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CRJ200

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:44 +0100

Small airport means small planes

Shibuya scramble crossing at night

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:39 +0100

This is probably the more famous diagonal crossing of Tokyo.

Dōtonbori comercial street BW version

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:41 +0100

BW or color? Which version do you prefer?

Yakitoris and Sapporo

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:28 +0100

Threre's no better combination ... perhaps a little bit of sake...

Umeda Sky Building

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:44 +0100

Osaka is a big city with 9 million inhabitants. A big part of the city can be seen from the top of Umeda Sky Building. The Floating Garden Observatory offers a 360° view at 173 meters high.

Timanfaya National Park #5

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:23 +0100

Timanfaya camel ride #3

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:16 +0100

Playa Papagago

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:27 +0100

Arrecife night view

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:45 +0100

La Geria the 'wine road'

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:12 +0100

Currently I'm in love with these Malvasia sweet wines, it's the perfect for summer time.

Lanzarote farmers have dug thousands of small hollows into the 1½ metre thick layer of ‘picón’ (porous volcanic granules that trap moisture) and planted vines in the volcanic ash that lies beneath. In order to protect the Vines from the Trade Winds, they have then built small semi-circular walls around each of these hollows. Despite Lanzarote's arid climate, the picon layer is able to trap enough moisture from the Trade Winds to feed the vines ...

Timanfaya camel ride #2

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:52 +0100

A wider view of the Timanfaya camel rides

Timanfaya National Park #4

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:20 +0100

Timanfaya national Park #3

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:01 +0100

shooted from the bus that guides you throught the national park

Timanfaya national Park #2

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:20 +0100

There's an incredible gamut of colors in this lava fields

Timanfaya national Park

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:34 +0100

There are fifty one square kilometres of solidified lava fields in the Timanfaya National Park.

Timanfaya camel ride

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:12 +0100

An ecologically-friendly way of seeing the centre of the national park.

Jan Hendrix

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:16 +0100

Jan Hendrix exhibition on Cesar Manrique foundation

Mirador del Rio - Panorama

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:00 +0100

480 meters above the sea-level and sited on the Famara mountains, this old military artillery position, formerly called "Batería del Río" is now converted into a sightseeing point with one of the most breathtaking landscapes on Lanzarote. "El Río" (the spanish word for 'river') is the name given to the inlet between the island of Lanzarote and the tiny island of La Graciosa.

Hybrid View

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:21 +0100

"Isla Graciosa" view from inside of the "Mirador del Rio".

Fish and Bird

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:54 +0100

Mirador del Río is signaled by this sculpture designed by "Cesar Manrique"

First photo of summer

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:51 +0100

The best way to start the holidays it's by relaxing at of the swiming pool of the hotel ...

Room 810

Thu, 22 May 2008 18:02 +0100

Nigh view from room 810 of Husa Princesa.

Just for the record I'm still alive and pretty uninspired

Boring skyline

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:41 +0100

Just another sunset skyline taken from the terrace, this time I choose to post-process in LAB color mode. Last months it's getting difficult to get some inspiration ... it's all about work and more work and work again ...

Dawn over the football field

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:23 +0100

Crane at twilight

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:50 +0100

When I see these kind of sunsets I can't resist getting out the terrace with the tripod ... I know this is an "easy-postcard" photo ... but I need to amortize them (the tripod and the terrace), and since I don't like to travel 'heavy' this is the easy way.

Holy Week 2008

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:54 +0100

What else you can do in Valladolid during these days? This is the 'Cofradía Penitencial de la Santa Vera-Cruz' preparing for the Holy friday Procession.

Night skyline #2

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:30 +0100

Tokyo Tower over blue sky

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:09 +0100

Yakitori paradise

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:07 +0100

Close to Shinjuku station there's a group of alleys packed of tiny Izakayas (not sure about the name, correct me if I'm wrong) ... don't know how to explain ... a picture is worth a thousand words ... it's the Yakitori paradise.

Shiodome cityscape

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:54 +0100

A diferent view of Shiodome skyscrapers, taken from the same spot of this panorama.

Funny face

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:48 +0100

La Isleta del Moro #2

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:40 +0100

This is what you should see just turning around from the same spot where the previous photo was taken.

La Isleta del Moro

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:10 +0100

It's a pity find this kind of "things" in such a nice place. This is an old photo, from September 2005, so hopefully the area it's clean by now ...

Tokyo Tower at dawn

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:18 +0100

This is what we saw our last morning (till now) at Japan, the views from our hotel room were breathtaking. I spent a lot of time, every single morning and every single night, just looking out of the window, but the last day was the better ...

