Category: Photography
Foto Fridays: Serenity (Buenos Aires)
After spending any significant amount of time in a bustling metropolitan city, I’m generally dying to ‘get out’ for a bit. Luckily, Buenos Aires has reserved an 865 acre tract of land for their Ecological Reserve. Though the Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur is located just east of Puerto Madero, the area is large and remote enough to ...
Photos from the XXIVº Certamen de Tango Hugo del Carril [Tango Competition] (Buenos Aires)
Although there were a lot of events happening over Independence Day weekend in Buenos Aires, I decided to pull out the cam and head on out to the 24th edition of the Hugo de Carril Tango Competition, which was held at the Espacio Cultural Carlos Gardel. Not only did the competition include couples dancing in the ...
Foto Fridays: Colombiana en Buenos Aires
Attempted to catch the hustle and bustle of a typical day in Buenos Aires during a recent photoshoot.
Foto Fridays: Evita (Buenos Aires)
It is literally impossible to walk the streets of the capital without seeing some form of homage to the former first lady. Though it has now been 42 years since her death, it’s quite evident that Eva Perón continues to have a significant cultural influence on the city of Buenos Aires.
Foto Fridays: A Panoramic Shot from Comuna 13, San Javier (Medellin)
One of the most awe-inspiring views of Medellin that I was fortunate enough to experience during my trip. I’m eternally grateful for these types of moments that travel continues to surprise me with.
Which Two Lenses Should You Bring on Your Travels?
No doubt about it…I brought waaaaaay too much photo gear on this trip! Part of the problem is that I generally choose to err on the side of caution, rather than deal with pangs of regret later on. As I was going to be gone for 8 months, I thought it prudent to pack everything I thought ...
Foto Fridays: El Rey del Chori (Buenos Aires)
The grillmaster preparing choripan at the San Telmo Street Market in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
How to Remove Audio Hiss from your Videos with Sony Vegas
If you check out my Youtube Channel [Mapes24], you’ll see that a majority of my uploads are of Salsa or Bachata Performances. One of the problems that I find particularly with my salsa uploads is that since the musical style relies heavily on multiple percussion instruments, you’ll occasionally get audio ‘distortion’ or ‘hissing’ that coincides ...
Foto Fridays: Streets of Montevideo (Uruguay)
The strength of the tatoo culture in South America has definitely caught me by surprise as I was really unaware as to its influence in both Uruguay and Argentina (I honestly don’t think I’ve met anyone in Buenos Aires who doesn’t have at least one tattoo). I’ve seen some inspiring work while I’ve been down here, ...
Foto Fridays: Floralis Genérica (Buenos Aires)
Located in the Plaza de las Naciones Unidas, the Floralis Genérica is a steel and aluminum sculpture that stands at 23 meters (75 feet) tall, and was designed by architect Eduardo Catalano to look like a flower with its six distinct ‘petals’. What make the steel flower unique is that it’s an automated sculpture controlled by ...
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