What fun! I took it upon myself to prepare some entertainment for an upcoming ( September 2026 ) reunion of the 1960s classes of the International School of Bangkok ( ISB ). I graduated there in 1968. Find lots of details on a website I developed at https://BarbosTheBand.org
Grasse Naval Day September 2021
As Americans living in France since the 1990s, we have long had an interest in observing where the parallel histories of the two countries converge, and especially where they have a distinctly local connection. We have become acquainted with two annual events – one of which occurs just down the street from Villa Ndio in August, and the other of which is a September event called “Grasse Naval Day”. This is a photo essay on the September event, but first a few words about the August event. Continue reading “Grasse Naval Day September 2021”
Auribeau-sur-Siagne from Pegomas
Photographed on 16 January 2020
Camera: Sony DSC-RX10M3
Settings: 1/800 sec;; f/4; ISO 100; 23mm
Amiral de Grasse Cérémonie Sept 2019
Amiral de Grasse Ceremonie Sept 2019
Cabbage White Butterfly, Villa Ndio
Villa Ndio, 29 August 2019, Sony A7Rii, Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro, f/4.5, 1/750, ISO 200, 90mm.
Purple and Gold Moth — Pyrausta Purpuralis
Photographed in the Villa Ndio garden on 28 August 2019 with a Sony A7Rii camera equipped with a Sony 90mm f2.8 macro lens. Settings: f/4.5, 1/2000 sec. ISO 200, 90mm.
Spider
Old World Swallowtail In Flight
Photographed in Cabris, France on 18 August 2019.
Camera: Sony ILCE A7RM2. Lens: Sony SEL90M28G. Settings: f/4; 1/4000 sec. ; ISO 800; 90mm
Painted Lady — Vanessa cardui
Photographed in Cabris, France on 17 August 2017 with a Sony SLT A77V camera equipped with a Minolta SLT 135mm f2.8(4.5) lens. Settings: f/4.5; 1/3200sec.; ISO 400; 135mm.
Old World Swallowtail Butterfly — Papilio machaon gorganus
Photographed in Cabris, France on 18 August 2019 with a Sony ILCE A7RM2 camera equipped with a Sony SEL90M28G lens. Settings: f/4; 1/4000 sec.; ISO 800; 90mm