Tokyo Bay Panorama

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:51 +0100

North-East view from the top of the Tokyo Tower, the highest self-supporting steel tower in the world.

Shiodome skyscrapers (take a look at the previous shot), are the ones located in the center left area and Ginza district in on left background.

Shiodome skyscrapers

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:09 +0100

From left to right: Shiodome Tower, Shiodome City Center and Matsushita Electric Works Building, an impressive set of buildings specially by night.

Espresso and keyboard

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:31 +0100

Look carefully, this is an espresso cup ... my keyboard is not that big!
By a common mistake (at least is common for me) I forgot to change the ISO settings of my D50 and this photo is taken at 1600 ... but Noise Ninja do the magic

Room 507

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:12 +0100

Nigh view from room 507 of Tryp Cibeles.

Metro de Madrid... Vuela!

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:09 +0100

"Madrid subway... it flies!" is one of the slogans that Madrid Public Transport Metro Company is using ... at least in this photo seems to

The Twilight Zone

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:13 +0100

Fuencarral 24

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:35 +0100

Wharf nail detail

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:35 +0100

There's a similar photo, but more colorful, in the Boston gallery.

Night skyline

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:29 +0100

One of the first 'valid' pictures taken from our new terrace.

Steel signature

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:07 +0100

Another photo from this great coaster '

Dusk in Papagayo Gulf #2

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:10 +0100

Upside Down

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:16 +0100

Extreme LAB color edition of Superman Escape roller coaster. Some facts about this great attraction:Height: 40mInversions: 0Speed: 100 km/hG-Force: 4.2Max Acceleration: 0 − 100 km/h in 2 secondsElements: 131' 3" tall Top Hat − Outsid

Channel Mixer BW portrait

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:13 +0100

First attempt after reading the Black and white chromasia tutorial, what's your opinion?

Happy walking

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:40 +0100

Evzones

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:46 +0100

Changing the Guard in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Syntagma Square

Gold Market

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:56 +0100

Those of you who known me since my photo-begins probably remember this one.Forced by this promotion (link), I'm thinking on print a book with some of my favourite travel photos, so it's time to get deeper on almost forgotten Aperture libraries and revisit some of the photos with my updated photoshop skills.

Craft shop

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:59 +0100

Akihabara

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:26 +0100

Tokyo Tower lookdown window

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:57 +0100

Looking down at the ground from a height of 145 m.

Wire mess

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:38 +0100

This is one of my first attempts with LAB color space editing.

Ginza

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:36 +0100

Paper Prayers at Tōdai-ji #2

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:36 +0100

More aggressive editing than the old one.

More photos from Tōdai-ji temple.

Big Red Column at Tōdai-ji

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:36 +0100

This is a really big column, a normal thing if you need to support the largest wooden building in the world.

More photos from Tōdai-ji temple.

Kyoto metro

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:02 +0100

Tokyo "Sim City"

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:51 +0100

From a 45th floor, life looks like you're playing "Sim City".

Japanese roof tiles

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:02 +0100

The Philosopher's Walk is a cherry-tree lined 2 km road located in Kyoto, Japan. It derives its name because Japanese philosopher, Kitaro Nishida, used to walk the path to meditate.

Tokyo Bay panorama

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:54 +0100

Non-standard panomara, taken from the top of the Tokyo Tower

Celebration at Yushima Tenmangu

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:20 +0100

Don't know what's this boy it's celebrating but seems to be very important.

More photos (Shinto Prayer Tablets and Paper Lanterns) from Yushima Tenmangu temple.

Shinjuku neons by day

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:32 +0100

Golden Gai #2

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:46 +0100

Golden Gai #1

Paper Lanterns at Yushima Tenmangu

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:34 +0100

More photos (Shinto Prayer Tablets and Celebration) from Yushima Tenmangu temple.

Turnsole by Kenneth Noland & Girl with Ball by Roy Lichtenstein

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:16 +0100

Found while cataloging photos to be transfered to my Digital Photo Display. This one, was shot during the summer of 2005 in the MoMA.

Himeji Castle roof ornament

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:04 +0100

Also known as White Heron Castle, due to its white outer walls, is the best preserved castle in all Japan.

Temizuya at Tōdai-ji

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:18 +0100

Temizuya is a purification font to allow shrine visitors to rinse hands and mouth in symbolic purification. Usually located near the entrance of shrines, most of these facilities are found in the form of a simple roof supported by pillars over a font of running water, and supplied with a variety of dippers.More photos from Tōdai-ji temple.

