Vintage Paris

Who doesn't LOVE Paris? I can't think of anyone who has ever visited the City of Lights and said he/she hated it. Paris has a je ne sais quoin that makes people fall in love with it, and I'm no exception. That is why, when learning more about photo overlays and image manipulation, I found myself really favoring photos from my trips to Paris in my experimenting. These are some of the final products I came up with.  There is so much to learn when it comes to creating fine art, and I'm really enjoying the process of teaching myself new techniques to make unique works of art!

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Memories of Tanzania

Lately, I've been going over my photos in order to find some inspiration for projects around the house. In this quest, I found the album containing photos from a trip to Tanzania and I decided to "play" with some of the photos, to try to give them a new life. Here are some personal favorites for that trip down memory lane.

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A woman picks seaweed in Zanzibar

Elephants roam around in Ngorongoro Crater

Zanzibar

A zebra stares straight at us

A man with a bicycle walk around in Zanzibar's Stone Town

Roman Windows

When you walk around Rome, you see piazzas, churches, basilicas, cafes, etc. If you look up, you also see gorgeous windows full of personality and history.

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Golden Gate Park Fog

Last Saturday, we decided to take off and head to the Golden Gate Park. It was a cold and foggy morning in the city. It was one of those mornings people always associate with SF but that we, in reality, very rarely get. By the time we left out apartment in Nob Hill, the fog had already burned here. When we got to the park, most of it was still sitting under thick fog. The closer we walked to the ocean, the foggier it got. It was lovely to see the fog sitting low on the trees, by lakes and groves at the park. I was sure happy to have my camera with me!

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Yosemite Valley in the Fall

My first time to Yosemite was in the Fall. Without having been there in the other seasons, I'm still going to say that this was the best time to visit. The crowds had thinned out, the animals didn't seem to be in a hurry to hide from the heat, and the aspen trees were bright yellow.

Here are some photos of Yosemite, one of the most amazing National Parks I have ever visited! These amazing natural sanctuaries are truly a place of peace where you can find yourself being one with nature. Simply beautiful!

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The Streets of Barcelona

Wow, it's been a very long time since I added a new post. Sorry about that! It's been busy over here.

Anyway, here are some fun shots of Barcelona for today's post. I was first in Barcelona about 7 years ago. I didn't know much about the city and was totally blown away by its art, architecture and abundant culture. So, when I knew I was going to be going back to the city a few weeks ago, I could not contain my excitement.

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Bicycles parked in the Barrio Gotico

Candles lit at Santa Maria's Basilica

Parc Guell

Motorcycles parked everywhere alongside  on of Barcelona's Ramblas

The Ramblas

Cheese at a Food Festival in the Barrio Gotico

Vespa beauty

Paris in the Rain

I recently got back from a 2 week trip to Europe. I was lucky to find amazingly warm weather everywhere I went, except for Paris. Despite the wet conditions, I told myself I would not let the rain ruin my days there so, instead of avoiding it, I tried to find the beauty in the rain. I also did my best to try to capture the uniqueness that the rain brings (always trying to keep my camera dry, which was the main challenge to fully photographing the beauty of the rain!!).

Here are some shots of a rainy Paris. Hope you like them!

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Lady with Umbrella

The Eiffel Tower in a puddle

Half and half. The rainbow during the rain

Umbrellas pop up as the drops start falling down in the Champs de Mars

You could see two Eiffel Towers from the Trocadero during the rain

Rain clouds stay low in Paris Montparnasse area