The Bizarre World of the Office Buildings

This is a close-up of  the Chicago's bizarre office world. Well, it's a little bit a strong contrast to the Venice architecture but I love them both. The modern and the "old" world.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords:  USA, Chicago, Office world, Architecture 

Stressed Rope - Paris

I photographed this scene at Paris / Seine / Notre Dame.

 Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 16-35mm  F2.8 II (at 16mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/13sec

- F22

- -1/3 exposure correction

- developed in Lightroom

- finished in CS3

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Paris, Notre Dame, Seine, City, France, Rope

Orange Sight

La Défense, Paris is a futuristic office area and a great place for abstract photography.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: La Défense, Paris, France, Orange, Face, Sight

Notre Dame de Paris

A well know place in Paris - Notre Dame / the river "Seine" and on the right site Ile St-Louis which is also a very old and beautiful neighborhood. 

 Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III

- Canon 24-70mm  F2.8 (at 70mm)

- ISO 100

- 1/80sec

- F22

- -1/3 exposure correction

- developed in Lightroom

- Pano of 14 pictures

- stitched in PtGui

- finished in CS3

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Paris, Notre Dame, Seine, City, France

Need to be Fixed !

Well, this concrete needs to be fixed ... and the sign indicates the place ;-)

If you love old colerful walls than you have to go to Havana. They can tell you wonderful stories.

Enjoy it ;-)

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Wall, Concrete, Color, Story

Street Scene - Centro Havana

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Street, Scene, Urban

Waiting for ...

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Chair, Urban

Corrugated Iron Sheet / Havana

I captured this old iron sheet in Centro Habana (Cuba).

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Iron sheet, Cuba, Havana, Urban

Proud !

Regards,

Gerry



Keywords: US, New York, Statue of Liberty , NYC, Proud

2 x 3

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Bench, City, Abstract

Flatiron Building

Regards,

Gerry


Keywords: New York, Flatirion Building, Urban, City

Backroad Bench

Walking through darkness but having no plan - there is a bench - should I take a rest ?

I photographed this scene somewhere downtown in New York City but I didn't take a rest ;-)

Regards,

Gerry


Keywords: New York, Backroad, Bench, Downtown, City, Urban

Ultimate Decay

The destruction is progressing at high speed and the beautiful architecture will disappear. It's a pitty.

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Architecture, Urban

3-6-1

3 = 3 apartments
6 = 6 rooms
1 = 1 roof


Regards,

Gerry


Keywords: Havana, Cuba, City, Urban, old Cars

Havana Car HDT 458 - Broken Windshield

The car HDT 458 has a damaged windshield ..... but the driver's side is ok ;-)


Regards,

Gerry


Keywords: Havana, Cuba, City, Urban, old Cars

Prado - Havana

Considered by many visitors the Paseo del Prado is one of the most beautiful streets in Havana.

Enjoy it ;-)

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, City, Pano, Prado, Urban

Dome of the Capitolio Nacional - Havana

This is just a selection of the beautiful dome of the Capitolio Nacional - Havana. El Capitolio, or the National Capitol Building in Havana, Cuba, was the seat of government in Cuba until the Cuban Revolution in 1959, and is now home to the Cuban Academy of Sciences.

Enjoy it ;-)

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, City, Urban, Capitolio, Nacional, Dome

Pale Green Havana Car

Everything was just perfect. The big clouds and this pale green Havana car.

Enjoy it ;-)

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, City, Urban, old Cars

Havana Car with no License

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, City, Urban, old Cars

Havana Cars

Enjoy it ;-)

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, City, Urban, old Cars

Taxi Interior / Havana

The old Havana taxis are 40 years old or even more and they are still frequently used.

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, City, Urban, old Cars

Old Havana Car - HFU 009

I like these old cars, it seems that you can find these "rolling-wrecks" all over the place. Don't ask about the pollution - it's like another world. If they start the engine or just accelerate a little bit the sky is dark blue. The oil must be pretty cheap ;-)

Enjoy it ;-)

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, City, Urban, old Cars

Bepi Sua likes it Colorful

What a colorful house ! ....but where is this house located? Well, there is only one place on earth with such colorful housewalls ...... yes - it's Burano.

Enjoy it ;-)

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Venice, Burano, Abstract, House, Color

Giuseppe's Home

Giuseppe who works in a cigar factory isn't at home now. But it was always a pleasure to talk with him and his cigars and all the other things.

Regards,

Gerry


Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Urban, Door,

Where are the Kids?

What a great basketball field. It's located between two old houses in the middle of the heart of La Habana Vieja. But where are the kids?

Ahhh, they are at schools!

Regards,

Gerry


Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Urban, Basketball

Havana Wall Art

Photographed somewhere in Centro Habana.

Regards, Gerry

The 28. September is over .....

The Cuban people celebrate the annivesary of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) in Old Havana on September 28. The visitors are gone ... but the chair is still there ....

By the way, the CDRs are assigned to every block of houses in Cuba to take care of medical assistance if needed and guarding neighbourhoods by controlling people's movements and activities.

Kind regards,

Gerry


Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Chair, CDR, Urban

Strawberry and Chocolate

Another beautiful and famous staircase in Centro Habana that leads you to the place where the film “Strawberry and Chocolate” (Spanish: Fresa y Chocolate) was made.

The award winning film “Strawberry and Chocolate” is a Cuban-Spanish-Mexican co-produced film, directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío, based on the short story "The Wolf, The Forest and the New Man" written by Senel Paz in 1990. Senel Paz also wrote the screenplay for the film.

By the way, the staircase will lead you to a fantastic restaurant “Paladar La Guarida”. So if you stay in Havana that’s the place to go out for dinner ;-)

Enjoy it !

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Staircase, Chocolate, Strawberry, Urban

The Kids are gone....

Where are the kids? No Kids - no Live - there is only a strange silence.....

Kind regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Silence

Piedro's Car

This is Piedro's car and he is proud to own such a great US car. He got the car from his grandfather and maybe he will pass it to his son. Maybe...

Kind regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Cuba, Havana, Car, City

One Bottle Vinegare !

A local Cuban grocery store offers you a bottle of Vinegare! Do you like a salad tonight?

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Store, Grocery

Moody and Red Light Staircase

The same scene but developed with different Lightroom settings. So, what do you think? Which one do you prefer?

Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, Cuba, Abstract

The old Havana Staircase

The old Havana’s staircases are amazing. The high walls are normally covered with dozen of layers of various colors and the walls as well as the concrete are marked by life. Each staircase has its own secret and sometimes some names, love stories or political shibboleths can be deciphered.


Regards,

Gerry

Keywords: Havana, City, Staircase, Cuba, Abstract

The 8 O'Clock Train brings the Rain / Chicago

The 8 O'clock train was approaching .... just before the rain started to fall ...

Have great day !

Regards,

Gerry

La Défense, Paris, France

La Défense is the modern high-rise business district of Paris / France. With over 150'000 daily workers and 3.5 million square meters of office space it's Europe's largest business center. La Défense is located a few kilometers west of Paris and can be easily reached by the world famous Metro.

If you like modern architecture, then this is the place you have to visit in Paris. This futuristic looking area with all the various glass and steel skyscrapers is absolutely amazing - breath taking.

Enjoy the green bridge ;-)


Regards, Gerry