Friday Night Disco Photo

Photographer’s Note

already last week I decided that on Fridays I'd try and post something that I feel fits the T.G.I.F.! (Thanks God It's Friday!) mood. therefore, to continue my Friday yoga class, here's a photo form the incredibly colourful city of Baños and it's Buenavista Disco.

Baños is located on the northern foothills of the Tungurahua volcano. it's named after the hydrothermal springs of mineral water located around the city. the city is also a Roman Catholic religious center, as some Catholic believers say that the Virgin Mary appeared nearby a waterfall, so a sculpture of the virgin, called Virgen de Agua Santa, was placed in the cathedral.

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for Jeri, who likes colours. it's girls' night out!

azaf1, hispic, scobert, Elaine_Blath, dlevy23, belido, fulvio52, wishlist, JorgeCK, zmey, jorgi, niphredil76, Cretense, elihesamian, Wandering_Dan, clio, leo61, crckt, Mistral, Anna--, gunbud, daddo, luisafonso has marked this note useful

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broglia (3341) 2008-02-15 4:08

Such vibrant colours Kristine. The Buenavista Disco certainly looks like the place to go on a Friday night! Very well composed too.

Best regards, Roberto

skippy007 (6957) 2008-02-15 4:17

Hi Kristine,
Love the vivid colors and the excellent composition. Good to see that in other parts of the world discos are still going.
Regards
Santo

mikeo (12113) 2008-02-15 4:19

OK girls! So its party time:)
So maybe any TE meeting in such a place - of course only for girls:)))?

Superb shot! Like a comic book:) Amazing colours, superb composition, excellent sharpness.

Good job!
Greez
Mikeo

PS. T.G.I.F. - I love this! I think it has to be added to English dictionary;)

mesutilgim (36581) 2008-02-15 4:21

Hi Kristine,
Very nice fascade very well captured. Good pov and nice compo with bright warm colors.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Elaine_Blath (6170) 2008-02-15 4:21

Hi Kristine,

another very colourful shot, I really enjoy this, it is full of life even without people...

Take care, Ivana

miysis (242) 2008-02-15 4:37

Nice T.G.I.F.-mood shot ;D lovley vivid colours and great composition,
regards,
Ola

KLB (17952) 2008-02-15 5:46

Hello Kristine

What a great crop ! This is an excellent composition, with great vivid colors, and a perfect sharpness. It's like a comics.
It's an original shot, very well done.

Regards,
Karine

dlevy23 (2018) 2008-02-15 5:55

Hi Kristine, I love this one!!!! It is a piece of art. something that could be hanging on somebody's family room. Love the colors and the composition. And particulary on this photo I think your framing with the shadow makes it even better.
Love it!!!!

Daniel

belido (16255) 2008-02-15 6:12

Hi Kristine,

very interesting front capture and colors. The details of the façade are really attractive. A lot graphical and well presented. Well done!
Regards,
Carlos

baba_flies (7951) 2008-02-15 6:31

I am already in the mood for a little workout ;) And? Did you go dancing? I like that Buenavista Discotec sign in the back there and I can imagine what went on once the night grew older. A colorful start for a wonderful weekend, and I personally can use a little extra treat when I look outside my window. Thick fog or I'd rather call it smog! You have an excellent eye for these colorful details bringing daylight to a grey day. Hot stuff! Barbara.

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-02-15 6:50

Hi, Kristine.
They seem to have some beautiful murales in Baños, don't they!
Another excellent capture. Wonderful vibrant colors, and as you very well know... I love this kinda stuff!
Have a great weekend, see ya soon.
Ciao,
Fulvio.

wishlist (4133) 2008-02-15 7:42

Hi Kristine,
good eye to catch this beautifully painted facade; the combination of colours give a nice 3D effect to look at. Excellent quality throughout!
Thanks for sharing and have a great we!
Regards

Igor

JorgeCK (2594) 2008-02-15 8:11

Hi Kristine,
Another wonderful colorful shot from your Ecuador series. Love the vivid colors. The english translation of 'Buena Vista' is 'Good View' and you have done an excellent job capturing a 'good view'
Did you dance the salsa in that club? :)).
Take care
joRge

zmey (7244) 2008-02-15 8:11

hey, there :)

this is a real marvel. both, the original in the street and your pic (foto and selection) from the original. bright and vivid and very inviting (if only that lock was not there).

well seen and presented!

hugs,
K.

