Total blue

[Warren]

now tell me she is going to get on that bike and ride??? Boy I would love to go back to France again, but this time with my camera. Very good composition.

[Helene]

@wjw1741 thank you Warren. Yes she did!!!! isn't it a lucky capture? I was taking pictures of the church so had my camera in the hand!!!!

[Isla Wight]

Love this composition and the blues - excellent.

[Warren]

@parisouailleurs very good, someone once told me that you could have plans on taking pictures of something, and then something totally unexpected comes along and ends up better than your intended subject.

[Jennifer Pelot Rysewyk]

This is so incredibly beautiful, with the colors, composition and actual subject matter.

[Henriette Sparkes]

Now that is just brilliant!

[Helene]

@wjw1741 absolutely! I went to capture the christmas spirit in Paris and it's exactly what happened. I know I cen go back tomorrow and take the same christmas spirit shots, but not this one :-)

[Chimom]

love different shades of blues. blue is my fav color and you just made it so perfect!

[Anders Juhlin]

Lovely shot and composition!

[Jennifer B.]

Oh my gosh! What a wonderful capture. I love this.

[Richard Tyson]

Brilliant! Fav!

[leon Coetzer]

beaut, great photo oppurtunity and you got it

[Lesley Barber]

Wonderful capture,Helene.

[Yoori]

what a wonderful find - so cool!

[Carole Mattingly]

This is absolutely classic! Beautiful play on the blues. Good job with going with the opportunity.

[carams]

Fabulous. What a great photo.

[Marna]

Fantastic find!

[Peggy Sirk]

This is a wonderful, timeless photo, Helene! An amazong shot!

[Eve Taylor]

The blues work well with this shot, all goes together, nicely.

[stephanie dp]

beautifully composed shot.

[Shannon Pitton]

Wonderful shot. I love the blues and the fact that she got on the bike with her long skirt is so charming.

[Barb Smith]

I love a photo that evokes questions, like who is this woman, where is this, where does the blue door lead, is this her bike , what is her story . . . we may never know but we can wonder.

[Graham Harcombe]

A shot in a thousand Helène. Superb !!

[andy c]

Great shot Helene

[Jamie G.]

Great capture! Love the color.

[David B]

love all the different blues

[brett currie]

wonderful! i love those huge blue doors--and this is so intriguing of a shot. wondering what will happen next!

[Laura Demko]

love it!

[elkehochban]

wonderful!

[Darrell Soper]

Love this.

[cglist]

Wonderful shot!

[Marinade Spatula]

Excellent shot - fantastic when everything comes together like this.

[Sheri Peterson]

This is a FAV for me. I just love the way it "feels". The doors are so huge, I don't even know how that lady can possibly open them! Great capture.

[Kerri26]

Wow, what a great capture, Helene!

[Megan Joy]

Beautiful!

[Renata]

This is stunning!!

[Pamela Mandeville]

This is marvelous!

[Constance Brinkley]

This is a fav. I love this shot. Brilliant! You have such an eye...

[marti dolezal]

I love this, the composition is wonderful

[*lacey*]

Love the composition. :)

[Melita Caulfield]

awesome work, helen, this is so evocative :)

[Geertje K.]

Love how you captured it! Beautiful!

[h]

Love the blue theme!

[a serafin]

i love this shot. i wonder what her story is and...is that her bike? great image to get the mind engaged.

[Kris Snow]

Love, love, love the colors in this. It really makes you wonder - did she ride the bike - what is behind the blue door............hmmm.

[Vickie Posey]

Very nice capture, I love everything about it. :-)

[Veeke]

Timeless storytelling classic shot, I love the blue bike and the nun just about to go in, wonderfull Helene :-)

[victoria]

Amazing shot, I love it!

[Jnadonza]

Feels crisp

[Sue Stephenson (Swazzette)]

What a great shot! If I don't get a chance to jump on-line over the next day or so, I just want to say "Joyeux Noel!"

[Helene]

@Swazzette merci beaucoup Sue, to you too joyeux Noël.

[Cynthia C.]

Beautiful pic! You have a great eye. Love the colors and the composition!

[Pamela Fillhouer]

fav!

[udiNadine]

very nice, j'aime beaucoup !

[bernadette mcelligott]

This is wonderful, I just saw your latest post and came looking for this photo, after reading your comments, this is a wonderful find as you know. The kind of shot that you are lucky to see and even luckier to capture.

[Ginger Sanders]

Way high on the list of best photos I've ever seen. A fav.

[Helene]

@cookie123 thank you bernadette, you're so right, I call this kind of pictures the "lucky ones": at the right place, at the right time AND with a camera!

[Anoeska van Rijsbergen]

absolutely wonderful!

[Carlita Edwardo]

you seem to capture the most amazing and honest portraits ... don't you ever get stopped and asked what you're doing or you reckon because it's Paris it's expected?

Happy Christmas to you ... I spent 1988 Christmas Eve under Tour Eiffel and Christmas Day on Champs Elysees where I saw 'Willow' and chose the name for my daughter should it ever happen. It did 3yrs later and I have wonderful beautiful memories of your town each visit but never got such amazing pix as you. Thanks for sharing.

[Laura Demko]

pp :)

[Marissa Lee]

Love the hues. Great shot- thanks for sharing the story behind it!

[Theresa Reagan]

A fav!

[wendy chapman]

Lovely image.

[Krissy]

Just beautiful.

[Allison Williams]

Right out of a wonderful coffee table book on the soights of the real Paris. A definite fav.

[Vicki]

The composition and colors are fantastic - fav!

[Brad Johnson]

Wonderful shot.

[Andreas Christensen]

perfect shot, love it!!

[jannydogs]

Timing really is everything, no? Really lovely shot in so many ways. Joyeux Noel!!

[Ira]

Wonderful!

[FunnyFace]

Congrats on top 20 - gorgeous photo :-)

[cglist]

Congratulations on making the Top 20!

[Kathleen Setier]

This is so pleasing and it triggers my memories of Paris. Thank you.

[Lux Vivens]

Quite fantastic!

[Darrell Soper]

Congrats on top 20.

[Heather (pixelchix)]

simply beautiful.

[Laura Demko]

congrats on the top 20, mon amie!!

[Denise]

I love this photo...makes me miss France.