Puntos suspensivos...

2011 Wrap up

2011-12-31T19:00:00.011+01:00

All in all, 2011 has been a good year. Professionally I joined a different group in January and had the opportunity to learn a lot literally from day one. I also had the ~~opportunity~~ obligation to do a bit of unexpected travelling, for example to New York, Tokyo and Christchurch, marking the first time for me to travel around the world. And then there was the holidays to add to this. No wonder the number of posts this year is an all time high. I hope quality did not suffer because of quantity. In the middle of everything else, I found time to organise my second exhibition which, if everything goes according to plan, will have a rerun in El Toboso later in 2012.

The new year starts pretty much the same. My job has new challenges and new opportunities, never a place to get bored. I have a business trip to New Zealand planned for January. As usual, many things can change, but if it actually happens, I should be able to find the time to take the photos I could not take last time. And from experience, there will be other trips during the year and I am looking forward to it.

However, as you know, this is all secondary, and the only things I wish for the new year for me and my family are health, harmony and love. You can never have enough of these.

In case you are wondering, the photo on this post was selected by my sister.

El 2011 ha sido un buen año, tanto en lo personal como en lo profesional. Por un lado mi nuevo trabajo, aunque parecido al anterior, me ha dado la oportunidad de hacer unos pocos viajes, con Nueva York, Tokyo y Nueva Zelanda en un lugar prominente de la lista. Pocos pero interesantes, brindándome incluso la oportunidad de dar mi primera vuelta al mundo. Si añades las vacaciones, no es de extrañar que el número de entradas de este año haya sido el más alto de la corta historia de este blog que ahora se acerca a los cinco años de vida. También encontré el tiempo para preparar mi segunda exhibición en Berlín, que tuvo una acogida favorable entre los amigos que vieron las fotos. Por casualidades de la vida, las fotos se volverán a exponer en el 2012, esta vez en su lugar de origen, El Toboso.

El nuevo año empieza más o menos de forma similar, con un viaje a Nueva Zelanda planeado en enero. Si finalmente voy otra vez a Christchurch, espero tener un poco más de tiempo disponible para tomar más fotos. De todas formas, la experiencia me dice que habrá más oportunidades para viajar por motivos de trabajo y es algo que me apetece bastante de vez en cuando.

Aunque todo esto es importante, lo que le pido al 2012 no son más y mejores fotos, sino salud, armonía y amor para mi familia. Nunca se tiene bastante de estas cosas.

La foto que acompaña esta foto ha sido seleccionada por mi hermana.

Glühwein

2011-12-27T00:05:00.000+01:00

Tomada en el Mercadillo de época de Leipzig.

Felices Fiestas

2011-12-24T00:05:00.002+01:00

Secando hojas de tabaco

2011-12-23T00:05:00.000+01:00

Not sure how well it works to dry the tobacco leaves in December in Leipzig, but it definitely adds a touch of authenticity to the shop.

Gazelle

2011-12-22T00:05:00.001+01:00

Tiovivo de época

2011-12-21T00:05:00.000+01:00

Este tiovivo estaba en el vestíbulo este de la estación de Leipzig. Creo que era de los años cincuenta y éste no era el único coche con un aroma y un acabado especial. Una delicia para grandes y pequeños.

Retocando la realidad

2011-12-20T00:05:00.001+01:00

La foto de arriba es un anuncio de una cámara que, por lo que se ve, tiene un zoom bastante bueno. Excepto que parece estar trucada (pinchar en las fotos para verlas más grandes). Y si han trucado esto, qué más habrán trucado?

Leipzig - Hauptbahnhof

2011-12-19T00:05:00.000+01:00

While my daughter was in the Opera, I went for a walk and ended up in the main train station. They have a few old trains on exhibition. If you add the rain outside on Sunday morning, it makes for a perfect plan.

Natural vignette

2011-12-18T00:05:00.004+01:00

I usually add a vignette to my photos before they are framed. I just like the effect. But sometimes, the photos actually look like that straight from the camera. Like this one I took in Augustusplatz in Leipzig some weeks ago.

Outrageous

2011-12-17T00:05:00.001+01:00

I took this photo not because of its high artistic content (debatable), but because I thought it was funny to discount 5 cents on a pair of shoes which are 550 euros.

On a related topic, I guess some people must think, how come anybody can spend such an outrageous amount of money in a simple camera?

