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Photographer’s Note

After a long break, I'm finally back to upload pictures from my trip to Argentina. In the meanwhile, I decided to turn off the points and see how it goes.

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The image shows a detail of the famous cemetery in Buenos Aires with the facades of the buildings of recoleta neighborhood as background. I'm not entirely satisfied with this result and it would be nice to have the background a bit out of focus but I still like the combination between life and death. It wasn't so easy to choose the best angle because of the tombs placed everywhere.

WS1 - double perspective of the narrow streets inside the cemetery.

WS2 - sepia version of a quartet of angels seen from the back.

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LA RECOLETA CEMETERY (source - rough guide to Argentina):

One of the world's most remarkable burial grounds, it presents an exhilarating mixture of architectural whimsy and a panorama of Argentine history. It is an awe-inspiring place, exerting a magnetic attraction on locals and foreigners alike. The giant vaults, stacked along avenues inside the high walls, resemble the rooftops of a fanciful Utopian town from above. The necropolis is a city within a city, a lesson in architectural styles and fashions. In his 1923 poem La Recoleta, Borges eulogized the cemetery and its beautiful graves, with their Latin inscriptions and fateful dates. Another Argentine writer, Martín Cáparros, was even more melancholy: for him, La Recoleta was a magnificent tribute to many great civilizations of the past – from Babylonian and Egyptian, to Roman and Byzantine – and its flamboyant architecture embodied the grandiose hopes of Argentina's heroes and historians that their country would become just as great. But in the end, he concluded, the only fatherland they managed to build was the cemetery itself.
The burial ground is a great place to wander, exploring its narrow streets and wide avenues of yews and cypress trees. The tombs themselves range from simple headstones to bombastic masterpieces built in a variety of styles including Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Secessionist, Neoclassical, Neo-Byzantine and even Neo-Babylonian.
The oldest monumental grave, dating from 1836, is that of Juan Facundo Quiroga, but the cemetery's most famous resident, though, is Evita.

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I TURNED OFF THE POINTS.
CAN'T SEE OR GIVE POINTS.

ribeiroantonio, AiresSantos, luisafonso, bostankorkulugu, John_F_Kennedy, Photo65Net, siamesa, JCG, chris04stop, Gerrit, Cricri, paura, Tue, shevchenko, Benedict, stego, xuaxo, Amaz has marked this note useful

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emka (22841) 2009-04-23 2:17

Hi Ricardo, how nice is to see you here again!
I know that la Recoleta is a famous cemetery, probably the most beautiful in South America. I visited cemetery in Punta Arenas, it was also beautiful and interesting.

Indeed, strange view, with the building in the background. Beautiful monument, full of melancholy.
I am looking forward to seeing your photos and relations from Argentina

Regards

Malgorzata

luisafonso (858) 2009-04-23 2:18

O menino foi para a Argentina?! :) Eu quero é ver imagens dos glaciares da Patagónia e paisagens da Terra do Fogo...
Isto é um cemitério? Não parece nada... É um bom detalhe.

gilou530 (35992) 2009-04-23 3:02

salut ricardo
une image simple de cette statue avec un arriere plan qui laisse deviner la pauvreté, les WS complétent bien ce travail, un voyage en argentique surement enrichissant
amitiés
gilbert

bostankorkulugu (34212) 2009-04-23 3:28

miss you a lot ric, as i told you before... and i am sad to see that you have decided to be more active on flickr rather than on TE... i respect that as TE sucks big time lately, but flickr looks so complicated to me... anyway that's another story, loved this sad shot, loved the ones on the WS as well, especially the sepia one as you may guess... (and loved the ones on flickr too...)
all of my friends who have been to buenos aires say that it is a great city, even one of them bought a house there to go every summer... was it that great indeed?...

see you around buddy, you have friends here, you know it dont you?...

