honour...

Cyril Marchand

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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honour... by Cyril Marchand
honour... by Cyril Marchand
  • coffeetea

    coffeetea

    excellent shot!

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Thanks !

  • graphit

    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

    rosedew

    Belle image!

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Merci ! ... nous faisons tous de notre mieux pour honorer ce monde !

  • micmac

    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

    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

    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

    chazz

    Fantastic!!

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Thanks Chazz !

  • Andrew Mark

    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

    Lovesmusic

    The way home

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    You are right ! thanks !

  • Joanne  Bradley

    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

    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

    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

    Diane Leeman

    Truly inspiring, thank you. Literally, the Light at the end of the tunnel.

  • bfrida

    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

    Becca Cusworth

    wonderful light :)

  • Stephen Colquitt

    Stephen Colquitt

    What a sensational view. Well done!

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Thank you Stephen !

  • Angel Warda

    Angel Warda

    Stunning!!!

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Thank you !

  • Dawne Olson

    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

    aila

    Beautiful image.Excellent shot!

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Thanks a lot Aila ! Glad you like it !

  • PPPhotoArt

    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

    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

    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

    navybrat

    absolutely stunning!!!

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Tahnks a lot !

  • dddb

    dddb

    This is lovely. :)

  • ThinWhiteJimmy

    ThinWhiteJimmy

    the road to the end and beyond.

  • ROOBARB

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    StarlingPhotos

    lovely composition. thank you for sharing.

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    My pleasure is yours !

  • Iman2990

    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

    Judy Gayle Waller

    WOW – the lighting is awesome..great shot

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Thank you Judy !

  • AngryGoldfish

    AngryGoldfish

    Beautiful tunnel image! Wonderful job capturing the magic of nature :)

  • nvcreations

    nvcreations

    Brilliant shot!...very nice Lighting..

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    thanks a lot Nv !
    you know about lighting much more than I do !

  • sunshinesuzy

    sunshinesuzy

    So Magical- beautiful!

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Thank you Suzy !
    Glad you like my job !

  • Iman2990

    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

    nanasx4

    Very Nice !! Beautiful shot!!

  • Lara Bianco

    Lara Bianco

    such a beautiful photo

  • Lenka

    Lenka

    Wow, great photograph! Perfect composition, repetition, perspective…

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Let me tell you a secret… my camera has done everything !
    ;-)
    Thanks

  • Lenka

    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

    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

    ArtOfficialArt

    Lovely piece of work!
    Feel free to check out our work and tell us what you think!

  • Jellybean720

    Jellybean720

    Beautiful trees… Great Capture :))

  • Nathan Walraven

    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  Ewing

    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

    Anna Sparks

    Wow. Awesome shot.

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Thanks a lot !
    Glad you like it !
    :-)

  • Isard

    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

    Crystal Williams

    Incredible capture. :)

  • Cyril Marchand replied

    Thanks a lot Crystal !
    Have a nice new year party !

  • Crystal Williams

    Crystal Williams

    I’m staying home yet again this year, but thanks! Same to you!

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell

    Fabulous work! :)))))))

  • swissman

    swissman

    I have seen the light. Gorgeous work Cyril!

  • parmi

    parmi 2 days ago

    Amazingly atmospheric Cyril, well done!

  • Maria  Moro

    Maria Moro 2 days ago

    Well done on your TOP Ten placement.
    fantastic tunnel vision…

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward 2 days ago

    Beautiful shot.

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