Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Le Raspail - un café de la nuit


Le Raspail


Many of the Paris cafés are enjoyed much later 
than the Petits-déjeuners (breakfast) sign would indicate here.  
You may notice the "Vins & Bières" on the side window. 


As I recall, it was so late when this photo was taken 
that the only people on the premises were sweeping up 
before stacking the chairs and turning out the lights.



Le Raspail
58, boulevard Raspail
75006, Paris

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16 comments:

  1. KatalinDecember 2, 2014 at 12:42 AM

    these beautiful lights

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  2. martinealisonDecember 2, 2014 at 1:44 AM

    Des fauteuils qui vont trouver le repos !
    Gros bisous ♡

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  3. Betty CarlsonDecember 2, 2014 at 1:59 AM

    I also notice the "Happy Hour" marked inside the café :)

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  4. JoeDecember 2, 2014 at 3:14 AM

    The city takes on such a different charm when the sun goes down Genie.

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  5. s.cDecember 2, 2014 at 5:50 AM

    Great paris reminder. I like it.

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  6. RevrunnerDecember 2, 2014 at 7:06 AM

    All is quiet; all is at rest. :-)

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  7. sawdustagainDecember 2, 2014 at 7:28 AM

    Reminds me of the "Nighthawks" painting by Edward Hopper.

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  8. MDecember 2, 2014 at 8:00 AM

    Oh, you night owl! The soft light is beautiful!

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  9. William KendallDecember 2, 2014 at 11:53 AM

    I love the mood of this shot!

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  10. JeanieDecember 2, 2014 at 12:47 PM

    The still emptiness gives it a wonderful mood, Genie!

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  11. AlexaDecember 2, 2014 at 2:47 PM

    And yet you were out and about taking pictures—no surprise to me! (And I love the atmosphere in this one.)

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  12. UnknownDecember 2, 2014 at 9:29 PM

    I'd like that that café was three floors under my bed, to be in there until 5 mins before get knocked out by exhaustion and spend last two hours of consciousness, writing down the just gone photographic day and planning where to go in Paris, after my alarm clock gave me cardiopulmonary resuscitation. After writing, a "pot au feu", a glass of red, and good night cruel world...

    Mademoiselle Genie, please... don't you be cruel... teach me... this question is killing me... HOW do you get a perfect, sharp focus, long depth of field, and open shadows... when solving low light conditions for get the silence in the image? Do you carry a little sandbag, a micro tripod -I don't think a big one-, you use a wide angle, your camera gives ISO 10,000,000 or although less probable; do you stop your heart to avoid the body movement in hand held shoots...?
    Please Miss Genie, my ignorance is encyclopedic, please be good with me... yep?
    (and please... don't say "All of them", remember what happened to Pinocchio. Mmhh?) Thanks for your patience and inspiration. d(:-D)

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  13. JackDecember 2, 2014 at 9:48 PM

    Lovely image. It seems very lonely at that time of night.

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  14. RandyDecember 2, 2014 at 10:25 PM

    Nice evening shot.

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  15. DebDecember 3, 2014 at 1:09 AM

    So a bit late for breakfast then? ;)
    Nice shot Genie.

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  16. Genie -- Paris and BeyondDecember 3, 2014 at 1:50 AM

    sawdustagain, what a delight to have it compared to that famous painting. Thanks!

    Betty C - So glad that you noticed that detail.

    Jack, sometimes the only photos you can get in Paris without people are those taken in the dark of night.

    Danar, no tripod but I do hold my breath and take multiple (sometimes many) shots. I shoot with a Nikon D7000 except when it is pouring rain and I use an underwater camera. Lens: 18-200mm Aperture priority f/6.3, ISO 3200, shutter speed: 1/40s

    Thanks for those kind comments, but I really do have many that I "delete" - very, very many!

    Bises,
    Genie

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Merci for your comments!