction, and on the right (presumably following the trail of telegraph poles) is where the spur from the Midland Mainline curved down to join the line from Peterborough to Northampton which ran underneath the MML just around the bend. The latter closed to passengers in 1964 and to all traffic in 1972, although a small part of it still sees use today under the guise of the Nene Valley Railway. When this shot was taken the line had been closed for 4 years, which explains the removal of the junction signal from the bracket just in front of the loco.
It's still bitterly cold and the driver has lowered his window, probably somewhat reluctantly, to catch sight of the Guard giving him the right away.
For me, the star of the show is the Mk1 carriage, M4862 - a Tourist Second Open (TSO) built at Wolverton in 1960. While Mk2 air-conditioned carriages were becoming increasingly common on MML trains, there were still a few that ran with Mk1 stock and it would appear that this service was one of them. Interestingly there's no sign of any leaking steam, so let's hope the folk going all the way to London were warm enough.
Another image that looks better full-screen.
Ilford FP4 rated at 160asa, developed in Aculux.
10th December 1976
I just can't think of any good "blue" puns...
I took a million shots of this, trying to get it to match how I wanted it to look. This was the closest. It reminds me of a cross between a Japanese garden and some kind of sci fi set.
But that's probably just me.
Unretouched.
BETTER LARGE (and uncluttered).
Vauxhall VX2300 FE (1976-78) Engine 2279cc S4 OC Production 25,185 (incl. VX 1800)
Registration Number OGS 235 P (Luton)
VAUXHALL ALBUM
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The FE Series launched as the last of the Victors in 1972 despite appearances the car remained the same width as its predecessor and largely on account of its bumpers just two inches longer. Though the new design increased cabin space with extra front legroom and 4 inches more for rear passengers. The new Victor shared its floorpan with the Opel Rekord but retained a distinct bodyshell, its own suspension and rack-and-pinion steering rather than the Opel Reckords recirculating ball unit. The front end incorporated the then advanced detail of having the slim bumper bisect the grille, with a third of the grille and the side-lights (on quad headlamp models) below the bumper line. Perhaps the most notable difference was in the rear doors Opel door incorporated rear quarter lights and windows that wound fully down into the door whereas Vauxhall's designers preferred the cleaner uncluttered look arising from their elimination of rear quarter lights. The Vauxhall rear windows only wound down around a third of their distance before being baulked on the rear wheel arch, but this was muted as a safety feature complemented by he fitting of child-proof locks
The VX Series came about in 1976 in an effort to move the FE upmarket, its previous competitive pricing was now causing an imbalance in pricing with the new and smaller Cavalier introduced at a higher price. To try to move the Victor upmarket, Vauxhall upgraded the trim level of the basic Victor 1800 cc to match that of the 2300 cc version, with improvements that included fabric seat trim, a new instrumentation, refreshed interiors. The 1800 engine was boosted to 88bhp. To draw attention to the changes Vauxhall also dropped the Victor and VX 4/90 model names and the range was renamed the Vauxhall VX in January 1976. The VX2300 was powered by a 108bhp 2279 cc four-cylinder engine. In 1977 an more sporty and upmarket version of the VX2300 known as the VX2300 GLS appeared with engine output boosted to 116bhp courtesy of twin carburettors the car also received a five speed close-ratio Getrag gearbox with dog-leg first gear and was distinguished by with twin halogen headlights and supplementary front fog-lights fitted beneath the front bumper, fashionably blackened side window frames and extra sound deadening
Diolch am 95,351,213 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 95,351,203 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 03.07.2022, at Cars in the Park, Beacon Park Lichfield Staffordshire REF 161-203
I returned to the pond at Goathland, yesterday, in attempt to get some shots with nicer backgrounds. Once again an Emperor male landed [I'm finding them to be inquisitive]. I was hoping for a clear shot with an uncluttered background but with the boggy terrain, this was all I could manage. I am beginning to love these large Dragonflies, it's fascinating to watch the males patrolling their territories and fighting with each other for dominance. I'm yet to capture a female or a mating pair though either would be incredible! I also saw Four spotted Chasers, Black tailed Skimmers and Common Hawkers but haven't yet seen any Black Darters [our smallest species].
It’s the time of gaudy sunsets and sunrises, with the atmosphere ferrying cold air masses and their cirrus clouds in the jet stream along with wall clouds along the mountain fronts. We’re fortunate that in a place with almost 5 million people the city of Boulder had the foresight to buy up open space, and restrict development on the foothills so that vistas like this would remain uncluttered by houses. The only lights visible are the National Center for Atmospheric Research, on the mesa toward the far right, and Eldorado Springs, a small community at the base of the canyon on the left. The Flatirons rock grouping (actually part of the Fountain formation) is visible along the front of the mountains.
