http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r13361124 en Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:19:42 EDT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:19:42 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13365264 Bryon : Awesome pictures Mauricio!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13365264 Mon, 09 May 2005 10:32:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13364852 airwingjim : Wowie Wow! As usual.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13364852 Mon, 09 May 2005 09:19:18 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13364041 Mauricio9 : Also, know how to use digital blending (the shot of the narrow street uses it, as well as my palace shots last week). And don't be afraid to use fill-in flash, as in the close up of the antique car.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13364041 Mon, 09 May 2005 02:46:57 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13364035 Mauricio9 : Thank you all for the compliments!

As for exposure tips... bracket, bracket, and bracket, I guess! If you are in front of a unique photo opportunity, you don't want to screw it up to save a few MB on the CF card. Storage is cheap, photos can be priceless. If you really need to, you can then select the closest frames by judicious chimping (use the histogram).

As for processing, shoot RAW and know what your RAW converter can do. No point in fumbling with white balance, color, sharpness or curves while a picture is staring at you. You will be able to do a better job with a cool head and time to think later on. Maybe this is because I was trained in the age of film; back then (as now) I only worried about exposure and composition, developing came later.

Finally... practice, practice, practice. Which, in the case of photography, means shoot, shoot, shoot and process, process, process. And that is a lot of fun!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13364035 Mon, 09 May 2005 02:43:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362591 pwn2009 : If I go there, can I ask for the "Mauricio tour"?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362591 Sun, 08 May 2005 22:02:05 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362136 Sieunarine : Schweeett dude! Loved Toledo when I was there two weeks ago. It was a nice workout walking from the bus station to the top of the city.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362136 Sun, 08 May 2005 20:51:31 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361754 rdavs : Wow! I can't wait to see more!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361754 Sun, 08 May 2005 19:55:53 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361460 rog : Great shots! I hope you have a deal with Konica if not maybe look into it.:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361460 Sun, 08 May 2005 19:07:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361449 jaykaykay : Your shots, per usual, are nothing but spectacular. Crisp, composed beautifully, and totally breath taking...as if I were there. Thank you for sharing these. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361449 Sun, 08 May 2005 19:05:53 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361435 DnnsMenace : You are the master of perfect exposure! Any tips on your techniques in both shooting and editing?
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BBr|Fuzz Join the BBRBF clan ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361435 Sun, 08 May 2005 19:03:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361427 Tik : Great pictures - the handcuff one is very poignant.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361427 Sun, 08 May 2005 19:01:46 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361330 shercando : Beautiful work Mauricio. Thank you very much! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361330 Sun, 08 May 2005 18:44:58 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361230 Orange3 : Holy cow. The first picture is breathtaking... can't wait for more awesome pictures.

Keep up the awesome work!! :D
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I really don't know what I'm doing. I just pretend I do.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361230 Sun, 08 May 2005 18:29:15 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361148 Mauricio9 : A vintage Ford, parked in the Cathedral square, waiting for the bride.

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Saturday is wedding day in Toledo, and every bridesmaid wanted a picture with the bride's car...

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The Church inside the monastery of San Juan de los Reyes. No pictures allowed. Unless you give the doorman a tip to get some coffee, that is...

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A mudéjar (Arab-Christian architecture) ceiling in the monastery.

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More to come!

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361148 Sun, 08 May 2005 18:14:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361124 Mauricio9 : That is day 1 of processing. I've spent a day and a half in Toledo, and another half day castle-hopping in the lands of Don Quixote. The result were over 600 shots (ok, many bracketed in both aperture and speed), and the processing task ahead of me is starting to look quite daunting! Here's a sample of the first few hours I was able to put into it. More will come as I find some spare time in the next week.

Toledo's Cathedral, the main see of the Catholic Church in Spain. Toledo was also the center of the infamous Spanish Inquisition.

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These chains, haning from the walls of the monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, were removed from Christian prisioners after Ferdinand and Isabel recovered Granada from Muslim hands in 1492.

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The spires of the monastery make for a pretty silhouette against a red sunset.

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Toledo is a maze of narrow streets. Despite the toursit hordes, the city is large enough that if you venture away from the beaten path, you will find yourself trasnported to the middle ages, walking down a lonely street, wondering if a sword-wielding bravo will suddenly appear at the next turn.

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Fido seemed to long for freedom...

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