Osaka bicycles

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:19 +0100

Everyone in Osaka seems to have a bicycle, which are present everywhere in the city.

Buddhist monk

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:27 +0100

Going back and forward to Shibuya Station

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:44 +0100

With 'only' 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the third-busiest commuter rail station in Tokyo.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Tochō

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:46 +0100

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Tōkyō-to Chōsha) is also known as Tochō. It's funny because in Spanish 'Tocho' could be be used to refer to something bulky.

Geek tip 'The design of the building was supposed to look like a computer chip'.

Meganebashi Bridge at Imperial Palace

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:08 +0100

The bridge, looks like spectacles reflected in the water below, from which its name is derived.

Dōtonbori nightlife

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:01 +0100

A former pleasure district, Dōtonbori is famous for its surrounding theatres, shops, restaurants and the many colorful neon and mechanized signs.

"Corner Twin" views

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:59 +0100

Amazing view from the 31th floor of the Tokyo Park hotel.

Gion district and Yasaka Pagoda

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:12 +0100

Gion is Kyoto's best-known geisha quarter and symbol to the average Japanese male of all that's good in life: wine, women and karaoke.
The elegant, five-story pagoda in the back is all that remains of a Buddhist temple that once stood here.

Disney Halloween

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:57 +0100

Rafa, here you have your theme park photo!

Greatballs Rockabilly Club dancing at Himeji

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:28 +0100

Not what you expect to see in a place like that

Paper Prayers at Tōdai-ji

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:07 +0100

Paper prayers at Tōdai-ji temple in Nara. This little strips of paper with prayers for good fortune tied to strings or nails are a very common sight at every temple.

More photos from Tōdai-ji temple.

Golden Gai

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:19 +0100

The Golden Gai is a number of really small alleys filled with tiny bars that can acommodate no more than a dozen of regular drinkers. Many of the establishments are very unfriendly to the casual visitor and could charge you a excessive bill among the frosty welcome.

I read somewhere that, in the 1980s, when the yakuza, Japan's crime syndicate, was torching properties to sell the land to big-thinking developers, Golden Gai's supporters took turns guarding the area each night.

Tokyo Tower

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:53 +0100

Night view from Park Hotel 31th floor.

Shinto Prayer Tablets at Yushima Tenmangu

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:41 +0100

Ema are small wooden plaques on which Shintō worshipers write their prayers or wishes ...More photos (Celebration and Paper Lanterns) from Yushima Tenmangu temple.

Dōtonbori comercial street

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:11 +0100

You can get crazy if you are not accustomed to this streets.

Night traffic in Shinjuku

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:25 +0100

There's no mercy in Tokyo traffic.

Praia da Rocha panoramic version

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:15 +0100

Last days I don't have so much free time to work on my photos -Damn, I'm eager about my upcoming holidays-, so I choose the easy way ... the biggest panorama I ever post.

I'm not pretty confident about the results but who cares? ... not me :-D

Praia da Rocha

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:39 +0100

The summer it's already finished and still without holidays :-( ... so I spent some time rediscovering my old photos, thanks to the wonders of Aperture I'm able to do that without a hassle.

This one was taken during the long summer of 2002.

44km W of Valladolid

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:34 +0100

Geeky corner

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:57 +0100

Am I the only one that see pixels?

Woody Allen spanish project

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:08 +0100

This is not my best photo ... but what can I do?
We were trapped in our hotel for about a hour, just waiting for the film crew to finish two scenes. So I took my camera and tried to get a good one ... I did not have much luck

Voll Damm

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:37 +0100

Nothing remarkable, just one cold beer to celebrate a sweet & easy hosting service migration :-)

Everybody wants a blurry photo!!! - Madrid Europride 2007

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:04 +0100

This is the best I could get in such difficult conditions; one hand night-photo while dancing surrounded by thousands of people, I can't imagine a better environment.

Madrid Europride 2007

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:57 +0100

Madrid Gay Pride has transformed itself over the years, fighting for gay rights in the 80’s to the great festival it is today. A festival in which lots of heterogeneous people comes together to celebrate equality and diversity in a animated and entertaining manner.

Ready Steady ... Go!

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:44 +0100

Every semaphore's red light in Rome is like the start line of a Moto GP championship.

Couple inside a church

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:10 +0100

Standing in [Santa Maria sopra Minerva](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_sopra_Minerva)

Pope 'micro machines' collection

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:11 +0100

Thanks to Tilt-shift techniques the [Vatican Musseums](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Museums) workers parking resembles a big [Micro Machines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Machines) collection.

