Robin B.: And the walls crumbled beneath our feet.

On Thursday we visited Oppedes de le Vieux, which proved to be quite a peculiar town. The village is completely ancient and is made up of an interesting mix of ruins in a complete state of disrepair and people who have renovated some of the spaces and continue to live there. The city sits on the the side of the Luberon and the view looking down into the gorge is quite amazing. While the scenery was beautiful and there was much excitement about getting to the top of the city, I found myself distracted by dense trees and cool shade. I ended up racing one of my friends to see who could climb a tree faster, and then we soon found ourselves laying on the thick branches joined by our two other friends just looking at the sky and talking. It may seem odd to be lying in a tree when I'm minutes away from an ancient village, but in a way I feel that this is part of the reason I came to France. I wanted to explore and have adventures at my own leisure. It seems that every time we have a field trip I end up having a more exciting adventure every singe time.

After resting in the tree for a bit, we decided to go up to the cafe in the lower portion of the town. I had brought my fathers old Vivtar Flash, and had figured out it work on my digital camera just earlier that day. So I decided to start experimenting with it. the architecture and ruins were beautiful, but lately I've just been wanting to photograph my friends and the moments we have together. They seem so fleeting, and so impermanent. I ended up really liking the aesthetic that follows and I'd like to keep using the flash.