Human figures give a sense of scale to majestic landscapes, grand gardens and city scenes but sometimes you have to look twice to be sure what you’re seeing.
The kitchen garden at Chateau de Villandry – October 2016
Garden path at Chateau de Chambord – August 2017
Lawn at Parc de Sceaux – March 2017
Gravel walk at Jardin des Tuileries – November 2015
Avenue at Parc de Sceaux – March 2017
Breakwater and fort at St Malo – November 2015
Street art in Paris 13 – July 2016
Mural at Samu Social St Mandé – July 2016
The new canopy at Les Halles – April 2016
(Click on any image to view the gallery)
Beyond the Window Box 
October 18, 2017 at 3:20 am
there is an intriguing mix of grandeur and something dehumanizing (although that word seems a bit harsh) about the structures that dwarf us.
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October 18, 2017 at 7:44 am
The grand formal landscapes were designed to make the visitor feel insignificantly small in comparison with the power of the wealthy owner, but human nonetheless.
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October 18, 2017 at 7:49 am
the cognitive dissonance from being attracted to and find compelling what makes you feel insignificantly small must have been massive at the time.
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October 18, 2017 at 10:04 am
That last photo in particular is magical.
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October 18, 2017 at 3:05 pm
Thank you! I can’t quite fit all the parts of that view together myself.
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October 18, 2017 at 5:50 pm
The last picture reminds me of these impossible drawing where you move in a circle past the starting point but you climb the whole time. Your first photo makes me think of Samson but his arms could’t have been that long 🙂
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