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On Sunday, February 11th, 2007, we visited Bach and Gisela and had a wonderful Vietnamese luncheon with them.  This winter, Bach made a series of photos of sunsets and sunrises.  I wanted to take a new shot of Bach this time with his Camera.....Hard to take a good shot of a photographer at work?		Bach describes his work saying:  A photographer only has a fraction of a second to capture the feeling evoked by an interesting subject, frame it, with sufficient lighting and colour, and click! I invite you to come and share the beauty of nature depicted in my artwork, and visit a beautiful flower rock garden.”
Here are a few samples of Bach's original photography:		Here it is in his own words, French: Il y a des artistes qui font des tableaux- photos et d `autres des photos – tableaux . Je fais parti du deuxième groupe !Voici mes démarches avant de prendre mes photos :Sujet intéressant ?Jeu de lumière et de couleur ? Composition et encadrement ? Quel sentiment surgit – il en ce moment en moi ? En une fraction de seconde je dois décider tout cela avant de déclencher l `obturateur ou non ! . Je vous invite de venir contempler mes réalisations et la beauté dans la nature ! Et un jardin de fleurs en rocaille vous attend . N `oubliez pas d `amener votre Kodak ! D `après vous , l `image que vous voyez devant vous : est ce un tableau – photo ? ou un photo- tableau ?

 

May 7th, 2006. Once again this year I was welcomed with a resplendent array of Tulips  bloom outside and inside the house.	I was invited to a wonderful Vietnamese luncheon cooked by Bach, starting with a noodle/egg/asparagus/shrimp and chicken soup, wild rice, salmon in a sweet and sour sauce, a garden vegetable ratatouille, and these desert tarts.  YUMMY!  Thank you Bach and Gisela!  Bach also gives Vietnamese cooking courses and accepts commissions to photograph still-life (products) and special events.	This year Bach is preparing macro-photography of his flowers.  He has winter scenes, landscapes and narrow streets of the south of France and his famous ice formations in macro-photography too.
The garden overlooks the Ottawa River.  He has many photos of the view from his house, including a series of amazing November sunsets.  He does not lack subjects to artistically record with his cameras and special zooming lenses.	It is a work of love.	View of the garden below the house.
What a breathtaking sight. On the other side of the house there is a fenced (they have three cats) vegetable garden with all sorts of veggies including spinach, onions, radishes and even asparagus.  Bach also grows climbing beans of various sorts and Vietnamese Zucchini.  Bach and Gisela both spend a few hours a day tending to their magnificent garden.  In late summer their fine herbs are dried and crumbled into a wonderful bouquet-garnie.	There are tulips of all colours at the top of the hill, behind the house and at the bottom garden.  Many violets, pansies, anemones, colourful groundcovers and the lilies and irises are coming up too.  Later on in the summer, many glorious flowers bloom in this exceptional garden.	Back and Gisela are digging out a Japanese poppy plant for me. They also have bird feeders that attract colourful finches, gross-beaks, and even the Cardinals made themselves a home in their garden.

 

On August 5th, 2005, during Route des Arts Shalon Heffernan and I visited Bach Nguyen's studio.  The view from the hill is spellbinding.

Bach with one of his photos.

Bach with visitor Carole Ranger.   Carole is happy she could buy a small photo.  She said "I am a fan!"

28th May 2005 Bach with one of his new  photographs from Côte d'Azur, France, winter 2005 -  very interesting compositions.	Back with his photos, France and fruit hanging in the midst of his art book collection.	Bach proudly presents a winter scene with Gisela.
Gisela with some of Bach's photos.	With one of his Macro photography works.	Looking into the Ottawa river.
A spring garden through the window.		A ravishing tulip display from the garden.