Behind the camera

To infinity... and beyond!

2012-03-25T14:06:00.001-03:00

One of the reasons why a couple of months ago I bought a "prime" lens for the camera (50mm f/1.4) was to do some astrophotography, and this weekend I could finally do a first test. Taking into account that it is a fixed camera, without sky tracking and from my backyard, it came out more than...

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Light stripes and religious illumination

2011-11-27T19:40:00.001-03:00

Continuing with the night photography course, the second field lesson was around the city's Cathedral. The idea was to play with the white balance under artificial and natural lighting, and to get some long exposures of moving cars. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need... roads." Dr....

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Let there be light

2011-11-21T01:08:00.001-03:00

Last week I started a night photography course at a school in Melipal (Comunidad Cíclope). The first lesson on the field was in the beach of Lago Moreno, at sunset. Between the ash in the air, the lights of the city and some light painting, these pictures came out... "And God said, -Let there be...

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Back to life...

2011-07-27T21:23:00.001-03:00

Well, that took longer than expected. In any case, after long months of self-censorship on anything not related to writing/related work, I've sent yesterday my PhD thesis to the jury. It's been a very rewarding and unequalled experience, but one that I hope I'll never have to repeat......

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A heart

2010-03-27T18:04:00.003-03:00

When somebody tells you about an island that looks like a heart, you can believe it and imagine a piece of land with a vaguely familiar figure. In the middle of the Mascardi Lake, close to Bariloche, that island really exists: green, alive, surrounded by the turquoises waters of the lake, it...

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Sunshine

2010-03-08T01:12:00.001-03:00

A sunny afternoon in the backyard, flowers and something more... The last picture is my first try (rather poor) at HDR photography. "You'll remember me when the west wind moves Upon the fields of barley You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky As we walk in fields of gold " Fields of Gold,...

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Humans in nature

2010-01-24T22:36:00.003-03:00

I've already posted some pictures here of a very nice place in the mountains near Bariloche called Laguna Negra. A couple of months later, at the beginning of 2009, I went again with some friends and we continued up to the 2000 meters summit of a near peak. The Cerro Negro, just to the south of the...

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Dreaming awake

2010-01-15T23:07:00.002-03:00

"-Last night I dreamed-, said LVX-1, calmly. Susan Calvin said nothing" Robot Dreams, Isaac Asimov (esta entrada en español) restartPost_20100115dreaming_awake1(); insertHelp('20100115dreaming_awake1','en'); function restartPost_20100115dreaming_awake1() { ...

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López's panoramas

2010-01-04T14:12:00.005-03:00

The López mountain is a typical excursion of Bariloche. The access is easy (urban bus line), it's short (2:30hs to the shelter) and it offers incomparable views. But if you really want to be in the top of the world you must continue to the mountain's ridge, until the so-called tourist peak. From...

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Dakar 2009

2009-12-24T13:29:00.002-03:00

The sound of the engine comes from far away, behind a gentle hill in the road. Grave and deep, it announces its arrival much before you see it. Slowly, from the roof to the huge wheels, it appears from behind the hill. Motorbikes and cars have passed by all the morning, but this is different. Your...

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Afternoon in the garden

2009-12-19T15:22:00.007-03:00

How many times have we heard that the best moment to take pictures is the sunset? Well, it's true: the soft shades of the Sun in the hours that precede the night give a unique aura to everything they touch. And it's not necessary to go too far away to take advantage of it, it's enough to go out to...

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Spider

2009-11-15T17:21:00.001-03:00

It's not common to find a big spider in your home's floor, ready to pose for the camera in all detail. Those who can, enjoy it... :P Photographic tip: spiders don't react to the flash nor to a finger resting 10cm from them (at least this one didn't, I'm not responsible if somebody repeats the...

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Laguna Negra

2009-11-08T23:42:00.003-03:00

Deep and dark, locked between mountains, Laguna Negra it's a place of peace and tranquillity. When the last patches of snow stand out over the black rock and are reflected in the cold waters at the end of the winter, nothing can be wrong with the world. And in such calmness there are animals...

