This photograph was sent to me by a gifted young photographer from New Delhi, Siddharth Khandelwal, whose stunning photograph of a traditional clay lamp, or diya, was featured on this blog, under the post title ``Jack be Nimble, Jack Be Wick'', on 1 November.
In the foreground of this shot, in sharp focus, are the pink and red geraniums that grow so freely around Paris and make such a fabulous display in window boxes all round the city. And glistening like tiny crystals on the geraniums are fresh raindrops. In the background, taking up slightly more than fifty per cent of the frame and in soft focus, is of course one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world.I'll leave it to Siddharth's girlfriend, Reem Khokhar, to take up the story. ``This picture is lovely,'' she emailed me, ``because I think it captures the romance and charm of Paris. The Eiffel Tower is one of the most iconic structures in the world, but instead of that being the focus of the picture, overshadowing everything else, Siddharth took a bunch of flowers as the central point.
``We were desperately looking for a picnic spot somewhere close to the Eiffel Tower, a steady drizzle making us look like a bunch of drowned rats. While wandering around we passed what I think was a houseboat and there were these pretty flowers decorating the outside.
``For a minute we all forgot about the nagging rain and stood there, charmed by the scene. I think it's a soft and terribly romantic picture, the delicate flowers with a blurred, but definitely recognisable, Eiffel Tower in the background. I think it's a delightful take on the essence of Paris.''
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