Group: World Photography Day - August 19

Bonjour Laura ... Bonjour à toutes et tous ...
Je vais poster dans quelques minutes LA photo prise AUJOURD'HUI. Je suis content de participer à cette Journée de la Photo, à ma petite échelle, et de découvrir les différentes tendances dans le monde, les différents goûts pour un genre ou un autre.
Mais je trouve dommage d'être obligé de prendre LA photo AUJOURD'HUI ! Il y a tellement de choses à voir et à photographier que dans une année un photographe, même amateur, a l'occasion de faire plein de photos, parfois superbes, parfois un peu ratées, mais souvent meilleures que celle qu'il est obligé de faire aujourd'hui ! Pourquoi ne pas choisir LA photo parmi toutes celles prises entre le 19/08/N-1 et le 19/08/N ? Faire un choix d' UNE photo est tout aussi difficile pour le photographe que de prendre UNE photo UN JOUR précis ... et d'en être assez satisfait pour l'exposer au monde !
Ce n'est que ma participation à cette discussion et mon avis très personnel !
J'attends le plaisir de lire vos réactions et vos avis ... et de voir vos photos !!!
Bonne Journée de la Photo ... et amitiés !

We will discuss next year's rules after we enjoy this year's event (so probably mid-September).

OK Laura ! Bonne journée ! Amitiés !

I think you are missing the point, it is about depicting your world today it doesn't have to be a wonderful photo or an extreme;y interesting subject it's not a competition it's a glimpse of your world today regardless of your location, circumstances or photographic skill

Moi je suis sur que tu n'as pas vu ma photo pour cette journée ... et lu ce que je pense du monde d'aujourd'hui !!!! Il n'est pas nécessaire de faire une photo pourrie pour exprimer ce que l'on ressent !!! Bonne journée de tolérance, Peter !

Ich freu mich liebe Laura,dass ich heuer auch meinen Teil für diesen Weltfotografietag beitragen kann:))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

The World Photography Day coincides with the birthday of my husband ... so the day is quite busy: preparations for the birthday party, shopping, cooking, friends arriving, eating and dinking together. This made the photography part of my day quite short. In the afternoon I took the camera for a short expedition in our garden and later in the evening after cooking for a picture of the huge paella I prepared. For me it was quite a challenge to take a picture during this day and now I am carefully reviewing the few shots I took to find a suitable picture for this big day.
Let's see what the choice will be :-)

For once I, supposedly, had the day free to consider photography at any point. But life and family interceded and I also had only a short amount of time to photograph. But sometimes having a framework, a constriction, on one's art/work helps instead of hinders. And as Peter Castell said (above), I consider the photo to be a glimpse into each of our worlds, whatever that may be on August 19th.

I also have a hard time deciding which photo to include. Last year I posted a number of photos in my own photo stream, and then picked one for the group. I'll probably do the same now.

Happy birthday to your husband! Lucky man to get paella - such a wonderful dish.

What did I discover ?...
.......that my contribution to.. 'World photography day' ..didn't load for some reason.. Cheers from Dj.

Hmm. Let me check into that.

Thank you Laura - I have edited my comment to come across as not sounding so 'grumpy'

*smile*

Hello Laura and all,

For Parisians, there are places that are a bit privileged, away from the city's bustle, that allow you to be outside home, in the city, without being in the crowd. Every city, of course, has such places. When I lived in the French capital, I used to fill this need by walking through, among other locations, the Parisian covered Passages. There are dozens of them, all different, popular and commercial or witnesses of a disappeared, moribund or sometimes still maintained bourgeois pomp.
On this 19th of August, even though I have not lived in Paris for 15 years, I wanted to take this cross-country route again, which, in addition, led me to introduce many people to one or more places little-known although they are full of historical, architectural and graphical interest.
And finally, this successful experience gave me the idea of starting a series. I noticed that these Parisian passages are little or poorly 'covered' by the Ipernitian insight. Perhaps because their lovers want to keep them secret, to reserve them for themselves since they remain havens a little apart ?!
So I ask you, my friends: contemplate my photos and the others you will find on this subject; document yourself, project yourself, but please don't rush there, especially not all at once, to preserve the so particular and privileged character of our dear Parisian covered passageways ;-)

Thank you again, Laura and all, for making this group alive, which gives us the opportunity to expose, discover and share our experiences and subjects of interest so diverse and sometimes intimate.