John_F_Kennedy (32340) 2009-04-23 3:41

Hello Ricardo,
Unusual sculpture, but wonderful. Excellent light and textures. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

Photo65Net (43106) 2009-04-23 3:49

Hello Ricardo,
Nice image.
There is a great mood, I like the way you composed it.
Have a nice day,
JB.

siamesa (13431) 2009-04-23 4:20

Olá Ricardo

Realmente tua opção não interfere em nada no que diz respeito às belas e interessantes fotos que costumas postar. Pontos? apenas um detalhe. Gostei dessa escultura que expressa uma grande dir e tristeza. Uma captura excelente. Parabéns
Sem pontos, mas com sorrisos -:)
Abraços
maria

Bluejeans (33457) 2009-04-23 5:53

Oi amigo ,
Bem vindo , desligaste os pontos :)
Interessante este cemitério dentro da cidade , o pessoal das janelas deve ver uns fantasmas durante o dia e noite , a estátua e magnifico gostei muito da sua cor ,bom enquadramento da foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

jmdias (20213) 2009-04-23 7:39

ricardo

a mais bela e que merecia o posto principal seria, na minha opinião, a versão em sépia, magnífica. Não gostei da primeiro WS, gostei bastante do post principal. Eu era capaz de tirar umas duas mil fotos naquele cemitério, tamanha é a variedade de peças de arte e detalhes a serem vistos.

JCG (25911) 2009-04-23 10:34

Hi Ricardo,

I hope for that you profited well, with Ana, of this long stay in Argentina… You begin this series with a quite particular subject !!! It is a really original cemetery with these impressive monuments as we can see it on the WS. Our Parisian cemetery of the Père Lachaise is ridiculous at side !!! On this photograph contrast with the building in background is interesting and emphasizes well this representation of sadness. Well done Ricardo.

I await the continuation impatiently, thank you Ricardo.

Good return to Portugal and all my friendships to you and Ana,

Jean-Charles

chris04stop (2595) 2009-04-23 12:59

This is so a beautiful, sad and intense pic, Ricardo! Oh, if I love it... And what about the strong contrast between the statue, a great statue, and the houses in the back? Sad, poor, dreary homes. Bravo, bravo! You have brain and heart.
Anna Paola

batalay (21422) 2009-04-23 15:55

Olá Ricardo,

Superb shot of the colorful statue, sitting on the monochromatic cross. I did not know about the cemetery, but clearly it is designed with taste. The note is first rate. I am not sure what turning off the points means, but I will follow the lead of others who have seen this photograph, and check off the proper green smiley. I like the image very much.

Warm regards,

Bulent

manatee (4301) 2009-04-23 18:22

Bienvenido amigo como te fue? me imagino que exelnte verdad?
Si creo que eso de los puntos son solo para orgullo propio pero no te dice nada, hay fotos espectaculares sin puntos y viceversa.
Me gusto mucho esa foto tengo una que tome en Campeche que quiero subir si puedo hoy lo hare y es de este tipo muchas gracias por la foto es simplemente exelente me gusta en verdad mucho.

BRAVO

Saludos y que tengas un exelnte fin de semana y bienvenido nuevamete

Gerrit (36615) 2009-04-23 22:27

Hi Ricardo,
good compo and excellent light on this mourning statue in what seems to be an outskirt of town,
Regards, Gerrit

Angshu (34253) 2009-04-24 0:26

Ola Ric
So you've switched off the points as you said! The points really doesn't matter anymore, but your comments/critques are always very welcome, because you one of the very few who write detailed crtqs. Beautiful statue, but I'm not sure about the BG which seems a bit wierd to me because this is a cemetery & I alsways have an impression, these are in open places with trees and all...but highrise buildings & apartments!? Fine image..so less time now, did not manage to see your pictures there!
Friendly Regards
Angshu

