Immense soft structures have proliferated on the surface of the earth following massive falls of elongated meteorites of unknown nature. Experts in stellar geology are taking precautions to analyze the risk.
The yellow jersey is in a bit of trouble on this very hilly stage of the Tour de France, but the crowd of admirers came in large numbers to the sides of the road.
The volcano has erupted and volcanologists are observing the lava emissions to determine the impact on the surrounding human, animal and plant populations.
The compact disc was introduced in 1982 and became in 1988 the most popular audio format. CD sales continued to grow until they peaked in 2002.
In 2003 CD sales began to decline and have been rapidly falling ever since. By 2017, CD sales had reached the same level as 1985!
Digital streaming has made it easy to instantly enjoy new music from around the world. It’s fast. It’s convenient. It’s one of the best ways for artists to get their music discovered.
But it’s unfortunately not really profitable.
2021 marked the first increase in new CD sales in 17 years! Artists have embraced CDs as a physical representation of their music, drawing in new collectors and fans. CDs have experienced a remarkable comeback, reaffirming their position as a timeless and treasured format in the music industry.
Car chases are a popular subject with media and audiences due to their intensity, drama and the innate danger of high-speed driving, and thus are common content in fiction, particularly action films.
Although car chases on film were staged as early as the motor vehicle itself, the consensus among historians and film critics is that the first modern car chase movie was 1968's Peter Yates movie Bullitt, staring Steve McQueen and his famous Ford Mustang GT Fastback.
The first Yerres sculpture biennial took place from 14 September to 2 December 2007.
Blending all artistic sensibilities, from figurative to abstract, bronze to wood, terracotta, cardboard and metal, the biennial showcased the vibrancy of sculptural creation in France.
The Caillebotte estate is an ideal place to exhibit such work: the vast gardens are magnificent, and the orangery can accommodate the more fragile pieces.
The Cinema and Miniature museum is located in the Presqu'île, the central part of the City of Lyon, France.
The museum's aim is to bring the secrets of film-making to a wider public, through a selection of fascinating artifacts that interact with each other.
The museum houses two permanent collections: one devoted to the art of miniatures, the other to the special effects techniques used in film shoots.
With 2,000 square meters of permanent exhibition space, plus several large temporary exhibition halls, the museography invites visitors to travel through more than a century of technical and aesthetic evolution, to better grasp the challenges of a collective imagination nourished by extraordinary visions.
This photo was taken under the bridge connecting Draveil to Juvisy, during the great flood of the Seine at the end of January 2018.
Long exposure of 1 minute and 40 seconds with a Nisi ND1000 filter on the Fujifilm X-T2 with the 10-24mm at 10mm open at f/16, and 200 ISO. I should have thought earlier about adding the ND8 so I could increase the duration and/or open a bit more.
Visiting the Mont-Saint-Michel, the Roman Theatre of Orange and Notre-Dame de Paris in less than 12 hours is a piece of cake! Just slip on your seven-league boots and whisk the kids off to France Miniature.