01 August 2009

Theme Day: Night

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It's the first of the month and as always it's Theme Day in the City Daily Photo community. Today's theme is Night and I give you a winter shot of the Café Alba at the Place du Cap in Menton.

And in the smaller photo, how about a Lady of the Night...or is she?

To see how other bloggers in our world-wide City Daily Photo community have interpreted this theme - and I promise you there will be endless delights - please click here to view thumbnails for all participants

40 comments:

maria said...

Lovely shot, Jilly!

Fabrizio - ikol22 said...

Wonderful idea to turn it in sepia. It's... Sssooo French !!! Great as usual Jilly :-)

Clueless in Boston said...

Beautiful night shot; it looks great in monochrome. Have a great Saturday and Theme Day.

J Bar said...

Fabulous shot.
Sydney - City and Suburbs

Sharon said...

Your top photo is worth framing! Beautiful. The bottom photo makes me think 'ouch'. Those shoes would be killing me.

Vogon Poet said...

Wonderful photo, a very good choice for a sepia image.
Ironically, as you probably know, L'alba is the Italian for The dawn...

Jilly said...

Vogon Poet, I didn't know that! Yes it is ironic.

Fio said...

Superb! What a lovely shoes... ;-)

Bergson said...

Quelle photo magnifique une ambiance superbe
du grand art

Peter Fristedt said...

Beautiful photo of the L'Alba. I wouldn't mind spending some time there.

Night at Stockholm by pixels

Abraham Lincoln said...

People still out and about there? I guess there is no mosquitoes at night like there are around here. I got bit twice through my overalls last evening. I like the photo. Seems like your city is a busy one everywhere. Those shoes are crazy.

It is a cool, 63 degrees here at 6:00 AM in Ohio on this August 1st, 2009. Not bad. I slept under a blanket last night. We set the coldest July ever recorded last month. I hope you get some relief this month.

B SQUARED said...

I think this is the best of Theme Day! Very well done.

brattcat said...

Love these two entries for 'night'.

Babooshka said...

I just showed Gary this and said how about winter in Menton. His reply yes sat at that table. Love the sepia was the owner in the doorway. As for her shoes. I'm not so sure about the shoes, almost like.

Rambling Round said...

Nice interpretations of the theme!

giulia said...

Jilly,

I enjoyed the Monte Carlo pix but really love these. I agree with the others about the sepia...

The winter shot gave me a slight bit of relief from the heat here in W, DC. Now, out to the farmer's market to sweat, uh perspire.

xo

Saretta said...

Now, now, you can't judge a girl by her shoes! Otherwise, I'd be in big trouble, I love heels! LOL!

Sally said...

Jilly, for someone whose favourite theme this was not, this is superb!
Not my fave either, mainly cos I just don't have the right equipment (and haven't read those bits in the manual cloely enough ;-)
Sydney Daily Photo

Mo said...

Love the cafe scene. Looks like one of those old postcards.

Marie-Noyale said...

You Naughty girl,what do you mean by Lady of the night!! ;~)))
Great choice for both!

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

Jilly,
Thank you for your comment about my solar eclipse photo, and for your other recent comments. I apologize for not being able to respond sooner, but Julie and I were out on a ship for two full weeks (leaving from Tahiit) to cruise in the path of the total solar eclipse, and internet access was limited (and expensive).

I love both of your photos for the "night" theme. Your second photo reminds me of a time last winter that I think I have mentioned to you before. Julie, Sharon and I were at a "Jazz on the Rocks" concert at the PHoenix Desert Botanical Garden and we saw a woman in a short, tight skirt and high red shoes. We commented about what a great daily photo shot her shoes would be, but we were not able to capture a photo of her. We said, "Jilly would have gotten that shot."

marley said...

Best post I've seen today! Love the tones in the main photo and the feeling it creates. And the lady of the night...nice ankles!

Denton said...

Hi Jilly, love your photos .. especially the possible lady of the night .. reminds me of our time in Brussels where there were indeed ladies of the night on some street corners .. we found the term "ladies of the night" to be kinder than others which might be used .. also fits the theme.

Chuck Pefley said...

Lovely street scene ... obviously night, yet the name of the restaurant means "morning", am I right?

Jilly said...

It's not a French word but Italian which is no surprise in Menton. It means dawn or sunrise, Chuck.

Kim said...

I love the cafe scene, Jilly, and the lovely tone to it. Makes me feel like I could walk right into the photo.
I don't think those lovely gams belong to a real LotN. Far too chic and expensive shoes, stockings and skirt, me thinks. . . Looks sort of like a young Catherine Deneuve in costume on set. Very fun!
-Kim

Lavenderlady said...

Lovely photo...and as for the shot of the shoes...I don't know about lady of the night, but she is setting her feet up for trouble in her old age.

Julie said...

I had considered doing a "women of the night" post, but valued my well-being too much. I like your feature image, Jilly. Like my puddle it shows just how much light is available to our cameras. I read in one of your comments that you are not good at night photography. Phooey!

The ambience you have created here is a perfect example of the general feel of this blog. It makes your town so very accessible ...

Lessie said...

I love the color of this photo -- very very nice.

slinger said...

Unaware of them being photographed. The color you put on this shot really sets the mood. Nicely done.

Slinger - Twin Cities

Petrea said...

What a beautiful, golden night you have on the streets of Menton.

Your EG Tour Guide said...

Excellent shots, Jilly. I say she IS a lady of the night...but what do I know? ;-)

Randy said...

Simply beautiful!

Virginia said...

Great night shot Jilly. I like your village from above as well. If I'm ever lucky enough to visit you, remind me not to drink the water!HA
V

PS Maybe you'll get a phone call from Paris today!

Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com said...

Jilly, gorgeous first photo. I love the sepia and the entire night scene. excellent as always. I am glad you are enjoying the solar eclipse series on my site

Lachezar said...

What a beautiful image! I wish I was sitting on one of the tables...
Thanks for the visit and kind comment!

Robert said...

Très belle photo de nuit

Danial said...

This shoes walking in top of nervation.

redwhiteblue said...
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redwhiteblue said...

Great photo. It has something timeless about it.

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