Welcome to my blog! My name is Nathalie Howl and on this blog I would like to share my passion for photography. It mainly started with food and DIY photography. However, the urge of trying more techniques and observing the world around me grew, and therefore this blog has developed to a photography blog. It is kind of scratch book, the Instagram-blog-version so to say.
Why “le dot”? I wanted a bit of French influence, not for being fancy but to emphasis my roots. After all I am French and this is not that terrible. And the “dot” to get to the point. Keep it simple and clear.
I have been an apprentice at the Arcanum from December 2014 to Summer 2016. This has been a unique experience for me. I met some wonderful people virtually and in real life to share my passion for the photographic art and more importantly to keep me going on a daily basis. I mainly learned for myself that the beauty of photography is to keep me aware of my surrounding world, to help me to slow down and focus.
I love tea and the word “quirky”. I can’t properly pronounce the word “squirrel” because I am also German. I like colorful things and simplicity. I also love coffee, but I am a snob. My better half started making cold brew and there is no way back to office brew.
I would be delighted to receive feedback and start creative exchanges. You can contact me here. Interested to see what gear I use? Than have a look here.
Le Dot 
Bonne idée de te retrouver ainsi Nathalie…çà va changer des autres nouvelles,qui ne nous mettent pas toujours l’eau à la bouche;…là OUI! Est ce que tu as un bébé? J’avais un peu perdu mes contacts,mais je suis heureuse de te retrouver,toulours aussi enthousiaste! Je t’embrasse de tout mon cœur! Have a good day!
Salut Marie-Jeanne, vais t’envoyer un mail tout de suite pour te donner de nos nouvelles. Et puis grand merci de venir voir mon petit blog! Bisous
hallo Nathalie, mein Englisch ist zwar nur solala, aber das Wichtigste habe ich doch verstanden. Was machst du eigentlich ausser kochen und Rezepte verteilen? Ich bin allerdings selten auf facebook, freue mich aber immer, wenn ich Neuigkeiten von der Jugend bekomme. Hier alles beim Alten, wir halten uns mit unseren Enkeln fit. Liebe Grüsse Dagmar
Liebe Dagmar, schön von dir zu lesen. Uns geht es gut hier in Kalifornien. Ich schicke dir bald eine Email damit du erfährst was ich noch so mache ausser zu backen! Liebste Grüße!
Coucou Nathalie!
Je m’étais habituée à recevoir un mail sur ton autre blog quand il y avait qqch de nouveau…Du coup je n’ai plus pensé à aller sur ton nouveau… Papa y est allé aujourd’hui et m’a dit que tu avais été´déjà très active . En effet Bravo pour la diversité des articles. Je vais y aller maintenant régulièrement.
Gros bisous
Maman
Merci et puis partage mon blog avec tes amis! Bisous
Hello newest Spikey! I know, a bit corny, eh, but that’s the term that has come to stick for those folk who are part of the clan known to be followers of Uncle Spike 🙂
Thank you… I really appreciate that as I for one, know how many interesting and entertaining blogs are out there.
My aim is to deliver an eclectic offering of posts, from my ‘point n shoot’ attempts at basic photography, to the sharing of my travel adventures over the decades, as well as day to day happenings here on the farm. Oh, plus a few observations on life as I see it, thrown in for good measure.
My promise to you is not to be overbearing, just a couple of posts a day, maybe 3 at weekends if I have something special to share. But if you are at a loose end one day, maybe you’ll enjoy trawling through some of my older stuff too. I have added plenty of categories to help in said digging process.
Thanks again and hope you have a great day…
UNCLE SPIKE
I am happy to be a new Spikey! Thanks for checking out my little blog. I really appreciate it! I am looking forward to reading more on your blog! Have a great day!
Have a good one Nathalie 🙂
Love the photos! I’m British, so with you being german and french that makes us technically sworn enemies :p :p
Thanks for the compliment dear ennemy. Surprisingly, I am in love with England with its cottages, pubs, queing, tea and unique sense of humour 🙂 After all this might become a friendship. Thanks for stopping by.
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I am glad you like the way I put your theme into use. It took me a while to find the perfect theme and I was really glad when I found Ubud. Thanks for creating it.
Great intro Nathalie, and some lovely photos – I look forward to seeing more, thanks for visiting belgradestreets, you might also like to have a look at my other blog belgianstreets.com
Andy
Thank you Andy!
Nathalie, thanks for wandering over to Modes of Flight.
You are very welcome! It is a great blog!
🙂 It’s nice that you are French, but also German? 😉 Well, my husband has German roots and he is the best human being I have ever met. Grateful for your comment Miss Dot. On peut parler en francais aussi si tu veux. Paula 🙂
Thank you for stopping by on my blog as well! On peut en effet aussi ecrire en français. Ça me ferait du bien de pratiquer ma langue maternelle un peu plus souvent. 🙂
What an amazing work of photography you have. Nice finding!
Thank you so much Thatiana! This means a lot to me!
Hi Nathalie. Thank you very much for stopping over at my blog. Really appreciate it. I hope you loved my world and would like to visit back.
Loved your photos, they are stunning and so vibrant. Following you to see world through your lens.
