John Oram's photos with the keyword: Miroir d'eau

There is a story behind this photograph told in pictures I did not take and others I chose not to post. On the Miroir d'eau [qv], a couple, probably genuine ballet dancers, performed balletic moves for a photographer. As the fog rose from the Miroir d'eau, the photographs would have been wonderful but to take them would have been an intrusion. This figure caught my eye - the seat is part of the space - and it became clear that she was associated with the photoshoot. The shoot over, the dancers came here to change and, again, the pictures would have been a little too intrusive. So what survives the moral edit is this image of a rather regal figure surveying, both severely and protectively, her charges on the water. 200_2_P1000685C

A public space on a grand scale in Bordeaux. The granite slabs of the Miroir d'eau and an unexplained image - perhaps from the 2014 Agora Biennale - form the foreground to this wide view of the Place de la Bourse. 200_2_P1000684

The Miroir d'eau (Water Mirror) in Bordeaux is the world's largest reflecting pool. Covered in 2cm of water, in summer it creates a fog every 15 minutes. This is a source of fascination and amusement to both locals and visitors. One woman apparently found it a sensory experience. A short distance away, a couple struck ballet poses for a photographer in the rising, swirling fog. The pictures, I imagine, were remarkable. 200_2_P1000680M

The Miroir d'eau (Water Mirror) in Bordeaux is the world's largest reflecting pool. Covered in 2cm of water, in summer it creates a fog every 15 minutes. This is a source of fascination and amusement to both locals and visitors. One woman apparently found it a sensory experience. A short distance away, a couple struck ballet poses for a photographer in the rising, swirling fog. The pictures, I imagine, were remarkable. 200_2_P1000680