- I'd like to see another version of this picture where the only color is the brown coffee. - Ann Althouse
- Ah! The Uniball Vision. A great pen. - Ann Althouse
- Tantalizing, to be almost able to read the text (in the largest size). - Ann Althouse
- I decided to take that advice: look at this!
- You can read the notebook in the color version.
- This blue is spectacular!!! I'm thirsty! - tbechtx
- I was just feeling a little sorry for the glass. Everything else on the table had a note, as if the glass did not exist! Poor glass! Well, now the little slip of paper is feeling sad and lonely. - Ann Althouse
- Poor, sweet little slip of paper! - Ann Althouse
- I just wanted to add this rectangle for the sake of the overall composition and to make this look Cubist. - Ann Althouse
- And don't forget this thing! I was surprised to get one of these with my noisette, so I picked it up and started examining it. I must have looked confused, because a waiter who happened to be walking by explained: "C'est un Madeleine."
- I want to see it with just these feet in colour now! - M©G
- a cigarette hidden - Paula Silva.
- Is this a dustbin? - Michie C
- perfect :D - andriahalfen
- drop of what? - I viaggi di mkvale
- my remembers - dannoguez
- it looks electric... - lemonlime32
- Preciosa - vuelo275
- So many notes it's hard to read... - ajkimmins
Montmartre
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE THIS PHOTO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CREATIVE COMMONS TERMS. Before using the photo, you must click on that link, read the terms, and follow them. If you do use the photo, please credit me as John Althouse Cohen.
(These things apply to all of my Flickr photos, but I'm repeating it in this caption because this is a very popular photo and many people have asked me about using it.)
Some people have asked me if they can have a print of this photo. It's not physically possible for me to send you a print of the photo, but you're free to make a print for yourself as long as you comply with the terms of the Creative Commons license.
There are 3 alternate versions of this photo:
brown coffee and blue bottle (my favorite)
This photo is...
* one of the most "interesting" photos on Flickr
* my most viewed photo (over 30,000 views)
* my most favorited photo (over 400 favorites)
* in the Cream of the Crop group as my most "interesting" photo
* blogged here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here
* also used here and here and here and here and here
The cookie on the saucer is a Madeleine, which Proust immortalized in Remembrance of Things Past.
Comments and faves
Brenda Lee, magic fly paula, norchas, Etwood, and 482 other people added this photo to their favorites.
...justRebecca [deleted] (80 months ago | reply)
great cutout!
Meteorry (80 months ago | reply)
My favorite color!
Graniers (80 months ago | reply)
Génial !
magic fly paula (80 months ago | reply)
A perfect day,having a coffee and writing in a Moleskine...
bies (80 months ago | reply)
Good composition, love the blue! tag1
EssjayNZ (80 months ago | reply)
very nice compostion in monochrome plus blue, this gives off satisfied, happy feelings. (shame you couldn't have cropped the top off the image slightly) tag2
Madeeha~ [deleted] (80 months ago | reply)
what a great composition, i really like the feel of the photo..i like the clarity of that blue bottle.
tag3
John Althouse Cohen (80 months ago | reply)
Thanks, everyone!
h2okatcher [deleted] (80 months ago | reply)
THis is so "magnifique"! :O) I love Montmartre and Paris and a hot warm crispy baguette!
tbechtx (80 months ago | reply)
So excellent! What a great shot!
Alli77 (80 months ago | reply)
Is that a moleskine notebook? They're the best.
Beautiful shot.
John Althouse Cohen (80 months ago | reply)
Alli: Yes, it's a Moleskine. Thanks!
goodsista (80 months ago | reply)
Nice to see the ladie's shoes in la boitte telephonique in larger version, along w/details of the verre and your agenda on your trip!
woolloomooloo (80 months ago | reply)
beautiful! love the blue... ^-^
EricNixon (75 months ago | reply)
Wow. Perfect.
Katherine (KAS Photography) (71 months ago | reply)
Would there be any way of ordering a copy of this print from you? I would love to frame it for my apartment, it's gorgeous...
John Althouse Cohen (71 months ago | reply)
Thanks again to everyone for all the appreciation you've given to this photo. And especially thanks to Katherine Shade for wanting to frame it! Katherine, I think you can order the print straight from the photo page--I just sent you some info on this. Let me know how it works out!
