[Leica] Old Barcelona Station

[luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll)]

Hi Ted,

Thank you very much for looking and for your comments, I'm very happy you
liked it. That's true that on such places B&W works better, I don't know
which can be the results with an extreme wide angle of 12 or 15mm, I've
never tried, and your words and advice are ...a nice temtptation..., my
extreme wide angle is a 21 mm, I'll come back and try again.  

This Station is close to the Santa Maria del Mar and the Park where is the
Zoo, very near to a famous place, an old restaurant called "Las 7 puertas"
and also very near to the harbour on the way to the area of La Barceloneta,
probably in 1992 was not operating, during sometime remain as a place for
exhibitions, or simply closed (I think remember), well this will be an
interesting point to visit when you come back to Barcelona..., I hope!.

Even so, sometimes the people of Security has said me that is prohibited go
inside if you don't have a ticket, but sometimes you find a kind person...

Saludos cordiales
Luis





 

-----Mensaje original-----
De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
Ted Grant
Enviado el: martes, 17 de julio de 2007 23:47
Para: 'Leica Users Group'
Asunto: RE: [Leica] Old Barcelona Station

Luis Ripoll showed:
Subject: RE: [Leica] Old Barcelona Station

 

 

> Hi all,

> 

> I have been without my computer but I've never stop to shot and edit,

> and I still have a lot of pictures to post and submit to your

> opinions.

> These ones

> belong to the old central station of Barcelona, called  (in catalan

> language) "Estaci? de Fran?a", (Fran?a is obviously France). Many

> years ago old the European destinations was on this station that when

> the new was constructed remained during years without traffic, now is

> again operating, not many traffic, not many people, but for me remains

> a nice old station with a real charachtere, I've created this album

> and selected 10 pictures, all with my MP and Summilux 35 &75, Plus X.

> 

> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/estacio/
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/estacio/%3c%3c%3c%3c%3c%3c%3c>
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Hi Luis,

Very nice series in B&W with feeling. Old buildings or structures like this
quite often give a much nicer feeling of their majesty when shot in B&W. I
think unless there?s a very high level of colour that?s almost hurting the
eyes, it?s best to shoot B&W as you did here.

 

I would imagine using a 12 or 15mm lens in here would create an incredible
perspective of what one feels standing in the station. 

 

I don?t recall this station when I was there shooting the ?92 Summer
Olympics but then we didn?t have much time for looking around the city once
the Games started.

 

ted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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