Look down on a touristy place Photo

Photographer's Note

La Rambla is a street in central Barcelona, popular with both tourists and locals alike. A 1.2 kilometer-long tree-lined pedestrian mall between Barri Gòtic and El Raval, it connects Plaça Catalunya in the center with the Christopher Columbus monument at Port Vell. The name rambla means, in Catalan, but also in Spanish, an intermittent water flow, and is derived from the Arabic 'ramla' which means 'sandy riverbed'.

This is a view on the Rambla from the Columbus Monument (Monument a Colom).

With this title, which may be taken literally here, I want to refer to the attitude of some tourists who prefer to avoid places crowded with tourists and like to go "off the beaten track". As much as I know where it comes from, in my opinion if tourists want to go somewhere it usually means that there is something interesting there to see. If a place is interesting –usually people have already built a road there. But I guess people may have different preferences. In any case Rambla is certainly a "must-walk" place in Barcelona.
A piece of advice: if you want to buy a FC Barcelona T-shirt in one of the shops alont Rambla, keep in mind that the guys selling there like to bargain. I was not aware of that. I got the labelled price down by 50% but if I knew that from the beginning I may have lower it down much more. Just like in Arabic countries.

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coco (30433) 2009-06-12 1:57

Hi Mariusz.

Even here you can do something special. Maybe I am wrong, but the green tones look so vivid. I love this picture and remember, I live close this place and I know very well, I mean I've seen a lot of pictures of this place and I love it.

Regards.

SNOOP_Chan (3474) 2009-06-12 2:16

Hello Mariusz, nice photo u got here. I like the view of the city, i generaly like this urban photos. Yours has some good colors and good depth of field with the hills in the background. tfs!

asajernigan (19669) 2009-06-12 5:48

Mariusz,
Your POV is great here giving us a nice overview of this part of the city. The trees lead the eye through the scene as well as providing nice contrast for the buildings. The lighting and colors are fine with nice sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

luighi (5263) 2009-06-12 7:58

Hola Mariusz ,
magnifico encuadre vertical con una perspectiva y profundidad envidiables.
Luz y colores muy trabajados y excelente nitidez y detalles .Buen trabajo.
Un saludo.
Luis

Pablo25 (3184) 2009-06-12 8:27

hej Mariusz,
podoba mi sie to, prawie wszystkie ostatnie twoje zdjecie sa robione z wysokosci:) Ukazujesz Barcelone w bardzo fajnym oryginalnym swietle. Tutaj takze mamy bardzo ladna fotke z naturalnymi kolorkami i super swiatelkiem. Apropo czekam na wiecej:)
pozdro

akm (1216) 2009-06-12 8:29

Hello again Mariusz,
Splendid view of one of the world's great streets, with lots of detail to study. Thanks.
Mary

ophelcia (0) 2009-06-12 12:46

Wszedłeś na COLONA;))))

Łzy w oczach...moja Barcelona...byłam kiedyś drugim rezydentem i codziennie siedziałam w B przez 3 miesiące...MIŁO:)

Poza tym...dopero teraz widać jak krzywa jest las Ramblas;)
G.

jurek1951 (35765) 2009-06-12 13:32

Witaj Mariusz,
super perspektywa,piekny widok na miasto,dobre swiatlo przez co i kolorystyka i ostrosc sa doskonale,pozdrawiam
Jurek

Vasa (15970) 2009-06-12 14:22

On this site I like to find such pictures: the corner and streets that we never seen. Your shot Mariusz gives me a new idea about Barcelona. It is not Gaudi, but it is a nice sunny day in this wonderful city. Many thanks friend,

Branko

quillo (11840) 2009-06-12 15:15

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You have obtained an excellent panoramic sight of
the nice Barcelona, the perspective of
the quarter is very well framed by
The Boulevards.
You were lucky with the pretty sunny day,
even it is possible to see the mountain of
the Tibidabo to the fund.
Congratulations for the good result.

Un abrazo amigo Mariusz.

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Graal (88908) 2009-06-12 23:04

Czesc,
dobry pov i perspektywa na ten deptak z rzedami drzew. Bylem tam kiedys, pomnik Kolumba fotografowalem. Chyba na turystach zarobili sklepikarze gdy FC Barcelona zdobyla puchar Ligi Mistrzow. Bdb ostrosc i kolory.
Pozdr. Al.

Amaz (11475) 2009-06-12 23:42

Hi Mariusz, nowadays "rambla" are the principal pedestrian streets in Catalonia and all Levante. The former intermittent water flows were coverted with aspfalt and todya's you csn see the pathways or principal avenues.

Nice shot with superb perspective!!!
I owe you an apology, I am on business trip now and I have limited access ti Internet.

Best regards,

darek1978 (13361) 2009-06-16 14:18

Czesc Mariusz,
W fantastyczny sposob pokazales panoramke miasta. Da sie to zrobic nawet w pionie z tego, co widze. Niesamowita glebia i "Zielona Armia", ktora ciagnie sie do nieskonczonosci. O swietle to Ci juz pisalem przed wyjazdem;) Musze przyznac, ze ciekawie oglada sie zdjecia z konkretnie przygotowanymi opisami- czlowiek czuje sie jedna noga w tamtym miejscu. Kawal dobrej roboty!
Pozdr.
D.

npecanhuk (53909) 2009-07-04 10:17

Hello Mariusz!
The high pov was excellent to show this wonderful spot in Barcelona! Sharpness, exposure and colors are very good too!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan