It was a quick shot without me changing the settings on my camera but it turned out okay.
I'm a retired U.S. citizen living in Barcelona with my Spanish wife. My passions are photography, guitar playing, and sharing eternal wisdom with anyone interested in learning about how we're created and the future.
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It was a quick shot without me changing the settings on my camera but it turned out okay.
While I was walking along a path of a park here in Barcelona, I noticed this one tiny blue flower. There was no other flower around so of course I had to aim my camera at this rare image. #flowers #plants #barcelonaflowers
When you come to visit Barcelona and love being in the water, there are many rental shops that rent out these paddle boards for you to enjoy. #beaches #mediterraneansea #spain #photography
#cats #barcelonacats #pets
On a dark rainy day, light is very important for a hobby photographer like me. #streetphotography #photography #rain #barcelona
People of all ages enjoy the pigeons here in Barcelona. #pigeonsky
I didn't have my camera set right for this shot but it turned out to be an interesting photo anyway. #streetphotography #photography
Yes, I have learned how to fly in the past. I got a birthday gift from my wife's cousin 1 1/2 years ago to have a Windoor experience. www.windoor-realfly.com/en/ #photography
When you're walking around the Gothic part of Barcelona, pay attention to what's above you and you might be surprised. #streetphotography #art #barcelona #ceilingart #photography
I know I have shared this photo in here before but I honestly think this is one of the most interesting spray can paintings I have seen at the old energy plant that's a haven for spray can artists for the past 30 years. #art #spraycanart #barcelonaartists
My stepdaughter's boyfriend works as a security guard for the top 7 floors of this building that's located at the end of the street I live on. Each floor is home to very wealthy people who paid 30 million euros to own it. #blackandwhitephotography #photography #barcelonab&w
This is a photo of a small restaurant across the street from where I live in the Gracia area of Barcelona. It's always very busy during the day. #photography #streetphotography #barcelonarestaurants
These are cool looking flowers. Google Gemini identified them as flowers from the plant called Sempervivum, also known as Houseleeks or Hen and Chicks. #flowers #plants #barcelonaflowers
#blackandwhitephotography #photography #barcelonab&w
Why would I aim my camera at this image? I have no idea why but it was interesting enough for me to aim my camera at it and hit the shutter button. #photography #shapesandforms
I don't know which woman swung first but I caught the woman in the black dress swinging towards the woman in the black and white dress with my camera. #humor #photography #barcelona
How many different ways can Coca Cola get you to buy their products? #photography #cocacola #corporations #barcelona
Is this a good enough pose Mr. Photographer? #dogs #barcelonadogs #pets
This photo is from last summer before the American Cup sailboat races started in August that ended in October. Those dark blue sailboats were out practicing. #beaches #mediterraneansea #spain #photography
Some spray can artists have amazing experiences in their minds. #art #spraycanart #barcelonaartists
I didn't dare go into this shop that might have brought up some old youthful sins of mine. LOL !!! #photography #signs #words #barcelona
I see the photographer a long ways away from me. #reflections #photography #streetphotography #barcelona
#art #spraycanart #barcelonaartists
Synchronized walking is an interesting phenomena. #streetphotography #photography #blackandwhitephotography #walking #barcelona
I know some of you U.S. citizens enjoy all the crime and homelessness going on in the major cities of the U.S. I'm glad I'm living in Barcelona with my Spanish wife where all kinds of police stand around with their military grade machine guns in their hands ready for action.
I haven't voted since 1988 when the liar I voted for said he wouldn't get us into a war or raise taxes. He did both so I quit voting for liars. What don't you like about what is happening in the U.S. today? My sons are all doing well financially but I'm a retired U.S. citizen living in Barcelona.
I cropped it from the original shots so here are the original photos in jpeg.
Thank you, Veronica. I have many photos of various birds along the Besos River which is one of my favorite places to go for long walks with my camera.
I have never made any money as a hobby photographer but after a half a million or more shots with cheap camera's, I have some experience.
Thank you, Shannon.
