Amanecer en Mayaguez

Llevo un tiempo tratando de acostumbrarme a salir temprano en la mañana a tomar fotos. No voy a negar que mi preferencia es tomar fotos durante la puesta del sol en el horizonte. No hay nada mas deslumbrante que los colores de la puesta del sol, principalmente los rojos, naranjas y amarillos.

Dicen que al capturar amaneceres, las fotos pueden ser impactantes. Muchos fotografos dicen que el mejor momento del dia para tomar fotos es media hora antes o despues del amanecer o el atardecer.

El problema de la fotografia es que uno como fotografo tiene que estar preparado a que el tiempo coopere. En ocasiones he viajado a un lugar en especifico a tomar fotos y de repente llueve o ocurren otros percances.

Anoche hize esta foto imaginaria AI de un amanecer en la plaza de mi pueblo. Es la plaza donde se encuentra la catedral de la Iglesia y las oficinas del ayuntamiento del alcalde. Quizas esta foto creada en AI me inspire a salir mas temprano en la mañana a tomar fotos. Veremos a ver, solo el tiempo lo dira. 

Lifeguard Observation Tower

I Went to Boqueron Beach in the town of Cabo Rojo yesterday, to photograph the golden hour. Sunsets take place at the end of the day.

This is my first time ever shooting this location. Surprisingly, the beach was completely deserted. Most locals don't visit the beach during this time, despite the tropical climate and warm water temperatures. The average temperature in Dec and Jan, is between 70 and 83 degrees Fahrenheit.

Instead of taking the usual sunset image, I decided to incorporate a lifeguard observation tower into it. Enjoy!

Behind The Shot : Philadelphia Skyline After Dark

Photography can be a pretty lonely hobby, sometimes is hard to find someone to share your passion. Looking around for a group online I found two local meetup photography groups that I liked; so far have been able to attend several of their night photography events.

One Friday night, they hosted an event called "Philly Skyline as the Sun Goes Down" at the South Street Bridge in Philadelphia. At first I thought about riding my motorcycle to the event, but decided against it because it is much easier to transport my camera gear by train.

Even though I have been at this location a couple of times before, I arrived half hour earlier than the scheduled meetup time to try different angles and compositions beforehand. It all worked out perfectly, by the time the group arrived I had a picture in my mind of the kind of image I was aiming for.

If you visit Philadelphia, I recommend visiting the South Street Bridge. It offers one of the best skyline vantage points of the City of Brotherly Love, for free.