Edifici Colom, #14. Barcelona, 2019 (Contrails and a contrail shadow!)
I just added a few more images to the “Barcelona Structures” collection.
Portfolio: Barcelona Structures
The explanation, in case you haven’t visited the Portfolio tab on this site:
“We human beans (sic) love to build things–opposable thumbs are an amazing adaptation when combined with that big, bulging brain of ours. Busy little bees, we are, and from the beginning we have chosen to strive for the sky, with our glistening vertical structures sprouting up from the ground (ever higher, of course). Finally, we learned how to routinely leave the Earth behind for hours at a time with our sleek aero-machines that arrow across the heavens at .8 Mach (and ever faster, of course). In these images, I tried to capture that conquering spirit (hubris? genius? both?). I started with a basic Earth-bound element–a prominent Barcelona building or tower (some well-known, others not)–then I began adding a few other simple, above-the-Earth, ingredients: unusual clouds, the Moon, the vapor trail designs left by jetliner overflights, and even the occasional passing seagull. Ah, human endeavor. What will be the end-story of this constant effort to dominate and exploit our environment? Will we move into more of a wise and sustainable equilibrium with the natural world…or will Nature (the seagull) eventually have the last laugh? Monochrome prints, 30 inches by 20 inches (20×30 vertical).”
Here is a selection of five different “takes” from my time at Edifici Colom…trying to get the ingredients (the principle structure and the sky elements) just right, which requires a degree of patience and a splash of Irish luck. In the last one (as above) you can see the shadow of a contrail cast onto the high clouds:
Edifici Colom, #2. Barcelona, 2019
Edifici Colom, #5. Barcelona, 2019
Edifici Colom, #10. Barcelona, 2019
Edifici Colom, #11. Barcelona, 2019
Edifici Colom, #13. Barcelona, 2019
And here you have three different “takes” on the Columbus Monument that sits at the end of la Rambla near the Port. A curious by-the-way: he is not pointing toward America, but rather Africa.
Monument a Colom, #1. Barcelona, 2019
Monument a Colom, #4. Barcelona, 2019
Monument a Colom, #5. Barcelona, 2019
Finally, an odd bonus image. If you pay attention, it’s amazing what compositions you might see in our modern skies. Does it irk you that the aircraft at the bottom right is too close to the edge of the photograph? Good!
Contrails at Mid-Day, #1. Barcelona, 2019
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