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First day with my new Fujifilm XT30 III, after 5 years with a Canon 5D Mark III. I'll have to get used to it, but damn, it's so comfortable to have a lightweight camera :D

I went for a walk to continue my project to photograph most of the churches of Paris. This one is Sainte Jeanne De Chantal Church, constructed between 1932 and 1956, just near the Parc Des Princes, PSG's stadium.

Camera: XT30-III / Lens: Tamron 28-70 f/2.8

Finished my list to upgrade the Quintorius History Chaser for Strixhaven. 🐘

I'm super happy about it, Quintorius is one of my favorite character, I love his design. His flavor text on the wiki is also great, am I identifying myself to him? Maybe:

Quint is a positive, upbeat, nerdy guy who is easily excitable and much more likely to talk your ears off than use a sword. He has a big, imposing body, but also a high-pitched voice and a dweeby, boyish charm. Quint can be quite nervous and sometimes be kind of a mess.

Quint's mind is piled high with facts and knowledge that might become useful. Being a Lorehold student, his magic usually comes from scrolls or a tome; blasting out like bladed sharp paper golden energy.

The deck is super consistent and one of my more efficient ones. I'm really happy how it turned out for a reasonable budget.

Some rules I set myself, it makes the deck less efficient but more enjoyable:

• cut staples like sol ring, and avoid as much as possible cards I use in other decks: seedborn muse, staff or the storyteller (played in Urtet), teshar and bittehorn (played in Balan)
• play as much cards from the strixhaven universe as possible, and avoid if possible universes beyond cards
• play all cards in boros where Quintorius appears (yeah, expel suck but look at this flavor text and his little face, he's just a little guy expelled from the army 😭 )

Overall it's really great, but like most graveyard decks it spins wheels a lot so it might not be ideal to play in an LGS, and quite a mess to play on Tabletop Simulator too.

https://archidekt.com/decks/7126635/zoryall_elephant_revival

Whilst the Aquarium de Paris is the best known in the city, as it is one of the oldest in the world, I find that it has its shortcomings. The admission price is very off-putting (€20 for 3 to 12-year-olds and €28 for those aged 13 and over).

I really like it, and I’ll write another post about this aquarium because I think that if you can afford it and you love jellyfish, the jellyfish area is incredible.

But the Aquarium Tropical de la Porte Dorée in the 12th arrondissement is a very good alternative, at a full price of 12e.

The building itself is incredibly interesting from a historical perspective – it was built for the 1931 World’s Fair – and you can combine your visit with the Museum of Immigration, which I think is brilliant.

Even though the aquarium isn’t huge, there are quite a few lovely species to admire, and it’s a really cool place to visit with children.

Photos taken in 2024 with a Canon 5D Mark III, 50mm lens.

Everyone goes to the louvre to see mona lisa, but me, I go in the oriental antiquities department. I love these cute guys.
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010125839

Additionnal pics on the Louvre's Collections Website: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010319144

Pic taken with Canon 5D Mark III, 50mm lens.

Hi Guys!
Little post to share my experience as a parisian about visiting the eiffel tower.

All pics are mine, (Canon 5d Mark III + 50mm lens), and taken a while back, during the Olympics.
The Eiffel Tower is obviously an amazing an iconing monument to visit at any time, but in my personnal experience these are the points where you'll get the most of it:

• Go for the sunset! You do the ascension before golden hour, then you can see the golden hour from above and get superb pics of the city. I looooove the shadow of the tower on the invalides, it's so cool. Then, when you get down, you'll get to see the illuminations and you can go back to the metro to see the tower lit from afar.
• For the price (36,70€ adult rate, 18,40€ 12-24yo), I don't think the last floor is worth it, but that's personnal preference.
• Don't rush! Take the time to see the surroundings, obviously the trocadero is superb but the invalides, musée rodin, bir hakeim bridge, are amazing.
• Most people rush the eiffel tower so don't be scared from the crowd, most people move really fast so if you're willing to spend some time there you can almost always get beautiful pics with less crowd. Like in museums, you have to let groups pass.

I'm eager to hear your opinions, enjoy your visit!

Quelques photos prises a l'Aquarium de Paris (way back en 2024, période jeux olympiques), Place du Trocadéro, dans le 16e. Dans ma petite quête de faire tous les musées de paname, j'avais pas mal d'attentes, étant curieux de voir l'approche de l'aquarium sur l'aspect pédagogique.

Points positifs:

• L'aquarium est vraiment à taille humaine, c'est pas très grand donc la visite passe tout seul. Dans mes souvenirs, pas mal de spots pour s'asseoir ce qui n'est pas toujours le cas dans les musées.
• La zone des méduses est folle, c'est clairement le clou du spectacle. C'est la plus grande hors du japon avec 24 bassins et une 50aine d'espèces. Si comme moi vous êtes fascinés par ces aliens terrestres, vous pouvez facile rester deux heures dans cette zone, c'est hyper beau.
• Le parcours est assez agréable, les cartels accessibles. Le bassin des requins est assez impressionant.
• Il a été construit en 1878 donc c'est un des plus vieux au monde. C'est plus pour l'annecdote mais c'est toujours cool symboliquement.
• On est au trocadéro, donc la balade a coté de la tour eiffel pré ou post visite, c'est toujours chouette.

Inconvénients:

• C'est cher. Alors ils insistent beaucoup sur le fait que vous payez -20% en réservant en ligne (et ça vous évite de faire la queue), mais 20 balles de 3 a 12 ans et 28 balles tarif + de 13 ans, ça pique le portefeuille si vous voulez y aller en famille.
• Comme tous les aquariums, essayez d'éviter le week end, c'est souvent blindé.

Photos au canon 5d mark III, objectif 50mm.

This amazing cathedral is found in Auxerre, Burgundy, France. It was constructed between the 13th and 16th centuries, on the site of a romanesque cathedral from the 11th century, whose crypt is found underneath the cathedral. I highly recommend the visit, Auxerre is a cute little cities with a lot of beautiful churches, to visit for a day if you're in the areas.
Pics are mine, taken with a Cann 5d Mark III, 50 and 28mm lenses.

I don't have the reference for this one specificaly, but it seems like it's a Bartmannskrug, a type of brown-glazed earthenware jug featuring, on its neck, a bearded men. They were produced in large numbers from the 16th to the 18th century and are usually made of Rhenish stoneware. Production began around 1520/30 in Cologne.

And I find them really funny. The guy seems friendly, in some way.

You can see this one in the "Musée des Beaux Arts" in Lille, France.