#blackandwhitephotography #photography #barcelonab&w
I got this shot of a grey heron yesterday while I was walking along the Besos River. #birds #photography #rivers #barcelona
I was waiting for the light rail train to show up. This is a view towards the city of Badalona where I was expecting to see the train to come from to bring me back home in the middle of Barcelona 4 miles away. #landscapes #photography #lightrail #barcelona
Ivan loves to lift me up off the ground like this. My name is Chanel and I have my own Instagram account. #dogs #barcelonadogs #pets #photography
I met a group of young musicians yesterday practicing for their high school concerts. I was invited by them for their first concert on Sept. 17th. That's me with the grey hair in the group photo with one of them using my camera. #photography #youngmusicians #barcelona #music #concerts
Here is a shot of the Besos River and a bridge going from Barcelona to Badalona. Badalona is the city I was aiming my camera at with those buildings in the background. The parks along the river are awesome, too. #photography #besosriver #barcelona #badalona #spain #bridges
I was sitting under the bridge yesterday across the Besos River waiting for a bicyclist to show up. #blackandwhitephotography #photography #barcelonab&w
I waited for this guy on the bicycle to get right in the middle of the advertisement of the company of artists who are painting all the flood walls along the Besos River between the cities of Barcelona and Badalona. #photography #art #artists #spain #barcelonaartists
This is one of the coolest looking paintings on the flood walls along the Besos River which was painted by the artists of a company called, "BesArt,The River Museum" I had a nice visit with some of the artists yesterday. #art #barcelonaartists #besart #photography
I met these young people today at the Besos River practicing their drumming and Xylophone skills. They wanted me in the group photo so that's me on my knee, the only one with grey hair. LOL !!! #photography #barcelona
I was at the Besos River today and here is one of my photos that I thought was quite interesting. #photography
I'm sure it's one of the various daisy species that I see around Barcelona. They have a lot of beautiful colors on their petals.
They can't see the soccer ball but they sure were having a good time pushing and pulling those long pipes with handles on them. #children #photography #barcelona
#blackandwhitephotography #photography #barcelonab&w
Those old ships with sails are very interesting to me. These ships were sitting in the sailboat harbor next to Maremagnum, the shopping mall. #photography #barcelona #portofbarcelona #sailboats
#streetphotography #photography
#streetphotography #photography
#beaches #mediterraneansea #spain #photography
Can you please put some money in my hat so I can get some dog food for me? #dogs #barcelonadogs #pets
#blackandwhitephotography #photography #barcelonab&w
#pigeonsky
I love the new streets in Barcelona that were changed into a walker's paradise. #streetphotography #photography
#art #spraycanart #barcelonaartists
#flowers #plants #barcelonaflowers
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LOL !!! It takes two to make an image a funny one. Thank you for your awesome sense of humor. I'm sure I would have a great time with you my friend because I have that kind of humor in me, too.
I can't eat much chocolate anymore but when I go to that town, I eat at least one. I have problems with my stomach when I eat sugary products so it's hard for me to see all these wonderful sugary treats in the coffee/bakery shops in Barcelona where I live.
Dogs love to socialize, too. #dogs #pets #spain #photography #streetphotography
#cats #barcelonacats #pets
Every time I go to La Seu d'Urgell, I have to go to the coffee/bakery shop to eat one of these delicious chocolate croissants with chocolate inside it too. #croissants #photography #spanishcoffeeshops #bakedgoodies #chocolatelovers
There are some weird looking grasshoppers (locusts) in northern Spain compared to the grasshoppers I used to see all the time when I lived on a farm in rural North Dakota many years ago. #macrophotography #insects #photography
These plastic covered hay bales made this shot interesting to me. #blackandwhitephotography #photography #northernspain #ranches
Any horse lovers in BlueSky? These two horses were staying out of the sun at the ranch I discovered outside the town of La Seu d'Urgell walking along their private road. #horses #northernspain #photography #ranches
An experienced kayak racer has no problem getting through those gates along the course at Parc Olímpic del Segre where the 1992 Olympic canoe races were held. Now it's mostly for world class kayak racing. #photography #kayakracing
This photo shows the house where the Bishop of northern Spain once lived next to the Catholic Cathedral which is the taller building behind it. #catholicbishops #photography #spain #cathedrals
La Seu d'Urgell of northern Spain is where one of the main Catholic Cathedrals was built over 1,000 years ago and of course many of the buildings and streets around it were built at the same time. I love these old covered walkways along the streets. #streetphotography #spain #photography
Every Saturday during the year, the farmers market is set up on a few streets in La Seu d'Urgell which is always fun to walk around and see all the delicious looking food and even clothing to shop for. #farmersmarkets #spain #food #streetphotography #photography
This area of La Seu d'Urgell is the most popular place to go hang out during the afternoons and weekends. #blackandwhitephotography #photography #laseud'Urgell #northernspain
During the 1992 Olympics, the canoe races were held at "Parc Olímpic del Segre" where I got this shot in La Seu d'Urgell, the village two of my brother-in-laws live in. Now the sport there is world class kayak racing. #photography #1992Olympics #kayakracing #parcolympicdelsegre
Some roads in northern Spain are private leading to a ranch/farm operation. I always enjoy going on paths I have never been on before to see what's at the end of the path. #photography #landscapes #spain
#macrophotography #insects #flowers #photography
Riding in a bus during a very heavy downpour of rain made this photo possible. #photography #rainyday
#blackandwhitephotography #photography #barcelonab&w
#art #spraycanart #barcelonaartists
#flowers #plants #barcelonaflowers
The pigeons in Barcelona are well fed. #pigeonsky
Thank you for the correction, Kris. I was going to use Grok to identify it but Elon has a limit for us non-paying X.com members so my limit is over. I will never pay any internet social media company money to use their platform because I don't have any extra money to do so.
