a rendez-vous in the Parc Royal Photo

Photographer’s Note

They are of North African descent, modern women determined to be independent. Their group was growing by newcomers arriving from several directions, finally came their instructor : as girls, they never had the chance to cycle and now they want to practice a little before venturing into the busy streets ; the centre of Brussels is not the best for cycling but still some routes can be a good alternative to cars.

The friendly and elegant young woman on the left with a very expressive face agreed to be taken in photo but objected to the fact that I would publish her portrait on the net, so I blurred her face (a pity, really !) :

another photo for my theme of ’Rainbow Belgium’ (hence the frame with our national colours, I know some of you might object…)

ChrisJ, adelune, axiotea, japiey, Vasa, greek has marked this note useful

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aadilj (17950) 2008-06-24 5:17

That seems like quite a rendevouz in the middle with some fun expressions and a lovely old worldy feel. the colours and sharpness are superb

ChrisJ (70521) 2008-06-24 5:51

Bonjour Catherine

Good repetition of the bicycles, with superb contrast & sharpness. Tfs!

MarcT (21105) 2008-06-24 6:32

Salut Cath,
Tu fais dans le politiquement correct maintenant. L'images est belle et le sujet d'actualité... Faudrait encore que les belges s'entendent entre eux!
Amitiés
Marc

faubry (32511) 2008-06-24 10:12

oh la pauvre fille, elle voulait être prise en photo et elle est floue? sans doute a t'elle bougé??? mais cette photo est joyeuse, l'indépendance des femmes du magrhreb??? je le souhaite de tout coeur mais pas encore d'actualité je le crains..
alors et ton séjour en Turquie?
amitiés
francine

adelune (2) 2008-06-24 13:43 [Comment]

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axiotea (16359) 2008-06-24 13:49

Salut Cath
Sympa de voir ces femmes réunies, qui semblent pleine d'énergie et gaies, toutes à bicyclette... Tu as bien fait de flouter le visage, à la demande, de la jeune femme...
Amitiés
Marilyn

RADEEH (2772) 2008-06-24 18:48

Hi Cath
Nice to see the changing young women of Belgium.
Very lively shot with smiling energetic ladies.
Are all of them having a unique cycle . Is it some body sponsoring this . Great document on the young generation of Belgium.
Regards
Radeeh

japiey (9531) 2008-06-25 13:38

Dear Cath,

Beautifull capture.
They are so energetic..
Excellent framing.
The magic is, her look :)
All the best.

jp

Vasa (6665) 2008-06-26 0:58

Chere Catherine,

une belle rencontre des bicyclettes. La creation concue et completee par les fammes. Y compris le photographe vigilant. C'est amusant et j'aime bien. Marci, amie,

Branko

Polonaise (5638) 2008-06-29 9:20

Your incredible ability to see the things 'photographically', Katarzyna...

My very own motto:
If you have nothin' to show - make sure to show your photography skills first...

And that's what it is...
No theme - but a great photographer's photography is there...
Clean as a butt...

Salute, sister...
Make sure to stop for a while and breathe deeply...
g.

greek (7524) 2008-07-08 4:14

bonjour,

very nice place, nice park and green, i love belgium,galantis