Piazza San Pietro

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:10 +0100

Four shots panorama taken from the dome of the [St. Peter's Basilica](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pietro)

Postcard from Rome: Fontana di Trevi

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:53 +0100

I'm not very happy about this ones, so I joined them in one post ... with obviously the same results.

The left one it's a panorama made of four independent shots.

Double helix #3

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:33 +0100

Third view of the double helix staircase

Double helix #2

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:52 +0100

Another view of the double helix staircase

Double helix

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:52 +0100

Vatican Museum entrance hall designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932.

Dusk in Piazza di Spagna

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:03 +0100

This is the less renowned area of Piazza di Spagna, just opposite to the [famous steps](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Steps)

Motorcycle parking

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:03 +0100

Besides tourists, the commonest thing in Rome are motorcycles

Resting silhouette, bicycle and left shoe

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:15 +0100

This is one of pieces of art created by an eccentric street artist wich has a full exposition in 'Via di Ripetta'

Miss France

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:15 +0100

Cool logo for a old-fashioned 'boutique' near [Piazza di Spagna](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Steps)

Two diagonal shadows and several stone tiles

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:15 +0100

my tile-filia emerge again ...

Ants on the Colosseum

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:34 +0100

Actually this is what you are going to see if you visit the coloseum.

Moving arround the Colosseum

Thu, 31 May 2007 00:47 +0100

More than one month since my last post. I hope that my publication rate will increase a little bit with the fresh material from my last sort-holidays.

Wow! I almost didn't realize this is my 100th post, it took me a year and a half ... only, not so much. Thanks for seeing!!

Carrera de San Jerónimo

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:11 +0100

Relax

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:09 +0100

Relaxing after a hard day's shopping

Orange sunset

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:31 +0100

We had a great view from our hotel room

Sunset in La Almadraba

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:08 +0100

'La Almadraba de Monteleva' is a tiny village on the way to [Cabo de Gata](http://photholic.com/pBlog/index.php?showimage=77). 'Las Salinas' (salk lagoon) are clearly visible on the right side, over one hundred different species shelter in the Salinas throughout the year.

Revived iPod

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:08 +0100

I consider myself a moderately geeky person: work as a software developer, enjoy electronic gadgets, maintain my own website with a slightly modified version of pixel-post ... just the same as most of you. If I have harware/sofware problems, normally I'm able to solve it by myself: reading documentation, using google, reading user forums ... there're lot of ways if you really make an effort.Marta is opposite to me (except gadget addiction, we share this!): she works with computers but someone (sometimes me) install and configure her software, don't read user forums and don't know nothing about manuals, firmwares, etc. ... just the same as most of you. When she have harware/software problems normally she ask me and usually they get solved.Why I'm telling you this? last week our iPod 'died', I follow all the geeky steps I know with no results, then Marta took her chance, she ask me about the ‘buttons to press’, I told her not to waste her time, the iPod hard drive is dead! ... but she insist and I explain all the steps to her. Can you imagine what happened? ... after some tries the iPod came back to life.The worst is that it's the second time she 'repair' this iPod and nows she's mocking on me ... perhaps Apple stuff it's to easy for me ;-) btw I don't worry because it's worth every penny.Take a look at the large size version of the iPod screen photo.

error 1418 ... restoring iPod

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:07 +0100

What can be done while waiting for the iPod to restore? ... uhm ... you can take photos or you can desperate ... or you can get desperate and take photos. And what can be done when after four attempts of 'easy' apple steps, the cute white thing keeps on restoring? I don't know any ideas ... first thing 'full charge the shuffle'

Tripel Karmeliet

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:00 +0100

Another great beer

night lights

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:34 +0100

Gran Via street during christmas

Hanging notes

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:02 +0100

Third photo in the "Café Berlín" series. Less useful but coolest than post-it notes, don't you think?

Penumbra chairs

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:26 +0100

Another photo from Café Berlín

Café Berlín

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:48 +0100

Enjoying a drink in "Café Berlín" during a Sunday afternoon. These little cards full of different messages were hung during carnival celebrations.

Boring panorama

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:22 +0100

Not much to say, it's been almost two months since I cross this toll the last time. Tomorrow I will do again ...

Self portrait on a reflection

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:58 +0100

Another old photo found while cataloging my photo library, I don't know why but I always like this one.

hanging houses

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:11 +0100

Highly postprocessed image of the Casas Colgadas of Cuenca -S.XIV-

Jump

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:22 +0100

This photo reflects the wonderful mood of the last weekend, I don't need to say that I'm happy and hope that all of you be happy too.

