Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Iron lace


Last evening about 2000 people were evacuated after from the Eiffel Tower after a bomb alert (an anonymous call). Fortunately nothing serious happened, but it's always scary to hear such a news. I guess the line will be shorter tomorrow...As for me, I don't know why, I keep passing by the Tower lately... Today I had a meeting rue Saint Saens (A French composer) in the 15th arrondissement and on the way back I stopped by the Iron lady and took this shot. I did not know exactly what the result would be, but at the risk of sounding self satisfied, I like it! As we say in French I'd even say "c'est de la bombe" (OK, bad humor... LOL!)

24 comments:

  1. ;) That's a very interesting viewpoint!
    Glad our iron lady is so far still ok.

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  2. I was worried when I heard the news: glad things are OK!

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  3. How an intriguing shot... You can be proud of it, you are perfectly right. I happened to use the term "bomb" today so this is funny but I swear I did not call for the bomb alert... I went to the Eiffel Tower last Week-end and missed the last lift to the top for a few minutes. I was disappointed because I never went to the top so far. I would have been very scary if I had been part of the people who were evacuated today. Thinking of it ... Maybe I would have called you Eric so you to know. But I see you are always everywhere things happen :)
    'C'est de la bombe!' No, please, no... !

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  4. Very nice -- it looks like music to me.

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  5. First time leaving a comment. Your PDP lifts my spirits! I am wondering why the center portion of the tower has been lit through the night for perhaps the past month.
    --Annette in Nebraska, USA

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  6. That's it, Carrie! With all the motion it does look like music, the way Kansinsky looks like music to me, too.

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  7. My traveling pal Craig told me about the bomb threat today. Wow, I really hate the axxxxxxs who do those things. I'm very glad no bombing occurred, of course.

    The photo is fascinating.

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  8. At first I thought this is what she would look like if she tried to morph into a yin-yang symbol. Then I realized it is, more accurately, another iconic Eric Tenin masterwork.

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  9. "C'est de la bombe" !! Eric, quel humour ;-)
    Could not be more appropriate ;-)

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  10. You SHOULD be satisfied with this. It's a fabulous view of the ET by ET! We have that expression too—it's the bomb—and let's hope we don't ever need to use it in the bad context. BTW, I have the ET at my place today too. :~}

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  11. The closing of the tower made the news over here on CNN and MSNBC. They said 22,000 people had been evacuated because of phoned in bomb threat.

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  12. Where's Suzy? (I guess I'll do it for her til she arrives..)

    ET!
    ET!!
    ET!!!

    It is a lovely shot and I hope they find the meanie who called in the threat and then punish them very meanly as well. Can you imagine panicking 22,000 people for a joke? That's just wrong. But I'm glad the Iron Lady of the Lace is all right!

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  13. It's may look like music but it doesn't sound like music, at least not as we know it Jim.
    - Although if Kandinsky wrote music, it might well sound like that.

    Nice to see the iron lady in her fishnets. There's life in the old girl yet!

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  14. @Flore "I was disappointed because I never went to the top so far." Moi non plus ! Does that make me a fake Parisian LOL?

    Annette "I am wondering why the center portion of the tower has been lit through the night for perhaps the past month." Isn't always so?

    @Alexa "We have that expression too—it's the bomb" Oh I did not know that ;-)

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  15. Yes, we have the same expression. I like the way you worked it into the post, Eric! Funny, although the threat is not a joke.

    More importantly, this photo is one of our best, in my opinion. I just love it.

    Most importantly, though, what do you mean, you haven't been to the top of La Tour? But you'd love it! Even I have been there and I'm no Parisienne. Eric, put it on your list--not for us, but for yourself. The elevator alone is an experience.

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  16. lace lace pretty anytime anyway even it is iron :p

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  17. We were following he news and it was upsetting. Thankfully just a hoax.

    We'll keep watching after the tower!!!

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  18. Hmm never been to the top either, in fact it was closed for a while and then I forgot. I'd be curious to know how many Parisians ever went to the top.

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  19. its my dream to go to paris and have a photo at the eiffel tower
    hope one day i could go there
    btw, im still new in blogging...so please hav a visit at my blog
    http://anipstudio9189.blogspot.com/
    hope you could give some comment on my artwork especially photography...thanks

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  22. Well when this happens it's very disgusting... because maybe you were expending a nice day with someone and from one moment to another you have to run like idiot...

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