LA LUNA
A couple of summers ago we had this amazing lunar eclipse, and to catch a better glimpse of the phenomenon I went to a National Park -not so far from my hometown- armed with my then state-of-the-art Sony DSC-75 and a tripod. The place was packed with people, it was summer after all. I was clueless about astronomy photography, but there I was, surrounded by other visitors who were asking questions like ‘Why is your camera pointing towards the sky?’ ‘What’s an eclipse?’, etc. My expression went from ‘wow’ to incredulity, how were they so unaware about the eclipse? But then they knew everything about Mexican soap operas. Priorities, I guess. Anyway, all my photos turned out noisy and crappy, so this is a photo of the moon taken with Canon 7D.
.jpg) La luna
PRO CAMERAS ARE BANNED!
Do you remember some posts ago I wrote about the nice guards of El Museo del Palacio? Well, Las Ruinas del Rey in Cancun may be the exact opposite. Me and my family were almost forbidden to enter because my Canon Digital Rebel XT looked too professional, at the end we were allowed to enter only if I didn’t use my tripod. We went on only to see some piles of rocks here and there; no Mayan Temples, no Mayan scriptures, nothing… well, there were a lot of iguanas. When we were leaving, a group of non-mexican tourists were kicked out because their cameras looked too professional. They moved on talking crap about the place. I know they have rules and stuff, but we are not filming a Discovery Chanel documentary…hell! I’m not making a penny with photography.
RUINAS DEL REY
This is what you will see if you visit the Ruinas del Rey complex: rocks and iguanas. I would recommend it just because it is almost at the very center of Cancun but, if you are going for the photos, go and find a more friendly place.
UPDATE!
Yes. DSLRs are banned, but how about machines, shovels and pickaxes?
Ancient Mayan pyramid in Belize destroyed by road crew. Link goes to a BBC video
GORDITAS
Corn Gorditas. A mexican feast!
Gorditas. A mexican feast
OUR LADY OF SAN JUAN DE LOS LAGOS
This is small chapel has been off limits for restoration for quite a while now, they put this ugly grate screen at the entrance so you can barely see the image of the Virgin. Hopefully the place will be restored to its former glory.
NEW PROJECT AT BEHANCE.NET
I forgot I had a behance.net portfolio; but I just posted a new project over there. This stage was used at the Tech trends Forum 2012. Follow the next link see the stages from concept to realization. Tech Trends 2012 at Behance.net
The Tech Trends stage from concept to realization
SECURITY AT THE MUSEUM
If I remember correctly, this is one of the few places, and maybe the only museum in the area, where photography was not only tolerated by the guards but also encouraged by them. So from here, a big thank you to the security personnel of the museum.
IRON DOOR
So, with the guards permission and encouragement, I proceeded to take photos. I found this door very interesting thanks to the touches of red and orange behind it.
Museo del Palacio, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday Lil’Barry Allen.
BAILARINA
A ballerina performing a variation. This photo was taken at the 100th Anniversary of the School of Dance and Music of Monterrey.
A ballerina performing a variation.
TORRE ALTA
This was one the first “high-tech” buildings in the San Pedro area. It might look a bit old now (compared to the dozens of new buildings around this one), but it is still cool looking for photographers.
The Torre Alta building. San Pedro, Nuevo Leon.
GALAXY NOTE VS IPHONE
I have been using a Samsung’s Galaxy Note for over a year. At first I thought it was too big but I got used to it quickly. Yesterday my phone broke up (it kept resetting itself over and over), and I had the idea of getting an iPhone 5… but the phone is so small and looks so fragile. Hopefully I will get my Note fixed.
BLUE DRESS
I shot this one during the Monterrey Moda Nextel Fashion Show a couple of months ago. I was browsing my library and took notice of this woman wearing this fantastic “piece of cloth”. I love the contrast between the blue and the orange below her.
A woman wearing a great blue dress during the Monterrey Moda Nextel Fashion Show
ANYWAY
Wew! This was one of my usual unexplained long breaks. Lately I have felt like paying off all the bad decisions I have taken since 1987… but anyway, let’s try to have this thing up and running.
THE MOON OVER SOPLADORES SQUARE
That is actually the moon and Jupiter over the old Sopladores Square at the Fundidora Park.
Sopladores Square at the Fundidora Park
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
VIRGIN MARY
This image of the Virgin Mary is located inside the Monterrey’s Seminary. Unless you are studying theology, this place is off limits, but I was lucky enough to take some photos of the interior while doing some research for a special event we were preparing.
This image of the Virgin Mary is located inside the Monterrey’s Seminary
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