La India, a photo from Distrito Federal, West

Photographer's Note

This is a obelisk called: "Carabobo´s Monument" in Caracas, and it´s better known as "The Indian", and was build as icon of the expansion of the city.

Esta es una plaza muy emblemática en Caracas y que marcó en su momento la expansión de la ciudad y la modernidad de la misma.
Su verdadero nombre es "Monumento a Carabobo" y se construyó en el año 1911 para celebrar el centenario de la Independencia de Venezuela, en la nueva urbanización icono de la época en la alta sociedad de la capital "El Paraiso".
Más información y fotos de esta plaza:http://1viejasfotosactuales.multiply.com/journal/item/466

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npecanhuk (79329) 2009-10-05 7:30

Hola Juan!
It's not very usual to see pictures from Venezuela here at TE and, of course, it's always welcome! For me, it's quite special, since I haven't been to your Country yet!
Your picture is very good and truly beautiful!
Level of sharpness, exposure, dof, colors, vertical format and pov are all excellent!
The composition is effective, with really atttractive visual results! A daily life scene, with so many local elements, together with architectural details! I really like it!
TFS - congratulations!
Saludos desde Brasil,
Neyvan

dbraga56 (728) 2009-10-05 8:34

Hola Juan Carlos,
Buena fotografía del cotidiano de Caracas, con boa nitidez y perspectiva. La nota explicativa está buenísima también. Gracias por compartir.
Salu2,
Diógenes

robjol (2399) 2009-10-05 10:43

Hello Juan,
This is a wonderful photo, you took from good vantage point, to include the very fine "Carabobo Monument"
the very wide and not so busy street.
Not so overcrouded.
Lots of detail, good balance of colour.
I should look more often at Venezuela.
Regards
Robert

Greetings from Scotland