Paris Urban Canopy, Haussmann Facade in Summer Light

4 October 2017 · Paris

A dense urban canopy fills the frame above a Paris boulevard, broad plane trees and a dark cypress holding the middle distance while a Haussmann-era facade shows through the foliage on the right. The trees do most of the work here — the stone building is present but unhurried, a backdrop rather than an anchor. Late-summer light catches the upper leaves, turning green to near-gold at the crown where the sky opens into thin cirrus cloud.