Pénitence
Walking in the park in the early hours you can find people doing all kinds of interesting sport activities. She was talking and excercising agains the wall... some kind of penitence maybe
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Bubbles..guess what it is
Playing with bubbles in the lab. Unfortunately no champagne at hand tonight, just a mixture of olive oil and water, not shaken :)
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Geneva's Natural History Museum can be a spooky place at night...
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Spirals are always little arquitecture wonders... so sexy to the eye! Staircase in a residence building, Geneva
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Stilettos...Vintage shoes, not easy to walk with :)
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Study day
I got this wonderful book by the excellent Spanish photography coach Mellado in Spain. Today was a study day. There is always something new to learn from great teachers: new techniques, new concepts. Very inspiring into the new year....
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Back to the gym
It is hard to get motivated to go to the gym again after holydays. I fill much like effortlessly taking pics of everything instead of sweating on the treadmill Aren't they gorgeous those cupboards in the studio?
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Before the flight
Flying back to Geneva after Christmas...
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Four giants under the fog
These four skyscrapers constitute a business complex accomodating mostly offices, but there are also services such as a hotel and a garden. Furthermore, each tower has several underground levels for parking and road access. The construction of these four buildings began in 2004 and work was completed in 2008. Over 820 feet high (248 meters!!), the Caja Madrid Tower is the tallest of the complex, and in Spain as well. It was designed by Norman Foster. The floors are organized in the same manner as a bookcase.
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Clouds at sunset, Madrid
Madrid boasts the most beautiful skies at sunset, like huge fires.
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Tree branches
Still Life for the first day of the year, full of promises ahead. Happy 2018!
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Seguros Liberty, Madrid
Last picture of the year, a bit in a hurry since it started raining. I loke the reflections on this Liberty Insurance Company building in Madrid
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Mejor precio
Best price 0.60 Euros! One of many Chinese shops which have opened in recent years in Madrid. It used to be a popular hairdresser salon for people in the neighbourhood. Now a cheap shop with no charm.
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Madrid Icon
The Puerta de Alcalá ("Alcalá Gate") is a Neo-classical monument in Madrid, Spain. It is regarded as the first modern post-roman triumphal arch built in Europe, older than the similar monuments Arc de Triomphe in Paris and Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Madrid in the late 18th century still looked like a somewhat drab borough, surrounded by medieval walls. Around the year 1774, king Charles III commissioned Francesco Sabatini to construct a monumental gate in the city wall through which an expanded road to the city of Alcalá was to pass, replacing an older, smaller, gate that stood nearby. It was inaugurated in 1778.
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Shooting Calatrava
This picture is part of a big project around renowned Spanish Architect Santiago Calatrava and his best known work in Valencia (Spain). I took the train from Madrid at dawn and arrived in the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias on time to catch a beautiful morning golden light. I spent the whole day and part of the night in this complex, a paradise for architecture photography, with another photographer, trying to get the best of it. Although photograhers tend to be solitary people, I found most rewarding to be working in tandem, exchanging ideas and inspiration. I will publish the full project soon.
Canon D5MarKIII, Canon 17mm Tilt & Shift Lens
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Welcome to the Royal Palace!
Color noise on the clouds due to strong artificial lightning in Madrid. On the pic, one of the iconic places for tourists and locals alike, the Royal Palace (Palacio Real).
History: The palace, inspired by sketches made by Bernini for the construction of the Louvre in Paris, is built in the form of a square and looks out over a large courtyard with galleries and a parade ground. The decoration of the palace's rooms and their layout has gradually changed over the years as the building has been adapted to suit the needs of its residents.
It comprises over 3000 rooms!!!
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Poinsettia
Christmas flowers... happy merry Christmas!!
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Portrait shooting indoors: Andrea, Madrid
Thanks to my beautiful and very patient model !
Taken with Canon Lenses 85mm, f/1.8 + fine art post-production
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Night lights, Madrid
Surprising orange lightning over the trees in the park. These are the original colors. It looked so surreal, like an art installation in the middel of the night
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SE VENDE: House for sale.... spooky
Spooky neighbourhoods. At night all our imaginary monsters can hide behind each corner of the poorly lighten streets