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looklook 84M
4553 posts
8/22/2019 2:50 am

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France, Natural and Eternal: A Photographer’s Journey

In last March, Shibly Shiraj went to France accompanied by his lovely wife for a week-long tour. Soon after arriving there, he rented a car and in no time drove on the highways and the country roads of France. The journey took the two to France’s north coast to the south and from the sea to the mountains.

Shibly Shiraj took up photography as a hobby when he was 40 years old. The art of Photography enticed him so much so that he has now become a professional Photographer.

Needless to say, while traveling around France, Shiraj took pictures of everything that attracted his attention even when he was driving the rented car on the highways and the country roads of France. The journey resulted in accumulation of a large trove of amazing photographs.

Returning back home, Shibly Shiraj arranged a solo photography exhibition titled ‘France, Natural and Eternal: A Photographer’s Journey' at Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) which was open to all till August , 2019 last.

Shibly said about the exhibition,“the eye of the camera can capture more than what we see with our naked eyes. The success of a person with a camera depends somewhat on how much more he or she can the fleeting glimpse of the scene. I always aspire new dimension in photographic endeavors. In doing so I’m most attracted the nature itself. It is not the beauty of the nature but also the diversity of such beauty and its place in the mind of the masses entice . We all appreciate nature but the phenomenon nature also defines us sometimes escapes us. The pulchritude of nature has attracted the painters, especially the French impressionists found a new way, a dimension per see, in depicting it.”

I have seen Shibly growing up gradually to manhood since his birth. He has shared with me all the 43 pictures that were included in the exhibition. Here below, ten of the photographs are posted for those who believe like Shibly “that the nature must remain at the core of human existence”.





Picture Details:
#1 Trees, Toulouse
#2 Shades of Landscape, Saintes
#3 Sunset, Bay of Biscay
#4 The French Alps
#5 Eiffel Toweras seen from Trocadero garden and Le femme Statue
#6 Elogo Du Pas Du Cote, Nante
#7 Saint Clement Aqueduct, Mont Pelleer
#8 Musee Des Civilizations, Marseille
#9 The View of Nice from Parc Du Mont Boron
# Waterfall. Cascades Du Herrison

Photo Credits: Shibly Shiraj.











looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/22/2019 5:02 am

"A picture is worth a thousand words" .........


Abelle2 83F
31210 posts
8/22/2019 6:38 am

Fantastic! The waterfalls are amazing, but I love to see waterfalls.

Thanks for these photos.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/22/2019 8:10 am

    Quoting Abelle2:
    Fantastic! The waterfalls are amazing, but I love to see waterfalls.

    Thanks for these photos.
Abelle, Glad to read from you here again after a long time. The Waterfalls are really wonderful natural objects to view. Cascades Du Herrison waterfalls are famous tourists attractions in France. Take Care and stay happy.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/22/2019 9:33 am

    Quoting  :

You are absolutely right, hiramhankwilliam. I like those pictures most that depict nature in its true color! Have a nice time.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/22/2019 10:56 am

Thank you so much for liking the pictures, Rubi. The credit goes to the photographer Shiraj. I have simply posted Ten of 43 pictures here. Hope you are keeping well. Take care.


Rocketship 79F
18530 posts
8/22/2019 3:53 pm

Thank you for sharing with us your friends photos!!

He has a very good eye~~~


brightsmile4you 80F

8/22/2019 6:09 pm

Thanks looklook for showing these beautiful pictures.

Creative Ideas.


majirret 78F
58 posts
8/22/2019 10:01 pm

Amazing. A picture definitely paints a thousand words in these wonderful shots.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/22/2019 10:12 pm

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Thank you so much for your comments, Deborahsu! Feel free to make some of the pictures into puzzles if you want. I may however suggest you to look on the net for Shibly's wonderful works. Just look for American Landscapes by Shibly on net.
Have a pleasant time, Deb.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/22/2019 10:37 pm

    Quoting brightsmile4you:
    Thanks looklook for showing these beautiful pictures.
As usual, I am delighted to read from you here on this blog page of mine, Rock.
Take Care and stay cheerful always
.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/22/2019 10:45 pm

    Quoting brightsmile4you:
    Thanks looklook for showing these beautiful pictures.
Thanks Brightsmile for your post. I appreciate. Please stay well and happy always.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/22/2019 11:33 pm

    Quoting majirret:
    Amazing. A picture definitely paints a thousand words in these wonderful shots.
Majirret, You are absolutely right about the pictures uploaded at above. The choice was very difficult for me to make as all the 43 pictures looked lively to me. Thank you so much for stopping by and for your post. Take Care and have pleasant times.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/23/2019 12:12 am

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Boogie, delighted to read from you here on my blog page again after a long time. I have no reason to disagree with what you have posted at above. Have pleasant times. Take care of yourself.


