Sea II: Net
Red volleyball net, Badalona.
Sea I: Outfall
Film processing times are now pushing two-weeks thanks to easter, so it is back to digital for a while and a short sequence of recent sea-side pictures from around Barcelona. This is a jetty at part of the redeveloped sea-front at Badalona, even if it does look a little like an attempt at starting a trans-mediterranean bridge… To keep some kind of consistency with the previous set these were shot with a 50m lens and stacked NB8 and polarising filters. The composition was chosen as a crude segue from the city […]
2015 Partial Solar Eclipse seen from Barcelona
Partial solar eclipse, seen from Barcelona. Unfortunately it is very overcast today, so not really the best conditions. I had hoped to use an exposure blend to bring out detail on the surface of the sun such as the few sunspots that are currently visible. But all you can see is just the obscuring cloud. The photograph was taken with an E-M5, 100-300mm zoom and a 10-stop ND filter that has a very strong blue colour cast.
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
A picture of part of the ceiling in the Barcelona’s opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu. The theatre was rebuilt in the late 1990’s following a fire that destroyed the original structure. The style is a kind of post-modern baroque in deep red and gold. I always half expect (or perhaps hope for) the orchestra to lead with the Muppet theme tune, or spot spider-man swinging from the roof. This was taken at an excellent performance of Norma in February. While the choice of production is often a little too traditional […]
#4YFN and #MWC15
It is phone-week here in Barcelona, with the 4YFN (Four Years from Now) and MWC (Mobile World Congress) annual events for 2015. As with last year, there is a great mix of startup companies and large corporations, and both venues are still growing in size – even if 4YFN sometimes feels as if much of the growth is from consultants pitching sophisticated forms of modern-day snake-oil. Some emerging trends: lots and lots of people selling “big-data” analytic services for mobile and web, but far fewer people selling apps or app development (perhaps […]
Torre Agbar
Some views of Torre Agbar and the surroundings. Leica M7, Zeiss ZM 1,5/50 C-Sonnar and Fuji C200 film.
Mercat dels Encants
Seen reflected in the still-very-shiny ceiling. This is probably my favourite market in Barcelona at the moment (possibly because there are usually a good number of old cameras to be found there…). Leica M7, Zeiss ZM 1,5/50 C-Sonnar and Fuji C200 colour film.
Geometry
Another test shot from the Zeiss ZM 1,5/50 C-Sonnar.
Disseny Hub
A view of the Disseny Hub, Barcelona. Leica M7, Zeiss ZM 1,5/50 C-Sonnar and Fuji C200.
Parc de l’Estació del Nord, Barcelona
Back to Barcelona, and the park alongside the old north railway station. The station has now been recycled as a mixture of bus depot and a civic sports centre, and is flanked by a small park. The area is quite a nice example of urban regeneration. For example, the sports grounds built in to the old (and very wide) railway cutting: This is the first of a short sequence of shots taken to test out a new lens on the Leica – a Zeiss ZM 1,5/50 C-Sonnar, which I am hoping […]
Barcelona: Lunar New Year
Some photographs from today’s Lunar New Year parade in Barcelona. As usual, a good mix of costumes, drums and of course dragons. Not particularly great weather for the event – cold and with occasional rain. However, people seemed to be enjoying themselves nonetheless… As with most cultural things in Barcelona, everything gets a bit mixed up, so it seems some of the gegants (giants) and people from the correfoc (fire-run) had escaped and joined the march. I can understand the correfoc’s dragons, but I have no idea how the gegants’ fish and pigeon are connected to the parade… […]
Parlament
The Catalan Parlament, appropriately next door to the zoo in Barcelona, and possibly the seat of a new nation if the nationalists eventually start acting rather than just talking. Leica M7 with Zeiss ZM 2/35 and Ilford HP5+ and 091 dark red filter.
Autumn Fire
Definitely a good time of the year for high-contrast light. Both taken with the Leica M7 and Zeiss 2/35 and the usual grainy Ilford HP5+.
Autumn Earth
Another texture – this time tree roots on some rather barren soil. Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35 and Ilford HP5+.
Autumn Skies
Branches, Barcelona. Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35, Ilford Hp5+ and 091 deep red filter.
Yesterday’s Paradise
The boating lake at the Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona. Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35, Ilford HP5+ and 091 red filter.
Transient Eye 