Homenaje a M. C. Escher

2011-12-16T00:05:00.002+01:00

Mädlerpassage

2011-12-15T00:05:00.002+01:00

Jägerhof - Leipzig

2011-12-14T00:05:00.001+01:00

La gracia de esta foto es tener la paciencia de esperar hasta que no pasa nadie para tomar las fotos.

Ópera de Leipzig

2011-12-13T00:05:00.002+01:00

A esta foto le falta espacio por arriba, lo malo de no tener un gran angular. Tenía el trípode en la mochila pero estaba lloviendo un poco y era un engorro sacarlo para hacer una panorámica en condiciones (aunque esta foto la hice a pie firme y no quedó mal).

Ashes

2011-12-12T00:05:00.000+01:00

Products of India

2011-12-10T00:05:00.001+01:00

One of the stands had a huge selection of indian spices. Maybe something for the foodies in Berlin. I was just happy taking a photo and I must admit I hardly recognise any of the names.

Rastro en Berlín

2011-12-08T00:05:00.001+01:00

This is the photo that got me the bollocking from one of the sellers. After proposing to delete the photo, we got to talk and she gave me her card. This cute bags can also be bought on-line here (not my photos! I have no relationship to the shop nor do I endorse their products).

Spoonface

2011-12-06T00:05:00.001+01:00

Amazing what you can do with old spoons, some imagination and a lot of craft. They are for sale in Maybachufer on Saturday mornings.

De muestra, un botón...

2011-12-04T00:05:00.004+01:00

Visité el rastrillo en Maybachufer el sábado pasado y, aunque es bastante pequeño, había unos cuantos puestos bastante interesantes. Y como reza el título de esta entrada, de muestra, un botón...

I visited the flea market in Maybachufer on Saturday and, although quite small, it had some interesting stands. I got to talk to some of the people selling their stuff there, including a spaniard, one south american, one american and, finally, a German lady who gave me a bollocking for not asking for permission to take a photo of her stuff (not the buttons). I have to admit she was right and afterwards I went around asking for permission, and that´s how I got to talk to all those interesting characters. More tk...

Los mejores Puntos Suspensivos de 2011 - Best of 2011

2011-11-27T15:19:00.000+01:00

This post has no photo, or rather, not yet. 2011 has been a prolific year in terms of photos for this blog, partially because of the travelling. I would like to know which photo you like best and, more importantly, why. Most people who read this blog never (or rarely) leave a comment. Until now.

Please take some time and drop one or two lines with your favourite photo. Do it anonimously if you will, but do it. Would you like to have more text? More info on technical details? More ramblings? Less or no ramblings? Do you ever use my photos for something? Better titles?

If you want to know, this is how I came to the idea for this post. If nothing else, I know there is a broad audience. In no particular order, and just from the last few days, there are visitors from: Mexico DF, Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Almería, Sevilla, A Coruña, Santiago de Chile, Merelbeke - Oost-Vlaanderen, Berlin, Tarragona, Granada, Alcoy, Groningen, Madrid, Alcalá de Henares, Barcelona, San Juan de Alicante, Azuay, etc, etc

Esta entrada no tiene foto... todavía. El 2011 se ha dado bastante bien en lo que se refiere a la cantidad de fotos publicadas en este blog, y espero que también en lo que se refiere a la calidad. Me gustaría saber qué foto te gusta más y, especialmente, por qué. Normalmente casi nadie deja comentarios aquí, pero tengo la impresión de que hay más seguidores asiduos que los ocho listados en Friend Connect. Y me gustaría saber que tipo de fotos os gustan. Si prefieres hacerlo de forma anónima, adelante. Te gustaría que escribiera textos más largos? O cómo he hecho la foto? O menos texto? Usas las fotos para algo?

Por si te interesa, esto es lo que me dio la idea para esta entrada. Lo que yo veo en una foto rara vez tiene que ver con lo que tú ves en la misma foto. Sois varios y de muchos sitios los que seguís el blog. Según las estadísticas de los últimos días, ha habido visitas de los siguiente sitios (orden aleatorio): Mexico DF, Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Almería, Sevilla, A Coruña, Santiago de Chile, Merelbeke - Oost-Vlaanderen, Berlin, Tarragona, Granada, Alcoy, Groningen, Madrid, Alcalá de Henares, Barcelona, San Juan de Alicante, Azuay, y varios más que me dejo en el tintero.

Brunch

2011-11-26T15:02:00.000+01:00

Para variar, una entrada no programada y con foto reciente, tomada hace sólo unas horas.

