Encomium of Banality ( scenes from Nyon) Photo Gallery by Marisa D.L. at pbase.com

Encomium of Banality ( scenes from Nyon)

I wonder where banality deepens more its solid roots,
either in a dark and ambitious pond of compulsory search for presumed breaking innovation,
or in a quiet little lake of honest , nice and gentle commonplaces.
I also wonder who decides what can be considered a cliché and the parameters for that.
I have not any already made answer to offer, luckily.

All what can offer here is a series of unpretentious photos which show my daily environment.
A tribute to my small town with tenderness and ironical complicity.

The small port, after the rain...	The Grocer's shop....	Stopping at the news-agent....	Exploring an old, very old courtyard.....
Not exactly the most suitable day for sidewalk cafés…	Between sunrise and storm…	The old and the new...	The silence of boats early in the morning...
After a rainstorm the sun comes back...	A brand new day for my little town...	Attis is looking at the lake…	A slightly gothic primary school…
Every weekend the sound of horses hooves…	Early birds might pretend to own the world...	Time to switch off the street lamps...	Waiting for full morning light...
In a clear morning all can happens....	The postman...	Roof tops...	Even when it's stormy...
As always in the morning....	Out of the shadows...	My way back home....	The ancient washhouse...
The first visit of Spring...	At the end of Diagon Alley...	A feeling of countryside in town...	I like my little town from early morning....
The watchmaker’s	A different view of Castle square....	I'm not alone...	Climbing uphill....
The power of light...	"Au Cheval Blanc"	Spring-like register office....	Home...
Down the street...	The fountain downstairs....	The ground floor balcony....	Morning behind the Roman pillars...
A shining brand new morning...	The little banal misteries of my street....	Walking by the port in a winter morning...	A winter morning can be really very bright!
A little town morning routine.....	The first snow of late autumn....	Clouds may come, but clouds must go....	Starways to local heaven...
Autumn castle....	One of the oldest houses of my street...	The frozen fountain...	A brand new morning....
Rue de Rive	The Fountain Bar	The small italian restaurant	Early Autumn Parade...
Parking downtown....	The grumpy face of summer...	Just another working day at its early beginning....	Someone might think it's a fisherman's home...
Suggestion...	The culture of bread....	The sky is never the same....	Not only in Rome....
Sunrise restaurant....	Sunset manor....	Serene banality of a lucky daily life....	A small bunch of flowers to brighten up the local Academy of Music
Stormy mood...	And the castle is always at its place....	The tower door	Peaceful gas station...
A little sun into the cold water...
			La porte St. Marie

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Michel Duval	PM reply	20-May-2012 09:08
Merci pour cette bien jolie promenade.V

Lynn Fosnaught		16-May-2012 04:01
Love the beauty and charm of your town and historical buildings. The color effects of buildings, sky and plants are beautiful!

Peter Sussex	PM reply	15-May-2012 21:23
If it is banality than I love the way you do it:) Getting envious of the place you live or simply as you see it. Original and extremely pleasing work! V

Tom	PM reply	12-May-2012 17:31
A wonderful portrait of Nyon. Your pride and love for your town shows in every image! Very well presented!V!

A.G. Arao / noyphoto	PM reply	10-May-2012 18:23
What a beautiful town you inhabit, Marisa! And your masterful, artisic and poetic photography makes it even more gorgeous -- many times over. The actual and created worlds you share with us through your images are absolutely awesome and exhilirating. Thank you for your generosity. -V-

goelsamuel	PM reply	25-Apr-2012 17:32
Beautiful series of expertly planned compositions! Shots with gorgeous colors derived from perfect lighting conditions! Excellent presentation of your beautiful town! Big Vote!

Warren Westcott	PM reply	23-Apr-2012 01:47
Encomium deserved. Banal? It's hard for me to see it that way. Love your photos! I visit your site every time there is something new.

