Carriage ride through Bayeux, a photo from Basse-Normandie, North

Photographer's Note

Bayeux is a town and commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France. It is located 7 kilometres from the coast of La Manche (English Channel) and 30 kilometres north-west of Caen. The city, with elevations varying from 32 to 67 metres above sea level is bisected by the River Aure. Apart from its magnificent cathedral it is perhaps best known as being home to the Bayeux tapestry that depicts William the Conqueror's defeat of Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, thus allowing William to take the throne of England.

The city was known as Augustodurum in the Roman Empire. It means the durum (Celtic word duro- 'door', 'gate', Welsh dor, Breton dor 'door', 'gate') dedicated to Augustus, Roman Emperor. In the Late Empire it took the name of the Celtic tribe who lived here : the Bodiocassi, Latinized in Bajocassi, Bajocasses, and this word explains the place-names Bayeux and Bessin. Bodiocassi has been compared with Old Irish Buidechass 'with blond locks,

The above was taken from a lengthy article on Wikipedea, the full text of which can be accessed by clicking here.

timecapturer, saxo042, delpeoples, jlbrthnn, Cricri, Didi, mirosu, ikeharel has marked this note useful

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Nicou (97679) 2012-10-20 2:23

Hello

quel captage de cette calèche sueprbe iamge un bien beua cheval on a envie de monter et d'aller se ballader, merveilleux.
Bravo et amitié

Nicou

timecapturer (30324) 2012-10-20 3:32

Hi Stephen
impressive take this. Executed superbly and full of wonderfully sharp detail and a quite special POV. An attractive image that has a real sense of movement and elegance about it.

Enjoy your weekend - regards Brian.

Sergiom (39223) 2012-10-20 6:28

Bonjour Stephen,

Les enfants doivent beaucoup aimer la ballade. Le cadrage est impeccable et suit une belle diagonale qui donne de la profondeur à l'ensemble.

Bon samedi

Serge

saxo042 (31800) 2012-10-20 6:37

Hi Stephen,
A evry pleasant street scene and a very interesting note. I am a bit surprised to see that, although July, people are wearing thick jackets. Not much of a summer this year...
Kind regards
Gunnar

Fis2 (73100) 2012-10-20 8:36

Witaj Stephen!
Interesting scene.
Good reportorial photo.
I like colors and frame.
Have a nice evening and sunday.
Krzysztof

dkmurphys (36801) 2012-10-20 9:02

Bonjour Stephen,
A good way to see a city. I like the atmosphere and the unusual subject for you...so many people:P Good catch, enjoy a fine evening.

Daniel

wolf38 (28180) 2012-10-20 22:14

Hi Stephen. What a beautiful and vibrant photo. There are so many details to see. Good and informative text as always.
Best regards, Wolfgang.

delpeoples (44904) 2012-10-21 2:11

Good morning Stephen

What a dynamic photo you've got here, both in human and equine terms. I love the superb sharpness here, it looks almost three dimensional, like the horse is going to trot through the frame at us. I also like the alignment of the street, with the gutters running straight out of the right hand FG corner. The colour is lovely and natural too. A beautiful scene, expertly captured.

Warm regards and happy Sunday
Lisa

jlbrthnn (79773) 2012-10-21 6:26

Bonjour Stephen,
C'est un spectacle toujours très agréable à voir. J'espère qu'un jour pour sauvegarder la planète, on reviendra à ce mode de transport si agréable, qui donne le temps de vivre. Bonnr qualité. Bravo.
Bon dimanche
Amicalement
Joël

amaryllis (30149) 2012-10-21 9:31

Bonjour Stephen
Bayeux est une jolie ville et avec ce moyen de transport pour la visite aucun problème
belle composition
Juliette

Cricri (86431) 2012-10-21 10:05

Hi Stephen
Une façon agréable de visiter la ville, bonne profondeur et cadrage de ce beau cheval, belle présentation
Belle soirée
cricri

Silvio1953 (98129) 2012-10-21 11:26

Ciao Stephen, lovely composition with beautiful orse in FG and a lot of people, great perspective, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Didi (48926) 2012-10-21 15:34

Hi Stephen
Well this is an interesting scene.
Very nice way for visiting a town.
Well done
Best regards

serp2000 (29188) 2012-10-22 4:08

Salut, Stephen,
Amazing scene. Funny capture of a daily life,the horses are good attraction for our life in the cities and towns. Fine report.
Serghei

mirosu (5509) 2012-10-22 4:38

Bonjour Stephen,
Excellently composed photo. The deep depth of field is integral in joining the buildings along the street but still allowing the horse carriage to remain major focal point. I like it!

ikeharel (37316) 2012-10-27 4:05

the best way to see the town, Stephen, the horse is usualy takes a slow ride through, on places with intererst and on a nice day you get to feel the ambiance out on town.
Your series about Bayeux is enlighting and I see places new to me - that's the TE true mission.
Enjoy a nice weekend,
Ike