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Tango Along the Seine

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.

Tango Dancing Along the banks of the Seine

About the author

Corinne Mossati

Corinne Mossati is a drinks writer, author of GROW YOUR OWN COCKTAIL GARDEN, SHRUBS & BOTANICAL SODAS and founder/editor of Gourmantic, Cocktails & Bars and The Gourmantic Garden. She has been writing extensively about spirits, cocktails, bars and cocktail gardening in more recent years. She is a spirits and cocktail competition judge, Icons of Whisky Australia nominee, contributor to Diageo Bar Academy, cocktail developer and is named in Australian Bartender Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential List. Her cocktail garden was featured on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia and has won several awards. She is a contributor to Real World Gardener radio program and is featured in several publications including Pip Magazine, Organic Gardener, Australian Bartender and Breathe (UK). Read the full bio here.

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