The beautiful Barcelona is home for fanciful masterpieces of Antonio Gaudi. I thought I’d had pretty good grasp on the architectures of Gaudi’s but I didn’t anticipate the subtle interior design when I get into some of his buildings.

This is the Casa Batlló. I was surprised by every turn when I was inside, and it was always inspirational. I wonder whether you have ever played Myst? This place reminded me of Myst–except Gaudi had come up with the ideas so long ago–in 1877! And those designs were not only for beauty but large sums of functionality built-in too. Simply moving cool air from room to room is stylish and unexpected.

The Window of Life

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• Date Taken2010-09-22 07:40:05
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/1000
• Aperture2.8
• ISO800
• Focal Length14.0 mm
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Of all of Gaudi’s masterworks, this is definitely the most impressive. It’s a shame he never got to see it before he died. The guy is an absolute genius. To be able to design all of this on paper is just well beyond my scope of creativity. It would be hard enough just doing it with today’s computers and architecture/design programs.

I did get some special access here to be able to go up to the balcony where the Pope gets to chill when he comes for services. The photos up there were also quite spectacular. I could have spent all day in here.

Barcelona, Spain

The Gaudi Masterpiece

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• Date Taken2017-04-30 08:27:25
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time1
• Aperture8
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
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• Exposure ProgramManual
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I think that it’s likely that when most people think of Ibiza they think of drinking, dancing and generally craziness. What they maybe don’t realise is that the island has some fantastically character filled coastline. Here’s a little chunk of it at sunset.

Ibiza Sunset

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• Date Taken2010-09-24 17:34:22
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/45
• Aperture8
• ISO100
• Focal Length14.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+1

Man, it’s been so long since I was outside NZ it almost feels like the rest of the world may no longer exist. Not sure when I’ll be able to do a trip like the Camino in Spain again, it’s certainly a complex undertaking at the best of times! One thing I didn’t expect on that trip when preparing was such extreme mist in the mornings… I’d imagined quite dry conditions overall but that definitely wasn’t the case.

Misty Memories

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• Date Taken2018-09-29 18:18:06
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/200
• Aperture4
• ISO5000
• Focal Length70.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

It’s not often that people pair churches with amusement parks. Maybe that is the way forward for religion though given numbers are dropping all over the place. Lure in the kids…

Speaking of Tibidabo it reminds me of Friends, which reminds me of my Russian friend Olya who learned a lot of her English (and cultural knowledge of America) from watching Friends back when she lived in Russia.

Exploring Tibidabo

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• Date Taken2017-04-30 19:28:48
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time2
• Aperture32
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
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Gaudi’s masterpiece here in Barcelona is probably the most stunning religious structure I’ve ever been inside. I was lucky and I was given special access to a few areas only the Pope gets to visit. He has like is own “Papal Balcony” where he can kind of lord over the congregation. I suppose if you’re the Pope, you just get anything you want. You’re like, hey, I want my own balcony, and then the church just kinda does it for you. This cathedral broke ground way back in 1882 and they are still working on it. It’s probably taking them a while to complete this amazing behemoth because the Spanish have four-hour lunches.
From the Worship collection on Foundation.

The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, Spain

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• Date Taken2017-04-30 08:35:26
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• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time1
• Aperture8
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
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I’m fairly sure I captured this when over in Europe for my walk along the Camino with Kevin Kelly and the rest of the gang… couldn’t tell you where I took it from though. I do love how all these old European cities are carved into the land. 🙂

A Little Chunk of Europe

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• Date Taken2018-09-20 09:54:27
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1
• Aperture4
• ISO800
• Focal Length75.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
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Right at the end of this 40km hike, we ended up here where all the pilgrims do. After having a big farewell dinner, we all went and had some more drinks, Then I headed out to take photos through the night till I was exhausted. I was already pretty tired just from the hike, but I used all the power I had left for one last sesh of photos.

Nearing the End of the Santiago

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• Date Taken2018-10-02 07:03:59
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time3.2
• Aperture8
• ISO100
• Focal Length75.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
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