Architectural Angles at Hotel Vela, Barcelona

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Architectural Angles at Hotel Vela, Barcelona

November 3, 2018 In Barcelona & Catalunya Cityscapes, Urban & Street Travel & Documentary Photography

This iconic landmark, W Barcelona (Hotel Vela) on the Barcelona seafront was actually a bit controversial when proposed and built. Some say rules were broken to build the structure so close...

Barcelona’s W Hotel (“Hotel Vela”)

December 22, 2013 In Barcelona & Catalunya Cityscapes, Urban & Street Travel & Documentary Photography

Shaped like a sail ("una vela"), this elegant hotel has been a landmark (and a controversy) at the entrance to the Port of Barcelona since 2009 when it was inaugurated. Interestingly,...

More Barcelona Structures… and the Sony RX100

November 30, 2021 In Barcelona & Catalunya Cityscapes, Urban & Street Tools of Photography (Gear)

Sony RX100 Lately, on city walks, I have taken to carrying the pocketable Sony RX100 (I have the older version 2) instead of the brick-heavy Nikon D850. Naturally, neither the general image...

Barcelona Medical Care Anecdote and Some Casual Beachfront Black and White

January 7, 2019 In Barcelona & Catalunya Cityscapes, Urban & Street Off Topic

First, the anecdote. We pay right about 165 US dollars a month (144 Euros) for the both of us to have a pretty complete medical insurance package (Assistència Sanitària). The deductibles...

Tibidabo Views, Barcelona

November 1, 2018 In Barcelona & Catalunya Cityscapes, Urban & Street Travel & Documentary Photography

I can't believe it has taken me this long to catch a sunset from this area with my camera. I had been up to Tibidabo many times before on the bicycle, and I have even photographed...

An Evening Beach Photo Walk, in Monochrome

October 11, 2015 In Barcelona & Catalunya Cityscapes, Urban & Street

Here is a baker's dozen from a photo stroll yesterday afternoon-evening, all captured with the handy little Sony RX100iv. From the Metro stop Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica, we walked the coastal section from...

The Port of Barcelona from Montjuic

September 28, 2015 In Barcelona & Catalunya Cityscapes, Urban & Street Travel & Documentary Photography

Yet another of my hot shot photo spots here in the City on the Sea is Montjuic. This is not a bad place for either sunrise or sunset--check The Photographer's Ephemeris for sun/moon details on your planned...

Just Another Manic Tuesday

September 22, 2015 In Barcelona & Catalunya Cityscapes, Urban & Street Travel & Documentary Photography

For some, anyway. Perhaps it would be a little less manic for us if we all just took a few minutes to meditate on the miracle of the twilight/dawn light/sunrise sequence before rushing off to start...

Mediterranean Sunrise, Reprise

July 21, 2014 In Barcelona & Catalunya General Tips & Techniques Landscapes & Nature Seeing, Style & the Creative Process Travel & Documentary Photography

I have said it before and it is worth saying again: Just because you have been somewhere and have already spent some time making images there doesn't mean you don't ever need to go back to that place. I...

Selective color around Barcelona

January 19, 2014 In Barcelona & Catalunya Cityscapes, Urban & Street General Tips & Techniques

Selective color...is it a gimmick? This is definitely an ongoing debate as I alluded in yesterday's post. Here are some more examples from around Barcelona for you to consider. First, the concrete...

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