My favourite member of the Odonata.
Although there were quite a few about it took a while to find one on a decent perch and relatively uncluttered background.
An outtake from today's FGR uncluttered photo that I was less-than-excited about. I actually like this one better. So this is my 365 today.
The day is gone
I'm on my back
Staring up at the ceiling
I take a drink sit back, relax
Smoke my mind make me feel
Better for a small time
What I want is what I've not got
And what I need is all around me
Reaching searching never stop
And I'll say...
If you could keep me floating
Just for a while
Til I get to the end of this tunnel
If you could keep me floating
Just for a while
I'll get back to you ...
- Dave Matthews Band, Jimi Thing
Heal's Department Store, London, England
Most photographers in London have seen or even visited the wonderful staircase at the Heal's Department store, the one with the awesome chandelier in the middle of it well this is that same staircase before they renovated it. No chandelier there and looking rather different to what it is now.
Don't get me wrong, I love the new staircase and how it looks now but there is something that I really like about the old staircase, maybe its is honesty and its worn feel or maybe its the fact that it looks slightly uncluttered compared to what it is now, I am just not sure. My favourite part of the staircase within this photo is the darkening on each stair and how each one is unique and different, to me this is part of the character of the staircase.
Which is your favourite, the way it is here or the way it is now? Cast your votes now :-).
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Heal's ("Heal and Son Ltd") is a British furniture and furnishing store chain comprising six stores, selling a range of furniture, lighting, accessories, home and garden wares. For over a century it has been known for promoting modern design and employing talented young designers.
This had a parked car in the the original shot which the owners seemed happy to leave with the door open for twenty minutes or so until the cold defeated me and I moved on. I was there again in the spring and took an uncluttered shot from a similar position. I've borrowed bits from the spring shot and merged them into this to hide the car. Somehow the work has grown to 18 layers and some still need further adjustment. But I'm getting happier with it.
Quarry Lakes
Fremont, California
I watched several pelicans fly from one part of Horseshoe Lake to another in succession. They flew very low, often within a few inches of the water. That pattern of flight has always intrigued me. I finally got around to looking for an explanation. I found it in an online excerpt from The Birder's Handbook by Paul Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye.
web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Skimming...
Here's how the authors explain why pelicans and some other birds fly low over water:
"Skimming permits the birds to take advantage of an aerodynamic phenomenon known as "ground effect." The patterns of airflow around a wing that is operating close to a surface are modified by that surface in a manner that reduces drag, the resistance of the air to the progress of the wing....The ground effect only occurs when the flying object is much less than a wingspan from the surface -- and at such an altitude over land a bird would be continually flying among obstacles, through grass, and so on. Only water is sufficiently uncluttered to permit such close safe passage."
I love the work of this week's artist of inspiration because his art is uncluttered and features lots of "white space", which is my very favorite style! This piece is perhaps busier than most of his work, though.
The reason for the party dress is that I was trying a TOTALLY different shot, which did not work given the FGR theme, so I will try to re-shoot another time when I have, and am allowed to use, natural light... ho hum...
FGR and Single Source Club (lighting here is my trusty clamp light from Lowes...)
I wonder if we were at the same party? lol, great minds, right?
Altes Museum von Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
Das 1842 fertiggestellte Standbild Amazone zu Pferde von August Kiß.
Es zeigt in hoher Expressivität eine Amazone, die versucht, mit einer Lanze den Angriff eines Panthers abzuwehren.
Lying inside our home galaxy, the Milky Way, this Herbig–Haro object is a turbulent birthing ground for new stars in a region known as the Orion B molecular cloud complex, located 1,350 light-years away.
Herbig–Haro (HH) objects are bright patches of nebulosity associated with newborn stars that form when narrow jets of partially ionized gas ejected by stars collide with nearby clouds of gas and dust. This image of Herbig-Haro Jet HH 24 was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2015.
When stars form within giant clouds of cool molecular hydrogen, some of the surrounding material collapses under gravity to form a rotating, flattened disk encircling the newborn star.
Although planets will later congeal in the disk, at this early stage the protostar is feeding on the disk with a voracious appetite. Gas from the disk rains down onto the protostar and engorges it. Superheated material spills away and is shot outward from the star in opposite directions along an uncluttered escape route – the star's rotation axis.
