Tag Archives: Madrid
Some new textures
While tooling around Queens, NY, recently, I spotted this vintage Ford Falcon: (I’ve blurred the license plate with Photoshop to protect the owner’s privacy.) Thought it might be fun to apply some Photoscape cross processing and vignetting for a more … Continue reading
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Tagged fire hydrant, Ford Falcon, Hyannis, iPhone, JoesSistah, Madrid, Mass., NY, old signs, Photoscape, Plaza de Cibeles, Polarize, Queens, schmap.com, Spain, textures, vintage bus
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Ms., not Mrs.
OK, I’m switching to Ms. Pearl. Don’t get me wrong–I love being married–but Mrs. sounds a little too…quaint. Old-fashioned. And I’m not that. On to photography. Here are some more shots taken on our honeymoon in Spain…. On our first night … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, photography, Travel
Tagged 7Up, crane, Madrid, models, Parque el Retiro, Plaça de Cibeles, Plaça Mayor, Spain, Thyssen Art Museum cafe
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Spanish honeymoon
As I’ve posted before, my husband and I went to Spain on our honeymoon last year. Neither of us had been there before and it was his first trip to the Continent. We traveled to Madrid, Seville and Barcelona. I … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, photography, Travel
Tagged cherubs, fountain, Madrid, metro stop, Metropolis building, Plaça Mayor, Spain
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L’heure bleue
I just learned something interesting. There’s a phenomenon called “l’heure bleue” or “blue hour” where the sky turns a gorgeous blue just before sunrise and after sunset. What’s amazing is that you can’t see this color with the naked eye–it … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, photography, winter
Tagged blue hour, church steeple, dusk, Madrid, snow, winter light
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Pearls & Prose 