France

Experience the Allure of France: A Journey Through Time and Beauty

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Step into the enchanting realm of France, a country that has captivated the hearts of travelers for centuries. With its roots reaching deep into the annals of history, France's narrative weaves through the eras of the Gauls, the might of the Roman Empire, the opulence of the French monarchy, and the revolutionary spirit that reshaped its destiny. This land of elegance and diversity invites you to explore its rich culture, iconic landmarks, and exquisite cuisine.

The Saga of France: A Legacy of Civilization

France's story is painted with the brushstrokes of time, from the prehistoric Lascaux caves to the grandeur of the Renaissance, and beyond to the modern-day Republic. It's a history filled with artists, warriors, and visionaries, all of whom have left indelible marks on the fabric of French society.

Paris: The Heartbeat of France

The City of Light beckons with its timeless charm. Paris, France's capital, is an anthology of artistic and architectural masterpieces, with the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the Louvre Museum as its crowning jewels.

The Riviera: Azure Shores and Glitzy Glamour

Delve into the chic allure of the French Riviera. Nice, Cannes, and Saint-Tropez are synonyms for sun-drenched beaches, cultural festivals, and the sparkling Mediterranean.

Provence: A Tapestry of Lavender Fields and Ancient Ruins

Provence enchants with its rolling vineyards, fragrant lavender fields, and Roman heritage, epitomized by the well-preserved Pont du Gard and the historic city of Avignon.

The Loire Valley: A Castle-Studded Dreamscape

Travel back in time in the Loire Valley, a region dotted with fairy-tale châteaux and verdant, vineyard-laced landscapes that inspired generations of royalty and artists alike.

From the windswept coasts of Normandy, rich with history from medieval times to World War II, to the gastronomic pleasures of Lyon and the snowy peaks of the French Alps, France offers a tapestry of experiences. Join us at travel.frogsfolly.com as we guide you through the cobbled streets, into the heart of French culture, and through the doorways of history. Embark on a French adventure that will leave you with memories as rich as a Bordeaux wine and as vivid as a Cézanne painting.

