Christmas On The Town Square

In less than a week, my hometown Plaza de Colon town square is going to be filled with Christmas decorations.

Traditionally, they have a reputation of being one of the most festive towns in the entire island. No town lights up for the holidays like Mayaguez.

For a town with 500 years of history, and of only 73,000 people, is not an easy feat. During Christmas, people come from all over the island just to see the lights, watch the musical shows and enjoy the Christmas spirit.

During this holiday season I am going to try my best to show you what my town has to offer. Enjoy! 

Top picture was taken using my old trusty GoPro action camera.

Harley Davidson Electra Glide

Yesterday I was invited to attend the funeral service and memorial ride for a fellow motorcyclist in my hometown.

I usually don't like to participate in those type of events, but many of my friends were attending. We gathered for lunch at a local restaurant first, then headed to the funeral home.

You know the tradition for military funerals, where soldiers fire blank cartridges into the air three times. For motorcycle funerals bikers rev up their engines all at once, usually right before the procession leaves the service. Sometimes it's done graveside. There were tons of motorcyclists paying their respects. As expected, it was a very emotional gathering.

The only camera I had available with me was my old trusty action camera GoPro. I am not into Harley motorcycles, but I thought it would be interesting to capture a photo of this Harley Davidson Electra Glide. I thought the picture came out pretty decent. There you have it, my first photo of a Harley Davidson motorcycle using a GoPro camera.

Hold That Plane !!!!

We'll folks, it is time to spend the holidays with the family. My flight is leaving tonight, so you probably won't see me for a couple of days. I'll keep you updated on the water temperature at the beach this week.  Hasta la vista, baby.

Despedida del 2024 con Fuegos Artificiales

Hace un par de dias, una revista de New Jersey se comunico conmigo porque estaban interesados en dos fotos mias de fuegos artificiales que estan en mi cuenta de Flickr. Ellos pidieron permiso para poder utilizar mis fotos en su revista para promover la despedida de año en New Jersey. 

Pense que fue un buen gesto de ellos el pedir permiso para usar las fotos. Otros simplemente copian las fotos sin autorizacion; es algo bien comun en el internet. Si estas interesado/a en ver la pagina, este es el enlace. 

Throwback Thursday - 2012 NHRA Atco Raceway

Looking at this picture reminds me of those days when I ate, slept, rode, talk, breathe, dreamt, lived, and loved motorcycle racing.

Sometimes when I look at these old photos it transports me to a different time and place. They trigger great memories; my friends that were there that day, what we did, and even what we ate. Which is why I love scanning and digitizing old images. Time passes so quickly, to remember is to live again. 😀

The View From My Window

What do you do, when you enter the subway after leaving your favorite bank, and you are the only person on the platform?

With only the echoing sounds of the station, the distant rumble of an approaching train and the visual emptiness of the platform stretching out before you? You take out your cell phone out of your pocket and begin taking pictures, of course.

This may be one of those rare instances when you enter the subway, and the Philadelphia subway platform is empty. Since I am always looking for new opportunities to find objects to photograph, it was easy to notice the converging lines creating a perspective effect for my composition to add depth and interest to this particular image. I love it! 😀

La Isla de los Ratones

En estos dias encontre la imagen original de una foto que tome el verano pasado de la Isla de Los Ratones. Esta es la tercera vez que he tratado de editarla. Pienso es la mejor version que ha quedado de todas las que he publicado en el pasado. 

Recientemente compre un filtro de densidad neutral variable para lentes. El filtro es perfecto para tener control total sobre la exposicion y cantidad de luz que llega al lente. Pronto tendre oportunidad de ponerlo a prueba. 

Foto Friday

A day like today, November 1, 2015, this Brooklyn Bridge image was taken on top of the Brooklyn Bridge boardwalk. This is one of my first photos taken during a cold early morning sunrise using a DSLR camera. The Brooklyn Bridge is also less crowded during sunrise.

I quickly realized that I'd prefer to take pictures during sunset hour because of the soft, warm light and rich colors. It didn't take me long to learn that one hour before sunset is ideal, the light is less harsh than during the middle of the day. Enjoy!