As the leaves start to thin on the trees lining the streets, canals and river banks of Paris, a sunny day brings layers of dappled shadows.  Where low autumn sunlight reaches through a gap in the shadow, unexpected details appear in a spotlight’s beam.

 

Shadow camouflage on a lock keeper’s house on Canal St Martin
Spotlight on the Far East on a riverside book stall
A sunny nook for an imaginary cat – street art in the Marais
A tree patterned door on Île St Louis
Autumn shadows by Canal St Martin

 

A collection inspired by City Sonnet’s Photo a Day challenge Dappled.