I rarely take photos of people when I’m off the football field. And almost never when we’re traveling… I’m just not into it most of the time. But on this day in Old San Juan, I couldn’t pass by this street performer without capturing a photo. He was just a cool cat with lots of character. By the way, you can see the cathedral (Catedral de San Juan Bautista) in the background.
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What is it about churches, temples, cathedrals and similar structures? I’m drawn to them for some reason and it isn’t for the religion. The obvious answer that the universe would scream back at me is “It’s the architecture stupid!!” And if its an abandoned church, well………………..
I captured this photo inside the Catedral San Juan Bautista in Old San Juan Puerto Rico.
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Hello Friday!!! I can’t wait for you to arrive and the weekend to start. So I’m going to keep this brief tonight. Enjoy this nice photo of Cementerio Santa Maria Magdalena de Plazzi in Old San Juan.
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I’ve posted a few pictures from this cemetery in the past. This is the Capilla del Cementerio Santa Maria in old San Juan Puerto Rico. I’m not ready for this spot to be my home yet, but when the time comes….this might be a great location. It has beautiful architecture, great history, a Spanish fort and an ocean view. Wow….
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I don’t know why I selected this photo for tonight’s post. Maybe I’m just looking forward to our next trip to the Caribbean. Of course, MJ still wants more African animals. Anyway, this is of the Capilla del Cementerio Santa Maria in old San Juan Puerto Rico.
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I posted a picture from the front of this building a week ago. This is the inside of Capilla del Cementerio Santa Maria Magdalena in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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I took this photo during our last trip to Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. I’ve been to Old San Juan numerous times, but I never explored the cemetery until this visit. I got lots of great photos of this spot.
Here is information on this location that I found on Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawings Society FB page. Their FB page states that this is a colonial-era cemetery that is the final resting place of many prominent residents. They started construction in 1863 outside of the walls of Fort Felipe del Morro fortress over looking the Atlantic Ocean. I found the place very interesting and beautiful in its own way.
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Old San Juan is my favorite city in the Caribbean. There are a number of great cities and towns in that area of the world. But there isn’t anything like the original part of San Juan. The Spanish architecture, cobble stone streets, history, etc… The old world charm is palpable.
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MJ and I have looked
at this church a number of times in the past. We finally took a few minutes to go inside and it was
amazing. This is a Roman Catholic
cathedral in Old San Juan Puerto Rico.
It is the 2nd oldest cathedral in the Americas. It was built in 1521 and then destroyed
by a hurricane. It was rebuilt in
1540 with renovations taking place over the years. Interesting fact:
the cathedral contains a tomb of the Spanish explorer and settlement
founder Juan Ponce de Leon.
Photo Technique:
I took this with my Nikon D800 and my 14-24mm 2.8f lens. I used my tripod and thankfully no one ran me out. I captured this with a 5 exposure auto-bracket set and merged them together with Photomatix Pro. I edited the image in Photoshop CS6.
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I got lazy tonight and almost forgot to post a photo. I think because I had such a great day
with MJ today, I just forgot.
We didn’t do much… went out for lunch, went shopping, took care of a few
things around the house and watched a movie. But I enjoyed all of it.
So because I didn’t plan ahead, you’re getting another vacation picture. But who are we kidding; you’ll be seeing lots of them in the future. There are to many great photos from my last trip. This picture is of Castillo San Felipe del Morro Fort in Old San Juan at sunset. I love this picture. By the way, the composition of this picture was MJ’s idea.
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I know my blog descriptions are very lame most of the
time. I am much better at taking
the photos, then I am at naming them.
Today’s photo is of a very friendly swan from the Hilton hotel in Old
San Juan. This thing came so close
to me, I thought it might touch me at one point.
This is a single exposure taken hand held and tone mapped via Photomatix Pro.
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As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve been out of touch for the
last week. The reason for my
absence was due to a Caribbean cruise with family and friends. We traveled to San Juan to get on the
ship and from there we stopped at Barbados, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, St. Lucia
and St. Maarten. We had a
wonderful time, wonderful weather, and I captured some great photos.
Tonight’s photo is from the western end of Old San Juan. We arrived in San Juan and went straight to our hotel. After checking in, we took a taxi to my favorite Caribbean city…..Old San Juan. The architecture, the old Spanish forts, blue cobble stone streets, shops, and history are amazing. MJ and I had dinner at great local restaurant, walked the city streets and ended our day watching the sunset at the Castillo San Felipe del Morro fort. The fort construction started in 1539 and took decades to finish.
This is a 5 exposure set (+2, +1, 0, -1, -2) taken in Aperture priority using my Nikon D800 and the Nikon 14-24mm 2.8f lens. I processed the images in Photomatix Pro and completed some minor edits in Photoshop CS6.
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