Small sights in Grenoble

Here are two photos I’ve been meaning to post. The first is part of a set that I’ll post in entirety one day soon. It is another streetside ad that I found intriguing (and unlikely to be seen on the side of a street in the US):

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The second is of the 13th century church within about 100 yards of my apartment. One of my co-workers has suggested those of us interested in photography go out and take photos on a certain subject and then get together and compare. The subject he chose was “the nature of the city” (translated from French) with the word he used for “nature” meaning “natural world”, not nature as in characteristics or tendencies. I’m interested in finding out if the nature I saw is visible to others:

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I was planning on converting the above photo to black-and-white (and may still do so), but I was not satisfied with the initial results after the conversion. I’m still working on tweaking other photos to post, perhaps I’ll have a few more ready this weekend.

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The first one reminds me of how often the Hubster and I would note a sign or ad that just wouldn’t be seen in the US — just as you captured it!

I like the detail of the church doorway, and the texture of the stone. We took 2 or 3 rolls of shots in B&W film (well, he did, I’m not a great photographer) - I hope that there are some good shots there.

[...] I wrote about the initial topic chosen, nature in the city, back when I first posted a photo of my favorite subject, the 13th century church which is about 100 yards from my former apartment in Grenoble. In that photo, the plants growing out of the crevasses and corners in the old, carved stones seemed to be a fascinating illustration of how nature takes hold even in artificial environments. [...]

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