Vovka	PM reply	01-Mar-2012 19:45
fantastic gallery

Vovka	PM reply	01-Mar-2012 19:45
fantastic gallery

William Vogt	PM reply	16-Jan-2012 12:34
Hi Marisa, I really enjoyed the tour of your home village. Excellent. Regards, Bill

Jan Bakker	PM reply	04-Apr-2011 15:42
I try to earn a living on a school here in Maastricht. Not as a teacher, but managing facilities. A few years ago, there was a young female teacher with whom I talked quite a lot. She got married, left and I never heard of her again. About a week ago, some other friends talked me into Facebook. I did. And what do you know, last saturday she mailed me within Facebook. She's living in Nyon now. I gave her the address of this gallery. She liked it very much! I know, it's not a groundbreaking story, but I thought it was nice enough to tell you...:-)) Kind regards, Jan

an nguyen	PM reply	01-Apr-2011 02:08
The sense of place is well presented here with your photos . Well praised the small town with such a charming and elegant style of images .

an nguyen	PM reply	01-Apr-2011 02:07
The sense of place is well presented here with your photos . Well praised the small town with such a charming and elegant style of images .

G. Ladefoged	PM reply	31-Mar-2011 07:52
Lovely gallery from a beautifull town. I envy you for living in such a beautifull place. Thanks for shearing.

Patty Roth	PM reply	30-Mar-2011 14:08
Oh, Marisa, your creativity never ceases to create wonder and leave lingering images of beauty that pull me in! V

Buba Jafarli	PM reply	30-Mar-2011 14:02
Your daily environment is beautiful, Marisa! And the entire "Swiss banality" is a serious example of the respect to human being for many nations! Keep praising it, please! V.

skhin	PM reply	29-Mar-2011 02:12
Banality? On the contrary. Your treatment and pov have brought out a freshness instead.

Zoltán Balogh	PM reply	28-Mar-2011 07:37
So many beautiful captures Marisa, congratulations! I definitely like your gallery! V

sharif	PM reply	28-Mar-2011 00:45
Wanderful gallary. I love your pictures. Sharif

Lieve Snellings	PM reply	27-Mar-2011 17:32
it is so amazing and beautiful how you show us your dayly environment ! Such a joy to walk in your town and look with your eyes... V

John Hamers	PM reply	27-Mar-2011 15:24
Wonderful gallery, images with great colors and beautiful presentation !

Webman06	PM reply	27-Mar-2011 07:43
Bravo pour ce travail remarquable. Les angles et les traitements laissent rêveur... Comment "ressortir" cette ville de la "banalité" !!! sinon par un big vote !!!

zonedout	PM reply	26-Mar-2011 14:54
Well shot and beautifully processed, Marisa. Your images fairly jump off of my screen! V V ...z

Johnny JAG	PM reply	24-Mar-2011 21:18
You certainly live in a very beautiful place.

Scotty Graham	PM reply	14-Mar-2011 07:18
Marisa, it has been a long time since I have visited Pbase...I gotta say, I am not surprised to still see so many of your galleries in the "most popular" including the number one spot...do you ever rest, Marisa? Great work as usual!! Cheers, Scotty

carol j. phipps	PM reply	06-Mar-2011 19:46
No banality here ~ life and beauty well seen and captured.

borisalex	PM reply	20-Nov-2010 07:53
A great gallery of your beautiful town with so many well composed photos taken with excellent perspectives! V.

Morty		26-Dec-2009 05:37
I like this type of pictures excellent V.

Rick Ulmer	PM reply	10-Nov-2009 01:24
Very impressive tour of your town. You have developed your own style and I love it.

Irene Emich		01-Oct-2009 18:41
Marisa, ich war begeistert. Das Licht ist phantastisch und atemberaubend!

Guest		20-Sep-2009 01:33
Thanks for your pictures which are so beautiful.... we are Swiss from Prangins and now we live since two years in USA (New Jersey), and we really feel like we miss that part of quietude and banality. Sandy and Larry!

Zoltán Balogh	PM reply	04-Sep-2009 17:57
Nyon is beautiful, thank you very much for sharing your nice photos and impressions with us Marisa! V

Dick Harris	PM reply	31-Jul-2009 00:13
Nyon is one of my favorite Swiss places. I was there about 10 years ago and loved it. Does the little train still run? The thumbnails look like paintings and I do not like that distorting of photos. But, when I open one it is a lovely photo. Each one is lovely.

