grumpybaldprof: Antique lamp shedding soft amber light in front of a draped window, Château de Saint Germain de Livet, Pays d’Auge, Normandy, France
grumpybaldprof: sitting in the light, chair and window at Chateau de Beaumesnil, l’Eure, Normandy, France
grumpybaldprof: looking up into the light and airy main staircase at Chateau de Beaumesnil, l’Eure, Normandy, France
grumpybaldprof: renaissance furniture in front of a gorgeous period window, Chateau de Beaumesnil, l’Eure, Normandy, France
grumpybaldprof: vanishing point and great light in one of the underground galleries of the Capitolinet Museum, Rome, Italy
grumpybaldprof: inside the wonderful, groovy, library at Chateau de Beaumesnil, l’Eure, Normandy, France.
grumpybaldprof: contrast and light in B&W shot of an ancient kitchen well, Chateau de Beaumesnil, l’Eure, Normandy, France.
grumpybaldprof: Chateau de Beaumesnil, l’Eure, Normandy, France, view of the magnificent renaissance fireplace in the library in fine detail
grumpybaldprof: Château de Saint Germain de Livet, Pays d’Auge, Normandy, France. INterior view of sumptuous fabrics
grumpybaldprof: Château de Saint Germain de Livet, Pays d’Auge, Normandy, France - view of golden fabrics
grumpybaldprof: Chateau du Clos Luce (Luce Hall), Amboise, Loire, France. Inside the banqueting hall.
grumpybaldprof: Chateau de Cheverny Loire valley France. Inspiration for Herge's Tintin Marlinspike Hall/Chateau de Moulinsart - inside view window shutters curtains.
grumpybaldprof: Chateau de Cheverny Loire valley France. Inspiration for Herge's Tintin Marlinspike Hall/Chateau de Moulinsart - inside view.
grumpybaldprof: Chateau de Chambord, jewel of the Loire Valley, France. Colour shot of one of the renaissance beds with interplay of fabrics, shadow and sunshine
grumpybaldprof: Chateau de Chambord, jewel of the Loire Valley, France. B&W interior view of the famous and spectacular double-helix open staircase. Note the fabulous ceiling.
grumpybaldprof: Chateau de Chambord, jewel of the Loire Valley, France. looking out through the fabulous window at the top of the famous and spectacular double-helix open staircase.
grumpybaldprof: sumptuous fabric detail from a bed at Chateau de Chenonceau, Loire Valley -a magnificent renaissance castle.
grumpybaldprof: the illuminated angel and the organ, Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Rennes, Brittany, France
grumpybaldprof: ancient chairs basks in sunshine through a castle window, Chateau de Beaumesnil, l’Eure, Normandy, France
grumpybaldprof: Silhouetted in the shadows against blazing autumn light through arching windows
grumpybaldprof: looking down the aisle from under the organ of the sumptuous golden Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Rennes, Brittany, France
grumpybaldprof: crossing lines and beautiful oak grains, B&W study at Oslo opera house, Norway
grumpybaldprof: gold gilding, magnificent stained glass, blue ceiling, medieval bling of Sainte Chapelle, Paris, France
grumpybaldprof: a woman looks on at the immortal boy, Crown Prince & his Dog Nero, son of Napoleon III, sculpture at Musee D'Orsay, Paris, France
grumpybaldprof: in golden light the amazing vaulted medieval Hall of Soldiers, the Conciergerie, Paris, France
grumpybaldprof: golden arches, soaring ceiling with golden ribs, stunning stained glass, Sainte Chapelle, Paris, France
grumpybaldprof: looking into the blank armoured face of the imperfectly remembered past, armour in a workshop, Les Invalides, Paris, France
grumpybaldprof: Statue of Liberty: we are all pointing at the magnificent golden clock at Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France, can't you see it?
grumpybaldprof: architectural detail of the inside of the magnificent Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
grumpybaldprof: black and white arched magnificence of the Hall of Soldiers (Salle des Gens d'armes), the Conciergerie, Paris, France