Cricri (44153) 2009-04-24 22:59

Ola Ric, c'est un plaisir de te revoir, j'espére que le séjour c'est bien passé...
un cadrage intéressant de la statue et celle aussi en WS, bonne note d'accompagnement
Have a nice weekend
cricri

carper (66148) 2009-04-24 23:02

nice photo my friend.
good lines fine details, good composition, a well seen shot, have a good weekend.
regard Jaap

Graal (59144) 2009-04-24 23:45

Hi Ricardo,
an interesting 1st three photos from Argentina. Nice trip You had to the far country. Good presentation and note. Well photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

paura (39632) 2009-04-25 6:40

Ricardo,
O mix de imagens de forte conteudo aqui - tumba e popular arquitetura ao fundo - ficou muito boa. Uma linda e forte imagem despertando paixões como se lê pelos comentários.

Penso que seu coração é muito mais aventureiro do que fotógrafo. Esse fato provavelmente vem ao encontro de você ter desabilitado esses pontos aí.

Abraço

Paulo

Tue (25608) 2009-04-25 13:05

Hey Ricardo,
It's nice to see a new photo of you, I hope you had a good time in Argentina. Good photo of this place with the monument well placed in the composition and it stands out well against the background. Also the sunlight was fine here. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

shevchenko (10196) 2009-04-26 19:28

Hi Ricardo,
Interesting historical site for visit, good shoot to show a statue shining by soft sunlight and with resident buildings as background, I like also WS showing many large tombs, thanks for sharing.
Ally

AiresSantos (43298) 2009-04-27 23:33

Ola Ricardo
Excelente detalhe deste cemiterio que nao parece ser.
Bom enquadramento e cores
Um abraco Amigo
Aires

ribeiroantonio (22060) 2009-05-02 0:35

Ora bem, cada um é como é mas eu nunca começaria uma visita a qualquer país com uma foto de um cemitério!!! Por muito impressionante que fosse.
Também não gostaria de viver no prédio que serve de fundo à bonita estátua que nos mostras.
Acho que concordo com o Luís. Para mim, a Argentina é sinónimo de pampas, glaciares e paisagens imponentes.
Quanto à questão dos pontos, pois acho que é uma opção que te fará menos visto. Penso que os exemplos que acompanhei, o Francisco (xuaxo) e Maria do Carmo (Docarmo) são bem elucidativos na medida em que o número de visitas diminuiram drasticamente.
Antonio

Benedict (7062) 2009-05-03 5:52

hi Ric,
just like you I haven't been so active in here lately but i do sure visit the site once in a while. the work robs me of the time, you know. i like the centrally-placed subject, and of course a pleasure to look at a scene like this from Peron's land. worry not about the points, after all these years here, I can say that they don't matter much, most often these are just synonymous with popularity rather than impressive or excellent work! so, enjoy it here, and grief not! you know where you stand!! See you around amigo, and keep those 'don't cry for me Argentina' fotos coming!
Cheers,
Benedict

stego (22500) 2009-05-10 10:37

Olá Ricardo,
É curioso ver o monumento funerário tendo por fundo esses apartamentos sem graça. Falas na combinação entre vida e morte, mas o prédio tem um ar tão tristonho que quase fico com a sensação que tem um ar mais mórbido que a escultura, que ao menos é bonita. Mas claro que isto são só elogios à fotografia, que me parece muito conseguida, tanto esteticamente como documentário.
Também gosto imenso dos WS's e não se nota nada que seja complicado encontrar bons PdV's, pois estão muito bem compostos.
Um abraço,
José

xuaxo (5917) 2009-05-12 7:25

Olá Ricardo,
O fundo é horroroso, o que dá mais realce à delicadeza e luz da estátua. Pegando no que diz o José, parece-me que há mais vida na estátua que nas casas atrás.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

Amaz (7950) 2009-08-29 2:19

Olá Ricardo!!!
Bela composição e bom enquadramento!!!
Muito interessante sua nota sobre este peculiar lugar!!!

Workshop 1 - óptimo!!!

Meus parabéns!!!

Um abraço forte,