Photographs
Whenever I visit the North Trail, this cardinal or one like him attacks the mirrors on either my vehicle or some other parked at the trailhead lot. When I last visited, it was attacking the mirrors of a Sheriff’s vehicle. In this photo, he’s sitting on the passenger side mirror of my truck.
This is a hand-crafted plate from Toledo, Spain. Skilled craftsman hammer gold and silver wires into designs and inlay these metals into the oxidized steel backing piece.
This photo was taken on February 17, 2013.
This photo was taken on March 1, 2014. I had never posted it before because I wasn’t able to arrive at an edit that I liked.
All taken with the Venus/Laowa 60mm macro lens…
I occasionally look at older photos that I’ve taken, either to process some that I hadn’t worked yet, or to see how my current workflow compares to results from an earlier workflow.
These shots were taken on June 3, 2013, during our trip to the Moab area.
Marie on the Hidden Valley Trail. [original edit]
Marilyn on the Hidden Valley Trail:
This is Balanced Rock in Arches National Park.
Another view of Balanced Rock in Arches National Park. [original edit]
Here are three edits of a monsoon photo from a hike that we did on September 7, 2012. We ended up hiking through monsoon rains a short time after the photo was taken.
This version, below, is my most recent attempt using techniques from the PPW, though I did some minor dodging and burning of the clouds through luminosity selections.
This is my second edit where I used luminosity masks. I think I blended two exposures using luminosity selections. It produced a more dramatic result.
This photo, below, is my original edit. I had just switched over to shooting RAW (from JPEG) at the time so this was one my early attempts at processing a RAW image. Looking at it now, it looks grainy to me (due to lack of noise reduction). It’s not as sharp as it could be either.
Figueras is a small town outside of Barcelona where Salvador Dali built his own museum. The famous surrealist artist designed his own gallery to feature his work…it is all typical Dali.
Lobby of the Palau de la Musica Catalana
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Marie and I decided to book a tour with a separate group to see the interior of the Orfeo Catala, based on photos I had seen in a book about Barcelona. Will be interested to see if Mara attended any performances here during her family’s visit to Barcelona. This place was well worth the time.
Here is the stage. Fabulously ornate. Sculpture on the left is a tribute to a local choral director and the one on the right is a tribute to Wagner.
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The Muses on the back wall of the stage are intended to spring forth from the mosaics on the wall. Loved the graceful figures and musical themes.
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The glass dome above the theater is very “modernista”.
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Wider view of the dome and ceiling as you look up from the seats in the theater.
Upper side balconies in the theater.
Statue featuring Catalan choral director.
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Wagnerian statues.
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I imagine these are areas to stroll during intermissions. You can see the exterior mosaic columns on the balconies outside.
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You can only enjoy this if you pay for a performance or take the tour–tours are offered in Spanish, English, German, and French.
Side view of the glass mosaic dome over the theater.
Wide view of the theater.
They did play a short organ piece to show off the great acoustics of the theater. I really regret not having time to attend a concert, because the acoustics were wonderful. Notice that the workmen are setting up a smaller wooden platform for a flamenco performance scheduled for that evening.
Parc de la Ciutadella–our meeting place at the end of our last day in Barcelona.
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A man was blowing bubbles in the park, to the great delight of crowds of children.
Our “Last Supper” as Elena called it, was arranged at a restaurant called Tapa Tapa on the beach. Segway tours were available in many cities in Spain.
Everyone enjoyed the sand sculptors along the beach in Barcelona. Notice he has casks with “blanco”, “tinto”, “rosado” for wine.
Group dinner at Tapas Tapas near the beach.
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