I'll give her shelter from the storm
by gyaban

Comment by markwiley:
I find myself marveling once again at one of your creations of an alternate reality. Such a realistic looking scene and so much fine attention to detail. It is also fun to see your daughter make an appearance. I appreciate your continued involvement in challenges -- even with the new demands of fatherhood. Thanks for showing us what is possible.

Liberté d'Expression
by gyaban

Comment by Tiny:
I think this may well be the winner, another wonderful image 10.

Liberté d'Expression
by gyaban

Comment by P-A-U-L:
You have done your country proud! This is absolutely incredible and is truly a work of art. Amazing! I look forward to reading the description if you are so kind as to provide one. A 10 of course and a blue ribbon is unquestionably yours. Well done! Amazing work!

Liberté d'Expression
by gyaban

Comment by OCR:
Great job !!! I love it !

Liberté d'Expression
by gyaban

Comment by MargaretNet:
Ton image est si beaucoup mieux que les autres, je ne vais plus voter au DPC. Désolée, Christophe. Ton image montre beaucoup de réflexion et de la capacité d'exprimer tes émotions dans l'image la plus iconique de la France. Ton image est exceptionnelle.

Je suis Charlie.

La culture française est ma culture, c'est mon passé et mon avenir. La solidarité avec Charlie Hebdo est très important pour moi. Mes parents avaient peur de dire quoi que ce soit contre le régime, ils ont vécu dans la peur pour leur vie. Je ne vais pas vivre dans la peur!

Vive la liberté d'expression! Vive la France libre!

I'll give her shelter from the storm
by gyaban

Comment by michelaudette:
I love your work but the only problem is that everybody knows its you! Why do I think its not your last picture of your beautiful kid? That will make it even more obvious! ;)

I'll give her shelter from the storm
by gyaban

Comment by vawendy:
Good luck with all the good intentions, Christophe -- they go out the window when it boils down to what you think is right for your kid. You may not want them to parrot your words and ideas, but when it comes to the important things in life, you end up really hoping that they parrot the major life changing ones. After all, you've been there, done that, and know a lot more about how the world works. Wen they're in the teenage years, it's incredibly scary hoping that they can think through things clearly and make the right decisions. You start thinking that parrots may be a good thing at that age.

However, the joy of exploration, the thrill of life is something that happens at a very early age. I remember when my daughter was way under a year and she touched a leaf for the first time. She looked as if she were in awe. It was incredibly fun trying to keep a sense of wonderment alive in both of my kids. Almost 16 and 19, they still love adventures. The still enjoy sunrises/sunsets, meteor showers, a good moon rise and the simple joys in life. All you can really do is set the example.

And then hope

and pray

and hope some more

and in about 60 years, I assume we'll know whether we've been successful. :)

I'll give her shelter from the storm
by gyaban

Comment by snaffles:
LOL just noticed the mouse by the boot, a typical charming Christophe touch :-) Exquisitely done as always and what, she actually ISN'T walking yet?! ;-) Ah and of course congrats on the blue :-)

I'll give her shelter from the storm
by gyaban

Comment by DCrest01:
Congrats! This is awesome!!

I'll give her shelter from the storm
by gyaban

Comment by jgirl57:
one of my favs again! Well done