In the countryside in Romania

These days we are in Greaca, around 65km far from Bucharest, Romania, for a UNESCO action. I've had the chance to take a few hundred photos and I'm glad to present you three of them here, tonight (it's almost midnight in Romania at the time I started writing this).

Impressive colours, even with absolutely no editing. Many photos on the hill of the hotel Domeniul Greaca where we are guests, have this kind of beauty, thanks to the sun's contribution.

And this is what happens after a bit of editing. My little struggling netbook did very well and didn't get stuck in the process! Go ahead, click on the photo to see the slideshow. Come on, do I have to remind you every time?

I did pat myself on the back for this one. "Nice job, dude", I told me before stretching a bit, because patting yourself on the back is a bit hard. It needs flexibility.

What happened here? Just some editing happened. Editing takes a great photo and makes it even better. Check the intensity of the colours. I like this one very much, in case it wasn't undestood.

This is at the entrance of Lumina university, in Bucharest. These tiny boxes with the balconies that are closed and have become another room, are something very common in Bucharest.

Say what you want, but I prefer to live in these boxes in the city than in the countryside.

A rainy day at Trocadero (Eiffel Tower special)

So, today I found myself at Trocadero for a photo shoot that didn't last much but it gave us some quality photos. I got there a bit early, so I took advantage of my time and I got some photos. You know how people go to the Eiffel Tower and take photos mainly of the Eiffel Tower? So did I, but I took some other aspects of the area, which I will prefer to give you today. Behold:

I'm ashamed to admit that I have no idea about the protest that took place today at Trocadero. There were many people and some bikers from all around Europe.

On the background, the base of the Eiffel Tower. You may recognize this area from many photos taken by tourists.

Here you can see some people on the second level. Or not? Some times I think that this blog doesn't exactly provide a lot of information, does it?

I know that you cannot see any details here, but you may click on the photos and see them bigger on a slideshow.

So, everywhere exist barbarians that show no respect to monuments. This is a great example.

As you can see, in the previous photo the Eiffel Tower is imitating the one of Pisa. So, I had to do some cropping and bring it back straight. As a phallic symbol should be.

Stains

I think that I've made it pretty clear that I hate any kind of weather that is not summer. Being able to walk in the streets wearing just a T-shirt is one of the simple things that I enjoy very much. And stupid September is here to take it away. At least in Paris. So many nice things in this city, why the weather has to be like that? Anyway, today I took a few rainy photos today.

This is the photo that gives the title to this post. Notice how the rain drops look like stains.

A click on the photo will show you more details. 27 mm, f./4, ISO 800, 1/800 sec. That's why we can see the drops as drops instead of lines.

This is the banister on the balcony. Little round drops float on the surface of the water.

Here you can see it bigger and with better lighting maybe. Although even the 1/500 sec is not enough to catch the detail correctly.

With 1/60 sec, we can see clearly the raindrops as lines.

By the way, that thing on the right corner is not a heart. Oh, now you cannot unsee it, can you? Well, it could be a very ironic one. According to the weather. Something like 'I '<3' rain!!!!!11!!'

And here, the same photo, in a more miserable editing. With lots of contrast. And sorrow.

Spiders! (+video)

So, while yesterday and today I was working on my first photo shoot (more on that soon) and I wasn't planning to post something, I took out the garbage (it wasn't my initiative but I have a tendency not to take such initiatives and someone had to) and I saw them there. I couldn't miss the chance. I went back upstairs and took the camera. They were still there, waiting for me. Or maybe they were just there because they wanted to, who knows?

In any case, here they are. Beautiful!

Too bad that I couldn't take their front sides without entering the garden, which is kind of prohibited.

Editing! Colours! Watermark! Check the web! DSLR photography is awesome!

This is another one. The photo was a bit underexposed, because I was experimenting in manual mode, trying to make the spider visible on camera.

But I made it. These photos of spiders and insects in general are very popular and I can see why. They are impressive. Click on the photos for the slideshow. 

The first spider from a different angle. Just awesome.

And the editing, of course. Great things, I'm telling you.

And, especially for today, a video! This will show you how a spider can become actually invisible in front of the lens, unless there are some manual changes. You can forget autofocus here!

Zoo reloaded VIII - Vultures edition

Summer has ended, at least on the calendar. The fall is here and, like a vulture, is trying to feed its sickly body with the flesh a still moving summer, celebrating its temporary victory. Well, fuck fall, fuck winter. They'll come and they go again. Like always. But, seriously, fuck them.

Vultures today, my friends. These majestic creatures that symbolize death in a way. The beauty of those magnificent birds against the ugliness of autumn and winter. Once again, fuck autumn and fuck winter. Off we go with the photos.

They get well fed every day. And they share their lunch with swallows mostly, that can enter the cages. The pigeons are a bit too big to pass through.

Check this face better. Under this strange orange thing that looks like a leather towel, you can hear it whispering "death..." Come on closer. Don't be afraid. It won't bite...

A white one. Doesn't look like a vulture in the way we are used to, but believe me, it is.

See it better and edited. You find his haircut funny? I hope that you'll be laughing when its beak is searching through your warm flesh for edible pieces.

Look at those black eyes. This stare. This one will suck out your soul as a first plate before showing you the hard way that, no matter who or what you are, you can still become a delicious vulture meal.

And it won't wait for you to die before starting, no. Vultures don't like to eat alone.