Iluminated Graffiti

Hi guys, here I am on holidays but didn't want to go without a beautiful piece of graffiti I came across in Amsterdam just around a dear friend's home (Brian). What really attracted me about this image is the mood, the old fashoin street lamp shining upon the bright orange colors of the graffiti. I was so enchanted by the mood that I only realized what the graffiti said (Ruby) only a few days later. I took various photos of this image both with my Leica (by day and by night) and with my i-phone. This one is obviously taken with my i-phone. Will post the Leica ones in the new year. Enjoy!

Hola todos, aca estoy de vacaciones pero no queria dejar de mostrarles un muy lindo graffiti que encontre en Amsterdam, a la vuelta de la casa de un gran amigo (Brian). Lo que realmente me atrajo de esta photo es el ambiente, el character que transmite, la vieja lampara de calle iluminando los brillantes colores anaranjados del graffiti. Estaba tan embobado-encantado que solo me di cuenta de lo que decia el graffiti (Ruby) varios dias despues. Tome varias fotos de esto con mi Leica (de noche y de dia) y con mi i-phone. Esta es obviamente sacada con mi i-phone. Mas adelante en el ano nuevo posteare las mismas sacadas con mi Leica. Disfruten!

Living Graffiti - NY

As you already know I travelled to NY in February this year and took zillions of photos which in fact I have already posted here on my blog earlier this year. Well, cleaning up my hard drive I came across this series I had totally forgotten about. I caught this artist re-working this wall of colorful graffiti art. Loved the bright colors jumping out as if the wall was backlit. So vivid it looks all these colorful faces have a life of their own.

Como ya saben en Febrero de este ano viaje a NY & tome miles de fotos las cuales ya postie en este blog mas temprano este ano. Bueno, mientras limpiaba el disco rigido de mi compu me encontre con esta serie de fotos que tenia totalmente olvidada. Encontre a este artista re-trabajando este mural de graffiti. Me encantaron los brillantes y vividos colores que parecen hacer que las caras salten fuera de las fotos como si tuveran vida propia.

Mumbai in full colors

Hi all, came back from a business trip 2 weeks ago from Mumbai. I managed to get away on a Saturday to take pictures. We drove around and went to a street market, the Mumbai gate, had some great food and managed to take some colorful photos. Had a great time! Thanks Ramnik for taking me around!

I took all these with my M9-P and a 35mm Sumicron a perfect combo. Enjoy the vivid colors!!

Hola Todos, volvi de Mumbai por un viaje de trabajo hace 2 semanas. Logre escaparme el Sabado para sacar fotos. Manejamos por Mumbai y vimos un mercado callejero, the Mumbai gate, comimos comida India riquisima & logre sacar fotos realmente coloridas. La pase realmente muy muy bien!! Gracias Ramnik por manejarme por Mumbai!!

Tome estas fotos con mi M9-P y un 35mm Sumicron, un combo perfecto. Disfruten de los colores!!

Pix Tsunami

A few weeks ago we went to FOAM here in Amsterdam and attended an expo representing the snapshot traffic out there...on facebook, flicker, websites, blogs, being sent on MMS, Wasap etc etc...the complete overload, overflow of images we're exposed to. Snapshots taken every day, every hour, every minute...with point and shoot, DSLR, mobile phones or ANY kind of camera we happen to have with us which we immediately share. Pictures we take for any given reason, to share a new haircut, birthdays, holidays, something funny or surprising we find on the street and even to full fill our artistic cravings. Just wanted to share this Tsunami of pictures I am partly responsible for.

Hace un par de semanas fuimos a FOAM aca en Amsterdam a ver una expo sobre el traffico de fotos alla afuera....en facebook, flicker, sitios web, blogs, MMS, Wasap etc etc. Un completo descontrol, desborde de imagenes al que estamos expuestos. Fotos sacadas todos los dias, a toda hora, minuto...con cualquier tipo de camera que tengamos a mano para enseguida compartir. Fotos que sacamos por cualquier razon, desde mostrar un nuevo corte de pelo, cumpleanos, vacaciones, algo gracioso, ingeniose o raro que encontramos en la calle, o simplemente para satisfacer las necesidades artisticas que tenemos todos. Simplemente queria compartir este Tsunami de imagenes del cual soy en parte responsable.

Jelly Bean Video Clip

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Hi everyone! Found this video clip (In Your Arms - Kina Grannis) and just loved it because it is so simple, creative & colorful. It was made using 288000 jelly beans, 2460 frames (yes, shot frame by frame), 1357 hours, took 1 year of shooting & over 2 years to get the videoclip out there. Loved it. Enjoy.

Hola todos! Encontre este video clip (In Your Arms - Kina Grannis) y me encanto por ser tan simple, creativo y colorido. Fue hecho usando 288000 jelly beans, 2460 cuadros (si fue hecho cuadro por cuadro), en 1357 horas, tomo 1 ano solo de fotografia & mas de 2 anos hasta que el videoclip se lanzo. Me ancanto. Disfruten.

Checkout here The making of this videoclip:

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Building Lights

So another shot I took at night of a building that was all lit up with lights. I underexposed it & through it out of focus so that the lights would pop-out like bright round bubbles. Then converted it into B&W to make it a little more dramatic. Like this one too because although the lights are the main attraction you can still see very subtly the building structure.

Asique otra foto que tome a la noche de un edificio todo iluminado con luces. Sub-expuse & saque todo fuera de foco para que las luces resaltaran en la oscuridad como burbujas de luz. Luego la converti a blanco y negro para darle un poco mas de drama a la foto. Me gusto como quedo porque a pesar de que la principal attraccion son las luces, todavia se puede ver muy sutilmente la estructura del edificio.

Backlight Party Dispenser

So went to Euro Disney with my beautiful girls and as we walked back after an exhausting day there was this series of Coca-Cola dispensers lit up with bright yellow and red colors...it made them look like dispensers of fun & as kids walked by it attracted them like bees to honey. Their last chance before heading back home.

Fuimos con mis chicas a Euro Disney y cuando caminabamos de vuelta despues de un dia agotador nos cruzamos con esta serie de dispensores de Coca-Cola iluminados de vibrantes colores amarillo y rojo...los hacia parecer como dispensors de alegria, & lograba atraer a todo chico que pasara como miel a las abejas. La ultima opportunidad de antes de enprender la vuelta a casa.