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Having dinner outdoors is extremely popular in France. As evening fades to dusk and dusk becomes dark, the distant chatter of Al Fresco diners can be heard in the medieval alleys, echoing along the ancient city walls. Here, in historic Vieux Lyon, framed naturally by the autumnal leaves and colors of fall, the tables of bistros and brasseries are set and ready to welcome the night time patrons. I hand blended textures with my original photograph to compliment and give a more painterly feel to this charming French street scene.

I'm a travel photographer and photo artist. I like to explore every nook and cranny of anywhere I visit and I'm always looking out for something unusual or unique, weird and wonderful, interesting and intriguing. For me, half the challenge is in the initial taking of the photo, the looking for something that catches my attention, getting that perfect composition, but the other half is in the processing, the tweaking and twisting and the addition of a little imagination to see how much detail I can bring to the surface and hopefully let the viewer see the same as I did when I took the shot. My images have been shot here, there and everywhere, mainly in the historic cities of Europe and with the occasional one taken in my own surroundings...