Posted on January 22, 2020
Frank’s chosen theme this week is ‘Trees’. We live in one of the most wooded areas of France, as it happens, so I’m certainly not short of pictures of trees to choose from. However, this image is from a little further afield : it’s the esplanade of the Chateau d’Amboise, in the Loire Valley. It’s perhaps best known for being the burial place of Leonardo da Vinci.
We chose a rather overcast day (in fact, it rained heavily for much of the time) to visit, but when the sun did peek through, the light was nigh-on perfect.

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Trees
Category: Composition Tagged: Chateau d'Amboise, fpj-photo-challenge, Trees, Tuesday Photo Challenge
Posted on September 23, 2016
Cee’s Black & White Challenge this week is looking for an image of two unrelated items. So, here’s a random juxtaposition of a suit of armour and a basket of flowers, seen in the Chateau d’Amboise.
I don’t often use selective colour, but I think it works in this case.

Category: Black & White Tagged: Armour, Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Chateau d'Amboise, Flowers, Juxtaposition
Posted on March 20, 2015
Detail from a piano in the Music Room of Chateau d’Amboise (where you can also find the empty chair).
Posted in response to the latest of Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenges.
Category: Black & White Tagged: Amboise, Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Chateau d'Amboise, France, Music, Piano, Sheet music, Vienne