honour...
I live in a village called Merville near Toulouse, the fourth biggest city in France. When you come from Toulouse, you have to go that road. Reaching the end of this wooden tunnel takes you to Merville’s Castle, shyly hidden in its green grounds…
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coffeetea
excellent shot!
Cyril Marchand replied
Thanks !
graphit
comme une rangée de mains protectrices, enveloppant cet inconnu qui nous appelle…
Cyril Marchand replied
Une haie d’honneur pour celui qui prend le temps de vivre…
rosedew
Belle image!
Cyril Marchand replied
Merci ! ... nous faisons tous de notre mieux pour honorer ce monde !
micmac
C’est vraiment beau,la perspective est hallucinante , le jeu d’ombres et de lignes ,incroyable ,tu as tous les talents ,dis donc .
Cyril Marchand replied
... j’ai surtout celui de poser un oeil tendre sur ce monde… mais je ne suis pas le seul : il parait même qu’il existe des personnes qui fabriquent des petits mondes à eux dans leurs jardins !!! Une façon comme une autre de dire merci à la Terre ! ;-)... Merci Gisèle…
mmills3080
beautiful image, lighting, perspective!
Cyril Marchand replied
Thank you ! and you are lucky : you found a really pretty model with Nevaeh !! ... Bye and keep doing well with your camera !
Idil
Beautiful shot! Wonderful composition and use of light.
Cyril Marchand replied
Thanks a lot Idil !... May I add something else ?... All of this tall trees are in pain… they are dying slowly because of an illness… That’s why I took this pic : in their honour ! Tha’ ! and keep enjoying my photos … I like it ! lol ! bye !
chazz
Fantastic!!
Cyril Marchand replied
Thanks Chazz !
Andrew Mark
this is absalutely perfect. great composition, and lighting. where was it taken?
Cyril Marchand replied
I’m living in a village, Merville, next to Toulouse, the fourth biggest city in France. When you come from Toulouse, you have to go that road. And at the end, when you leave this wooden tunnel, you find the Merville’s Castle, shyly hidden in his green grounds…
Lovesmusic
The way home
Cyril Marchand replied
You are right ! thanks !
Joanne Bradley
Fantastic illumination! Congrats on homepage feature!
Cyril Marchand replied
Thank you Joanne !!! In few weeks, this is my second work featured on home page ! I’m really surprised and… honoured…. lol !
Vim Lowenstein
got an almost magical quality to it, glad you had the camera on your persons that day I’m sure
Cyril Marchand replied
Exactly Vimm !
But actually, I’m always with my cam… In case ! lol !
Point is that day, I stopped my car right in the middle of the road to take that pic… It was a misty morning… Hopefully, no car went ! ;-)
Have a nice day and thanks for your com’ !
Dayonda
Wonderful! We here in central Washington State US have lots of trees, and lots of drives, streets, and even wide avenues that are overhung with trees.
Yours remind me of a US Marine honor guard sheltering the newly wed couple with their swords.
Cyril Marchand replied
Thanks a lot !!!
Diane Leeman
Truly inspiring, thank you. Literally, the Light at the end of the tunnel.
bfrida
napoleon organized planting a lot of trees like these ones to help shade france’s marching soldiers
Cyril Marchand replied
Brillant info ! thanks !
Becca Cusworth
wonderful light :)
Stephen Colquitt
What a sensational view. Well done!
Cyril Marchand replied
Thank you Stephen !
Angel Warda
Stunning!!!
Cyril Marchand replied
Thank you !
Dawne Olson
This is an image that fills you with longing… truly special. So sad to read that the trees are dying! Great capture and a worthy tribute to their beauty and grace
Cyril Marchand replied
I’ve heard recently they found a medecine… Hope it will be the right one !
Do you know the Midi’s Channel, in french Le Canal du Midi, linking both Mediteranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean ? There are thousands and thousands of these trees, planted more than a century ago by an man, owning a big factory of cigarette’s paper, all along this aquatic road. The deal was “when undred years will be passed, we could cut down all of these trees for our business !”... Hopefully, the Channel has been classified by Unesco… I can imagine The Canal du Midi without his big plane trees !
Thanks again for your comment Dawne !
aila
Beautiful image.Excellent shot!
Cyril Marchand replied
Thanks a lot Aila ! Glad you like it !
PPPhotoArt
absolutely beautiful image
i remember these roads
being in France as a child
i thought the tree arches were
so beautiful, well done!!!!!
Cyril Marchand replied
They still beautiful ! Your memory is mine and hope will be my children too ! :-)
Thanks for you visit and comment !
gypsykatz
Beautiful capture, looks like a doorway to heaven!!!
What a beautiful place to live, sad about the trees dying, will they be replanting????
Cyril Marchand replied
Thank you for your com’ and fav’ !
Hopefully, they will replanting new plane trees each time they will cut one !
I wrote something as reply up there :
“I’ve heard recently they found a medecine… Hope it will be the right one !
Do you know the Midi’s Channel, in french Le Canal du Midi, linking both Mediteranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean ? There are thousands and thousands of these trees, planted more than a century ago by an man, owning a big factory of cigarette’s paper, all along this aquatic road. The deal was “when undred years will be passed, we could cut down all of these trees for our business !”… Hopefully, the Channel has been classified by Unesco… I can imagine The Canal du Midi without his big plane trees !”
Sam Sneddon
Beautiful shot! I love the off centre composition and lines that draw me in to the image.
Cyril Marchand replied
It was a misty morning… and actually, that’s why I took the picture ! :-)
Thanks for your com’ Sam !
navybrat
absolutely stunning!!!
Cyril Marchand replied
Tahnks a lot !
dddb
This is lovely. :)
ThinWhiteJimmy
the road to the end and beyond.
ROOBARB
i like this pic it reminds me of a gothic church
Cyril Marchand replied
Probably a gothic church would be safer than this road ! lol !
thank you for your comment !
Brad Myers
Beautiful as well as mournful….we had a blight here 18 years ago that killed many Sycamores….a shame…they’re beautiful trees…
Cyril Marchand replied
Apparently, sycamores are safe now, I’ve heard … Hope it’s truth !
:-)
thanks for your com’ Brad !
Julie Bauschardt
Must be a beautiful drive!
Cyril Marchand replied
It is indeed ! not really a safe way for cycling but it’s still being nice, specially by night when you drive slowly this tunnel listenning an opéra….
lol ! It takes me time to get back home sometimes !
Thank you for visiting me !
Anni Morris
Yoiy could almost title this “Towards the Light”...a wonderful photo. ~ Anni
Cyril Marchand replied
Towards light or nothing…. who knows ? ;-)
Thank you for your com’ Anni !
RavenRidgePhoto
great photot!! inspires me
Cyril Marchand replied
Thank you both Ridge’s family members !
I must confess I would be proud to reach your quality of photo !
Keep going… I’ll try to reach you ! lol !
Thanks for your comment !
StarlingPhotos
lovely composition. thank you for sharing.
Cyril Marchand replied
My pleasure is yours !
Iman2990
the word ‘Enchantment’ comes to mind, so beautiful.
Iman
Cyril Marchand replied
“Enchantment”…. True !!! You’re right ! It’s probably this young lazy fellow on the river bank who enchant this road… And all my life by the way ! :-)
Thanks for your comment Iman !
Judy Gayle Waller
WOW – the lighting is awesome..great shot
Cyril Marchand replied
Thank you Judy !
AngryGoldfish
Beautiful tunnel image! Wonderful job capturing the magic of nature :)
nvcreations
Brilliant shot!...very nice Lighting..
Cyril Marchand replied
thanks a lot Nv !
you know about lighting much more than I do !
sunshinesuzy
So Magical- beautiful!
Cyril Marchand replied
Thank you Suzy !
Glad you like my job !
Iman2990
ohh i love that photo as well lol, yer anything that takes you to another place mentally is great.
Cyril Marchand replied
I suppose photos and art in general should take our minds to others places, others lifes….
Happy you like this pic !
It’s strange… I hesitated to edit this work…. lol !
Thank you Iman !
nanasx4
Very Nice !! Beautiful shot!!
Lara Bianco
such a beautiful photo
Lenka
Wow, great photograph! Perfect composition, repetition, perspective…
Cyril Marchand replied
Let me tell you a secret… my camera has done everything !
;-)
Thanks
Lenka
Oh Cyril, I have to disagree: at least I’m quite sure your camera hadn’t composed the picture, and didn’t set the right focal length, both being crucial for getting a great photograph like this one! It may be an auto-focus, auto-exposure – it’s not that important; I’m pretty sure the old famous photographers would use these auto features too (at least now and then) :) It’s still the photographer (not the camera!) who makes the picture :)
Brian Carey
As I once heard a great photographer say “it’s all in the light”. But what caught my eye initially are the shadows, created by the trees, crossing the road. One interpretation perhaps, a staircase leading into the light. Beautiful photo and thanks for sharing it!
ArtOfficialArt
Lovely piece of work!
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Jellybean720
Beautiful trees… Great Capture :))
Nathan Walraven
Wow, this is magnificant! I love the vibrant colour of green on either side of the road, I love the shadows of the trees outlined across, I love the distant fog as you apprach the unknown. This is an amazing picture!!
Christopher E...
Wonderful shot!! totally understandable why you have to scroll for 5min!! excellent comp and exposure
Cyril Marchand replied
You know what ?!.... It’s not my fav’ work… lol ! But obviously, it’s my most popular work ! ...
Thanks Christopher !
Anna Sparks
Wow. Awesome shot.
Cyril Marchand replied
Thanks a lot !
Glad you like it !
:-)
Isard
Très belle allée vers la lumière
Cyril Marchand replied
Merci ! C’est exactement cette impression qui m’a fait arrêter la voiture et bloquer un instant le traffic, le temps d’un cliché !
Bon réveillon du côté de la Gironde !
Crystal Williams
Incredible capture. :)
Cyril Marchand replied
Thanks a lot Crystal !
Have a nice new year party !
Crystal Williams
I’m staying home yet again this year, but thanks! Same to you!
Svetlana Sewell
Fabulous work! :)))))))
swissman
I have seen the light. Gorgeous work Cyril!
parmi 2 days ago
Amazingly atmospheric Cyril, well done!

Maria Moro 2 days ago
Well done on your TOP Ten placement.
fantastic tunnel vision…
Mark Coward 2 days ago
Beautiful shot.