Canal Saint-Martin: l’Heure Verte

Canal Saint-Martin

The Canal Saint-Martin winds its way through the Right Bank and is a spectacular walking and picnic area. I love the trees and water amidst the busting city life. The cafés, restaurants and wine bars on its banks are welcoming with a relaxed atmosphere.

I took this photo at 10:30pm and it strikes me that I imagine it could have been taken anytime during the past 100 years. Surely the view has changed a little bit but the soft evening light and the glowing canal with the people barely in view match my impression of the best the City of Light has to offer.

Technical Details: iPhone 3Gs, Hipstamatic App, John S Lens, Ina’s 1969 Film. No post production.

Clay McLachlan is a Paris-based photojournalist who contributes a slice of life in Paris and beyond in a photo published in every Sunday edition of BonjourParis.

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