Patricia Kay	PM reply	24-Jul-2009 21:22
Thank you for the picturesque tour of your beautiful Nyon....Wonderful images of most interesting subjects, great photography with an air of mystery! BV

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad	PM reply	04-Apr-2009 05:59
A colourful collection of seemingly "storybook" imagery. Well done. V

Algis Kemezys	PM reply	01-Apr-2009 22:01
Great title and Fantastic shots....many favorites here my Dear !

Guest	PM reply	31-Mar-2009 20:23
Hello Marisa , A few years have slipped by since last writing. Your photography has grown and matured greatly. Bruce Roberts,m.photog USA

waterfalls man	PM reply	31-Mar-2009 14:04
Excellent Gallery V

PauloCGama	PM reply	30-Jan-2009 02:30
beautiful by itself, Marisa and it's wonderful to walk around Nyon through your eyes. vv

Eliane	PM reply	25-Jan-2009 18:15
Magnifique cadre , merci de nous offrir citation , reflexion , et surtout le paisible ambiance de vos photos ... V Rafy

Dan Greenberg	PM reply	25-Jan-2009 17:29
Brilliant post processing effects and creative, compelling compositions. I will stare at this for hours! A big and very well deserved Vote!!

Suzanne Chouinard	PM reply	08-Oct-2008 02:09
Les banalités et les clichés montrés avec beauté, amour et recherche sont de belles choses toujours enrichissantes. D'autant plus si les banalités ont une grosse dose d'originalité. C'est ce que je retiens à voir cette galerie.

Jim & Josefina	PM reply	16-Aug-2008 05:01
A great town of beautiful architecture, sceneries and colors! Another splendid gallery! V!... Josefina

Kaj E	PM reply	13-Jun-2008 18:24
Beautiful images. I admire you bold style. Your work is inspiring. You live in one of the most beautiful and pleasant regions of the world. I have spent some time in the general area but have not been in Nyon yet. What a mistake!

Nuno Boavida	PM reply	28-Mar-2008 00:47
Another fantastic gallery Marisa. I love the way you brought to live different images of your neighbourhood allowing us to see them through your eyes and mainly through your sensibility. Each of these images have great compositions and excellent light and colours. Big V

Ken Chambers ARPS	PM reply	08-Dec-2007 19:43
Marisa, I like the way in which you show appreciation for the town where you live, by enhancing the scenes, so that we can also look at them through your eyes.

Soenda	PM reply	20-Nov-2007 04:40
Your everyday is exotic to me, so I thank you for sharing it.

Cynthia Robinson	PM reply	02-Oct-2007 15:37
I live near your town and drive through every so often, a lovely place and you capture it so beautifully.

an nguyen	PM reply	02-Oct-2007 01:07
What a spectacular scenery.V.

emmanuel_fr	PM reply	12-Sep-2007 15:24
Un univers envoûtant et chatoyant que le votre Marisa. Un régal! Vote.

Barry Moore	PM reply	17-Aug-2007 07:36
Encomium of Banality In praise of the Ordinary. There is nothing ordinary about this gallery as we see the wonder in your local area through your eyes and the camera. You have selected and captured images that show how unique your surrounding are. We should all listen to these pictures and learn to live a little deeper.

Andrea Vasquez Letelier	PM reply	09-Aug-2007 03:04
Wow Marisa!! Breathtaking work! As usual =) Voted of course.

Bernd Koenemann	PM reply	01-Aug-2007 14:30
Marisa, you are giving the word banality a whole new meaning. This gallery is a wonderful tribute to your neighborhood.

peterjay45	PM reply	22-Jul-2007 19:41
This is another wonderful gallery, Marisa. Your compositions are excellent and the colours stunning! Your photos are inspirational. peter

Michael Shpuntov	PM reply	21-Jul-2007 16:02
I wish I had so beautiful place to photograph in my neighborhood... On the other hand I know that it's your talent makes it so attractive. Great work as usual Marisa. Vote.

