Gothic Quarter, Barcelona – Part 2
The gothic quarter of Barcelona (or Barri Gotic in Catalan) is the oldest part of Barcelona. It is a labyrinth of small alleys and winding streets offering excellent opportunities for photography. The...
View ArticleGothic quarter, Barcelona – Part 3
In Black-and-White this time. An alley near the Barcelona cathedral in the gothic quarter of the city.
View ArticleGothic quarter, Barcelona – Part 4
I have processed the following picture in both colour and black-and-white. I believe both iterations of the same picture are equally good and offer a different view of the same scene. The picture is of...
View ArticleBarcelona – Black and White
I have been away on vacation in the US for two weeks during which period I have over 600 pictures to process and sift through. It will be some time before those pictures make it to this blog....
View ArticleBarcelona – By Night
Cities often look very different in the night. The effects of artificial lighting and spot lights often bring out features not usually appreciated during daytime. The following two pictures are of the...
View ArticleThe Royal Verandah
The term verandah has made its way to English via India and refers to an open roofed courtyard around a bungalow or terrace. According to Wikipedia, a verandah “commonly refers to balconies on cruise...
View ArticleA lily recovered..
While shooting couple of weeks ago I took a single photo of a lovely lily (a mistake, but excusable as I had my 6-year old tugging me along!). The photo was under-exposed and grey. I have tried to...
View ArticleTranquility #4
Sometimes a picture looks better than the real thing. When I shot this, I didn’t think it looked all that impressive. Processing the bracketed shots as HDR makes this scene of a path lined with trees...
View ArticleFuchsia – vibrant and lovely!
Please click on the photo for a larger version in Flickr. Technical Nikon D7000 with 105mm f/2.8 Sigma macro lens ISO200, 1/250, f/14 with slave remote flash Processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and...
View ArticleGranny’s Bonnet – Aquilegia
This year has been very good for the aquilegia plants growing in my garden. This must have something to do with the mild wet winter we’ve just had here in Cambridge. Below is a photograph of a single...
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