[Leica] trip to France

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

On Sep 21, 2005, at 7:16 PM, John Black wrote:
> I will be traveling to a conference in St. Malo France the first  
> week in
> October.  I will fly into CDG in Paris on the first and take the  
> train to
> St. Malo, changing trains once on the way (a 3hr ride).  It will be  
> my (and
> the wife) first visit to France and would like to take in the local  
> sights
> before and after the conference.
>
> Can anyone recommend any photogenic sights in the St. Malo area  
> that we
> might catch?

St Malo is a photogenic site.... a great old walled city....been  
there several times,  on the coast...   atmospheric.... try the  
moules marinieres. Shoot in the old city itself... your camera kit   
plus bw perfect....Steve



>   I will be traveling light, photographically, with only M7 and
> 3 lenses (28,50,90) in a small kit. I will be using only B&W film,  
> probably
> Tri-X but I might bring some Acros for outside and open shade.
>
> I speak not a word of French, only English and a bit of German.   
> This is
> quite exciting for us as we have been hopeless provincials for most  
> of our
> 60-something years.
>
> Am I likely to run afoul of the French privacy laws or image  
> copyright laws
> pertaining to ordinary street shooting and photographing historical  
> sights?
>
> I await your collective wisdom....
>
> TIA
>
> JB
>
>
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