Antigua Abstractions: Lamp Casting Shadow
We continue our mini series Abstractions from Antigua Guatemala with a lamp casting a sharp and well-defined shadow against a vibrant red …
The world needs more love and less hate
Those who seek love will find it everywhere, but it’s more difficult now in a world full of fear and hate and …
Limestone paint chipped textures of Antigua Guatemala
Because the high levels of humidity around Antigua Guatemala, people have to paint their walls often, sometimes in a yearly basis. Not …
It’s Jacaranda Season in Antigua Guatemala
Sometimes it feels like the jacaranda trees begin flowering to coincide with the Cuaresma to add the natural purple to the 40 …
Typical Light and Shadow from Antigua Guatemala
It’s been a while since I published an entry in the Lamps category. Even more distant is the time I published a …
Red Wall Lit
We finish our little mini night photography tour with this simple image of a red wall and sign illuminated by a lamp. …
Classic Lamps
Guess, just a simple guess… Do you recall the place on the images? If so, what were you doing there? text and …
Antigua-styled Lamp
Not much to say about this simple image, except I really like the light peeking through. Also, I like the play between …
Antigua Style Street Lighting
I promise to stop whining about the rainy season and its washed and gray skies if I am allowed to capture a …
Antigua’s Style Lamp Silhouette
I just love the dry season that goes from late October to late April in Guatemala, also known in Guatemala as Summer …
Framed Moon in Antigua Guatemala
Greed and ambition do not know of any limits. That’s how we got ourselves into the present economic crisis… sure the free …
Farol or farolito
Details, details, details. There are so many different street lamps or faroles, as they are known in Spanish, in La Antigua Guatemala …
Antigua’s Lamp Shadow
Details, details, details. I also believe that, some times, details are like opportunities: you blink and they are gone. So you always …
Vista From The Vet’s Office
Even while doing errands and chores around La Antigua Guatemala, you are given the opportunity to experience a post card moment. Life …
There Goes 2008
That’s it. As the sun sets today we will be waving goodbye to 2008. I want to take this opportunity to thank …
Classic Elements of Antigüeño Architecture
Some of you may still remember the image behind the Typical Post Card from La Antigua Guatemala, right? Well, today’s entry is …
Santo Restaurante Lounge Sign
I said it before, but I repeat it now: I could go on forever photographing the never-ending supply of signs around Antigua. …
Solar Sensor Colonial Lamps
I wonder if the blue cap you see on top of the lamp’s pole is actually a sensor to turn on and …
Antigüeño Shadows
I know I have a problem… what can I say, I like to photograph shadows. Shadow Casting Lamp and Before Sunset in …
La Peña de Sol Latino Sign
Sol Latino is a band that plays mostly Andean and Latin American music. For a long time Sol Latino wonder around the different venues and bar/restaurant circuit in La Antigua Guatemala. Eventually, they managed to get an investor to open up a restaurant-bar so they could have their own stage where to play every night. La Peña de Sol Latino became their home base; thus, they needed to wonder no more.
Corner Detail of Spanish-tile Roof and Street Lamp
I will let you in a little secret: I was caught taking the photo of the watchers (the guard and the photographer) so I pretended I was not taking their photo, but rather they were actual visual noise on my attempt to capture the street lamp, the stop sign and the roof detail. It worked, they continued their voyeuristic activities and so did I. Boy oh boy, the things I do for you guys!
Alto, Watch Me
Have I told you about my sign fetish… I don’t know if a cure exist for this sing disorder, but for sure La Antigua Guatemala signs do not help; there are SO MANY of them.
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Another style of street lamps
Wow, it is incredible how fast time goes by; it seems like last week when I posted a photo of Antigua’s street …
Shadow casting lamp
Normally a lamp is design to cast light, but I found a lamp that casts shadows. I know, it is lame excuse …