Haystacks

Galicia, October 2021.

A pile of haystacks waiting to be collected. An image I made during a morning walk in the fog, watch the video here.

A matter of scale

Mallos de Riglos, Aragon, October 2021.

Humans vs Nature: a church at the feet of a huge rocky wall.

Yet another tree

Galicia, October 2021.

Another of those trees I stumble upon during my morning walks. I will never get tired of making images of them!

Old pier, Lake Michigan

On my way back from a 3 day trip to Lake Michigan, I stopped by Silver Lake State Park. Just to check it out. There was a lighthouse and a beach, so I figured it was worth a quick visit.

What I found there was little piece of heaven (for photographers, at least): a beautiful foggy strecth of the lake, a cool lighthouse, and some sticks from old piers in the water. Just perfect.

Road under the fog

Galicia, October 2021.

I have a love / hate relationship with drones. On one hand, they are loud, they take space in your camera bag, and... well, they fall from the sky.

On the other hand: they are flying cameras. Literally. When you are trying to compose an image with a drone, the sky is your limit! You can go forward, backwards, up, down... (just watch out for trees and powerlines!).

Getting a good image with them is not that easy, though. Over the years, I've only made a handful of images I really love. This one might be one of them, only time will tell.

Pyramid Tomb, Phoenix

It was a pretty hot morning back in May 2019. I was visiting Phoenix for the first time, and while I focused more on the landscapes (like Saugaro National Park, where I made one of my images of the month), I also photographed the city. I found some cool spots, but this one was something else. I was definitely not expecting to find a former governor's pyramid tomb on a hill.

I saw the image right away, and I even played with it for a bit placing some of the planes that were taking off and landing in the background. But the original composition and idea was the right one, after all.

Stick and mountains, Lago di Garda

Lago di Garda, Italy, November 2019.

I discovered this place by accident. I was supposed to spend a week in a small town in Austria, but some early snow made me change my plans. I thought it'd be better if I headed south to Italy a few days earlier than anticipated, to avoid driving on rough roads with my car and its summer tires. I had to find a place, though, and that's when I saw this lake just at the other side of the border.

I didn't really know much about it, but that was about to change... quickly. The lake was hidden most of the time while I was approaching it, but all of a sudden, it revealed itself. What a beautiful sight that was! I couldn't believe I had stumbled upon a place like that. How could have I missed this?

I took advantage of that week at the shore of Lago di Garda, and made plenty of images that are still today some of my favorites ever.

I've never been so happy about a sudden change of plans like this time.

Pillars

Galicia, October 2021.

An image I would've never made if it wasn't for my bike. This church was too far to get to by foot, and the road was too rough to drive on - with my car, at least.

I loved the contrast between these "pillars": the natural ones and the human made one. It's these kind of human elements that I try to add into my work, I feel like they make for very interesting images.

Palm Tree in the fog

Galicia, October 2021.

A plam tree on a foggy and cold morning. Far from its natural habitat, I wonder how it feels to be here.

Scarecrow

Galicia, October 2021. From the video "A bike and a camera".

I always wondered why scarecrow. Is it only to scare crows? In Spanish, these are called espantapájaros, or scarebird - because it's supposed to scare birds in general.

Anyway. This is an image I knew I had to make when I saw the scarecrow in the middle of a turnip field, on a foggy morning riding my bike. This is one of those images that I know will look terrific in print, and I can't wait to see it myself.

Powerline in the fog

Galicia, October 2021. Another image from the video "Back in the fog".

I love making images of powerlines, they are very strong subjects and they look amazing in some weather, like... you've guessed it, fog.

Fence and tree

From my video "Back in the fog".

Obelisco Millenium, A Coruña

Two images I made on a day spent with family. Even in those walks, I can sneak in some photography if I have a camera with me. I only had one lens, though, so I used my phone to take the first one (the one on the left) using the ultra-wide lens.

Even though I don't believe smartphones are the future of photography, I do think they can be very useful and a great complement to any photographer with a standalone camera. This is a good example of that.

Waterfall, Canfranc

It was a rainy day, this one, so I'm not even sure if this waterfall flows regularly. I made this image from the town of Canfranc, in the Pyrenees, very close to the border with France.

Light through the forest

Galicia, October 2021.

I made this image yesterday during my morning bike ride. As I kept going uphill, the fog started to make way for the clear sky. There's a magical spot where the Sun can create light beams through trees, and that's what I was looking for. I found it, and it was beautiful.

Tree in the morning fog

Galicia, October 2021.

I've made dozens of images of this tree, in every possible condition. I walk by it very often, almost every day, and I just love the way it looks. Some days, though, it looks especially good. This foggy morning was one of those times.

Peak behind the clouds, Pyrenees

Another image from my trip to the Pyrenees, this time an image made from France of a Spanish peak which name I don't remember. What I do remember, though, is the beautiful sight that early morning.

Long exposure of Lac Gentau, Lacs d'Ayous

A long exposure of Lac Gentau with the beautiful Midi d'Ossau in the background. Yet another great view from the stunning hike to Lacs d'Ayous in the french Pyrenees.

Baby horse and mom, Lacs d'Ayous

Even though I got a few images from some majestic peaks on my hike to Lacs d'Ayous, this one of the baby horse with its mom has to be one of my favorites.

Besides the moment between the horse, this image is all about the light.

The town and the mountains, Sabiñánigo

The town of Sabiñánigo with the mountains of the Pyrenees in the background.

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