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-02-15 8:14

Hello Kristine:

Welcome to the magical world of street artist.

A beautiful composition, which is the most essential management compared to the light color, one striking scene, full of creativity, which it has captured very well, with good balance.

John

francesav (608) 2008-02-15 8:32

Hi Kristine,
very nice and colored picture.
Excellent composition!
Regards.
Francesco.

niphredil76 (684) 2008-02-15 9:04

HI Kristine! great colors and perfect light: you've taken the color of the door as the one of the wall... we could imagine that also the door is just painted! Wit this palette, however, how can we refuse to enter and dance?
Laura

scobert (5333) 2008-02-15 14:55

Hi Kristine,
This is a wonderful capture of the festive side of the South American character. You composed this motif perfectly and the sharpness is excellent. This fabulous photograph is the quintessential Trek Earth image. It speaks volumes about travel photography and the travel photographer (The "Soldier of Fortune" travel photographer...you). You have an exquisite eye for unusul shots and a wonderful curiosity! This is an exceptional Trek Earth travel image which captures the gist of the Trek Earth theme. Marvelous!
Stan

jorgi (3798) 2008-02-16 0:55

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo thanks! :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

I'm already there. :) Yes, yes, colours. And a doorway to cartoon world. I remember seeing fairy-tale like movie which started as all movies does. It was about boy who found the door and when entering, he was in a cartoon world and he was part of it. And I guess this is how I feel colours, as a pleasant escape from usually gray and dull world. Now this is so nice and at the same time so frustrating cause I obviously just used the last d*** green smiley. :( Well I will make it up to you tonight when we meet when entering this door. :) Thank you so much. This is...well you know...and dangerously coming to this over emotional point so I'll shut up now. :)

Kindest kindest regards,
Jeri :)

hispic (7399) 2008-02-16 1:03

Hi Kristine,
Exquisite cropping sense! Colouring of the painting is quite interesting. There seem to be a lot of interesting painted facade in the city of Banos.
We can enjoy tropical Friday night mood on your intriguing photo. Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice weekend, Hisashi

AROBN54 (10721) 2008-02-16 21:16

Oh, Kristine,
this is SUCH a lively shot! I love all those bold colors and that modern art looking scene. This would make a marvelous poster. So many cool lines and shapes and angles with superb clarity and detail. I especially like the door that doesn't even look like a real door. :)) This is an incredibly fun shot! Many thanks and warmest regards,
Shelly

azaf1 (15541) 2008-02-17 0:40

Hi Kristine
Indeed lovely Friday colors that really make someone feel fine.
Have a great week-end
Argiris

Cretense (55620) 2008-02-17 7:08

Hi Kristine!

Fantastic painting on the wall, great tight framing and composition, amazing, blinding colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

Signal-Womb (11661) 2008-02-17 16:10

Hi Kristine, the thumbnail jumped off the page the colours are that intense. Well framed compo on this. Regards Steve..

marietom (31796) 2008-02-18 3:08

Hello Kristine,

Une jolie devanture, avec une belle porte. Superbes couleurs.
Marie

elihesamian (26091) 2008-02-18 3:27

Kristine,
A great street subject full of colors a nd a door you seen and captured and composed nicely,a good presentation and well managed the light and a beautiful colors you reached,Thanks,
Best
M

flashpoint (3474) 2008-02-18 15:07

..Also in Banos you found.... The best disco in town....colorsfull murales Kristine

cheers sERGIO

Wandering_Dan (3209) 2008-02-19 14:04

Hi, Kristine -

Great color capture, and excellent framing job. You can feel the power of the place!

