Celine Et Le Pont Gapstow

I was busy taking fall photographs of my favorite bridge in Central Park when this beautiful little girl, all dressed up in her Sunday best and chattering away in French, kept getting in the way.  Her mother was trying to get her to stop long enough for a cell photo.  In the end, I got a wonderful shot, don’t know how her mother did.  Merci Celine!

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11 Responses to “Celine Et Le Pont Gapstow”

  1. Bruce says:

    What a delicate, touching photograph, Ellen. The bridge and little Celine are almost timeless in this image, and you captured some beautiful reflections in the pond. Well done!

  2. Thom says:

    This bucolic image feels like the beginning of a children’s book. “The old Duke’s grand-niece and ward, Celine, a spoiled and unpleasant little girl, is surprised to be able to understand the Paddlebottom family speak to each other as they swim along the shore one Fall Day, but is angry when the servants raising her, laugh openly at her excited story…”

  3. ellen says:

    Haha Thom. I love this! And I especially love the Paddlebottom family 😉

  4. Bevy says:

    Un, deux, trois
    et VOILA!
    Une belle photo!

  5. Jan says:

    Spectacular and Gallery worthy!

  6. Jacqueline says:

    This photo looks like it could have been taken 100 years ago–or more! It’s just lovely. I see her as a sweet but lonely child, befriended by a passing duck.

  7. Simone says:

    WOW! This photo is so timeless, so delicate, and so beautiful. It feels like an impressionist master should’ve painted it a long time ago. Well done and merci, petite Celine!

  8. Arlene says:

    One of those 1 in a million shots caught perfectly! Wonderfully done

  9. Eileen says:

    Looks like a Renoir

  10. Carole says:

    So lovely and peaceful. Watercolor painting worthy.

  11. Carolyn says:

    Truly a magnificent photo! It is as if it is a painting done by one of our masters. Bravo!

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