Planet Born

Posted by Xavi Heredia (Badalona (almost Barcelona), Kazakhstan) on 5 January 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

No us sembla que el Born és com un planeta enmig de Barcelona, amb la seva pròpia personalitat?

"Born" is the name of a neighborhood of the city of Barcelona, with a very strong personality. Sometimes I think it is like a "planet", aside from the rest of the city.

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Comments (12)

zahai from Berlin, Germany

Great composition, pwerful work of shadows and nice symbolism. Nicely done :)

5 Jan 2009 9:37am

@zahai: Thank you zahai, I was lucky to capture this image while walking on an avenue of the Born district of Barcelona.

Marcah from Quincy, United States

Something has been before us. Very Twilight Zone...

5 Jan 2009 10:45am

@Marcah: Yes.... quite a perturbing image... the funiest thing is that this "planet" is actually an iron ball located under a bench in a boulevard of the Born district. I noticed it by chance, while my children were having a rest on the bench!!

Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico

Would surely like to visit the town. I am highly impressed by the sphere and its detail. Nicely executed.

5 Jan 2009 5:17pm

@Luis A. De Jesus R.: Thank you Luis, the tangential lighting was perfect to catch the texture of the iron surface. It os worth it to see it in flickr to better appreciate the details of the texture.

Albert Perpinyà from Spain

Molt ben escollida per donar el simbolisme o potser ha estat a l'inversa i el simbolisme l'ha induït l'imatge. En qualsevol cas la textura és genial i el joc d'ombres també

5 Jan 2009 5:28pm

@Albert Perpinyà: Gràcies!! Val la pena veure la còpia a flickr, amb tot el detall de la textura i els reflexes metal·lics.

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Cool image and very interesting about the neighborhood with attitude.

5 Jan 2009 6:12pm

@Steve Rice: Yes, this district of Barcelona is in the old town, plenty of ultra-fashioned boutiques, bars, restaurants, museums and so on... here you can find more information

Anthony Thomason from Phoenix, United States

Nice lighting. Powerful capture!

-Peace

5 Jan 2009 8:55pm

@Anthony Thomason: Thank you Anthony, it is just natural dailylight, around midday.

José-Angel from Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain

En la anterior que te había visto de esta serie te resaltaba el tema de la luz. Aquí creo que todavía es mejor. Si me ahces elegir entre una y otra, me quedo con esta!

5 Jan 2009 9:54pm

@José-Angel: Tu lo has dicho, esta és muy superior, sobre todo viéndola en flickr. La anterior la tomé porquè me hizo gracia la coincidencia del significado en inglés y su relación con la Navidad.