"I ran with my baguette and the gentleman took his pictures"

[GregY]

As strict as some of the members here on Photrio?!!?

 

[markjwyatt]

As strict as some of the members here on Photrio?!!?

Worse! But, Photrio is a close second...

 

[GregY]

BTW.....it was/is not uncommon to buy table wine from bulk vats in France so the corks would not be sealed.

Provence on a Budget : Bidon Wine - Curious Provence

If you're a lover of wine, there's a way to drink delicious wine while travelling Provence on a budget. Using the method of the farmers is best!

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[Daniela]

Thanks so much for the POP link, @Daniela. I have already found several Ronis photos that I didn’t know. Of those I did know, I especially love the one of a worker lighting his cigarette in a machine workshop when all the machines were idle during a strike. The light, the distance, and the contrast of shapes and textures are so satisfying.

You're welcome!
Is the camping picture you mentioned before one of these?

 

[snusmumriken]

You're welcome!
Is the camping picture you mentioned before one of these?

Yes, it’s the 4th of those, ‘Camping sur les coteaux de Limay (Seine-et-Oise), 1939’

 

[Ballinderry-Michael]

Yes, it’s the 4th of those, ‘Camping sur les coteaux de Limay (Seine-et-Oise), 1939’

And that's the one I had in mind, too. Daniela, just keep on feeding us these wonderful resources!

 

[Daniela]

Yes, it’s the 4th of those, ‘Camping sur les coteaux de Limay (Seine-et-Oise), 1939’

And that's the one I had in mind, too. Daniela, just keep on feeding us these wonderful resources!

It's indeed beautiful. I like the notation next to the picture in the donated album:

We were a group of motorcyclist camper friends, passionate about wild camping (prohibited these days). Our favorite place was around Limay (Seine-et-Oise), in a wooded area at the top of a hill. I had climbed a tree to clearly detach each shot. It's “on-the-fly recomposed”. It would have been better if the character on the left hadn't been looking in my direction. Good lighting with side sun, late afternoon. Full framing.

 

[snusmumriken]

As we were speaking of wine, and societal judgements about its consumption, isn’t this Willy Ronis photo - reproduced in more than one collection of his photos - an absolute treasure?

 

[Daniela]

As we were speaking of wine, and societal judgements about its consumption, isn’t this Willy Ronis photo - reproduced in more than one collection of his photos - an absolute treasure? View attachment 344835

With a winegrower in Cavignac, 1945. Those hands...It really is a treasure. And more so if you consider the context.

 

[Ballinderry-Michael]

My copy of Ce jour-là arrived this morning. It's a little paperback, new, printed in May from a renewed Dépôt légal in the Collection Folio. Each chapter begins "Ce jour-là" and is about a single photograph. The binding is quite tight but will do as reference. One of the photo chapters is "Jules et Jim, 1947" - so I had to go to that straightaway as the 1962 film is my favourite of all (I didn't see it until 1965). The photo is idyllic and I can see why he later gave it that title: also great to know that he loved the film too. Plenty to read this: a little different from the other memoir of his that I mentioned in another post here. I had to look up "guinguette" and the dictionary will be needed from time to time, I think.

 

[Daniela]

I'm also reading it, @Ballinderry-Michael I jump from picture to picture as they catch my attention. I enjoy reading his thoughts, backstories, etc. (and I admire his memory!). I particularly like the picture of a little girl in front of a car and how it relates to a picture he took in the past. I've noticed those reoccurring themes, but sometimes not when I shoot but when I look back at the contact sheets.
By the way, I'm reading it in French and also using it to learn new words/expressions. It's a treat!