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Jasontengco said at 7:54 p.m. on Oct 8, 2006:
nice and eerie! :)
Galoka said at 7:57 p.m. on Oct 8, 2006:
Looks an interesting place, I like the contrast of the autumn colours with the greys of the stonework. The first one of the leaves and the flowers is probably my favourite
Jillcdunn said at 8:27 p.m. on Oct 8, 2006:
Nice tabblo Eduardo! The first and last shots are my favorite. There's something sad about cemetaries in Fall. I think they are nice places in Spring with the promise of new life, but they are a little melancholy in the Fall.
DSkok said at 8:27 p.m. on Oct 8, 2006:
Nice Tabblo!
Liliana said at 8:41 p.m. on Oct 8, 2006:
¡¡¡¡Qué bueno, Eduardo!!!!! Esa calle, medio curva, medio diagonal, es tan... misteriosa como la muerte misma.Parece que, a la vuelta del recodo, estuviera la nada. Pero ya lo sabés: todas son geniales. Tus cementerios (tus miradas de ellos) son asi: poderosos y poéticos.
Thebeautifullife said at 9:23 p.m. on Oct 8, 2006:
Fantastically pretty with the yellow trees and fallen leaves!!
Chiloedream said at 9:38 p.m. on Oct 8, 2006:
Un endroit paisible, de recueillement avec la magie de l'automne en plus. Des images zen et reposantes. BRAVO.
Eduardo.affonso said at 9:53 p.m. on Oct 8, 2006:
Thanks, my friends, for your kind comments. This is one of my favorite cementeries. It's a wonderful place for those who need to slow down and meditate. Being there during Fall was a blessing. Want to get there again during Winter!
Nmat said at 11:00 p.m. on Oct 8, 2006:
Wonderful colors, which I don't usually associate with a visit to a cemetary.
DEE-Trow said at 1:23 a.m. on Oct 9, 2006:
Wow, the colors are wonderful. I love the last picture the best! You are very talented!
Eduardo.affonso said at 7:24 a.m. on Oct 9, 2006:
Thanks, girls. Cementeries are always beautiful, in my opinion. Père Lachaise is particularly special because of its unique atmosphere and also because of the folks you can "visit" there (Balzac, Moliére, Proust, Bizet, Chopin, Sara Bernhardt, Éluard, La Fontaine, Modigliani, Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde...). Can you imagine all these ghosts talking, dancing, playing and laughing around you??
Eduardo.affonso said at 7:40 a.m. on Oct 9, 2006:
LILIANA: Acho que não é o meu olhar. Os cemitérios são mesmo poderosamente poéticos, basta se dispor a percebê-lo. Curiosa a expressão "la nada", sempre pensei que fosse "el nada"... Interessante imaginar o nada, o vazio, como algo feminino...
Nmat said at 4:54 p.m. on Oct 9, 2006:
Eduardo, are all those people buried in this one cemetary??? How amazing, I would like to visit there too -- the cats seem very much at home there.
Liliana said at 6:24 p.m. on Oct 9, 2006:
¿¿¿Es "o nada" en portugués??? Finamente, todo lo importante es femenino: la vida, la muerte, la nada, la amistad, l´amour...(así parece femenino, ja,ja).
Eduardo.affonso said at 9:09 p.m. on Oct 9, 2006:
O tudo e o nada. O início e o fim. (E o meio também). O dentro e o fora. O acima e o abaixo. O absoluto e o relativo. O Bem e o Mal. O direito e o avesso. O riso e o choro. O tabblo e o phlog. O eterno e o moderno. O nunca e o sempre. O antes e o depois. O certo e o errado. O sim e o não. (Sobrou alguma coisa para o feminino??)
Eduardo.affonso said at 11:15 p.m. on Oct 9, 2006:
NANCY: These are just a few ones I can remember by now. Some other people who "live" there: Maria Callas, Isadora Duncan, Max Ernst, Abelard & Heloise, Merleau Ponty, Yves Montand, Jim Morrison, Rossini, Gertrude Stein, Simone Signoret... Where else a group like this could be found?
Banafsheh said at 12:25 a.m. on Oct 25, 2006:
Jim Morrisson has been removed,I believe and now in very silent place in Florida ,where frankly he never wanted to be!There is one place that beats this place in regard to its beauty and it 's called Bonaventure . It is in Savannah ,Georgia.
Other wise this is place is the Meccah of the fame,some fortunate and off course the dead,L'HOMME EST MORTEL!
Eduardo.affonso said at 7:13 p.m. on Oct 25, 2006:
BANAFSHEH: Jim was still there when I last visited Pere Lachaise, three years ago. But his grave attracted many "strange" people, so it would be a matter of time for him to be invited to move. Do you have pics of Bonaventure? Had never heard of it, but became curious.
Mjpileggi said at 11:22 p.m. on Dec 15, 2006:
How did I miss this one! I've been here 2 times and may return again when I go to Paris in May. The last time I was there I saw a cat and tried to follow her to take some photos, as it seemed appropriate to take a picture of a cat at a grave site. The last picture is my favorite.
Katkee said at 3:31 p.m. on Jan 17, 2007:
this reminds me of cemetaries in southern louisiana~especially new orleans~this tabblo touches me~your images are superb~the first and last are works of art~someday i hope to visit paris and this cemtary will be among the spots i will go~are the cats real?
Eduardo.affonso said at 3:36 p.m. on Jan 17, 2007:
MONICA: Hope you'll come back from Paris with lots of wonderful images of Père Lachaise to share with us. I think the cats are part of the decoration: they are always there, posing for crazy people like us.
Eduardo.affonso said at 3:40 p.m. on Jan 17, 2007:
KATE: Visiting this place is mandatory when one goes to Paris. I dare to say that it's more interesting than some museums, galleries or bateau mouches... You ask about the cats: nothing is real here - statues, cats, trees, graves - but Death itself.
Vinca said at 11:38 p.m. on Jun 1, 2007:
What beautiful shots.You have captured the reality of death so beautifully. I must admit though that the cemetery seems way too crowded, almost like a city. Just like the overcrowded world alive with the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The only difference is that these pictures are of the other world where all is quiet and peaceful.
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