Help with Paris trip (Page 2): Paris is a favorite. The classic photo from Musee d Orsay from the 5th floor clocks. The Catacombs with all the bones. Le Chapelle is marvelous within...

Burkley Loc: Park City

Paris is a favorite. The classic photo from Musee d Orsay from the 5th floor clocks. The Catacombs with all the bones. Le Chapelle is marvelous within the ministry of Justice Compound, but now entered from outside the wall. The Rodin museum. Street photography within the neighborhoods by the Eiffel Tower and in the 9th Arrondissement and in Montmartre. If you have time, head to Normandy. Giverny is crowded now, but still nice. Night photography all over. It’s the city of lights.

druthven

BrHawkeye wrote:

The Chateau of Chantilly would be a slightly-off-the-beaten-track possibility. I enjoyed a picnic in the nearby woods years ago. Note, if you're going this October, the world rugby championships are taking place in the area all that month. St. Denis, especially, will be teeming with rugby fans. I'm hoping to do some of my photography this fall on the grounds of the Rodin Museum.

Thanks for the rugby heads up. We will be there the first week of Oct.

druthven

Blaster34 wrote:

Sights abound in Paris and if you've been there be... (show quote)

Thanks, definitely something to consider.

druthven

Burkley wrote:

Paris is a favorite. The classic photo from Musee d Orsay from the 5th floor clocks. The Catacombs with all the bones. Le Chapelle is marvelous within the ministry of Justice Compound, but now entered from outside the wall. The Rodin museum. Street photography within the neighborhoods by the Eiffel Tower and in the 9th Arrondissement and in Montmartre. If you have time, head to Normandy. Giverny is crowded now, but still nice. Night photography all over. It’s the city of lights.

Thank you, The Orsay, Rodin and Montmartre, (Emily in Paris), are on the menu when our granddaughter, serving her semester abroad in Milan, arrives for a weekend.

Oregonphotog Loc: Portland, OR

druthven wrote:

My wife and I will be visiting Paris for about 10 days this fall and I would like some suggestions for off the beaten path photo spots. An example would be the small park near the Musee Marmottan with it's small rotunda/bandstand and old hand cranked carousel. We have been to Paris before and will naturally revisit some of the main attractions but I'm looking for the more quaint areas. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Sounds like a wonderful trip to Paris! I haven't read all of the comments so I apologize if these have already been mentioned. 1. Promenade Planteé which is like a Paris Highline trail above the city. Plenty of photography opportunities. 2. Sainte Chapelle church with its amazing stained glass windows. 3. Night photography at Notre Dame especially when the fire jugglers are there 4. Bir-Hakeim Bridge - amazing architecture and using it as a foreground for the Eiffel tower. 5. Montparnasse Tower - views of Eiffel Tower and the city - go at sunset 6. Rue Crémieux Street - one of the most colorful streets in Paris. Enjoy your trip!

Bill.Doub

pmorin wrote:

We took a bus tour to Giverny to visit Claude Monet’s Gardens. They have half day tours (5hr) taking you there and back. The gardens are beautiful and very photo friendly.

If you go to Monet's Gardens in Giverny, go as early in the morning as possible and go to the lilly pond as the first thing you do. By mid-morning there will be so many people around the pond that it's hard to even see much of it, let alone take any decent photos.

druthven

Oregonphotog wrote:

Sounds like a wonderful trip to Paris! I haven't ... (show quote)

Thank you, these are some of the places I was not aware of. Will definitely investigate them.

druthven

Bill.Doub wrote:

If you go to Monet's Gardens in Giverny, go as early in the morning as possible and go to the lilly pond as the first thing you do. By mid-morning there will be so many people around the pond that it's hard to even see much of it, let alone take any decent photos.

Thanks, so noted.