Esther's photos with the keyword: France

The Sunday Challenge: Photographing in the style of your favorite artist I am a big Renoir fan. I asked Google's Gemini to create a "photo" of Paris in the late 1800's showing the Eiffel tower. I boosted the pinks and added a paint daub effect. Alas, this looks more like an impressionistic imitation than a Renoir. Renoir would not have used a square format among other things and would have been much more impressionistic. To see a Renoir painting that incorporated the Eiffel Tower, check out www.creativefabrica.com/product/renoir-bistro-couple-with-eiffel-tower-2 . That is true genius.

Saint Paul de Vence is a charming hilltop fortified village in Provence, France. It is one of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera. It is known for its architecture, art galleries, boutiques and sidewalk cafes. About 300 people live within the walls of the village, yet 2.5 million tourists visit each year. AIMG_2871

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Nice, France. Nice was popular with the Russian aristocracy in the mid-1800's due to its pleasant climate. The cathedral, was consecrated in December 1912 in memory of Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, who died in Nice and who funded the cathedral. AIMG_2879

Fish Market in Nice, France AIMG_2930

The Parish Church de Saint-Paul. in St. Paul de Vence, France was constructed at the highest point of the village and its bell tower can be seen for miles. It was built in the 13th century and modified in the 15th century. It became the Collégiale de la Conversion de Saint-Paul (Collegiate Church of the Conversion of Saint Paul) in 1666. It houses some wonderful artwork. AIMG_2836

Laundry in Nice, France AIMG_2943

Nice is the fifth most populated city in France with almost 350,000 inhabitants. It became part of France in 1860, after having been ruled by Italy. It is located on the Côte d'Azur and boasts a Mediterranean climate. AIMG_2910

Saint Paul de Vence is a charming hilltop fortified village in Provence, France. It is one of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera. It is known for its architecture, art galleries, boutiques and sidewalk cafes. About 300 people live within the walls of the village, yet 2.5 million tourists visit each year. The Russian born painter Mark Chagall is buried in the Saint Paul-de-Vence cemetery. AIMG_2865

Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Marie et Sainte-Réparate de Nice, France was built between 1650 and 1699. AIMG_2945

Nice is the fifth most populated city in France with almost 350,000 inhabitants. It became part of France in 1860, after having been ruled by Italy. It is located on the Côte d'Azur and boasts a Mediterranean climate. AIMG_2912

I shot these flowers in Eze, France outside a perfume factory. Thank you, RoQui ,Varenne and GeraldPhoto, for identifying them as oleanders. AIMG_2961

Saint Paul de Vence is a charming hilltop fortified village in Provence, France. It is one of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera. It is known for its architecture, art galleries, boutiques and sidewalk cafes. About 300 people live within the walls of the village, yet 2.5 million tourists visit each year. We visited on a rainy day. The lovely pebbles arrainged so artistically in the walkway were as slippery as ice and made walking up and down the town extremely dangerous. ODT: Grey AIMG_2861

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Nice, France. Nice was popular with the Russian aristocracy in the mid-1800's due to its pleasant climate. The cathedral, was consecrated in December 1912 in memory of Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, who died in Nice and who funded the cathedral. AIMG_2880

The grillwork on the door is spectacular. Photographed in Nice, France. IMG_2946

The Promenade des Anglais ("Promenade of the English") is a promenade that stretches along the Baie des Anges in the Mediterranean Sea at Nice, France. In the latter part of the 18th century, there was an English influx during the winter months in Nice, A number of the wealthier ones proposed and funded a project to build a promenade as a walkway which would separate the pebble beach from the houses on higher ground. AIMG_2892

This is by far the most ornate street lamp that I have ever seen. Photographed in Nice, France IMG_2950

It takes a real beach worshipper to come out on a cool, drizzly day and sit on pebbles and rocks. Shot in Nice, France. AIMG_2890

Saint Paul de Vence is a charming hilltop fortified village in Provence, France. It is one of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera. It is known for its architecture, art galleries, boutiques and sidewalk cafes. About 300 people live within the walls of the village, yet 2.5 million tourists visit each year. AIMG_2832