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The second of the four statues of Joan of Arc I photographed while in Paris is in the Place des Pyramides, by the Louvre and the Tuileries gardens. It is by Fréminet. There is a model of it at the Musée d'Orsay. To my knowledge there are similar ones in Philadelphia, Portland, and New Orleans in the United States. East, West and South!

The pole Joan of Arc is holding is supposed to be a flag pole, but it was broken at the time of the photograph. There was also something wrapped around her arm.

I like this picture, but I focused on the center of the statue, not the face of Joan of Arc. That's a beginner mistake, and I only noticed it when I viewed the picture large later. I would also have liked a faster lens to blur the background better. A faster lens, one with larger aperture, alows a smaller depth-of-field, giving more bokeh, which helps to make the subject stand out. I would still encourage you view it large.

That night I got more pictures of the same statue, as the sky was getting dark. To come...

Vallee des Saints by maxblackphotos

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Over in Carnoet there's a hillside of sculptures. ND110 and ND3, too much light!

Cardamines des prés by Elisa Gtr

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Pont des arts by Priscylla Barros

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Des de baix by .carleS

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Retorn a Hemeroskopeion

Ponts des Arts, Paris by Olivier PRIEUR

Ponts des Arts, Paris

marathon des sables by Alastair Humphreys

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ouch!

Bookmark by klalthewg kak

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فاصل للقران والكتب

Passhöhen des TPBR2019 by Torsten Frank

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A few of the pass signs of this summers Three Peaks Bike Race I came across.

It might be called three peaks because it always looks for three special passes and makes them into obligatory Controll points where the riders have to pass and proof their passage in an otherwise individually planned route but even if you would try you of course summit many more passes on the way to the finish line. But why try to avoid when you can also collect them? 😄

So I counted 18 official passes (meaning somewhat meaningful crossings up one side and down another side of a significant hill or mountain and or with an official „Pass“, „Col“, „Collada“ etc. sign on top of it) and from these 18 passes lo and behold 15 were new for me.

Of course I’ve ridden the Stelvio, the Reschenpass or the Norbertshöhe quite a few times now. But since I was never in the Pyrenees before and I also never rode from Torino into France all the other Passes where new to me.

See the following list for the order of appearance of said passes:

Germany:

Steinpass (from Bad Reichenhall)

Italy:

Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio

Austria:

Norbertshöhe

Italy:

Reschenpass

Colle delle Finestre (from Susa)

Colle di Sestriere (from the Finestre)

France:

Col de Montgenèvre (from Cesena Torinese)

Col de Macuègne (from Séderon) (Drome Provençale)

Col de l'Homme Mort (from Col de Macuègne)

Col de Villerouge

Col de Bédos (from Félines Termenes) (Corbières)

Col du Paradis (from Albières)

Col de Coudans (from Campagne Sur Aude)

Col du Chioula (from Belcaire)

Andorre:

Port d’Envalira (from Ax-les-Thermes) (highest paved Pass of the Pyrenees)

Coll d’Ordino (from Canillo)

Ordino-Arcalis (from Ordino)

Spain:

Collade de Clarà

Chateau des Rohan by Sylvain CITERNE

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Saverne, Alsace

des_ark by erik.gamlem

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Bécassine des marais by Jean Joachim

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Domaine des oiseaux de Mazères (09), le 31 mars 2024

pinson des arbres by brigitte designolle

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Harfang des neiges by Dency_Sagittaire

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Photo prise dans la municipalité de Saint-Barthélemy ...

Calo Des Mort by cinxxx

Calo Des Mort

des cartons recyclables by VLCinéaste

… pour limiter la repousse et attirer les lombriques qui se chargeront de retourner le sol.

Topographie des Terrors by edwin.11

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Topographie des Terrors

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marathon des sables by Alastair Humphreys

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Busy day 1

Place des Ecritures by dprezat

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Figeac

Massif des Allpilles by doublejeopardy

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After lunch we decided to walk to the top of Massif des Alpilles where the French with great taste had built an ugly television mast! The air was full of the delicious scent of the pines.

Cisticolle des joncs by Claude Pokropek

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Place des Vosges by Richard-Leung

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Marlon des bois by YO'PAPA

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marathon des vins de Blaye 2017-5091 (Copier) by Marathon Blaye

20241208-122450_MS_1116_102_A-ÖBB_ThStDSC_1286 by Thomas Stenzel

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Während des Wartens auf die bayerische S 3/6 am Bahnhof München Süd konnten am Mittag des 8. Dezember 2024 natürlich auch noch andere Züge beobachtet werden.

EC 113 nach Schwarzach-St. Veit mit 1116 102 an der Spitze war gerade am München Hbf gestartet und hatte den größten Teil seines Weges noch vor sich.

des fruits by Alex

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marathon des sables by Alastair Humphreys

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VERY silly sandstorm goggles

24 backgrund kak4 desing by klalthewg kak

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ND des Neiges by focus73

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Notre Dame des Neiges à Montagny depuis La Tania

Des Leandro_2464 by Tribunal Regional Federal da 4ª Região