Kreuzberg - Graffiti

2011-11-22T00:05:00.005+01:00

Una opción para mantener tu fachada "limpia" de graffitis es hacer un mural, ya que está mal visto que los graffiteros destrocen la obra de un colega. Este graffiti está al lado de la puerta de la entrada anterior.

Bitte keine Werbung

2011-11-20T00:05:00.002+01:00

El cartelito enmarcado en azul dice "Bitte keine Werbung", que se puede traducir por "Por favor, no echar publicidad (en los buzones)".

Yo no sé si la publicidad será un problema en Kreuzberg, pero desde luego los graffitis lo son. Da pena ver calles enteras de esta guisa.

Chapas

2011-11-18T00:05:00.000+01:00

Al ir a cruzar un puente sobre el canal en Kreuzberg me di cuenta de la cantidad de chapas incrustadas entre los adoquines. Ni que decir tiene que la mayoría eran de cerveza.

Festival of Lights - Berlin

2011-11-16T00:05:00.002+01:00

Believe it or not, this was "right first time", which was sort of lucky because be the time I got to the N I had to stop to think how to do the mirror image (painting the letters from "behind").

There was somebody behind my camera watching me as I was light-painting. When I was finished he was kind of curious to see the result so I let him have a look at the screen. And he smiled.

Festival of Lights - Gendarmenmarkt

2011-11-14T00:05:00.003+01:00

By the time we took this one, my feet were already starting to complain (sort of chilly night!). I have the feeling it would have been better to do the photo with some light available, but you can not have it all.

Looking at it now, just wondering if from the composition point of view, it would have been better to keep walking a bit to get the concert hall properly into the photo. But then, without a wide lens sometimes there is so much you can do.

Festival of Lights - Kaisersaal

2011-11-12T00:05:00.003+01:00

Las dos damas del fondo no dejaban de hacerse fotos en el espejo (con flash!) y con la cantidad de gente que había esa noche era imposible sacar una foto limpia. Por suerte, esto siempre está disponible así que ya volveré alguna otra vez.

Festival of Lights - Potsdamer Platz

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Festival of Lights 2011

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Autumn is here

2011-11-06T00:05:00.006+01:00

Since I always schedule the entries, they may be a bit off by the time they appear in the blog. This was a couple of weeks ago. It is still sunny and unusually warm for November, but most leaves are now piling up on the streets.

Frozen news

2011-11-04T00:05:00.002+01:00

This photo was taken a few weeks after this one, pretty much on the same spot and on a similarly sunny Saturday morning. But temperatures have dropped drastically, which you can guess from the change in clothes.

Marketing Tools

2011-11-02T00:05:00.004+01:00

My eye first caught the drawing, and only later I noticed the code next to it. Marketing works.

Getting close

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Sol y Sombra

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Holidays!

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Potsdamer Platz - Sony Center

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Creo que me gusta más esta panorámica que la que hice el año pasado. No tengo muy claro si esto se debe a un mejor ojo fotográfico.

I like this one better than this other one I took last year around this time. This is taken from the bar of the Cinemaxx on an exceedingly warm evening for October in Berlin. No surprise it was full of people.

Topographie des Terrors (ii)

2011-10-23T00:05:00.004+02:00

This photo is taken from the "west" side of the Wall.

Topographie des Terrors

2011-10-20T00:05:00.016+02:00

After ten years in Berlin, I finally found the time to visit this exhibition. the silence is impressive, inside and outside. People walk from one stand to the other, from one picture to the next and, more often than not, you struggle to understand how all this could happen.

Because of the silence it was quite embarrasing to take this photo, as the sound of the camera was like thunder on my ears and I sort of expected everyone to turn round and look at me. But nobody did. Maybe just too deep on their thoughts.

Capitales

2011-10-17T00:05:00.001+02:00

I took this one in New Zealand earlier this year. At the time I was wondering if this was the same all around the world or if the signs are customized. I was actually quite surprised to see that I have been to most of these places, which reminds of a very old post.

Planufer

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Theater am Planufer

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Lazy Saturday morning

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Lying on graffities

2011-10-05T00:05:00.002+02:00

I saw this lady when I was walking along the northern side of the channel, but I could not figure out how to frame her into a photo without being too intrusive. I went to the opposite side and the photo was just there waiting to be taken. As an added bonus, she started reading a book.

Texting

2011-10-02T00:05:00.000+02:00

I would have actually preferred her to be reading a book instead of texting something on her mobile. It would have been a slightly better fit for the Serenity series.

