Jardin des Tuileries et La Madeleine

Today, I brought out my big-girl camera and took photos. I had a late lunch at a cafe inside the Tuileries and walked all around the garden and then north until I realized I was close to the Madeleine and could check that out while I was nearby. There are a ton of subjects I could take photos of: children, lovers, buildings, flowers, etc. Unfortunately I’m still a bit shy with my camera, so a hodge-podge will have to do.

Some things I saw that I was too slow to take photos of:

Three roller-blading on-duty police
Disheveled man carrying his Siamese cat over his shoulder down the street
Little girl screaming at a crow
Tons of of kids jumping on a public trampoline park (not too slow, just thought that was too creepy to take photos of…)

Photography friends – I was going for more over-exposed photos, as I generally like brighter shots, but I found that the preview on my camera made them look less over-exposed than they were once I uploaded them. Any tricks to getting that viewfinder/preview to display what your photo actually looks like? I’m using a Canon T3i, these are with the kit lens.

: iPhone panorama – of Place des Victoires – which I can’t get through without getting lost… Seriously I ended up full circle before realizing it. Not sure why…

: Tree-lined walkways

: Croque-Monsieur at Cafe Diane – at Tuileries

: Tuileries with Louvre in the background

: Cool sign that talks about the history of the octagonal fountain nearby

: Honestly, I didn’t look to see who this was supposed to be

: Tulips in the Tuileries with Musee d’Orsay in the background

: Cherry Blossoms

: Even the banks are cool

: La Madeleine

: Looking ridiculous taking a selfie with huge camera in front of La Madeleine

: This is a chocolate frog! Chocolatiers here are everywhere and they’re all amazing. I bought a praline chocolate bar and it came in a metal box.