This post is just an excuse to share a few photos from the outside of Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona and the modern buildings round and about. When I went, the music festival Primavera Sound was in full swing in the evenings – Emily and Miquel had been the night before – so whole swathes of the area were out of bounds. My plans to explore were curtailed.
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So after I’d ‘done’ the museum (maybe worth a post later?) I caught a tram to the Port Olímpic.
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Both areas are full of glass-clad buildings reflecting images of the space in which they stood. Connecting with them, just too late for me to pop them into Donna’s Lens-Artists Challenge: Connections. You can connect with me too – two and a half times – there I am in the last photo of all, snapping away.
For Ludwig’s Monday Window.
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All that blue sky reflected! It’s made me wonder how that might work in the UK – grey reflections, mostly, but sometimes dramatic and perhaps a feeling of light.
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I think so. The City of London yields some interesting shots.
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True – I remember seeing sunlight bouncing off the Shard in winter which looked spectacular. The juxtaposition of old and new buildings is very striking, too.
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Modern glass fronted buildings lend themselves to this sort of thing, don’t they? Once I start snapping I can’t stop! There was a very nice etched glass one just round the corner from our apartment in Nantes.
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They seem built for photo-opportunities, don’t they?
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Don’t they just! 🤣🩵
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There are so many treasures in Barcelona, such a photogenic city!
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It is – both old and new.
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Exactly!!
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aren’t these fabulous
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I lve a good reflection.
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Great gallery
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Thanks Sheree.
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Lovely. How nice to be able to just pop into Barcelona like that.
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I know. I bought an unlimited transport pass for the month and jumped onto an immoderate number of trains, buses and trams, sometimes with no idea of where I was going – just to see where I ended up. It generally worked.
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Sounds fun.
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Two and a half Margarets and all at no extra cost! Fabulous photos.
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They’re easy photos to want to take. And buy one Margaret, get another one and a half free. For one day only .
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Awesome reflections Margaret!
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It’s a great place for them to display themselves!
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And for you to capture them so well.
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As you know, I LOVE those triangular ish reflections – flat glass in modern buildings can yield some fascinating images!
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Can’t it just?
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I really enjoy this sort of architectural photography with ultra modern buildings like these – they remind me a bit of London’s Docklands. ANd fun to find your reflection among them 😀
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I had a fun day in these two parts of the city which aren’t Tourist Central at all. A nice change!
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Oh yes, I see you! 2.5 of you.
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That’s more than enough …
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Well, I’m not sure how you’d manage a half self, but sometimes it would be nice to split into two temporarily to get more done!
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Absolutely. But we do that all the time. Don’t we?
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Sometimes feels like it!
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Those are wonderful photos of a wonderful building.
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There are some excellent structures in that patch.
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Marvelous reflection photos. And that selfie one is precious.
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Haha! It wouldn’t help the police with their enquiries though, would it?
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Such a great post and photos! I loved those reflections, especially.
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They’re fun, aren’t they?
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Yes, they are. So many options for photography.
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These reflections, Wow!! And, both areas are connected. Great photos, Margaret!
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Thanks. It was a cheery sort of day.
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Love the photos! the more I see of your work and that of others, the more creative I am. Thank you for the inspiration!
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What a lovely thing to say, Clay. Thanks. You’re not so bad yourself!
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Funny, I have friends in Barcelona right now. They aren’t sending many pictures but what I have seen is really stunning, as are your images. I guess I should figure out a way to go.
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Do Dawn, But for goodness sake go in the winter months if you want to avoid the crowds. The weather is still mild enough for people-watching with a coffee in the open air.
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What a remarkable building, Margaret. Your photo collection captures the magnitude of glass and reflections. WOW!!!
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It was a pretty wow-ish sort of day, one way or another.
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Fabulous & Creative, both the building and your photos!
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Thanks. It was fun to explore.
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Great architecture. And I see you in the triangular panes!
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No hiding from you, is there? 😉
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