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Framed Street from Antigua Guatemala

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Framed Street from Antigua Guatemala

It is difficult to frame a shadow, especially if it’s moving, but it can be done. Now, if you had asked me to frame an entire street, I would have said, sorry, it can’t be done. Well, I guess I was wrong; an entire street can be framed. ;-)

Today’s image is more inline with what I set out to do when I first open doors in May 1st, 2006: photograph the over-exposed Antigua Guatemala in a new perspective, under a different light (break the rules if necessary), show its people as much as possible (all of them), focus on the details, don’t forget about the colorful food; in other ways, find a different and unfamiliar Antigua Guatemala.

Boy, how pretentious and naive I was and how difficult it is to find something new under the sun of La Antigua Guatemala. I have to be content if every once in a blue moon I can discover an out of the ordinary perspective.

I am sorry to disappoint you! :-(

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Panoramic View from Antigua Guatemala

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Panoramic View from Antigua Guatemala

There is really not much to say about the panoramic view of La Antigua Guatemala you see above.

Except, perhaps, I can explain that the Volcán de Agua (Water Volcano) is on the left and it was responsible for burying the second Capital of Central America; thus the Santiago de los Caballeros de Goethemala (now La Antigua Guatemala) was moved to its present location. Volcán de Fuego (Fire Volcano) is on the right and it is currently active and provides us with wonderful fireworks, constant tremors and seismic activity as well as growls and roars. Volcán de Acatenango shows a fraction of one of its two craters. Last but not least, the small colonial town you see in the foreground is La Antigua Guatemala, top travel destination. That’s it, that’s the only things I can say about this panoramic photograph from Antigua.

What are you waiting for to visit? ;-)

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I wish you were sitting here

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

I wish you were sitting here

For a long time I did not want to take the same shots from Antigua Guatemala that everybody else does. Also, I did not want to take touristic photos since you can find those everywhere in the internet. Well, who the hell am I do decide what photos you should see and what images you should not look at, really? ;-)

Well, I am taking it as a challenge to do the same old boring photographs, but with a twist or an interesting obscure trivia to justify giving you more of the same. Now, if I get the Universe to cooperate, perhaps I even come up with an alluring vista or two. Wish me luck!

Web site down aside: It seems like the AntiguaDailyPhoto.com (LAGDP) is over growing its present hosting account; which is good and bad at the same time. Good because it means more people are finding pleasure and comfort in the photos or useful background information in all-things-Guatemala. Bad because it means I going to have to upgrade to a more expensive hosting account or switch to a more reliable hosting company. :-(

Please, be kind with me if you see that I fall behind or if you see that the LAGDP is not coming up; you can always try later or subscribe to receive the updates via email, rss or Twitter (@AntiguaDP). Check on the sidebar for the options right above the calendar. Also, please, let me know when you see things going awry either through the contact form or by writing to rudygiron[at]gmail. The “awry” part only applies to the technology aspect of the web site and not to my off-the-wall opinions and remarks; I already get enough grief for that!

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I wish you were here too, honest!

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

I wish you were here too, honest!

Elizabeth, I am telling you, he’s going to be regretting it when he also receives this photo with the line: I wish you were here too, honest!

Oh I do agree with her: Life is too short not to travel to La Antigua Guatemala during the Winter/Spring season to enjoy the superb weather and mystical experience of Cuaresma (Lent) in and around Antigua Guatemala.

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