Marc Demoulin	PM reply	05-Jul-2007 19:07
Great work of art and magnificent tribute to this place Marisa. Vote. Marc

Guest	PM reply	02-Jun-2007 02:42
Wonderful site. JT

marxz	PM reply	24-May-2007 13:00
I'm really getting to love the way you handle colours and glow effects in such a "painterly" way... I find myself too hesitant most times to step over the line between real and hyper-real.

kyoung kim photography	PM reply	18-Apr-2007 06:59
Great Gallery!

olderhvit	PM reply	15-Apr-2007 03:18
Very nice gallery...truly artistic. V

Luca Zanoni	PM reply	04-Apr-2007 22:06
I love this Gallery Marisa...your neighbourhood is not so banal isn't it?

Jose Paulo Andrade	PM reply	14-Mar-2007 11:28
Another touching gallery!! Great!

George - Omiros Christakos	PM reply	13-Mar-2007 17:53
Everything has been written here Marisa and I agree with all. Another one superb gallery. Congrats and my vote.

Monte Dodge	PM reply	12-Mar-2007 21:21
Well nice work and really well done..... Big Vote

Sandrine Fresneau d'Aboville	PM reply	14-Feb-2007 09:30
Beaucoup de douceur dans les tons chatoyants de cette galerie. Bravo. V

Georg P.	PM reply	07-Feb-2007 23:10
you made wonderful images out of everyday scenes. bravo!

Marc Demoulin	PM reply	07-Feb-2007 20:29
Marisa, beau travail de traitement, des images irrésistibles. Voté. marc

ymir	PM reply	06-Feb-2007 22:21
I really appreciate the way you "see" things that no one would notice, and you get great shots out of this. Great work. Vote !

Eric Carrère	PM reply	22-Jan-2007 16:45
L'art et la maniere d'apprivoiser la lumiere et les couleurs, bravo Marisa :o)

EDIT CREATIVE COLLECTIVE	PM reply	16-Jan-2007 17:40
one day i'd love to see your neighborhood...

Dave	PM reply	14-Jan-2007 18:31
Great gallery you've created Marisa. Wonderful compositions and super processing result in very pleasing images. Regards, Dave

Cheryl Blanchard	PM reply	05-Jan-2007 23:16
Your sense of color is breathtaking!

Naomi Sheaffer	PM reply	04-Jan-2007 19:04
You live in a beautiful place. GMV

gsl007	PM reply	02-Jan-2007 01:38
Nice images from a beautiful town. Although I live in Texas now I used to live in Gex and frequently visit Nyon. I wish we saw more women photographers.

Jim Coffman	PM reply	14-Dec-2006 03:35
Marisa, you have some wonderful images in your gallery. Jim

Ali Majdfar	PM reply	08-Dec-2006 10:20
Spectacular capture, excellent shots. GMV

Lin Chia-Yi	PM reply	08-Dec-2006 10:11
Magnificent colors

Guest	PM reply	07-Dec-2006 17:04
Beautiful neighbourhood, your work is great. Well done.

Robyco	PM reply	06-Dec-2006 15:52
That really is a great neighbourhood. V.

Rob Rosetti	PM reply	06-Dec-2006 15:20
Si vede che ti trovi a tuo agio in questi posti. Sono scatti magnifici, colti in luci e momenti da brivido. Complimenti!

Gary Retterbush	PM reply	03-Dec-2006 20:04
Another stunning gallery with that Marisa signature! Your work always brings a good feeling to me. Thanks!

Carlo Colombo	PM reply	28-Nov-2006 22:02
Excellent gallery. You are a painter with a camera. High level of post-production too.

toxaphene	PM reply	09-Nov-2006 02:05
great work, excellent composition for subject and exposure...thanks for giving me a lesson for art

Krey'z Images	PM reply	01-Nov-2006 21:29
Voted ! An excellent exercise in photography and each image stands on it's own !

