I could have chosen any of the 408 photographs I took during a twilight Bateaux Mouches cruise in Paris. They certainly would have portrayed the awe factor with flood-lit buildings, sharper images, better depth of field and true to life colour.
Yet I chose this true to life scene, a snippet of life in motion, when I spotted in the distance tango dancing couples along the shore of the Seine. Oblivious to the evening chill, onlookers and the mass of tourists on the boat catching a glimpse of their tempo, they didn’t miss a step.
Too far away to zoom in on the dancers. Too dark for a handheld DSLR even at 1600 ISO speed. Like life, an image doesn’t have to portray perfection to capture the essence of the moment.
I love it!!!
Mardi: Thank you!
Oh, yes! Apparently people get together to dance tango every Saturday, for a kind of argentine Milonga (tango dancing meetings) on the Seine, rive Gauche, next to the “Institut du Monde Arabe”
Have to go there. I am Argentinian but I don’t know how to dance! Great photo, anyway!
Cristina: How beautiful and romantic! I hope they continue to do so until I get to Paris again. If you do go there, I’d love to read about it!
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It looks perfectly romantic and I love how the photo captures that 🙂 Too bad you couldn’t jump off the cruise for a bit and join them – I bet it’s a lot of fun and something I hope to learn eventually!
Shannon: I wish I could have had sufficient time to watch them do a complete dance. It looked like so much fun!
I agree!!!
Jen: Good to know in a photoshopped world, images such as these can capture the moment.
Great photo! As I recall, I’ve seen the group of tango dancers along the Seine before as well. It’s so energizing and such a perfect scene to watch while going by on the bateaux mouches. Well chosen photo out of the 408!
Jill: Hi and thank you for your comment 🙂 I like that the whole event is so low key but it’s right there in full view. Must get a closer look next time I’m in Paris!
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