Den= (71 months ago | reply)
you really got the feeling right. Paris is a cool place to hang out.
Fernando Zapata(NEOFAZ ®) (70 months ago | reply)
hermoso...
SaurabhA (69 months ago | reply)
that's beautiful... love the way you kept the blue translucence. Must have been tricky to do :-)
Paula Silva. (66 months ago | reply)
nice blue =)
Alhen (66 months ago | reply)
Impresive
cabbit (64 months ago | reply)
Hey John,
Thanks for licensing your photo using a Creative Commons license!
Your photo has been used for a goldengod blog entry on Adobe Photoshop located at:
www.goldengod.net/2007/03/02/adobe-plans-to-t ake-photosho...
Thanks again,
- Andrew Ferguson
:+: efly 飛鷹人e-fly :+: (54 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot *Betray Second-Life 背叛→第二人生 ...
arty3475 [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
superbe !!!!
marthinotf (51 months ago | reply)
! Has sacado la eterna belleza de lo cotidiano y el detalle ¡ ... Preciosa
La bajo a mis favoritas y te señalo como contacto amigo.
Saludos cordiales
John Althouse Cohen (51 months ago | reply)
marthinotf: No hablo español. But I understand (comprendo) enough based on my knowledge of other languages. Gracias!
Everyone else: Thanks again for appreciating this random decision to shoot what happened to be in front of me at this cafe in Paris, and making it far and away my most popular photo on Flickr. The employees at this cafe in Montmartre (whose name I couldn't possibly remember) deserve as much credit as I do, for putting that extra ounce of care into presenting a simple order of espresso.
Jage1992 [deleted] (49 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Phabulous Photoshopping, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
A.Pira (49 months ago | reply)
wonderfoul
foqiazafar (49 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Books and Magazines!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Art Thou Independent (TM) (48 months ago | reply)
I love this image. It's very inviting.
.dubh. { I'll be back with better stories} (48 months ago | reply)
I remember when I was living in Paris (six months more or less, in 2000) how was beautiful sitting in a bistrot of IV arr.ment (Rue Saint-Antoine, Rivoli, Bastille) and looking at people, writing on a moleskine, drinking a café au lait or eating a demi baguette...
*sigh*
ilieattruthordare (47 months ago | reply)
Thanks for making this image available through Creative Commons! Thought you'd like to know I've included it in my found photos project Look Away here:
www.joannemerriam.com/lookaway/glorybower.htm l
rullerusk (47 months ago | reply)
J'adore!!
Shawn's Kitty (Busy Healing!) (47 months ago | reply)
Brilliant! Yes, as I said, so appealing!!!!
Mo' Belle (46 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called A Nice Cuppa...Coffee, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Winning photos are displayed at anicecuppa.net. Join us in our love of all things COFFEE!
✿VishakhaJindal✿ (46 months ago | reply)
wow...its beautiful
hw is it done..??any software or smthing?
like half colored n d rest black n white..
Gi Comedy Queen [deleted] (46 months ago | reply)
ok , I like photograph but I must say I am sooooo amateur. is there any way to do it with a digital camera or is it required a very sophisticated equipment ?
orly12 (46 months ago | reply)
This is an Excellent Black & White Image!
This Image Caught My Eye in Black & White Diamond Awards Gallery
(Post 1, Award 5) Please Tag "BlackDiamond"
*Rachel Brooke* (45 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Bright in Black n' White, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Photoƒreaks (45 months ago | reply)
Cool photo, love the use of selective color :)
Melissa Steep (45 months ago | reply)
Hi,
I'm an admin for a group called Tabletop Moments, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Mehfuz Hossain (44 months ago | reply)
Looks nice
lumend13 (44 months ago | reply)
really good, nice work
ello lovelyy (44 months ago | reply)
awesome! :)
I miss getting water in a glass bottle.
nhuquynh24880 (43 months ago | reply)
So it was taken at Monmartre hill? I was there in Aug last year but it was raining quite heavily. Unluckily. I wish to be there again.
cltan47 [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
best colour
Shoshanko (43 months ago | reply)
how amazing
Kah Magueta (43 months ago | reply)
Amazing place, if i could, i´d live there;;;!
crazy_1 (42 months ago | reply)
I love it! Makes me want to be there!