Tonight (Saturday night) is Nuit Blanche in Paris (white night an event that has been taking place every year since 2002. On this special night Parisians can enjoy dozens of artistic events such as this one that I photographed at Canal Saint Martin. The artist (Nino Comba) installed about 20 fishing rods along the Canal Saint-Martin. Only he replaced the usual string with optical fiber. The effect was stunning. Congratulations Nino!
Excellent!!!! What a fantastic location for this spectacle! The blue threads of light on the still water are captivating. Wish I were there..."sigh..!"
ReplyDeleteEric, this is SO cool! Wish I could have been there to experience it in person, but you really captured it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteFabulous.
ReplyDeleteThat's a de-light. And I love your shot of it.
ReplyDeleteOh, you Parisians know how to party! It looks like alot of fun. The photo is magical and I bet that the mood was, too.
ReplyDeleteIf he's fishing for compliments, he won't be going home empty-handed. ... I imagine they would also look pretty damn spectacular from the other bank, with their reflections in the water.
ReplyDeletean artist's mind never rests......always looking for a new way to express themselves.....this is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteOooooh! That's so creative and beautiful in its execution. Let's go for a walk...
ReplyDeleteThat is pretty cool! Hope the weather cooperated.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I chose to be in PHX this weekend(Nuit Chaude) over Nuit Blanche! I am so envious, and Nino Comba's work is too wonderful for words(just like another Parisian we know!).
ReplyDeleteI recognise this stretch of the canal as this was part of our walk when we rented at Quai Valmy. If you keep walking, you get to Guille's bar on the left hand side!!!!!
Nice Nino et Eric! I'd say this artistry has certainly caught more than just fish tonight. As Alexa suggests,cool reflections.
ReplyDeleteWow what a great effect and a novel idea. The line (not string) replaced with optical fibre must have looked marvellous. Even better if in motion - were they used?
ReplyDeleteWOWWW what an amazing effect!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, I can imagine how pretty it maust have looked for who was there.
It also reminded me of Guille´s pub, bet she could have a great view of this event from inside the bar!
I wish I had seen that! Everything I saw in the Marais was rather boring.
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I'm still living off your Nuit Blanche video from last year!!! This is pretty special. Glad you had fun and remembered to keep us in the loop!
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The effect is indeed stunning, Eric. This is a beautiful photo.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a fascinating shot!
ReplyDeleteAh, Les Nuits Blanches...Something I really miss about Paris/France. My Los Angeles beach neighborhood Santa Monica tried something similar last year, but somehow failed http://bit.ly/XSdFj
ReplyDeletecool...i attended nuit blanche in Toronto that same night...it was my first experience and it was great!
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