Fusion Sign
Continuing with the night photography thread from the Theme Day, we also add number 101 sign to overflowing Sign category. If you …
Antigua’s Jazz Festival: Quinteto de Jazzuv
Boy, didn’t I tell you that the best time of the year to visit Antigua Guatemala, top city travel destination, is during …
Casa Antigüeña: Tragaluz
The tragaluces (sky lights) are those crystal blocks you see at the far end. Craig was asking if the the light washing …
Día de Reyes or Epiphany in Guatemala
Unlike other Spanish-speaking countries, Guatemala does not make a big deal of the arrival of the Tres Reyes Magos (Three Wise Kings) …
New Facelift and Restoration to San Pedro Apostol Church
Do you really want a long name, here’s one: “Parroquia San Pedro Apostol, San Juan Bautista of San Pedro Las Huertas, La …
Grilling and Barbequing Time in Antigua
The weather gods decided long time ago to sent into exile the fascist dictator of Cold to the vast lands of maple leaves and bacon; originally known as Kanata. Thanks to the wise weather gods, in Guatemala any time of the year is good for grilling and barbequing and to meet with friends for what is known locally as El Chuparrasco (chupa for drinking and rrasco, short for churrasco or barbequing). Nevertheless, I have said several times that the dried season, or rainless, that goes from the end of October to end of April is the best weather in Guatemala (which covers part of the Fall, full Winter and part of the Spring seasons). Well, if I had to pick one month as the best to visit La Antigua Guatemala, I would pick February. See, in February we have the Carnival, Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, San Valentine’s Day (Día del cariño), the best temperate weather, Silvio Rodríguez in Concert (at least this year for the first time ever), just to mention a few highlights for the month of love.
La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park Illuminated
La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park gets a light dress for the Christmas season. If you remember some of the photos from last year, like Tree branches of Fire or Lit Branches at Central Park, you would know that taking photos of the illuminated park is quite difficult since the resulting photos hardly capture the magical atmosphere of the trees with thousands of Christmas lights. I promised I have tried my best. This year, I have a few more takes on this gorgeous light dress for the La Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central.
Theme Day: One Way to the Decisive Moment
As I negotiated my acrobatic skills over the stone, looked back so I don’t get ran over or splashed by one of the uncivilized drivers, looked at the camera so I don’t ruin it with the running dirty water, composed the shot to include both elements, I took a couple of shots to get the best composition. As I was ready to put away the camera and moved away from the center of the street because two vehicles were using their horns to alert me that they were close and they had no mercy; this lady entered the frame; I did see her with my own eyes as I was looking down to the twist-out viewfinder paralleled to the floor; I had but fleeing second to take the shot and this fraction of a second my mind went through all countless photographs warehoused in my memory so fast that I must remember over thousand images until my brain did a full stop at one my favorite images ever: The Decisive Moment by Henri Cartier-Bresson. With that image in my head, I pressed the shutter release. Next, I pulled away from the centre of the street just in time as the vehicle behind me went by making a big splash (I did not get wet), pulled my eye sight to see that the lady did not fall and was already walking away in the opposite direction.
Dramatic Illumination of Ruins and Historic Buildings
Even though I have shown a few photos of La Antigua Guatemala taken at twilight or at night such as Tree Branches …
Tree Branches on Fire
Back on December 16th and 17th, 2006, I showed you what Parque Central (Central Park) looked like with the Christmas lights all …
Lit branches at Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala
Yesterday, I said that I wish I had the photographic skills to bring to you the fabulous light show at Central Park …
Illuminated Central Park in Antigua Guatemala
In December, Antigua’s main plaza or Parque Central puts on a ‘light dress’ over the tree branches. I wish I had the …
Illuminated Antigua’s Cathedral at twilight
Many ruins and churches dress up with spot lights at dusk. Here you can see Antigua Guatemala’s Cathedral illuminated with spot lights …
Little old man
Eric, from Paris Daily Photo, has been publishing a series of photos linked by a ‘walking’ theme. We do not have traffic …
Antigua’s street lighting
A detail shot of Antigua’s street lighting. For sure, function and beauty do not have fight each other. Here you can see …