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Snow at Frey

2009-09-07T01:00:00.002-03:00

Winter retreats, spring is among us. But high in the mountains the snow still covers the slopes. It's a good moment to start the summer season. In this case, the 2008 at Frey-Catedral. Photography in this case is a little bit tricky but gives good opportunities, with big contrasts between the...

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Misery Quartet

2009-09-04T19:06:00.004-03:00

Half-way through the year a group of friends took part of a swimming competition at a local club. It was an hour with relays every one hundred meters; and under the name of 'Misery Quartet' they managed to arrive in a very respectable third place in their category, less than 100 meters from the...

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Mondial de l'Automobile Paris 2008

2009-07-19T18:29:00.007-03:00

The Paris Motorshow takes place every two years in the exhibitions hall at the Porte de Versailles; and there I went for the second time after my first experience in 2006. It's not a motor show in which you would expect impressive novelties from the motor world, but rather more one to find nice...

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Going German

2009-07-12T22:00:00.006-03:00

After touring around the Italian speaking part, I crossed to the North of Switzerland and went to the German border. A day of visit at Konstanz and Zürich left few pictures owing to the rainy weather, mainly from the botanic garden at Mainau (Konstanz) and the surroundings of the Rathaus...

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Going South (part 2)

2009-07-05T17:29:00.005-03:00

Second part of the pictures from Switzerland's South (see here the first part). In this case, images from Mendrisio (the town where I was sleeping), Lugano, and above all, Bellinzona (with three spectacular castles). "Then you would have us retreat to Minas Tirith, or Dol Amroth, or to Dunharrow,...

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Going South (part 1)

2009-06-28T22:21:00.011-03:00

The South of Switzerland, full of valleys and lakes between the mountains, offer tens of small towns to visit. Going down from Bern and going past Lucerne; I installed myself for three days at Mendrisio and devoted some time to travel around. In this first part, photographs from Lucerne (just...

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The garden of the roses

2009-06-21T17:29:00.007-03:00

Across the Aare river, with a panoramic view of the old Bern, it is located the Rose Garden (Rosengarten). With tens of varieties, it must be a place worth seeing in spring... "-But, if you domesticate me, we will need each other. You will be unique in the world for me. I will be unique in the...

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The old Bern

2009-06-20T19:34:00.009-03:00

History tells that an unknown assistant at the patent office of Bern shook the physic's world in 1905. His inspiration might well have come from walking the streets of the beautiful old quarter of this city. The cobbled paving, the arcs, the fountains, the views from the gullies and the bridges,...

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Sunday's Genève

2009-05-06T21:55:00.011-03:00

First city that I visited in a one week trip through Switzerland, Geneva didn't turn out to be one of the prettiest cities of the tour. However, some places of the city are worthwhile and are portrayed on these pictures: tortuous passages from the old city, the lake Léman and the parks at its...

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Chantilly, but not the crème...

2009-03-25T21:52:00.011-03:00

The Château de Chantilly is located 40km to the north of Paris and it represents a nice Sunday visit. Not too much showy, of simple lines in the outside, it is surrounded by spacious gardens of several styles (including mazes), and by one of the few big French forests still standing. In spite of...

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Visiting the kings

2009-03-21T19:57:00.014-03:00

Right in the outskirts of Paris, to the north, rises the Saint-Denis Basilica. The outside view is very nice at sunset, with the Gothic style that fits so well to French cathedrals. Burial place of Saint Denis (famous for walking 5 kilometers between Montmartre and Saint-Denis, giving a sermon...

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Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace

2009-03-18T23:00:00.017-03:00

From the beginning of time the man has wanted to fly, but only since the end of the XIXth century we have leaved the world of the dreams and we have turned it into a daily reality. To the north of Paris, at the airfield of Le Bourget, it is located the Museum of the Air and the Space. It can be...

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