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A group of Italian tourists waited patiently while I took the previous shot at the entrance to this picturesque alley. They politely waited for me to finish - very considerate indeed. I thanked them for their kindness and suggested they should proceed since they would vanish from a long exposure shot. Cheerfully they complied, calling out bona sera, except for one man who seemed rather suspicious. He waited to see proof of vanishing Italians (and one woman with a urinating dog whose nationality I did not check). He was visibly impatient and fidgeting by half way into the minute exposure. When the shutter closed and the image came up he acknowledged, a little sniffily, that I was right and continued a little unsteadily on his way.
Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy en.normandie-tourisme.fr/normandy-tourism-109-2.html in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. Its inhabitants are called Honfleurais. It is especially known for its old, beautiful picturesque port, characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages, painted many times by artists, including in particular Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet and Johan Jongkind, forming the école de Honfleur (Honfleur school) which contributed to the appearance of the Impressionist movement. The Sainte-Catherine church, which has a bell tower separate from the principal building, is the largest church made out of wood in France. The first written record of Honfleur is a reference by Richard III, Duke of Normandy, in 1027. By the middle of the 12th century, the city represented a significant transit point for goods from Rouen to England. Located on the estuary of one of the principal rivers of France with a safe harbour and relatively rich hinterland, Honfleur profited from its strategic position from the start of the Hundred Years' War. The town's defences were strengthened by Charles V in order to protect the estuary of the Seine from attacks from the English. This was supported by the nearby port of Harfleur. However, Honfleur was taken and occupied by the English in 1357 and from 1419 to 1450. When under French control, raiding parties often set out from the port to ransack the English coasts, including partially destroying the town of Sandwich, in Kent, England, in the 1450s. At the end of the Hundred Years' War, Honfleur benefited from the boom in maritime trade until the end of the 18th century. Trade was disturbed during the wars of religion in the 16th century. The port saw the departure of a number of explorers, in particular in 1503 of Binot Paulmierde Gonneville to the coasts of Brazil. In 1506, local man Jean Denis departed for Newfoundland island and the mouth of the Saint Lawrence. An expedition in 1608, organised by Samuel de Champlain, founded the city of Quebec in modern day Canada. After 1608, Honfleur thrived on trade with Canada, the West Indies, the African coasts and the Azores. As a result, the town became one of the five principal ports for the slave trade in France. During this time the rapid growth of the town saw the demolition of its fortifications on the orders of Colbert. The wars of the French revolution and the First Empire, and in particular the continental blockade, caused the ruin of Honfleur. It only partially recovered during the 19th century with the trading of wood from northern Europe. Trade was however limited by the silting up of the entrance to the port and development of the modern port at Le Havre. The port however still functions today. On August 25, 1944, Honfleur was liberated together by the British army - 19th Platoon of the 12th Devon's, 6th Air Landing Brigade, the Belgian army (Brigade Piron) on 25 August 1944.[1] and the Canadian army without any combat. en.normandie-tourisme.fr/articles/honfleur-278-2.html
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In this shot we have a very moody and overcast shot featuring Emirates Airlines A380-800 in the Green expo livery throwing up all the moisture off runway 23R at Manchester Airport as it takes off.
That is simply what came to mind seeing this image come to life on my camera... and this song "Tuesday Afternoon"
Days gone by!
Happy Mother's Day to every mother and surrogate mother and single father who doubles as mother out there!~
My own Mom, Nina Black, loved this mountain and never tired of looking at Mount Hood or Mount Adams in all their changing moods and hats. She and Dad instilled that love in their children over the years.
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I realize that the title "Moody morning" makes it sound as if I were in a bad mood. But that was not the case at all. My daughter and I were just visiting this beach to see if it would be a good place to enjoy the sunrise. The sky, however, looked quite moody...
When you get up at 6am on a da rainy day in New York, it's hard to resist taking some shots of the moody atmosphere engulfing this amazing city. Here one can see the early morning traffic driving under the Brooklyn Bridge from the Financial District.
Grumman FM-2 Wildcat "That Old Thing" takes to a typically moody Duxford sky during Sundays Flying Legends Show.
Missed sunrise by an hour!
Thankfully the sun was still low enough to cast some lovely shadows on the "Banjo Pier".
With lots of movement in the cloud I went for the little stopper again to lengthen the exposure to 109 seconds.
It was a dark and moody morning with rain, fog, and unseasonable warmth. Candlelight, a fresh cup of coffee, and quiet music made it feel cozy.
“Moody” (Telegraph Tuesday) A moody morning along the main irrigation canal running through this part of Stanislaus County, California. March 26, 2024.
A southbound BNSF manifest catches some early morning light as it climb its way up out of the Columbia River Gorge on the OT near Moody, OR.
Love the moodiness of the sky, taken at around 4pm (GMT) as it was getting dark.
Lomo Instant Wide, no flash, normal setting
Black and white panorama of the moody mountains surrounding the "high-one"; Denali just south of Denali National Park.