#blackandwhitephotography #photography #barcelonab&w
I thought I would share this photo with those of you who liked my rose photos. This is one of the many areas in the park where we're not allowed to be in but there are many rose plants throughout the entire park to aim my camera at. #flowers #plants #barcelonaflowers #parks #photography #landscapes
It was interesting to see this dragonfly turn his head towards me when I was taking several shots of it yesterday. #macrophotography #photography #dragonfly
This dragonfly I saw in the park yesterday was showing me all kinds of different poses. #macrophotography #photography #dragonfly
The background was dark for this beautiful rose I saw yesterday so I knew it would turn out looking like this. #flowers #plants #barcelonaflowers #roses #photography
#flowers #plants #barcelonaflowers #roses #photography
I thought this cat was coming to greet me yesterday while I was at the park but my camera must have scared him. He/she stopped for a moment and then turned around and went back to the small entrance it came from. #cats #barcelonacats #pets
The centipedes were busy yesterday. #insects #macrophotography #photography #barcelona
Yesterday, I went to the park in Barcelona where all kinds of roses are planted to see if I could find some beautiful roses to photograph and here's one of them. #flowers #plants #barcelonaflowers #photography
Sometimes I see something that I think will make an interesting photo in black and white like I did yesterday during my walk from the soccer stadium to the rose garden along the Diagonal Avenue in Barcelona. #blackandwhitephotography #photography #barcelonab&w
There are statues everywhere in Barcelona so here's a shot of a couple of them along Diagonal Avenue that I walked by yesterday. #statues #art #barcelonaart #artists #sculptures #photography
I like making optical illusions with some of my photos like this one I got when I aimed my camera at this interesting paved walkway yesterday. It's hard to believe that it's a perfect rectangular shape. #illusions #photography
Yes, pigeons are like us humans when we're in lust for each other. I was watching some male pigeons chasing the females around and this lovely couple gave me a lot of entertainment yesterday. #pigeonsky #photography
The BARCA store is a very interesting place to shop for soccer related products. It's always filled with people either shopping or just admiring the place like I do when I'm in it. #photography #soccer #barcelona #BARCA
If you're into pro soccer, here's the update on the remodeling of the old stadium in Barcelona for it's famous BARCA team. I went over there yesterday to take pictures of it. #barcelonafutbol #photography #professionalsoccer #soccerstadiums
How many times do I have to tell you that I don't vote for liars because NONE of them work for you and I. All those liars have been spending the money collected for our Social Security benefits for other purposes. It's not just Republicans or Democrats. They ALL work for the rich donors.
Everyone who wants you to vote for them has to lie to you to get your votes. Once they are elected, then they go to work for the big money donors. Haven't you learned anything about politics yet? You might think you're voting for the best person but they don't care at all about what you think.
#beaches #mediterraneansea #spain #photography
Skateboarding tricks in Barcelona will never end because of all the cool places they can enjoy their sport. #skateboards #sport #photography #barcelona
If you get married in Barcelona, you might have to dress up first in costumes like this. #marriageinbarcelona #photography #streetphotography
Lookin down at Barcelona from the top level of the Catholic Basilica on top of Tibidabo, the highest elevation near the city. #beaches #mediterraneansea #spain #photography #barcelona #tibidabo
I like the colors blue and red. #streetphotography #photography
Sometimes it's the colors that matter to me. #streetphotography #photography