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<p>Construction d'un ensemble immobilier comprenant 42 logements sociaux.<br />
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<b>Pays : </b>France 🇫🇷<br />
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<b>Hauteur : </b>≈18,00 m<br />
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<p>I had several things to test for this pleasant photowalk to  Cuire and L’Île Barbe on Saône. I received a yellow filter for the Leica M Summilux 1.4/35mm (46mm screw-on). I wanted also to test  the IR 720 46mm with the lens and a super panchromatic film. I selected the 24-pose French Washi-Z film that is of this kind. <br />
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The Summilux M lens fitted on my Leica M-A (see below for detail about the camera) was equipped with the indicated filter and either the Leica shade hood 12486., or the rectangular Haoge LH-S46P hood. The camera was hold and secured using the vintage Leitz Wetzlar ever-ready leather reference 14534 of the Leica M4 period.<br />
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Expositions were metered  for 250 ISO for the B+W 022 Yellow filter or 25 ISO with the IR720 filter using my Minolta Autometer III (1985) equipped  with a 10° finder for selective metering privileging the shadow area’s. <br />
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View Nr. :4 1/500s f/9 focusing at 30m-- B+W filter 022 Yellow 495 MRC with rectangular Haoge LH-S46P hood.<br />
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Residential building, March 24, 2026<br />
Montée de l'Eglise<br />
69300 Caluire-et-Cuire<br />
France<br />
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After completion the film was processed using Adox Adonal developer at 1+25 dilution, 20°C, for 7 min. <br />
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Digitizing was done using a Sony A7 camera (ILCE-7, 24MP) fitted to a Minolta Auto Bellows III with the Minolta slide duplication accessory and  Minolta Macro Bellow lens 1:3.5 f=50mm. The diffuse light source was a LED panel CineStill Cine-lite. <br />
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The RAW files obtained were inverted within the latest version of Adobe Lightroom 15  (15.2.1 March 2026) and edited to the final jpeg pictures without intermediate file. They are presented either as print files with frame or the full size JPEG's together with some documentary smartphone color pictures. <br />
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About the camera :<br />
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   On February 3, 2026, I took my partly delivered order of January, 2026, at the Leica Boutique, Place Bellecour, Lyon, France. I did this order between two short stays at <br />
 Hospital Edouard Herriot to have surgeries. It helped me a lot during these medical sessions to take an external source of distraction, not focused on the surgery moment upsetting necessities. <br />
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My project was initially based on the still existing film Leica M camera’s production maintained active today in Wetzlar, Germany. Leica Camera AG offers today for sale 3 film camera’s available in different finishes. These are the Leica M6, Leica M-P and Leica M-A on the margin of  a very diverse range of digital Leica camera’s. The M-P and M-A are produced since 2014 and are likely the closest camera’s to the original first Leica M3 in (1954-1966). It is possible that Leica maintained their M film camera’sjust to sustain their iconic heritage in the history of the company.<br />
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The Leica M survived a time in the 1970-1980’s due to a modified production (Leica M4-2 then M6) by the Leitz Canada branch that closed in 1990. The Leica M6 was then again produced in Germany followed by the Leica M7. The further versions of Leica M8 to M11 today are digital camera’s. <br />
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I own in my camera collection since April 2024, a venerable standing Leica M3 year 1956 that is now, in 2026, 70-year old and in perfect optical and mechanical condition with a  single and well matched Summicron 2/5cm. The camera is equipped as shown in the first commercial brochure of the Leica M3 in 1954 (standard lens, bag, shade hood). In general, when practicing photography, it is sometime safe to have a « backup » camera of the same type to be still operant in case of one camera failure. I was then amused to backup my Leica M3 by one of these brand-new produced Leica M.  <br />
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The Leica M-A is the closest to my M3. It is purely mechanical camera, without any electrical on electronic circuitries. Intentionally, the Leica M-A has resurrected some of the Leica M3 and Leica M2 (1958-1967) features as the  metal advance lever, frame counter, engraving, rewind button, and of course their exact shape and dimensions. The front top cover is designed like the M2 with flat optical windows.<br />
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The complex range-finder combined  to a framed viewer, including an automatic parallax compensation existed in different versions. The viewer of the Leica M3 was however never been mounted on other Leica M than the M3’s . The 0.91 magnification and its design made for focales 5, 9 and 13.5cm was modified on the Leica M-2 to enlarge the direct use of the viewer to the wide angle 35mm lenses to prise of a smaller magnification. The Leica M-A has o 0.72 magnification capable to display the 28mm frames. As a consequence the Leica M-A is more oriented to a common use of 28 and 35mm lenses. <br />
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I choose finally to order a M-A in the chrome silver finish with engraving resembling to the M3/M2 camera’s with a lens Summilux 1.4/35mm « Classic » that based on the original lens of 60’s, It was a formidable gift !. Ordering was however not so simple. At first, I was told that the Leica M-A production would be discontinued in Wetzlar … Arguing that the camera is still offered for sale of the on-line French website, I finally got an available box in stock in Wetzlar that was shipped straight to Lyon in 4-5 days. The lens was more slow to get and arrived within 5 weeks.<br />
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I could first enjoy the pleasure of comparing in hands my 1956 Leica M3 and my 2026 Leica-M-A. The 70-year old Summicron 2/5cm (branded at this time « Ernst Leitz Wetzlar » fits smoothly and exactly to the M-A and the 50mm frame is automatically selected. The range-finder operates accurately. There is something fantastic to see the two camera side to side separated by 70 years. Installed in the vintage ever-ready leather bag I prepared for the Leica M-A, it is quite hard to detect at a first look that the M-A is a new camera.<br />
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The viewefinder is even more bright and contrasted due to an extensive AR-coating of all optical elements. The shutter has similar, but still a bit different, those strange little noises that occurs on the M3 for the slow speeds, but essentially the two camera’s are indeed and undoubtly Leica’s M ! The grandfather and the grandson are so ressemblant.<br />
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About the lens :<br />
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After the delivery of my Leica M-A camera body the week before, I had the second part of my order on February 10, 2026, at the Leica Boutique, Place Bellecour, Lyon, France. I did this order in early January 2026, between two short stays at Hospital Edouard Herriot to have surgeries. It helped me a lot during these medical sessions to take an external source of distraction, not focused on the surgery moment upsetting necessities. <br />
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My brand-new 2026 Leica M-A (produced since 2014 by Leica Camera AG, Wetzlar, Germany) has the mixed technical features of the original Leica M3 (1954-1966) and Leica M2 (1958-1967). In particular the viewfinder system of the today M-A is inherited of the Leica M2 with a 0.72 magnification that allows the direct view field of a 35mm focal length. On the M3 , with its specific 0.91 magnification viewer, the use of 35mm lenses requires an external optical viewfinder or external optical correction of the built-in viewfinder. As a consequence the M3 appears optimal for the focal of 5, 9 and 13.5cm while the M2 appears more wide-angle lens oriented. The viewfinder of he M-A allows additionally also the framing of 28mm lens. <br />
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My idea was then to equip my M-A of a brand-new companion Leica 35mm lens of the current Leica production. The choice felt on the re-edition of an iconic 35mm Leica lens of the 60’s : a Summilux 1.4/35mm that first introduced to the market in 1961 as the first f/1.4 aperture 35mm lens.. This lens was as a  modified double Gauss formula keeping the lens compact and not too heavy. The lens was soon highly reputed, especially in the photojournalism domain. <br />
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The « Steel Rim » describes a stainless steel ring mounted on the lens front to hold the shade hood. When looking at the optical scheme the modern version of the lens is not exactly the same but Leica keeper the major characteristic with a special softness at wide aperture 1.4 to 2.8 that miked the success of the lens at the time.<br />
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Receiving of a brand-new Leica lens is a not so common moment. The lens was packaged in Wetzlar on January 16, 2026 and delivered to the Leica boutique, Place Bellecour, Lyon, France on February, 10, 2026 where I took the precious package. We opened the boxes in the shop and had a good discussion staring at the jewel. When picking-up the lens I did not had my M-A body with me but we tried the mount on another second-hand M-A. <br />
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The lens is delivered by default with two  shade hoods and rear/front ens caps. The replica of the original lens hood  fits, clip-on , to the famous « »stieel rim » but is not curiously usable with filters. The second modern one was designed to be used with the E46 screwed filters. The seller offered for free a Leica  UVa II, E46 filter (sliver decor) and a Leica clip-on lens cap E46 to be used with a filter because the default one is a bit too large with a filter on place on the lens. The package includes also a protective Leica black lens pouch, proof certificate and booklet.</p>
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<p>Travaux de démolition des bâtiments et silos de la Coopérative agricole de Lorraine à Mirecourt.<br />
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<b>Pays : </b>France 🇫🇷<br />
<b>Région : </b>Grand Est (Lorraine)<br />
<b>Département : </b>Vosges (88)<br />
<b>Ville : </b> Mirecourt (88500)<br />
<b>Adresse : </b>241, rue Docteur-Grosjean<br />
<b>Fonction : </b>Industrie<br />
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<b>Démolition : </b>2026<br />
<b>Permis de démolir n° PD 88 304 25 M0001</b><br />
▻ Délivré le 30/06/2025<br />
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<b>Superficie du terrain : </b>10 905 m²</p>
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