Best,
Dan

PS: Sorry we couldn't get together in NYC; it was just an overwhelming time, with the wedding and all.

jmcl (13721) 2008-02-19 18:44

hi Kristine,

The vibrant colors make this leap off the screen ... even from the thumbnail .. the one locked door grabs our attention due to how much it doesn't leap out .. really great image that grabs you right off and then is intriguing to look at ...

take care,

John

claire526 (1261) 2008-02-19 19:12

Hi Kristine,
First off, the colors are very vivid and beautiful. Looks like a very fun Friday indeed and very welcoming, it's just that the doors are closed ;). I like the hanging decors too. Well framed and composed.
Regards,
Claire

leo61 (43205) 2008-02-19 19:54

Hi kristine!
I like colors too and these are wonderful.
Good shot of this nicely painted facade.You captured this very well,coloes and contrast are amazing.
Regards,leo

JPlumb (3153) 2008-02-19 23:00

Hi Kristine, beautiful colour seen in this one. You don't need to jack up the saturation, though if you did I doubt in this case anyone would mind. This is looking very festive. Disco still alive and well in Ecuador. Nice capture.

Thanks, John

clio (22544) 2008-02-20 0:32

Hello Kristine,
Magnificent very colored fresco. A typical realization of the Latin America.
Excellent centring.
Congratulations
Diane

crckt (7072) 2008-02-21 7:45

Hi Kristine,
Yeah! This definitely fits the TGIF mood! Brilliant colors, I like the composition a lot with the door to the right and the crazy colorful paintings adds to the atmosphere.
Regards,
Shaeri

Mistral (13690) 2008-02-21 14:50

Ciao Kristine!
Ohhh... same camera and lens!!!
TGIF!!! Nice shot full of colours with a 3D mood.
Well seen!
A smile for your Friday!!!
Luca

Anna-- (7723) 2008-02-24 8:17

Ciao Kristine,
wonderful colored image, very good framing.
very well seen
Have a nice sunday
Anna

gunbud (27755) 2008-03-02 20:26

Hi Kristine,
Wounderful explosion of vivid colors are seen in this finely detailed image. Excellent sharpness to this beautifully framed image. The yellow and blue colors combine brilliantly to make this photo pop.
Regards, Tom

ViktorVaughn (1517) 2008-03-09 7:53

Very bright shot Kristine, it really jumps out at you. Looks like a good place to be on a Friday! I find the crop just slightly too close, but the colours are excellent.

Regards,
David

mphotographies (1976) 2008-03-17 23:16

Postcard perfect, artistic medium, well presented, very attractive indeed! Nice to see other disco culture here in TE!

Cheers!

sebinho342 (18734) 2008-03-19 3:46

Hi Kristine, as a lover of painted walls, or graffitis i do love that one, your framing is perfect, we enter a true virtual world, this bienvenidos is marvelous :))
For sure i'd love to enter that place or at least have the opportunity to shoot too that wall.
Technically of very high standard what you did, all my congratulations

daddo (11277) 2008-03-20 16:11

Hi Kristine. Stunning colours, arresting designs, happy and vibrant mood.Welcoming words in Spanish in addition. Regards. Klaudio.

luisafonso (858) 2008-04-02 2:15

Great artwork and great photo. Your color editing is perfect. I just miss a person passing by by that door to lend some humanity to it. But it's cool the way it is. Those colors are really lively.

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Flavia (10202) 2008-09-11 1:45

Hi Kristine,

This is absolutely fantastic! What amazing colors and feeling. Prfect framing capturing all the nice details. To be even more perfectly fit in your T.G.I.F mood it just missed an open door with people inside.

Regards,

Flavia