Veo el Mundo...
...I see the world...
I'm lucky enough to be able to spend indecent amounts of time traveling the world. This website aims to share my photos and stories from some amazing parts of the world. It also has advice for travelers, information about photography and useful links.
If you have any thoughts or ideas about any of this material, please feel free to contact me.
Medellin - City of Eternal Spring
Medellin
Medellin (pronounced Med-e-jin) is perhaps most famous internationally as being the former home of Colombia's most notorious drug dealer. For those more familiar with Colombia, Medellin is also known for its seemingly endless supply of beautiful women, many of whom have an affinity with disproportionately sized silicone breast implants.
Arriving in the city it is however clear that times have changed and that it is becoming a safe, modern city with a growing network of transport infrastructure, some trendy neighborhoods and a vibrant nightlife.
Cartagena
Cartagena de Indas
... described as "a fairytale city of romance, legends and sheer beauty..." was my first stop on the South American continent. It was a pretty decent introduction to Colombia, even if the guidebook was overselling it a bit. Maybe I just encountered too many backpackers and tourists who used the city as a base for picking up cheap cocaine or prostitutes, neither of which are my thing. I guess the other thing is that when I think of romance, its rarely quite so consistently hot and sticky.
How to take photos at night
Some places just look better at night. Unfortunately this is also a time when automatic settings and even program modes on cameras often fail, or are simply a poor substitute for dialing in the right settings on a camera with decent manual controls.
The following tips are aimed at providing a guide to taking long-exposure photos at night on a camera with manual settings. For a quick guide on the settings I use with an Olympus E-System DSLR, click the link.
