La Casa Batlló (Els guardians i la lluna), #15, Barcelona, 2013
Structures!
I keep trying to expand my Barcelona Structures portfolio, but lately I haven’t been able to get out to actually photograph (and I haven’t seen the clouds I want in the sky!).
So, I started going through some of my earlier image files, some as old as seven years ago. I found a number that I thought worthwhile to rework.
One of the main issues I found was that the older files, made from earlier cameras, just didn’t have the pixel count I am currently used to. Technology marches on! Consequently, I ended up using Photoshop to enlarge some of these files so I could potentially print to at least 30 x 20 inches (and 60×40 inches certainly looks possible).
The other thing I noticed was how different I now process my images compared to a few years ago. Just looking at the thumnails I could easily distinguish which version was the old one and which was my new interpretation.
So, we keep learning…
Here are the four I worked on this evening, all being fairly well-known structures if you are at all familiar with Barcelona…
The Images
Casa Milà, or “La Pedrera” (“stone quarry”) as it is more commonly known, is found right along the city’s main drag, Passeig de Gràcia, and is definitely one of the top ten tourist attractions here. In the summer, there are often rooftop concerts to be enjoyed as well as the standard tour of Gaudi’s last residential design:
La Pedrera, Moon, and Seagull, #1, Barcelona, 2013
I thought the two vapor trail crosses above Barcelona’s Cathedral, officially Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, were quite serendipitously symbolic:
La Catedral de Barcelona, Double Crosses, Barcelona, 2014
Once known as Torre Agbar (1999-2004), it now holds the name Torre Glòries (for the nearby plaza). It’s unusual shape is certainly iconic–and the butt of many obvious jokes. This is a telephoto view made from high above Barcelona in Park Güell:
Edifici Agbar centrat i dues gavines, Barcelona, 2015
Once a bull ring and concert venue, Arenas de Barcelona has recently (2011) been converted into a huge shopping center with all kinds of shops, a movie theater, a food court, a conference hall, and restaurants with a view up top:
Arenas de Barcelona, #1, Barcelona, 2014
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