Photographer's Note
‘Bogotá - Streetscapes’
It is about time to leave Bogotá and to go to my next destination in Colombia.
Therefore now a collection of streetscapes in the series ‘Nothing special but I like them’.
All the pictures here are taken in La Candelaria, the historic and cultural center of Colombia’s capital. Although the different locations are close to one another, there still exist some differences in architecture.
As I wrote before, according to my guidebook Bogotá rarely elicits love at first sight. Colombians who live in other places in the country usually aren’t too fond of their capital. This also applies to some expats I met.
Yet I freely admit that I’ve really enjoyed my stay there. I found this city very interesting and I felt at home immediately.
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abmdsudi
(95869) 2016-11-04 22:22
Hi Paul
A delightful part of town with its wonderful pastel colours of this charming old historic buildings, spiced up by the colourful people. I love the layout when the receding verticals accentuate the sense of depth and perspective revealing the soaring beauty of this place. It's a catchy offering and something to behold!! Wonderful shot, Congrats.
Best wishes
Nicou
(193806) 2016-11-04 23:02
Hello
Un grand merci pour l'étoile.
quelle vue quel angle rond de ces bâtiment et toute la perspective à droite et les tons différent sur le façade ce retour avec du jaune à gauche les personnages l'animation superbe vue.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou
ourania
(51103) 2016-11-04 23:21
Hello Paul,
some people like modern Athens too; in spite of many obvious problems, it has a lot of hidden gems and there are a lot of surprises for a benevolent explorer. Now I think I understand a lot about Bogota and its inhabitants, thanks to your three intimate streetscapes and your note. I like the points of view you chose to observe the architecture and the daily life. You ensured great details and colours, the people are as important as the characteristic streets and all the scenes look meaningful. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great weekend,
Ourania
emka
(157280) 2016-11-04 23:45
Hello Paul, Nice series of pictures with the street views. I wouldn't call them nothing special - the colourful low houses look very cozy. Pleasant scene with just ordinary life, away from tourists route. Nice composition, good colours, interesting details.
WArm regrad s MAlgo
jemaflor
(146168) 2016-11-05 0:24
Salut Paul,
Un bon angle avec la prise de cet anglede rue ... joli effet avec ces façades couleurs, la photo est bien animée avec les passants, bon ensemble bien présenté.
jhm
(211734) 2016-11-05 1:21
Dag Paul,
U heeft er werkelijk een foto boek van gemaakt met al de extra foto's.
Maar uw hoofd foto is wel heel mooi met het gebouw centraal en mensen en de auto zorgen voor ambiance.
Mooie diepte foto en perspectief ook.
Heel mooi foto werk u heeft er veel werk aangedaan voor ons. Bedankt.
Prettig weekend,
John.
holmertz
(101880) 2016-11-05 3:38
Hello Paul,
You are really much too generous, spreading so many photos around as if they were free ;-).
I like all these photos. They all have the combination of interesting buildings and street-life that I enjoy the most in photography. They are technically excellent and they teach me a lot about one small part of the world that I didn't know anything at all about. You make Bogotá look immeasurably much nicer than I had expected. It's just too bad the those putting their meaningless tags on walls can't even leave fine graffiti in peace.
Thanks for sharing all these treasures,
Gert
lousat
(138521) 2016-11-05 4:44
Hi Paul,beautiful corner from Bogota',the colors of facades are a winner and reminds me a lot La Habans,i like the perspective and the usual top sharpness,well done! Have a nice WE and thanks,Luciano
Sergiom
(117241) 2016-11-05 7:15
Bonjour Paul,
On ne voit pas souvent de photos de cette ville. C'est rafraîchissant et coloré de teintes pastels. Une belle animation sur cette rue où tous partent dans des directions différentes.
Bon samedi
Serge
PiotrF
(54246) 2016-11-05 9:00
Hello Paul,
Interesting capture from historic center of Colombia’s capital.Great series of 5 pictures.Attractive view of this place.I like good composition, excellent clarity and nice colors.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr
Tue
(91450) 2016-11-05 9:14
Hallo Paul,
Ik begin dit soort straatfoto's ook steeds leuker te vinden. Er is niet per se iets speciaal op te zien, maar ze laten (misschien wel juist daarom ook) de sfeer van en het leven in een stad perfect zien. De gekleurde huizen zien er aantrekkelijk uit en de verschillende voorbijgangers verlevendigen de foto. Mooi werk.
