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Superterranean and Mediterranean
Having arrived in the stunning city of Ronda the night before, the morning of our fifth day of photography in AndalucÃa was devoted to its streets. There is much to see in Ronda: the 230-year-old new bridge and the twice-as-old old bridge and the even older Arab Bridge that everyone calls the Roman Bridge as…
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Evidence Against Ambichromy
In my previous post, I commented that I prefer to stick to either color or black & white rather than waffle between them. While I enjoy looking at both lotsachrome and naryachrome images, my personal preference is to focus on creating only the former. After seeing the above image, I am sure that most of…
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Roofs and Ruins
As alluded to in the previous post of this series, this post covers part two of the fourth photography day of my recent trip to AndalucÃa, Spain—a day devoted to road tripping from Órgiva in the east to Ronda in the west, with plenty of quick photography stops along the way. Our last stop before…
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Grovitas
After three full days based in Órgiva, it was time to pivot west and drive the 150 miles or so to Ronda. Being a caravan of photographers, we stopped at a number of places along the way; so many, in fact, that I have decided to split the day into two posts. Charlie Waite clearly…
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Blossom Two
The third photo day of our AndalucÃa trip was a repeat of the first day, at least in terms of basic itinerary: morning and afternoon visits to the almond orchards around Torvizcón. On this second attempt, however, the weather was somewhat changeable and overall I would assess the light as better. As to what constitutes…
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The Alhambra
Our second full day of photography was spent at the Alhambra palaces. We started by spending about an hour at the palace of Carlos V with its beautiful two-level 360° arcade with colonnades. Fortunately it was partly cloudy, so there were some periods of harsh, direct sunlight and others of softer light—it is always nice…
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Blossom One
My trip to Santorini last April was my first trip with Light & Land; last month I went on my second, this time to AndalucÃa in southern Spain. Both trips were led by Astrid McGechan, but this second trip was also co-led by none other than Charlie Waite. The trip was extra fun because, in…
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Fishy Windmills
After last week’s post, I decided that I would do one last Santorini post to highlight the AF-S Fisheye Nikkor 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E ED. The picture above was admittedly the only one in my Santorini gallery images that featured the fisheye. However, there was no other way I could have made this image successful. The fisheye…
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Santorini Lens Usage
I wanted to conclude my Santorini blog series on a more analytical note in an effort to understand how I used the lenses that I brought with me. I brought nine lenses on the trip, although if you discount the pinhole lens (which is essentially a no-space-required body cap) I really brought eight. By any…
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Santorini Padlocks
As I explored Santorini’s towns and villages, many little details caught my eye. I am sure that many tourists just walk on by without paying them any attention, but they help give the island some of its character and charm. I would like to think the small details make at least a subconscious on even…