Paris — Bordeaux

This week I traveled back and forth on France’s bullet train to Bordeaux twice (I will be happy when they cut the time down to two hours in 2014). This gave me some extra time to reflect on these two cities. First there’s Paris, with its limitless angles that make me stop and say WOW! In the shadows of the Eiffel Tower I took a quick call on my mobile phone and then turned around and saw this from the alley I ducked into while avoiding as much street noise as possible. Then there’s Bordeaux, a city dominated by the history of one of the world’s great wine regions. On both of my visits I was received by winery owners that I was assigned to photograph. This photo is an early-afternoon image taken while riding the small train between Libourne (home of the Right Bank wines of Pomerol and Saint Emilion) and Bordeaux’s Gare Saint Jean. Technical Details – iPhone 3Gs, Hipstomatic App, John S Lens, Ina’s 1969 film For more photography by Clay McLachlan: Beyond the Bread Basket: Recipes for Appetizers, Main Courses, and Desserts by Eric Kayser, Clay McLachlan, and Yair Yosefi  French Cooking: Classic Recipes and Techniquesby Hubert Delorme, Vincent Boue, Clay McLachlan, and Paul BocuseEric Kayser’s New French Recipes by Eric Kayser, Yair Yosefi, and Clay McLachlan And his newest award-winning book: