A chance to catch up with a good friend in a city famous for some amazing architecture for a few days. What could be better? So, with delightfully lightweight Fujifilm X-E2 and a couple of lenses in tow, we mooched around, enjoying some bright, sunny weather, if a little cool at times: Probably my ideal weather, and coupled with soft, spring light too, the strolling, sitting, eating and photography was a pleasure …
Buddha and the Bike
This city seems to work on every level and scale
This could well be my favourite city: Vibrant, friendly, combining new and old extremely successfully, a great mix of people, and the impression that, somehow, everything has been considered and designed, from the largest of buildings to the tiniest detail.
Miro building, which I enjoyed more than the exhibits!
Every detail, something interesting to me
Yes, the details: As usual, I get distracted by the unusual and offbeat; but the light has such a magical quality that it makes the task of photographing anything a delight, from smaller scenes around and within the buildings and parks, to the famous Gaudi buildings themselves.
A lovely place of shade and trees inside
Gaudi’s La Pedrera by night. Stunning
Something about seeing a place afresh always helps me to be creative, but the light is also a gift, especially with what seems to have been a winter in the UK with more dreary, flat days than normal. Or maybe I’ve simply been longing for the sun. So, share the springtime with me there …
Time to sit and relax
Spring oranges
On a technical note, it’s just as well that I really love this new Fujifilm camera, because removing sensor dust-spots in Photoshop is something that could easily become a real pain. But switching the camera off and on frequently to clean the sensor seems to help. Oh, and an old and just-acquired Zeiss Ikon Nettar came along as well, but the results from this will naturally take a little longer. So stay tuned.
The iconic roof of warriors, but oh for that safety-fence removing!
See the full photo-set here: http://www.pbase.com/pawsforthought/barcelona_2015
