In Colombia when you smile for the camera you say "whiskey" (or "wee-skee"). This is appropriate in any and all occasions. Even for a four year old boy posing in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary.
Last weekend my friend Andrés, another amatuer wannabe photographer, asked if I wanted to go on a day-long
paseo fotografía to various lacations in the Valle del Cauca (the department where Cali is located). He is taking a photography course for fun and as an activity the class and whoever they wanted to invite were visiting the small city of
Buga with its "miracle" basilica, the Yotoco Nature Reserve, and the town of
Darien on the shores of
Lago Calima.
All the locations provided a variety of subjects and potential themes. Some sites had opportune moments to capture people in their Sunday rituals, whether it be worship, relaxing, playing on the beach or at a park, or eating. Others were ripe with nature or architecture. And there never seemed to be lacking sweeping landscapes for those photogs looking to capture the coutryside on film.
The class participants were supposed to choose five photographs to be entered in a class contest. Since I'm not in the class, these are my five favorites from the day:
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| Lady selling chontaduros |
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| Fiddlehead |
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| Religion for sale |
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| Nun buying incense |
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| Green bee |