Otoño en Kreuzberg

2011-09-28T00:05:00.001+02:00

Weather was great during the last weekend of September. I went for a short walk around here and got a few nice shots that will be showing here in the next few days, including a couple in my Serenity series.

Alemañol

2011-09-24T00:05:00.020+02:00

De vez en cuando mis hijos nos regalan perlas de ese maravilloso idioma que es el alemañol. Por ejemplo, (entonando la canción) Cumpleaños viel Gluck!

One year ago

2011-09-20T00:05:00.006+02:00

One year ago I was in Xi'an (China) and Hanoi (Vietnam), on a business trip. This year I would have had to go to Athens in a couple of weeks, but I kindly declined due to private reasons. The photo above was taken as I strolled away from the touristic center on my own. By the time I was really far away from my hotel, the battery of my camera said enough is enough, so I took this photo with my mobile (actually two photos stitched).
When I returned home, I bought a spare battery, which has served me well on a number of occassions. Still, all the batteries in the world do not help if you forget your memory card...

Jaque mate

2011-09-16T00:05:00.003+02:00

My daughter has started learning how to play chess at school. We had a go at it some days ago and she still has to learn a few basics. For example, that it is ok to take your opponent´s knight and you do not need to worry about the horse´s well being. And that crying when somebody takes your Queen is not required. I did not foresee that and had to hug her while she was sobbing at the view of her Queen by the side of the board. I was trying to make the point that you should watch where you place your Queen, a chess board is a dangerous place. Luckily for me we did not finish the game, as her brother came with the brilliant idea to swipe clean the board in one single move of the arm...

Berlin 2011

2011-09-12T00:05:00.002+02:00

Already 10 years living in Berlín. And so many wonderful things have happened in this decade...

Cast Iron District

2011-09-08T21:12:00.000+02:00

Stolzes Käseland

2011-09-03T00:05:00.000+02:00

We wanted to see how cheese is made in one of the local shops. To my big surprise, they had this up on the wall, in German. No idea where they got it from, but it was a nice fit to our multilingual family.

Inside the Intrepid

2011-08-30T00:05:00.001+02:00

New York - Library

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F36

2011-08-22T00:05:00.000+02:00

I had been wanting to take one of these silky-water-effect photos for quite some time and I had the chance a couple of weeks back. I took this one during our holidays, on a rainy day on the Baltic Sea (they seem to have quite a few of these over there). I have no ND filters to reduce the amount of light further and get the silky effect on the water, so even at F36 and ISO 100 the exposure time was still two seconds. Luckily for me there was no wind at all and the sea looked pretty flat itself without photo tricks. The one unexpected factor was the movement of the sea bridge, which spoiled quite a few shots. But I have learned the trick and took more than one.

En un lugar de Berlín...

2011-08-19T00:05:00.006+02:00

Mañana tengo que ir a recoger las fotos, ya que termina la exposición. Supongo que es hora de hacer más fotos...

A la cuadragésima va la vencida...

2011-08-16T00:05:00.001+02:00

Most of my photos do not require a lot of preparation. This one above did not require a lot of preparation either. But getting the timing right and "learning" to drop the lemon into the flower vase so that it would present a good view, that took time. Actually, some 40 trials, give or take a few.

Los Angeles

2011-08-13T00:05:00.001+02:00

Although only in transit, we had to go through inmigration and we were actually able to leave the airport terminal building. Unfortunately we only had a few hours available and I tried to catch up a bit with my sleep trying to readjust to my time zone.

Christchurch - NZ

2011-08-10T00:05:00.000+02:00

I did not really get to see anything in NZ. On the day of arrival we tried to get close to the city center, but it was just not possible. While I was there, there was one small earthquake during the night. For a few seconds, the bed was moving and then, nothing. Lucky.

Korean Air - A380

2011-08-07T00:05:00.006+02:00

OK, this photo is not particularly artistic, therefore no vignette, no frame, no signature. But travelling is not only being somewhere, it is also getting there...

Tokyo - Collection

2011-08-04T00:05:00.001+02:00

El resto de las fotos de Tokyo están aquí / Some more photos from Tokyo are here

Rainbow bridge

2011-08-01T00:05:00.001+02:00

Although I did not know when I took the photo, I would cross this bridge about an hour later on the way to the airport.

Ojizō-sama

2011-07-29T00:05:00.009+02:00

Taken from Wikipedia. I knew about it because a colleague mentioned to me the night before while visiting the Tokyo Tower.

