Red Roses At Eiffel Tower Garden, Paris
by Liesl Walsh
Title
Red Roses At Eiffel Tower Garden, Paris
Artist
Liesl Walsh
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
This photo was taken from the Champ de Mars garden area near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. This image is also available in color. See "Red Roses At Eiffel Tower Garden, Paris".
A couple years ago my husband and I put everything in storage to travel Europe. It was a crazy adventure! We left with no return date or home to come back to. My husband loves to travel, and I love photography. We sailed across the Atlantic and couldn't wait to explore Paris.
We rented an apartment in the Latin Quarter and lived like locals, riding the metro, riding bikes and walking everywhere. We often walked all the way down to the Seine River to Notre Dame. I will never forget the moment we walked across one of the beautiful bridges and saw the Eiffel Tower for the very first time in the distance! Wow!
But we had a problem - how could we get to the tower when the metro was closed between our apartment and the tower? A whole section was shut down. Trying to figure it out was like trying to figure out a jigsaw puzzle - how can we make the connections?
Then we discovered the water taxi! We rode right down the Seine under all those famous bridges. As we got closer to the Eiffel Tower the sheer size was incredible! Bigger than we thought! We walked around Champ de Mars Park and the Trocadero getting many different angles of the tower. This photo was one of my favorites - I love the view with the red roses in the park!
Little did I know it was a rare moment when the Eiffel Tower did not have any construction or special events around it, so I got a clean photo. This ended up being the only day we could get to the tower up close, because Paris ended up getting a lot of rain, and it was the flood of the century while we were there. The Seine River crested at 17 meters, making it impossible for the boats to go under the bridges. And the metro line that went to the Eiffel Tower flooded keeping it closed.
You can read about our adventure in Europe in my husband's book, "Vagabonds in France", by Michael A. Barry. Come with us as we lose our home, put everything in storage, and navigate through Europe for a few months with no return date or home to come back to. Sail across the Atlantic, dodge pickpockets, climb mountains, descend into the Paris Metro, endure nasty weather and illness, witness the flood of the century, and meet some wonderful and not-so-wonderful people. Chuckle with us as we live among the French and try to learn their ways and language. Then make it back home to an empty house we'd never seen before. I illustrated the book with 75 illustrations. The book is available in both paperback and Kindle on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCUNSEK .
The Eiffel Tower is the tallest structure in Paris and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It was designed and built by the company of Gustave Eiffel, and completed in 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair. It sits on the Champ de Mars and overlooks the Seine River across from the Trocadero. In the beginning there was much criticism for the design of the Eiffel Tower, with concern that it would overshadow the other magnificent sights in Paris, but now it is the most visited paid monument in the world with 6.91 million visitors in 2015. The Eiffel Tower is 1,063 feet tall ( 324 metres); the top level's upper platform is 906 feet (276 metres) above ground, making it the highest observation deck for the public in the European Union. During construction pieces of the tower were riveted together in a nearby factory and arrived on site on horse-drawn carts. No drilling or shaping was done on site; if it didn't fit it was sent back for alteration. A total of 18,038 pieces were joined together using 2.5 million rivets. Names of 72 French scientists, engineers, and mathematicians were engraved on the Eiffel Tower to recognize their contributions to the building of the tower. The tower was painted in 3 shades of brown: lighter at the top and getting darker towards the bottom to complement the Parisian sky.
I also have another version of this photo that is in a painterly style and a vertical image.
SOLD:
12" x 8.375" photo print to a buyer from Warren, IN on 11-27-2017. Thank you!!
16 x 20 metal print to art collector from Brick, New Jersey on 6-20-2020. Thank you!!
24 x 16.5 matted and framed print to buyer in Mechanicsburg, PA on 3-1-2023. Thank you!
Featured in the following FAA Groups:
Mixed Media Art And Photo
No Place Like Home
Images That Excite You
Lady Photographers and Artists 9-30-2016
Greeting Cards For All Occasions 10-3-2016
Collectors Gallery 10-11-2016, 1-28-2017
Creative Black and White Fine Art Photographs 6-12-2017
Words Have Wings - Stories and Vignettes 2-12-2018
Red 6-18-2018
The Earth Is Art 6-19-2018
Digital Art And Photography For a Simple Imagination 6-19-2018
Surprising Shots 6-19-2018
Art From The Past With Human Touch 6-20-2018
Black and White Photography 6-24-2018
Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife 7-2-2018
The Unexpected Wordsmith Sometimes There Are No Words 7-5-2018
Your Very Best Photography 7-14-2018
Art For Ever With You 7-21-2018
Created By Southern Artists 7-25-2018
USA Photographers Only 7-25-2018
Cups Mugs Etc 7-27-2018
10 Plus 7-27-2018
500 Views 8-5-2018
WHAT Interrobang 8-5-2018
Covered Bridges or Historical Buildings 8-12-2018
FAA - Pixels All Stars 10-6-2018
Artist Salon 1 11-23-2018
Special Feature for 1000 Views group 10-22-2019
Vacations 11-24-2019
International Images 12-9-2019
Travel Art 12-22-2019
Best Photos From Europe 5-21-2020
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Liesl Walsh
Thank you to the buyer from Mechanicsburg, PA who purchased a 24 x 16.5 matted and framed print of this image on 3-1-2023! I hope you enjoy it very much!
Liesl Walsh
Thank you to the art collector from Brick, New Jersey who purchased a 16 x 20 metal print of this image on 6-20-2020! I hope you enjoy this very much in your home!
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Nice! Congratulations, on your Feature, in "Art District", "Just Perfect", & "The Best Photo Album", groups!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #12 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Nicklas Gustafsson
Such a wonderful picture Liesl! I'm nominating this for a special feature in the 1000 views group.
Cindy Treger
Liesl, this is a stunning capture with wonderful selective coloring and processing. f/l
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! The “FAA- Pixels All Stars” group has chosen your outstanding image to feature on our Home Page! You may copy and paste a copy of your fine image for permanent archiving on our Discussions Page at: https://pixels.com/groups/f-a-a--pixels-all-stars--2-submissions-per-week-maximum.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4344011
Carol Neal
I was in Paris this past summer, so of course I am loving your gorgeous Paris photos Liesl! LF
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 July: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (July 21, 2018)