Tag Archives: Beach
El misterio vive: Rapa Nui journal, Part III (and final).
There’s only a beach on Easter Island: as it’s to be expected, it comes with a bit of tourist infrastructure. But stop that image that’s forming in your mind, the one with all-inclusive resorts and a W Hotel with unz-unz-unz … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Chile
Tagged Ahu, Ahu Tahai, Anakena, Beach, Clouds, Easter Island, horses, Isla de Pascua, Milky Way, Moai, Navel of the world, Ocean, Pacific, Pale blue dot, Palm, Pescado, Poike, Rapa Nui, Ship, Stargazing, Stars, Sunrise, Sunset, Tahai, Te Pito Kura, Te Pito o Te Henua, Tongariki
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Snæfellsnes wide-angle.
The 9-18mm lenses I’ve just bought are, in the words of the photographer who won the chance of endorsing them, “perfect for panoramas”. In a rare astronomical conjunction where marketing met reality and they both shook hands with user requirements … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Iceland
Tagged 9-18mm, Ari Þorgilsson, Íslendigabók, Ólafsvík, Búðir, Beach, Columbus, Cristopher Columbus, Europe, Grundarfjörður, Guðriður, Guðriður Þorbjarnardóttir, Hellissandur, Iceland, Ingjaldshóll, Island, Kirkjufell, Laugarsbrekka, Lýsudalur, Mountain, nature, Neil Young, Olympus, Panorama, Photography, Sea, Sky, Snæfellsnes, Snow, Víðförla, Wide angle
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A change of scenery.
Sometimes it’s good to venture outside one’s comfort zone, trying out something new and unusual, something that one would by default be drawn to dismiss as not in line with his expectations, or taste. I’m conscious that this can sound odd, but … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Bermuda
Tagged Americas, Atlantic, Beach, Bermuda, Caribbean, Fairmont, Horseshoe bay, Island, Southampton, Tropics, Warwick bay
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On the Praia: life on Rio’s beaches.
The kilometres-long arc of sand glitters under the rays of the late afternoon sun. The green-blue sea breaks in white sprays of surf, ridden times and times again by kids using themselves as surfboards. Men and women flock in … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Brazil
Tagged Atlantic, Beach, Brazil, Copacabana, Ipanema, Latin America, Praia, Praia do Urca, Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, Sea
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Monkeys, leafy streets and an unlikely name. A tribute to Botafogo.
At 7 o’clock AM, punctual as the council tax bill or the Gol planes noisily gliding towards Santos Dumont airport, they arrived. A small family of marmosets – gray-ish fur, long tail, inquisitive expressions and long white hair sprouting out … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Brazil
Tagged Americas, Bairro, Beach, Borough, Botafogo, Brazil, Carioca, Christ Redeemer, Cristo Redentor, Marmoset, Pao de Azucar, Praha, Rio de Janeiro, Sugar Loaf
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