Highway landscape at dusk

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:06 +0100

A random spot in the A6 highway, between Madrid and Valladolid

MFA, Boston

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:34 +0100

Last days I've been busy cataloging my photo collection and at the same time selecting photos to compose my first photo-book with a [brand-new toy](http://www.apple.com/aperture/). So, instead of making new photos I'm revisiting the old ones.

This one, was taken in the [Museum for Fine Arts](http://www.mfa.org/) in Boston during the summer of 2005.

Indoor vs. Outdoor

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:51 +0100

What do you prefer during foggy days, indoor or outdoor photography? This is the Palencia cathedral on a foggy day.

I love the barrel distortion introduced in 'freehand' panoramas.

Flying around

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:23 +0100

Lots of doves flies around the Palencia cathedral

Tierra de Campos

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:27 +0100

An idyllic view of the [Tierra de Campos](http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tierra_de_Campos), [Ampudia](http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampudia) to be more precise. The circular building it's a [dovecote](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovecote), a very common construction of this area.

Xan Wellness

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:55 +0100

This is one the tastiest alcohol free beers I have ever had and that deserves a 'quick' photo.

Busy night in Gran Via

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:33 +0100

Cabo de Gata lighthouse

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:02 +0100

The [Cabo de Gata-Níjar National Park](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_de_Gata-N%C3%ADjar_Natural_Park) it's probably one of the last pristine regions of the mediterranean area.

Old but functional

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:56 +0100

I have always liked this 'nonrecovered' corner of an old hospital, in which I have spent more time than I would have liked.

Red and Yellow rose

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:01 +0100

Mushrooms and pine cones

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:52 +0100

continuing with the autumnal moods ...

Mushrooms

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:33 +0100

Autumn

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 04:15 +0100

This is a small pine forest close to my parents born village.

Chinatown food

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:48 +0100

In spite of a slightly soft focus, I have always liked this photo

Prague Tilt-shift

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:10 +0100

I like the mood of the Boston Tilt-Shift photo, so I browsing my catalog looking for the apropiate subjects. This is a landscape of the Charles Bridge shot from the Petrin Tower.

Rose

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:44 +0100

A kind of photo non very common in my portfolio.

South Manhattan at night

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:28 +0100

While watching one episode of *CSI:NY* I remembered some photos I did from the [Empire State Building](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_state_building) last summer

Boston Tilt-shift

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:38 +0100

When I was younger I did enjoy a lot making scale models. Now I enjoy making photographs and playing with digital retouching tools, so I have a lot of fun making this photo looks like a tiny scale model of Boston Back Bay district. Thanks to Christopher Phin for the easy tutorial.

La Amatista viewpoint

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:29 +0100

This is my first attemp to create a HDR -high dynamic range- image.

8 seconds for the mermaids

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:52 +0100

Eight seconds exposure trying to capture the movement on this sea landscape.Legend has it that sailors mistook the sound of [monk seals](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Monk_Seal) for mermaids on this headland so they called it the *Arrecife de las Sirenas* (the Reef of the Mermaids)

Flying doves

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:38 +0100

I almost didn't have time to look throught the finder and press the shutter ...

Big shadow

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:00 +0100

Lately, all the photos I've posted reflect the life outdoors, perhaps it is because I've been confined between the hospital and my house the last two months. In any case, the full [gallery of Costa Rica](http://photholic.com/gallery/costa-rica/) photos is on-line ...

Making of ...

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:48 +0100

I’m the one on the left and obviously I haven’t taken this photo. This is just the moment I’m was shooting a different [one](http://photholic.com/pBlog/index.php?showimage=61)

Dusk in Papagayo Gulf

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:24 +0100

During the sunset the colors were incredible

Dawn in Papagayo Gulf beach

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:18 +0100

Too many steps til the beach of our hotel, but the outstanding views worth the walk.

Los Teñideros

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:52 +0100

According to the legend, the Celeste River it's blue because God after painting the skies cleaned its brushes in those waters ... but according to the chemists a chemical reaction between copper sulfate and sulfur of Buena Vista and Quebrada Acida rivers makes the color.

But seeing how the waters turn blue just when they pass over some white rocks, was something incredible more than a simple chemical reaction.

Hiking 2

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:01 +0100

[...](http://photholic.com/pBlog/index.php?showimage=57) but not as difficult as it seems. But one thing it's true the walk worth every step and also every stumble, so if you want to see why check back soon ...

Hiking

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:27 +0100

Going all the way to the source of [Rio Celeste](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenorio_Volcano_National_Park) it's not as easy at it seems!!

A6 toll

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:46 +0100

Strange friday in A6 toll, very few cars ...