Tag Archive | "France"
On the Wings of a Dove [PIC]
This beautiful photo was taken on the corner of Buci and Seine in St-Germain-des-Pres, Paris. The photographer Brent Townshend used multiple fisheye lenses and self-written software to stitch the panoramic series of shots together, composing the eye-catching final image. He says that the emergent shape of a dove was planned at the time of photographing.
Continue reading...The French Will Mess You Up for Killing Their Bears
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
A French hunter is on trial, facing serious charges over the shooting of what was likely the last native female Pyrenees bear in existence. A Pyrenees bear in a French animal park In 2004, French hunter Rene Marqueze was hunting boar in the Aspe valley in the Pyrenees mountains [...]
Continue reading...Sailing into the Future of Shipping
Sunday, February 24, 2008
With public sentiment beginning to turn against high carbon shipping methods like air freight and cargo freighters, French wine producers are looking to the past for eco-friendly ways to ship their products. Wine casks. Image by Ildebrando This week almost 60,000 bottles of wine will be sent to Ireland [...]
Continue reading...Horses Pushed as New Eco-Friendly Transport Option
Thursday, November 22, 2007
There is a new transportation alternative to cars and buses being pitched in France. It’s called a horse. Horses are being presented as an eco-friendly alternative to large vehicles used for several jobs
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Monday, October 27, 2008
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