La Rochelle is an ancient maritime city, on the west coast of France, that occupies an important role in French history. Its Old Port was once a key military and commercial port, but today is mainly noted for its recreational boating and numerous seafood restaurants. Nearly 100 years ago the Pointillist painter Paul Signac painted a colorful aquatint of the port that featured an ancient tower and wall, a red lighthouse, a large sailboat in the foreground, colorful reflections in the water, and a cloudy sky on an otherwise sunny day. My wife and I decided to see whether we could photograph a contemporary scene that approximated the painting.
This was the best we could do: tower, wall, lighthouse, and sunny day OK, but lacking the sailboat, the clouds, and the reflections.
Here's another view of the harbor, from a different viewpoint, with schoolgirls eating lunch.
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