Reflections by Ruth	PM reply	24-Sep-2006 00:10
what a beautiful neighborhood you live in, wonderful light and compositions. You are very talented :)

Shu	PM reply	14-Sep-2006 11:56
The highly saturated colors make this gallery exciting! Beautiful work! shu

Richard Calmes	PM reply	01-Aug-2006 17:48
Many of us look without seeing! Others see without looking! You see without looking and this gallery proves it. You did not have to leave home to see and capture beauty for others to see! Well done! V

Lin Chia-Yi	PM reply	01-Aug-2006 12:51
Fantastic colors!!!

guest		31-Jul-2006 20:34
You live in a beautiful place.

Robert Socha	PM reply	28-Jul-2006 20:55
Beautiful, inspiring and artistic. Vote.

Linda Hendry	PM reply	28-Jul-2006 08:03
Amazingly beautiful gallery ... what a lovely place to call home. Superb photos with wonderful color and perspective.

crina.	PM reply	28-Jul-2006 04:59
another STUNNING gallery from you, Marisa! it warms my heart now, on a beautiful summer morning...

Guest	PM reply	27-Jul-2006 06:15
Super gallery, very well done

Bruxo	PM reply	04-Jul-2006 17:18
¡SU-PER-BES!

Jim Ross	PM reply	21-Jun-2006 18:13
Fantastic gallery...Gmv..

xnir	PM reply	03-May-2006 05:34
Very nice collection.

Justin Blethrow	PM reply	29-Apr-2006 22:44
Very nice light in these. Are you using HDR techniques to get that?

Martha Albuquerque	PM reply	29-Apr-2006 14:23
They are so rich and lovely banalities! Voted!

Lynne Williams	PM reply	29-Apr-2006 14:03
I love it when people enjoy the beauty around them! Some of us have to dig a little deeper than others - you live in a very beautiful place! Nice gallery! Lynne

Guest	PM reply	29-Apr-2006 09:14
great job!! Very nice gallery, congratulations. Voted

1moremile	PM reply	29-Apr-2006 00:33
Some people are said to have a way with words. You have a way with pictures. Very nice.

kyoung kim photography	PM reply	27-Apr-2006 15:16
Excellent gallery.

chrisse	PM reply	26-Apr-2006 19:44
I think I quite like your neighbourhood. You created a wonderful gallery here, the colours are so special, giving each and every picture a very moody atmosphere. gmv chrisse

Adrian Reilly	PM reply	26-Apr-2006 07:53
What an amazing gallery, such a beautiful neighbourhood, breathtaking work, well done GMV

Dennis Dangerfield	PM reply	25-Apr-2006 22:18
very nice art.\ I like your use of colors and capture of everyday local scenes great gallery Dennis D

natalitsa	PM reply	18-Apr-2006 19:58
The light that you show in every shot of this excellent gallery and presentation is of a professional photographer like you are :) Congratulations. VOTED

Brian with an Eye	PM reply	17-Apr-2006 20:56
These scenes may be little banalities and commonplaces for you Marisa, but for me they are delightful enchantments, and your captures and treatments only adds to the magic. gmv

lorin niculae	PM reply	03-Apr-2006 09:42
What to say? First you conquered me with a quote from a Romanian. :) Then I thought of the famous work of Erasmus, Moriae Encomium that inspired you and I think your gallery is simply wonderful: after all, what bigger "folly" than enjoying our normal lives and seeing the beauty around us, which is at hand and so easy to be seen, but not so easy to be discovered, in order to be seen? In this tricky times when we are persuaded that our lives are banal and we have to search beauty and dynamism thousands kilometers away or going for extreme adrenaline experiences, your gallery comes to show we have to search for the beauty inside us and to reflect it on the things we touch and we live. Your folly gets a vote from an irremediable fool. Brava!

Guest	PM reply	02-Apr-2006 19:43
Every good photographer knows how to create optical illusion. You know how to create word illusion. I guess Ionesco referred to the emptiness which... fills a conversation when people, instead of saying what's in their mind, grasp the first meaningless thing that comes, weather, cars... Whereas you look for beauty in your immediate surroundings (which you call "banality"), & searching beauty is never banality...

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