{"id":1626,"date":"1990-05-20T14:29:00","date_gmt":"1990-05-20T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2018-02-28T11:34:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T19:34:19","slug":"cannes-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/1990\/05\/20\/cannes-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannes, France"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-1626\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">I was sent by the US chapter of the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society (DECUS) to the European Symposium in Cannes, France, in May 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is a view of the west side of the harbor at Cannes, France, assembled    from three shots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/canneslandscape.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1627\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/1990\/05\/20\/cannes-france\/canneslandscape\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/canneslandscape.gif?fit=700%2C274&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,274\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"canneslandscape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/canneslandscape.gif?fit=700%2C274&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1627 colorbox-1626\" title=\"canneslandscape\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/canneslandscape-300x117.gif?resize=300%2C117\" alt=\"canneslandscape\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/canneslandscape.gif?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/canneslandscape.gif?resize=150%2C58&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/canneslandscape.gif?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is one of my favorite photos from Cannes &#8211; the Majestic hotel. I happened    to have a high-speed, grainy film loaded which added a lot of character to the    shot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/majestic.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1629\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/1990\/05\/20\/cannes-france\/majestic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/majestic.gif?fit=500%2C352&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,352\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"majestic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/majestic.gif?fit=500%2C352&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1629 colorbox-1626\" title=\"majestic\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/majestic-300x211.gif?resize=300%2C211\" alt=\"majestic\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/majestic.gif?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/majestic.gif?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/majestic.gif?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some chairs laid out in the early morning just after the boardwalk    washer finished washing the area. I love the high contrast of the early morning    sun shining off of the pavement and the strong linear shadows made by the chairs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/chairs.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/1990\/05\/20\/cannes-france\/chairs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/chairs.gif?fit=365%2C238&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"365,238\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chairs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/chairs.gif?fit=365%2C238&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1628 colorbox-1626\" title=\"chairs\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/chairs-300x195.gif?resize=300%2C195\" alt=\"chairs\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/chairs.gif?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/chairs.gif?resize=150%2C97&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/chairs.gif?w=365&amp;ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following picture is the monument where Napoleon landed from Elbe to launch    his campaign of a hundred days. I was a history major for three years at the    University of Delaware; the Napoleonic campaigns were a special interest of    mine through school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/napoleon.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1630\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/1990\/05\/20\/cannes-france\/napoleon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/napoleon.gif?fit=341%2C258&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"341,258\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"napoleon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/napoleon.gif?fit=341%2C258&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1630 colorbox-1626\" title=\"napoleon\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/napoleon-300x226.gif?resize=300%2C226\" alt=\"napoleon\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/napoleon.gif?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/napoleon.gif?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/napoleon.gif?w=341&amp;ssl=1 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" id=\"translate_button_post-1626\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\" href=\"javascript:show_translate_popup('en', 'post', 1626);\"><span>Translate<\/span><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/google-ajax-translation\/transparent.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" id=\"translate_loading_post-1626\" class=\"translate_loading colorbox-1626\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was sent by the US chapter of the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society (DECUS) to the European Symposium in Cannes, France, in May 1990. This is a view of the west side of the harbor at Cannes, France, assembled from three shots. This is one of my favorite photos from Cannes &#8211; the Majestic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[528,529,2352],"class_list":["post-1626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal","tag-cannes","tag-digital-equipment-computer-users-society","tag-france"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2w3Qj-qe","jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1626"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179184,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions\/179184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}