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The right place at the right time
I'll be very grateful if someone could help me correct this text. Thank you :)
I took this photo in Vernazza, a popular destination in Cinque Terre. As a street photographer, I was probably the only person in the area to welcome with enthusiasm the rain that had started to fall heavily. All the colourful rain capes that instantly popped out all around were a fascinating show to watch. My attention was quickly caught by a family going down a slippery slope very carefully, in single line. Suddenly, the eye catching scene took an unexpected comical turn when the boy of the family located between his two sisters and his parents - probably not helped by the wind in his defence - mishandled his blue rain cape which ended covering entirely his face. I pressed the shutter in a mix of surprise, excitement and fear to miss this unique opportunity. Today I look at this photo with a great affection for this sweet family scene but also as reminder to always be curious and excited by what's coming next, because you'll never know if the right place at the right time won't be there, right now, at the next corner.
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How would you translate the following metaphor : une forêt de bras tendus
For a text I'm writing I would like to express the fact to be surrounded by a lot of people with their arms up in the air using a metaphor (a forest in this case) I thought about something like "an arm stretched forest" / "an arms up forest" or "a forest made up of stretched arm" but I'm not quite sure those are correct.
Thanks for your help !
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What would be an english equivalent to the french " à portée d'imagination " ?
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Thank you for the correction
I remember well that day of July. It was midday and the blazing sun was making every movement difficult. I was heading toward the Mercado Ribeira when I was struck by a huge building whose architecture combined with the sunlights was creating an eye-catching series of shadow stripes on the floor. The top part of the facade was covered by glass surface in which the sky reflection was taking a darker tone, creating a very peculiar atmosphere.
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Form and substance
Hi. I'll be very pleased if someone could take time to read my text and help me improve it. Thanks a lot :)
I’ve always been a great admirer of the work of some painters, among them figure prominently Munch, Soutine, Van Gogh. What fascinates me the most about them is their talent to transcend what could otherwise be seen as a quite ordinary scene, into something else; something powerful which is able to resonate in us -sometimes in an almost mystical way- and give us emotions whether we understand their origin or not. The “real”, once passed through the distorting prism of their genius, that some may describe as madness, appears in a very different light. Whether it’s by altering the shapes of their subjects, by playing with the colors and the light or by making significant choices regarding the composition, they manage to drag us towards unexpected destinations. There is no more form and substance, the form has become the substance.
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Nostalgia
Hello! I would like to know if the english is correct ? Thanks for your help :)
Over the years, she had learned to see reality through a distorting prism. However, even the toughest buildings have cracks sometimes...She remembered these words that made her laugh at the time “Nostalgia is like sunburn, it doesn't hurt during, it hurts in the evening”. She smiled, painfully, and she moved on.
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Early riser shadow
"The early bird catches the worm". As a streetphotographer living in a huge and architecturally rich city such as Paris, I couldn't agree more with this proverb. Wandering through the streets early in the morning offers a fresh view on usually crowded areas. At that time, the early riser can then get a chance to catch poetic and graphic moments made possible by the random encounter between the morning light and shadows, the urban environment and the few morning walkers.
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Modern day Sisyphus ? (Not sure here about how I should write Sisyphus to refer to several people)
I took this photo early in the morning, when the first white-collar workers start to arrive in the still quiet business district. The view of this man and woman carrying their suitcase while climbing the imposing staircase of the “Grande Arche” - the most emblematic monument of “La Defense” – made me immediately think of the myth of Sisyphus. They seem insignificant within this boundless architecture. Together but lonely, they take the same path morning and night, day after day, eventually starting to question themselves about the meaning of life.
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Loneliness
As a privileged witness to the hustle and bustle of everyday life in Paris “La Défense”, Europe’s largest purpose-built business district, I am regularly amazed by the stark contrasts that such a unique environment can reveal. Is it enhanced by the gigantism of the architecture? Or by the no less gigantic sea of people, workers and tourists, crossing each other’s paths daily in general indifference? The manifestations of loneliness are easy to notice for any attentive observer.
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