Shock fronts develop along the jets and heat the surrounding gas to thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. The jets collide with the surrounding gas and dust and clear vast spaces, like a stream of water plowing into a hill of sand.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)/Hubble-Europe (ESA) Collaboration, D. Padgett (GSFC), T. Megeath (University of Toledo), and B. Reipurth (University of Hawaii)
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Photograph by Karl Gullers, 1916-1998
With infinite nostalgia I look back to when (in my lifetime) an English village was like this, shaded by Elms, its dwellings occupied by locals, not modernised and uglified by aerials, and its streets uncluttered by parked cars, with traffic so light that a dog could lie undisturbed in the middle of the road.
We hiked West Thumb at Yellowstone Lake on a cold, frosty morning. The photoshoot was all about minimalist compositions in the steam and the sun glinting off the icy lake. Ast times, I could barely see the path in front of me. I've included an image of my companions swallowed in steam on the path behind me.
Sporting the Pacific Southwest Airlines retro scheme. Nice to finally catch this one! Arriving as AA1719 from LAX. The new ILS tower in the back is now spoiling the uncluttered view.
Lloyd's Building, London
This is probably my last upload from our recent Flickr Meet-up in London, although I do have a couple I might try a few different things with.
The "City" is particularly quiet on a Saturday as not on the tourist trail, however, it now contains some of the most impressive new builds in the architecture world. You might know them as the Gherkin, Cheesegrater and Walkie Talkie buildings. Whether these have reached "iconic" status in their short time remains to be seen but the Lloyd's building certainly has.
The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture and was designed by the architect company Richard Rogers and Partners (now Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners) and built between 1978 and 1986. Like the Pompidou Centre in Paris (designed by Renzo Piano and Rogers), the building was innovative in having its services such as staircases, lifts, ductwork, electrical power conduits and water pipes on the outside, leaving an uncluttered space inside. The 12 glass lifts were the first of their kind in the United Kingdom. Like the Pompidou Centre, the building was highly influenced by the work of Archigram in the 1950s and 1960s.
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011; it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be "universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch".
Bearded Tit, Suffolk.
A challenge to get some clear shots of one of my favourites. Not only was there more of a breeze, the weight of the birds made the stems bend behind other reeds as soon as they climbed towards the top so clear uncluttered shots proved rather difficult but I did manage one or two
An unfortunate Ichneumon Wasp with an unidentified spider. Last September (2016) I spent three hours or more watching and photographing this battle, taking over more than 100 photos. The wasp gave a good fight trying to break loose but lost in the end. I wanted to help it loose but have learned not to mess with nature. Fortunately the background was light and uncluttered which made it easier to photograph them.
© C. Statton DiFiori
Karesansui, 'dry landscape/dry mountain water'.... the Japanese dry landscape garden, is a minimalist style of Zen garden using rocks, gravel/sand and moss to create abstract, symbolic representations of natural scenery. Such as mountains, landscapes and rivers.
Simplicity is emphasized, together with tranquility and negative space.
These gardens function as meditative tools for reflection.
They encourage mindfulness through their serene, uncluttered design.
Here is a detail and composition that caught my eye whilst enjoying the karesansui gardens of Shigemori Mirei in Tôfuku-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan. They were completed in 1939.
Mirei Shigemori was a garden designer who actively participated in many areas of Japanese art and design.
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A reprocessed image, originally uploaded 5 years ago, that has buffed and fluffed up much better than expected to look more crisp and reveal a bit more shadow detail.
It features the much loved class 76, unit 76001 in this case, and without the multi-working cables, hence a relatively uncluttered front-end. Snapped here at Hadfield coasting down the grade from Woodhead with a rake of loaded coal wagons, likely coming from the Yorkshire coalfield.
In the background lies Black Hill on the Pennine Way. Back in the 80s it was an oozing gooey mass of soaking peat bogs and groughs and guaranteed a boot-full of mucky water for anyone trying to navigate their way across. I've haven't been up there for a while (it's not a place you willingly return to) but, if Bleaklow on the other side of Longdendale is anything to go by, there's likely a paved path over most of it now.
17th November 1977
Agfa CT18
2003- Watercolour and ink on paper. 20 X 24. Numerous background details from photo removed in the name of uncluttered composition.
As I said earlier, getting an "uncluttered" image of the Acropolis is a real challenge with all the construction machinery throughout the area. This particular shot was taken from the Arch of Hadrian.
It could do with a bit of a clean but considering it's now 30 years old the Richard Rogers designed Lloyds of London building still looks rather spritely.
I'm also reminded somewhat ironically that given the buildings whole 'raison d'être' was that it was flexible and could be easily reconfigured and extended to the best of my knowledge it's remained exactly as it was constructed......
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From Wikipedia : "It was designed by architect Richard Rogers and built between 1978 and 1986. Bovis was the management contractor for the scheme. Like the Pompidou Centre (designed by Renzo Piano and Rogers), the building was innovative in having its services such as staircases, lifts, electrical power conduits and water pipes on the outside, leaving an uncluttered space inside. The twelve glass lifts were the first of their kind in the UK."
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This building is sometimes described as the inside out building as it has all of it's lifts, ducts and pipes on the outside which leaves an uncluttered space inside.
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011; it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status in England.
I recently entered this particular image into a local camera club competition entitled 'urban' and am pleased to say I won with it! I had utilised the fact that my sister lives in London to go visit and take the images. It's a building that has always fascinated me and I'm sure I could spend much more time there taking images!
An hour earlier, Q506 had rolled past my workplace with four 645 prime movers roaring for all they were worth. I clocked out and the chase was on. Driving up I-75 from Dayton, I knew the only place to get an uncluttered, wide open afternoon shot was at Statler Road in Piqua.
The quartet of second generation EMD's -- including Toledo Ore Dock 996 -- pulls down the main and prepares to stop at the north end for a crew change. The sun even managed to cooperate for a change.
Monash University. Architect: Denton Corker Marshall (DCM)
Monash engaged DCM to design the building in 2016, with a brief calling for a “campus marker” that would activate and connect the building with its community, while also sitting within and complement the established campus.
The architects said in 2018 that the design “respects the modernist, uncluttered traditions of the original campus masterplan. It is designed to be a highly flexible form, accommodating future changes in pedagogies. It does this by maintaining the orthogonal campus arrangement [and] adopting a rational, linear arrangement derived from internal function.”
These neotropic beauties are probably most easily seen in AZ, although several other southern states do have them visit. Like for Hummingbirds and other Flycatcher species they typically often return to favored perches. If you find a promising active exposed setting like this with a distant or uncluttered background, you simply park quietly and await their return.
IMG_1409; Vermilion Flycatcher
Bernard Buffet: Femme Assise (Seated Woman)
From October 1, 2016, to January 15, 2017, the exhibition "Zie de Mens / Behold the Man" was on display at the Fundatie Zwolle. Featuring 100 works, the exhibition reveals how artists over the past century have successfully evoked the richness and complexity of the modern world through the seemingly simple, uncluttered form of the portrait. "Behold the Man" was curated by art critic Hans den Hartog Jager, who previously created "More Light" (2011) and "More Power" (2014) for the Fundatie.
Another clean and uncluttered look today ... must be a reflection of how i would like my life :)))
f3 1/20 iso 200 .. same as yesterday .. white perspex with light coming in from the right
Other than the slight pink hue from the action its sooc ... shooting manual has transformed my photos .. :) ... thanks to S & H ;)
Brixton Jones insists a Minimalist design for Rowena’s beach house will bring a connection to the outdoors. She introduces the Barcelona chair and reminds Rowena of Mies van der Rohe's most famous maxim – “less is more.” The Barcelona Chair will be the perfect perching place to enjoy the glorious sea view. She reminds Rowena that the beauty of the environment should take centre stage. Brixton’s opinion is that a Minimalist approach embraces simplicity and would reflect the tranquil and uncluttered nature of the seashore.
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This shot was taken on the West Spanish Peak trail just a few minutes before the shot below. I'm not sure how this shot will look on Flickr as it is really needs to be bigger for the full effect. If you have sec click on the image to view it on black....looks so much better!!
I used my telephoto lens on this shot to pull out what I thought was the most interesting part of the scene. I find that I use my tele lens for landscape work all the time. Such a great way to get uncluttered and different images. I love my 20 prime, but I find myself grabbing my tele for landscape more and more these days.
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Out from Huanan, the narrow gauge line crosses a wintry desolate plain, and offers numerous uncluttered spots for panning shots.
With snow blowing in the wind, the little C2 class loco with its preposterously over hanging cab rattles along giving the impression of immense speed - although probably only doing around 25mph.
Huanan was a former forestry logging railway which evolved into carrying coal from the distant mine up in the hills at Lixin. The line closed for good in April 2011 after very heavy snow falls from which it never recovered.
Heilongjiang Province in northern China.
November 2006. © David Hill
I wandered around the Sumas Prairie this morning and saw many Red-tailed Hawks. Some on the powerlines and some deep in twiggy trees. This image is uncluttered even if it is on a wire.
I uploaded this shot and started asking myself "why bother sharing this photo"; it's just a ho-hum standard image taken of one of the most photographed scenes in Tasmania. As a newbie to photography, I think I've roughly got the hang of the technical side of taking an image, but when it comes to finding compositions I feel like a complete novice. In the end, I decided that I like this shot; not because of subject matter, but just because I found a simple, uncluttered composition and remembered to tighten the relationship between foreground and background by shooting a slightly longer focal length.