In Japan, Ksitigarbha, known as Jizō, or Ojizō-sama as he is respectfully known, is one of the most loved of all Japanese divinities. His statues are a common sight, especially by roadsides and in graveyards. Traditionally, he is seen as the guardian of children, particularly children who died before their parents. Since the 1980s, he has been worshiped as the guardian of the souls of mizuko, the souls of stillborn, miscarried or aborted fetuses. In Japanese mythology, it is said that the souls of children who die before their parents are unable to cross the mythical Sanzu River on their way to the afterlife because they have not had the chance to accumulate enough good deeds and because they have made the parents suffer. It is believed that Jizō saves these souls from having to pile stones eternally on the bank of the river as penance, by hiding them from demons in his robe, and letting them hear mantras.

Pulir cera, dar cera

2011-07-26T00:05:00.000+02:00

Sello

2011-07-23T00:05:00.000+02:00

Lo peor de ir por Tokyo es la sensación de perderse tantas cosas por no entenderlas.

Entrada del templo

2011-07-20T00:05:00.002+02:00

Zōjō-ji

2011-07-17T00:05:00.003+02:00

On the day I was departing from Tokyo, I woke up very early and, rather than going back to bed, I decided to do a bit of exploring with day light. It was very fortunate that I did so because I could enjoy this temple and the gardens around it pretty much on my own, which gave me a nice sense of peace and also the feeling I had seen something of Tokyo.

Shinjuku (ii)

2011-07-14T00:05:00.000+02:00

Interestingly for me, I had not seen "Lost in translation" before going to Tokyo. But I got to watch it a few days later on the flight between Auckland and Los Angeles, which made for perfect timing.

Shinjuku (i)

2011-07-11T00:05:00.001+02:00

The second (and last) evening, we went to the Shinjuku district. Before going for dinner I had about an hour to walk around and get a glimpse of the neon lights. Once in the restaurant, the question came up if I had taken any pictures. I replied that five or six and they seemed genuinely disappointed, but everything was clear after I explained I went for quality rather than quantity...

Tokyo Tower

2011-07-08T00:05:00.000+02:00

Cuando estuve en Manhattan, pensé que la vista nocturna era impresionante. Pues bien, creo que Tokyo es, por su tamaño, todavía más impresionante.

A few months back, when I was in Manhattan, I remember thinking the night view from the Top of the Rock was certainly impressive. Well, I stand by my words, but I find Tokyo is even more impressive with its sheer size, no matter where you look at from the Tokyo Tower.

Tokyo - View from hotel

2011-07-05T00:05:00.001+02:00

After a day of travelling and a long day at work, this is the view that was waiting for me when we finally made it to the hotel.

Vuelta al mundo

2011-07-02T17:18:00.000+02:00

Vuelta al mundo auf einer größeren Karte anzeigen

Después de una intensa semana de trabajo, ya estoy de vuelta en casa. A veces pienso que los viajes de trabajo están sobrevalorados. Todos los aeropuertos se parecen mucho...

I´m glad that I am back at home after a long week. I almost spent as much time travelling as actually working. But the experience was very much worth it. My first time around the world.

Wittenberg (ii)

2011-06-24T00:05:00.002+02:00

Wittenberg (i)

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Disfrutando del atardecer

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Varado en la arena

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Hand in hand strolling down the beach...

2011-06-11T21:41:00.000+02:00

An einem Orte der Mancha...

2011-06-07T00:05:00.002+02:00

Expondré las fotos de esta serie en la biblioteca Ingeborg-Drewitz de Berlín, del 11 de Julio al 20 de Agosto.

Als ich als kleines Kind in den Sommerferien meine Großeltern in ihrem Dorf besuchte, war ich mehr an Spielplätzen und am Fahrradfahren interessiert, als am Dorf selbst und dem, was es als Heimatdorf meiner Mutter zu bieten hatte.

Ich war schon lange nicht mehr in El Toboso gewesen, außer bei der Beerdigung meiner Großeltern, nicht wirklich eine gute Gelegenheit, meinem Hobby des Fotografierens nachzugehen. In diesem Jahr haben wir seit langer Zeit zum ersten Mal beschlossen, die Osterfeiertage dort zu verbringen, und was ich sah, war völlig anders als das, was ich aus meiner Kindheit in Erinnerung hatte. Die Strassen sahen besser aus als früher, die Häuser waren erneuert worden - aber wenn man wußte, wo man hinschauen sollte, konnte man immer noch den alten Charme von El Toboso und La Mancha entdecken. Beide sind für so viele Dinge berühmt und dienten natürlich nicht zuletzt auch als Kulisse für die Abenteuer des Don Quijote.