Archer62 83F
7051 posts
8/23/2019 4:24 am

LOVELY PHOTOS LOOK. TO THINK THAT FELLOW WAS ON MT BORON IN NICE, JUST 40 KM FROM WHERE I LIVE. SORRY I DIDN'T GET TO MEET HIM.


MrsJoe 76F
17308 posts
8/23/2019 6:34 am

Lovely photos, many with interesting perspective. The statue of the man with one foot in the air is especially interesting, because of the sunlight on the building behind him changes the coloring.

Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/23/2019 9:06 am

    Quoting Archer62:
    LOVELY PHOTOS LOOK. TO THINK THAT FELLOW WAS ON MT BORON IN NICE, JUST 40 KM FROM WHERE I LIVE. SORRY I DIDN'T GET TO MEET HIM.
Yes, they were there on Mont Boron, Archer. It was a planed photographer's Journey.
Thanks for liking the photos. Take care and stay cool and cheerful.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/23/2019 9:26 am

    Quoting MrsJoe:
    Lovely photos, many with interesting perspective. The statue of the man with one foot in the air is especially interesting, because of the sunlight on the building behind him changes the coloring.
Mrs. Joe,
Delighted to read from you here again after a long time. The statue of the man with one foot in the air is really interesting. Here below is a paragraph on the statue that may interest you.
"Eloge Du pas De Cote (Ode to Sidestepping) is the contemporary art work of
Philippe Ramette. The Ode does not pay tribute to the glory of a man, but to an attitude. Éloge du pas de côté (“Ode to Sidestepping”) is a monumental bronze sculpture representing a man in a suit who bears a strong resemblance to the artist, looking out at the horizon. Only one-foot stands on the pedestal while the other dangles mid-air. The sculpture thus becomes an allegory of sidestepping and pays tribute to the audacity of a city and its close commitment to culture."
Have a pleasant time.


Beth1949 75F
2715 posts
8/23/2019 9:46 am

Interesting pictures, Look. I haven't been to the far north as such. I really had no time when I was in France. May be in the future, as the parents of Emy's fiance are nearly to the north. And they have invited me to their place next time I go to France. The above photos are really nice. Thanks for this blog. Wishing you all the best.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/23/2019 11:06 am

    Quoting Beth1949:
    Interesting pictures, Look. I haven't been to the far north as such. I really had no time when I was in France. May be in the future, as the parents of Emy's fiance are nearly to the north. And they have invited me to their place next time I go to France. The above photos are really nice. Thanks for this blog. Wishing you all the best.
Hello Lisa,
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog page after such a long time. Yes, the pictures are really interesting and amazing too. They make viewers thoughtful for various reasons. I know very well that it was not possible for you to tour entire France when you were there as you went there to get Emily admitted in Medical Faculty of a University located in Lyon. I am sure that another opportunity will present itself soon when you will be able to visit the interesting places of France.
Wishing you all the best. Stay happy and cheerful, Lisa.


GLUMO 88F
9730 posts
8/24/2019 5:22 pm

Thanks for sharing those wonderful photos of beautiful places of France, Looklook. That of the statue is fabulous, and I also love the cascade. [/ SIZE] [/ COLOR]


Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)


looklook 84M
3925 posts
8/24/2019 9:04 pm

    Quoting GLUMO:
    Thanks for sharing those wonderful photos of beautiful places of France, Looklook. That of the statue is fabulous, and I also love the cascade. [/ SIZE] [/ COLOR]
I feel happy to read from you here again, Glumo. The pictures are really a feast for eyes. Each of the pictures reveal something spectacular and make us thoughtful. The waterfalls simply amaze me! The statue of the man, looking out at the horizon, tells me among other things, the stories of human endeavors for knowing the unknowns! Stay well and cheerful. Have nice times.