Cheers
Aanchal
Hi Aanchal! Thank you for your kind words! I really enjoy your blog as well. Especially that I am a keen fan of the UK. Looking at your photos makes me feel a bit back on the island!
Thank you Nathalie for the follow! Be well! ^..^
Hi Nathalie, I just found your blog! You take great pictures! I started with photography as some kind of therapy, but I’m just a beginner. Cheers, Teresa
Hi Teresa, thanks for finding my blog! I believe is a great form of therapy! It teaches you to observe your surroundings. We tend to rush through our lives and hardly stop for a moment. Photography is a good way to slow down. Lookimg forward to checking out your photos.
You have a really cute blog and blog name 🙂
http://itsjpei.wordpress.com/
Thank you so much JPei! I really appreciate your kind words!
Glad to find The Dot! 😀 You have great photographs in here. And interesting bio.
Thank you so much for your kind words Jithin! Looking forward to follow your photography adventure too.
Superbes photos. Good eye. Very nice work.
(Bah, être français n’est pas si grave!)
🙂
A +
Brieuc (Alias Brian, alias Bruno!)
Salut Brieuc/ Brian/ Bruno! Ca fait beaucoup de nom a la fois! Merci pour ton feedback, ca me fait tres plaisir. En effet il y a pire que d’etre francais. As-tu un blog aussi?
Très joli blog, beau style, belles photos!
Merci beaucoup Meho!
Very inspiring picts, love your blog! la French touch y est surement pour quelque chose 😉 Keep it up!
Merci beaucoup!
Very inspiring! Your about and intro clean and sharp. Well done.
Thank you so much for your kind words Leya!
Hi Nathalie!
I was nominated for the “Liebster Award”. This award is meant to welcome (relative small) bloggers to the world of Blogging and I wanted to pass this honor on to you!
If you accept the award, please “pass it forward” and nominate 3 to 11 other people for this award.
There are a few rules if you accept this award which you can find them here: http://thegirlwhoclicked.com/2014/12/26/the-liebster-award/
Basically the rules are: Answer the 11 questions I have written for you in my blog, state 11 random facts about yourself and nominate 3 to 11 other people for an award.
Feel free to ignore this award if you are not into this sort of thing. The true purpose is to show you a small token of my appreciation for your blog and to let you know much I enjoy your photos! 🙂
Chloe, what an honor! Thank you so much! I am a big fan of your blog and knowing that you nominated me means so much to me! I will definitely pass it on, once I’ll be back home. Thank you so much!
No problem! I think it’s well deserved nomination. 🙂
Hey there, I nominated you for The Liebster Award which relates to relatively new blogs with less then 3000 followers. Feel free to ignore the whole thing but if you like to join, the rules are following: Answer the 11 questions I have written for you in my blog, state 11 random facts about yourself and nominate 3 to 11 other people for an award.
Have a nice day!
Cheers, Teresa
Oops, now I can see that you already are nominated. So it´s double nomination 🙂
Thank you for the nomination Teresa! I am more than honored to be double nominated! Cheers!
Hellо Nathalie! You have a beautiful and very interesting blog! I enjoy it! All good in 2015! And Marry Christmas! 😉
Thank you so much for the nice feedback Vlad and thanks for visiting my blog! Have a great 2015 as well!
Congrats Nathalie you’ve got amazing photos I’m definetely going to follow you! Here you have my site in case you people want to check it http://www.claudiaserra.wordpress.com Enjoy 🙂
Thank you so much Claudia! Your blog is wonderful as well! It seems we do enjoy a similar style of photography!
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i like your description!
Thank you!
oHai!
I’m quite late in this response, but January was pretty much hell for having free time.. So here I am! lol. Anywho, I wanted to thank you for following my blog! It’s always so exciting to get new followers, and I am forever appreciative… Even if I don’t respond for months at a time. ;P
On another note, your photography is really fucking gorgeous! I’m browsing around right now, and I’ll try to leave comments on the things that I really love and that catch my eye. I hope you’ve been enjoying my semi-sporadic posts- I’ll be around on your site! ^_^
~Bettina
Hey Bettina, thank you so much for your lovely feedback. I am really speechless. Thank you heaps! This is really motivating for me to keep going (I have been pretty busy with life lately and haven’t been able to create a regular work flow for my photography work… but working on it!).
Be sure that I’ll keep checking out your site! All the best, Nathalie
Oh trust me, I understand entirely! Comments and likes from people is all that keeps me going sometime. I love doing this, I love the process, and everything I accomplish at the end of it- But in day to day life it can be uber hard to maintain sometimes. ;P
You as well!
~Bettina
By chance, I wandering into your blog and found myself scrolling through your beautiful pictures. They are very inspiring–I love writing poems inspired by art. How lovely to meet you. Best wishes, Mary
Hi Mary, Thank you so much for your kind words! It is nice to see that people are still stumbling over my blog. I haven’t been active lately on this platform, being so busy with work and creating outside of the www. People like you make me want to keep going. I greatly appreciate it! All the best, Nathalie
Cool blog. Thanks for stopping by mine too.
Like your blog! Looking forward to more.
Thank you so much! I really like your presentation on your about page. Very inspiring. A good reminder that it is okay to be different. Looking forward to more of your posts!
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