Lars
alvaraalto
(42804) 2016-11-05 14:12
Beste Paul
Niets bijzonder vind ik toch een beetje overdreven voor deze prachtige en kleurrijke stad die je ons laat zien. Je kan toch best van een zeer speciale stad spreken en je foto’s zijn eerlijk gezegd een stuk beter dan het gewone vakantiekiekje.
Groet Rob
Cricri
(176) 2016-11-06 1:18
Bonjour Paul
Une note très satisfaisante de ton voyage, ce qui restera un autre beau souvenir!
bel angle de prise de ces maisons colorées, une rue animées des personnes et de la voiture , belle présentation , merci pour ces belles photos de ton voyage, superbe les WS
beau dimanche
cricri
ikeharel
(112391) 2016-11-06 2:30
Hello Paul,
Colorful set of facades taken with a corner POV, and action on the street.
Nice the daily life scene, mostly families taking a walk in town, pleasant to look at.
Good afternoon,
Ike
Royaldevon
(85576) 2016-11-06 2:55
Hello Paul,
This idea of 'nothing special' seems to be catching on but I would strongly disagree with that sentiment, this series of photographs reveals so much about a country that most of us have never visited.
The scenes are colourful and exciting to view, and reflect something about the character of the population.
Though I like all the shots, the second is my favourite with its fine linear perspective and colourful links.
Have a good day,
Bev :-)
Silvio1953
(220443) 2016-11-06 5:19
Ciao Paul, lovely urban view. excellent perspective, good clarity and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
macjake
(98256) 2016-11-07 0:46
Hi Paul
most of us have seen scenes of NYC streets, Chicago streets, Paris/London streets...but this...this is something new.
we dont' get to see the streets of Bogota too often do we.
its like Havana, but with cleaner and safer buildings, similar colors though.
interesting to read the comments about how locals and expats feel about the city :)
another interesting TE post, one we can learn from
cheers
craig
danos
(110407) 2016-11-07 10:13
Hello Paul,
nice the view of this section of the street of Bogota,with the people to adds life in the scene.The beautiful and colourful houses make the scene even more attractive.Well done.
Regards,Danos
sacimar
(38173) 2016-11-08 7:46
Hello Paul,
good image of this colorful street, La Candelaria is one of my favourite districts in Bogotá, well seen,
Best regards,
Sergio
Fis2
(169589) 2016-11-08 9:36
Witaj Paul!
Interesting corner house.
Good POV and perspective.
Nice colors and light.
I like this daily life shot.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof
Periko
(9095) 2016-11-08 21:32
Hi Paul
I remember this neighborhood and the church behind the houses. A peaceful area.
Nice facades, typically colonial.
Regards
Pedro
mkamionka
(73198) 2016-11-09 8:43
Hi Paul,
I wonder now if you are just such a warm and positive person or is Bogota indeed such a wonderful city to visit? In any case your photographic reportage works very diverse indeed and encouraging to visit this capital.
I like the pastel colors of the townhouses here.
Nice spot. I would prefer it without the car and buggy but so it is much more natural.
Very well seen and captured,
M
adramad
(72524) 2016-11-10 9:55
Hello Paul.
Fantastic composition, with the beautiful house on the corner, the succession of facades that follows it, is equally splendid and gives a very cheerful touch to the composition with its bright colors, the tree branches in the two eels are a nice touch to the image.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; are all factors perfectly made, in this beautiful image.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Best wishes.
Luis.
P/D. Good series of photos in the WS.
ChrisJ
(171146) 2016-11-11 14:27
Hi Paul
Missed this one. Good sharpness and the woman with the baby carriage (pram / perambulator) animates the scene. I like the colorful alternating facades sloping away into the distance at right. Tfs!
cornejo
(61504) 2016-11-15 11:15
Hello Paul, very good view of this interesting street with scene of daily life, very well captured in this good and beautiful photograph. An interesting image, with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and beautiful work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.
Good night and happy week.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.
npecanhuk
(79329) 2016-12-18 16:34
Hi Paul!
It looks beautiful! Colorful façades that look neat!
Truly attractive picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, horizontal format, chosen pov and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan
jmdias
(114150) 2017-01-28 14:16
paul
I guess I remember this place, there is a marvelous church up there. anyway these colored façades are fantastic seen here. TFs.
hugs
jorge
Photo Information
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Copyright: Paul VDV (PaulVDV)
(62746)
- Genre: Miejsca
- Medium: Kolorowe
- Date Taken: 2016-07-10
- Categories: ¯ycie codzienne, Architektura
- Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS
- Na¶wietlenie: 1/21 sekund
- Wersja zdjêcia: Oryginalna wersja, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2016-11-04 21:40
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