Ok, the first photos of the Provence GTG have been posted here.

So far, these are all my photos, and I bear responsibility for strange framings or hazy focus. I am particularly conscious of my photographic failings because our host in Cheval Blanc, David (charles w), is a professional photographer. OK, David, I'll go back to photographers school...

Many others took photos at the event and I would ask them all to post their selections or, if they can't for whatever reason, to email them to me (my email address in my profile), or send me a message.

I am a bit selfish in sending this appeal: I made it only in a couple of pictures taking by others with my camera, in Bonnieux. But I have nothing from the GTG in Cheval Blanc.

I also took the liberty of enlarging the scope of the gallery by adding photos from a day prior to the GTG, when six of us spent the day in the company of Kathy (kaydee) and Charlie, as part of their Luberon Experience tours, and had with them entertaining and instructive tours of Bonnieux and Lacoste, capped with lunch in the Bonnieux home of the Gillespie-Smith.

Thanks to Kathy, who initiated and coordinated these events.

Warm thanks to Marianne and David Wilkinson in Cheval Blanc, who opened their home and provided us generously with all the ingredients of a very successful get-together, crowned by a memorable dinner under Marianne's watchful eye.

And thanks to Cynthia and Ian Gillespie-Smith for taking into their beautiful home in Bonnieux a bunch of sweaty climbers and making us feel at home, as well for being chief conspirators in setting Kathy up on her birthday surprise.

Josette thanks to all hosts for taking into account her special lactose-free needs.

And I personally wish to tell our fellow travellers how happy I am that we could all meet and have a good time together, taking with us lasting memories and new friendships. I hope to see you all again. Any excuse will do! And you all look mahvelous!

To those who may post to this gallery: you will note I named the photo files in the following format:

For the GTG: "Cheval Blanc nn"
For the Bonnieux-Lacoste day: "Luberon nn".

Enjoy!

Yours,

Doru

Okay, I've also posted several photos to the Provence GTG photo gallery. I didn't have too many from the Mas Pomona/Cheval Blanc GTG. But I did have several from the day Doru, Josette, Janice and Gus joined us in Bonnieux and Lacoste. And I also have a couple from a day later in the week when Charley and I went hikiing with Steve and Linda Jones.

Looking forward to seeing photos from others!

Kathy

Thanks, Kathy! Great photo additions! Now I also wait for the others who were armed with cameras...

Doru & Kathy, thank you so much for posting those beautiful pictures!! We do not have a digital camera so are unable to post but did get some great photos. Hope you all had a wonderful remainder of your vacation and we miss you all terribly. It was so much fun spending time with all of you!! Janice & Gus

Nice photos. I especially like the one of the three ladies at the top of Lacoste.

Josette looks to be in fine form but Janice, you look a bit pooped - what gives???

-Kevin

Thanks all for the great pics! I really enjoying looking at them all and looks like you all had a wonderful time.

We are stillllllll in Paris ( having a wonderful time ,but having trouble uploading the blog,tho I am keeping it up and will eventually get it all up).So far the weather is holding up ( lots of sunny days) and we are finally heading south.We just needed to go at a slower pace than what I imagined before setting off.

Glad you all had a wonderful time and Kathy had a great birthday surprize!

I just posted some comments that are appropriate for this discussion on the other Sept. 19th GTG discussion. Can you move them or put them on both?

Done:
Thanks, Doru, for adding my photos to the gallery.

Tony, re: my lighting on those dining photos-
It's all Adobe photoshop hocus pocus. The photos were taken without a flash and were really dark, but without a flash they had a nice rich look, and an orangish glow that I like. So I used an adjustment called "equalize" to brighten them up, then adjust brightness and contrast to make them look right. Et Voila!
LJ

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Well, Linda noticed the additional photos which I have added over the weekend to the Provence September 2006 GTG Gallery. I was planning to post this anyway on Monday. So here it is:

I have added photos from Linda (5) and from Tquila (12). The new ones are titled Cheval Blanc 21 to Cheval Blanc 38. Here is the link:

Since I uploaded the photos, they appear as posted by me but in the text I mentioned who were the actual authors.

Tquila (Toni) took a bunch of food photos from the dinner at the Auberge du Cheval Blanc which will further show what a memorable day it was.

seems like a happy bunch having a great time.
thanks for sharing the photos.

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Originally posted by pedmar:
seems like a happy bunch having a great time.
thanks for sharing the photos.

Yep! A touch of the aura of happiness is still clinging... Trying to keep it alive till next trip. I told Josette I want to go back to Paris!