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Posed street portrait taken for my 100 Strangers project in Glasgow, Scotland.
This picture is #48 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
I captured a candid shot of Vaneska on Argyle Street in the city and she immediately smiled at me and asked if the photograph was okay! She practically offered to pose for another shot and was more than happy to take part in my stranger portrait project. I asked her to move to the side of the street away from the busy crowds and found this lovely uncluttered background. Working with poor light in this location was a challenge that my 5D relished and the resulting shot speaks for itself, captured with natural light only.
Vaneska is from Slovakia although spoke with a soft American-English accent, which prompted me saying that she obviously wasn't from Glasgow. She is studying history and politics in the city and I exclaimed that it was a particularly interesting time to be studying those subjects together.
Having already sent the images to Vaneska I am pleased to say that she is happy with them and was happy for me to post them in my project. Many thanks to her for taking the time to pose for a few shots on a busy day.
Mercedes 250CE W114 (1968-76) Engine 2496cc S6 M114 Production 67048 Coupe (plus 1,852,000
Registration Number PSN 245 G (see text)
MERCEDES ALBUM
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The W114 coupé hailed a completely new range of cars for Mercedes-Benz. Unlike everything else on offer, this did not take any previous elements from the standard 180 from the 1950's. A new designer was also bought in, Paul Bracq, who penned a pure and uncluttered motorcar. The roofline came down and the seats lowered to maintain headroom. The pillars were removed and all four windows wound down completely out of sight. The engine was a 2.5 litre, fuel injected unit with Bosch Jetronic injection delivering 148bhp and propelling this model up to a perfectly respectable 115mph, especially in those days.
The first owner, it transpired, was Baron King of Bridgewater, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at the time. He specified an automatic gearbox and alloy wheels from the limited options list at the time and it was that same owner, some twenty years later, who sold the car, through an intermediary, to the vendor, just the second owner from new. It had a damaged front wing by this time and the new owner restored the car to the fine order you see it in today. The number plate it carried and first owner in Ireland was expunged from DVLA records for secrecy at the time, although a new age-related plate has since been attributed to it. Officially, this makes it a one owner car with a known but mysterious past. The originality, low mileage and model rarity made this not only too good to miss for Mercedes Enthusiast magazine who dedicated an entire feature to this car, but also the museum curators at Mercedes-Benz World where it has been on show since June last year. Supplied with a fresh MoT test certificate and history file, this desirable and fascinating example not only looks good but has been used little, looked after comprehensively and is reported to drive very well indeed.
This car was offered for sale by auction, at the H+H, Pavilion Gardens Buxton, 27.04.2022 selling for £ 14,625 including buyers premium
Diolch am 93,525,892 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 93,525,892 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 27.04.2022 at the H+H Auction, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 159c-032
France, Paris, “Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou”, in the centre of historic Paris, constructed 1971 – 1977, designed by Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers & Gianfranco Franchini. The building is located in the Beaubourg area of Paris, near “Les Halles” & the Marais, within one kilometre of “Notre Dame” & the “Louvre”, on the edge of the densely populated medieval quarter. The museum, called as well “Beaubourg”, houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library & the Musée National d'Art Moderne.
The structure is very distinctive; it has been described by critics as "an oil refinery in the centre of the city". The coloured external piping is the special feature of the building. Air conditioning ducts are blue, water pipes are green & electricity lines are yellow, escalators are red, the white ducts are ventilation shafts for the underground areas. Even the steel beams that make up the Pompidou Centre's framework are on the outside. However, recent visits suggest that this colour coding has partially lapsed & many of the elements are simply painted white.
The intention of the architects was to place the various service elements (electricity, water etc.) outside of the building's framework & therefore turn the building "inside out". The arrangement also allows an uncluttered internal space for the display of art works.
The centre is named after Georges Pompidou, president of France from 1969 - 1974, & opened on January 31, 1977.
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Some of the attractions at the Place de la Concorde are included here. The ferris wheel and tuk tuk are no doubt relatively recent additions to the scene. Rather interestingly the ferris wheel isn't a permanent resident on site. It is re-erected every year and has even been enlarged recently. My understanding is that it didn't reappear in 2019 as its licence wasn't renewed. Seemingly the authorities want to keep the local historic skyline uncluttered. There also seems to be a disagreement with the owner as they have recently revoked another of Marcel Campion's tourist attraction licences. Only two years ago permission was withdrawn for his long running Christmas market.
Photo taken on a short holiday to Paris awarded to me as a thank you for 35 years service.