Es ist daher sehr passend, dass diese Ausstellung in einer Bibliothek stattfindet, da die Windmühlen, Dulcinea und der geniale Don Quijote in der Literatur zu Hause sind.

Portón - detalle

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Puerta

2011-06-05T00:05:00.001+02:00

Hay algunas casa que están abandonadas y el tiempo no perdona.

Aldaba (ii)

2011-06-04T00:05:00.001+02:00

Aldaba (i)

2011-06-03T00:05:00.002+02:00

Las puertas de los pueblos son una fuente casi inagotable de fotos. A veces por las aldabas, otras por los clavos, por los colores, por la madera agrietada debido al paso del tiempo...

Campos de Dulcinea (ii)

2011-06-02T00:05:00.000+02:00

Campos de Dulcinea (i)

2011-06-01T00:05:00.000+02:00

Una de las cosas que se pueden visitar son algunas bodegas. Nosotros visitamos una bastante pequeña donde nos explicaron paso a paso como hacen el vino.

Luz entre las sombras de la tormenta

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Patio

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Aperos (ii)

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Aperos de labranza

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Entrada

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Bajo siete llaves

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Patio del Múseo Gráfico del Humor, El Toboso

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Casa de Dulcinea

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llegamos casi a la hora de cerrar así que nos recorrimos la casa museo en diez minutos. Ésta debe ser la panorámica más rápida que he hecho en mi vida. Y parece que ha quedado mejor que la mayoría...

San Antonio Abad, El Toboso (ii)

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San Antonio Abad, El Toboso (i)

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Y, por fin, ésta es la iglesia por dentro. Tuve la suerte de entrar cuando no había nadie y no había luces encendidas.

Bajo el tejado

2011-05-18T00:05:00.000+02:00

Efectivamente la puerta no estaba cerrada con llave, así que la abrí y me asomé. De nuevo me pareció estar en una película de Indiana Jones al ver las destartaladas pasarelas de madera en la penumbra bajo el techo (5s a ISO 400 y F8). Aunque no se aprecia muy bien, el "suelo" son las bóvedas de la iglesia y, ni que decir tiene, no puse un pie fuera del umbral de la puerta por si acaso.

La puerta

2011-05-17T00:05:00.000+02:00

Después de un buen rato arriba y de hacer fotos bajo las cuatro campanas, bajé de nuevo más contento que unas pascuas. Al llegar al descansillo me fijé en esta puerta, no sólo por su calidad fotográfica, sino porque no parecía tener candado. Y la pregunta obviamente era, qué habrá detrás de esa puerta?

La solución mañana...

El Toboso (ii)

2011-05-16T00:05:00.000+02:00

Podría decir que la cosa negra es el badajo de una de las campanas, pero lo cierto es que me comí un trozo de cielo al hacer la panorámica. En mi descargó diré que estaba agachado contra el poyal intentando mantener la cabeza baja por si la campana empezaba a moverse y preguntándome como no se me había ocurrido preguntarle al párroco si las campanas daban las horas o no.

Como se puede apreciar, había varias tormentas cerca del pueblo, lo cual también hacía que me preguntara cuales son las posibilidades de que caiga un rayo en una campana mientras alguien está debajo haciendo fotos.

Campanario

2011-05-15T00:05:00.000+02:00

Subiendo al campanario

2011-05-14T00:05:00.000+02:00

La escalera que conduce al campanario es angosta, con escalones desgastados y, a tramos, bastante oscura. El párroco me abrió la puerta que da a la calle y me acompañó el primer tramo de escaleras hasta un descansillo bastante amplio a la altura del tejado. Allí me dejó y me sentí como Indiana Jones...

El Toboso (i)

2011-05-13T00:05:00.000+02:00

Ésta es el Templo Parroquial San Antonio Abad, en El Toboso. Tuve el privilegio de poder subir a la torre y disfrutar de la magnífica vista desde el campanario.

I was very fortunate to be allowed to go up to where the bells are and enjoy the view from up there. And, no surprise here, I had my camera with me...

Learning on the Sun...

2011-05-11T22:47:00.000+02:00

Otra foto de la serie Serenity, dedicada a las que están de guardia.