Monday 21 January 2008

Ascending

Twenty-five kilometers south of Avignon, the Alpilles is a small mountain range that offers miles of scenic walking tracks among pine trees and rosemary. I was there yesterday at sunset. This man belonged to a party of four, with two children who were running ahead. Although they were on a distant hill we could hear their voices amazingly well, as if they were very near.
Is walking something you enjoy?

A vingt-cinq kilomètres au sud d'Avignon, le massif des Alpilles offre des kilomètres de sentiers de randonnée dans un décor magnifique de pins et de romarin. J'y étais hier au coucher du soleil. Cet homme faisait partie d'un groupe de quatre, avec deux enfants qui couraient devant. Bien qu'il aient été sur une colline éloignée, on entendait leurs voix étonnamment bien, comme s'ils avaient été tout près.
Vous aimez la marche ?

21 comments:

edwin s said...

Well, if there were any bushes near me, I'd go for a walkabout. I went for a walk in the park today, if that counts :)

This is a beautiful shot nathalie. A perfect one for me to close the day. Just finished dinner. Yes, i cooked again (no takeaway)

les maudites said...

J'adore marcher. Un vrai plaisir semble t-il d'être au massif des Alpilles...

Peter said...

Bushwalking sounds very Australian, but to walk in general is a great pleasure, bushes or not, and in the Alpilles - definetely YES! A fantastic shot!

Olivier said...

l'ombre du marcheur est magnifique, et elle fait le ++++ de la photo.
Tu avais amené un ami avec toi pour qu'il fasse l'ombre ? ;o).

Je pense comme tous photographes, j'aime la marche.

M.Benaut said...

That shot is simply stupendous. I can imagine how pleased you were with it, both when you took it and afterwards when you saw how good it was !!

Lovely sky and excellent profile. France has so much to offer and you show it to us so nicely.

Le week-end suivant sera celui d'Australia-Day.
Ici, dessous, j'irai à Goolwa, à la bouche du fleuve Murray. J'espère que j'aurai quelques photos que je peux vous montrer du sable blanc, des cieux bleus et d'un fleuve c'est-à-dire, malheureusement, malade.
Je me demande si vous avez été à cet endroit quand vous avez vécu en Oz ?

I greatly enjoyed your robust comments, today, too.

Chuckeroon said...

...such a pleasing composition. Certainly a good close to the day.

Sadly no hope here....no "sky" no "sunset" no "differentiation" just grey...but a surprising amount of light. No shadows, but plenty of illumination.

claude said...

Superbe photo Nathalie. Sur le coup, je ne voyais que l'arbre. Mais le marcheur est bien net.
J'aime bien la marche quand c'est tout plat, because mon asthme. Pourtant gamine je grimpais sur les rochers de la forêt de Fontainebleau pratiquement tous les dimanches.

Anonymous said...

Quelle lumière ! Et quelle netteté ! C'est magnifique.

Bobby D. said...

Completely opposite mood here compared to yesterday. Now I want to nap when I reach the top of that hill--hope there is a nice sardine can bed up there for a weary cat...


yesterdays swim in those rough waters took all my energy!

Nathalie H.D. said...

I can't feed you any fish Mr. Cat, you don't have any teeth left. Maybe some fish soup...

Sally said...

superb.

Yes, I enjoy walking, especially exploring new places. Cities early in the morning, for example.

Re your comments on swimming on my blog today. I read a wonderful book called "Paris To The Moon" by an American journalist, Adam Gopnik. It's about the 5 years he lived in Paris, and raising his young family there. One of the parts I loved was his quest to find a swimming pool in which to regularly exercise. Hilarious. The mandatory medical examination was only the beginning.....

I also love le jogging (well, not the actual jogging, which I loathe, but watching le jogging) - especially in the Luzembourg gardens. Designer slacks, designer lke jogging shoes, and a coiffure which is just so makes for an entertaining passing parade!

Anonymous said...

I love the dimensions of this photo. It's very striking! And I'm so glad you included the information about hearing them, that really adds another dimension too.

I love walking, yes. I need to take a hiking vacation . . .

Anonymous said...

Magnifique le massif des Alpilles (un coin que j'aime), et cette jolie photo avec le randonneur en contre jour et un ciel super beau, bien vu et vive la nature. Amicalement et bonne journée

whyioughtta said...

Bonjour Nathalie,

Yes! I feel like I could walk forever--I must have inherited the nomadic gene.

I live in the Gatineau hills in western Quebec and I walk through the woods for about an hour every day with my dog, Chico.

I once posted photos of one of my walks on my blog...it's here in case you're interested (although I'm not a very gifted photographer like you are!):

http://nobloodyblogaddressesavailable.blogspot.com/
2007/05/gonna-take-
you-on-nature-walk.html

Jilly said...

What a beautiful photograph, Nathalie. I know this area as I came to stay at Orgon for a wedding last year. The wedding was held in the Monastere de ND de Beauregard. Just beautiful there. Thanks for the reminder.

Jilly said...

If you go again, Nathlie, do visit Isabelle in the poterie there - she makes gorgeous pots. This shows the monastery too.

http://www.poteriedegea.com/

Maxime said...

l'arbre se penche, comme si il progressait à la suite du grimpeur. Une chance de saisir un personnage dans un tel paysage !
( le plan large tout compte fait, est une bonne idée, car il accroit l'impression de solitude.)

Anonymous said...

superbe photo :ce pourrait être une bonne illustration du mysthe de Sisyphe....merci pour le lien en tous cas. Quand je serai un peu moins quiche (voire nouille)avec mon site je te rendrai la pareille....

Anonymous said...

Yes !

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