This week’s challenge : An Unusual POV.
The Grand Bé island, right in front of Saint-Malo, Brittany, is only accessible at low tide. It’s a rock with a few bushes and an interesting view over the fortified city. Its main attraction: Châteaubriand, a famous French poet of the 19th century, is burried there. A simple tomb with everlasting flowers and the sound of the sea nearby. I didn’t want to show the tomb but wanted to show the colorful setting where it stands.
[Fr] L’île du Grand Bé, juste en face de Saint-Malo en Bretagne, n’est accessible qu’à marée basse. C’est un rocher couvert de buissons qui offre une vue originale sur la cité fortifiée. Son attrait: Châteaubriand, le fameux poète français du 19ème siècle, est enterré ici. Une simple tombe, des fleurs qui ne meurt jamais et le son des vagues tout près. Je ne voulais pas me concentrer sur la tombe mais voulais montrer les couleurs du lieu où elle se trouve.
[Es] Uno puede descubrir la isla de Grand Bé, al frente de Saint-Malo en Bretaña, solamente a marea baja. Es un peñasco grande cubierto de matorral permitiendo una vista original de la ciudad fortificada. Su interes: Châteaubriand, un poeta francés famoso del siglo 19, está enterado ahí. Una estela simple con flores que nunca se mueren y el sonido de las olas cerca. No quería sacar una foto de la tumba pero quería mostrar los colores del lugar.
Other entries I found particularly remarquable :
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… Find more unusual POV here.
Have now a very special and unusual week-end!
Les Petits Pas de Juls 
J’aime beaucoup ce coup d’oeil photographique sur un lieu que j’apprécie aussi beaucoup !Gros bisous
Perfect interpretation and thanks for the English translation !
Thank you and you’re very welcome! you know I can’t let my english-speaking friends out of my adventures! 😉
Great shot Julie. I like that you chose a unique way of framing it, without including the entire scene there’s still a good sense of place.
Thanks Jeff! You can imagine I also took a picture of the complete scene but it just didn’t feel right and I’m still looking (after reading your articles and others) another point of view over things, so I looked and shot that one, which I truly enjoyed.
Well I hope any tips and photos I’ve shared have been helpful. I always go for the whole scene first, then look for the « picture within the picture. » I really like it when I get a photo that is recognizable without having the shout « You Are Here! »
And do they serve the cut of beef there that is named for him? I actually had to do some research on this because I’d never heard of the person, just the steak! Beautiful shot!
Janet, I had no idea there was a steak named after him as he is pretty famous in France and we study him at school, I never thought further. I’ll have to have a look at the steak and have a bite next time I go there! 😉