Havana November 16 Photo Competition

[zeedubbya]

@Ethernut, bro you held out big time!  Those pictures are just awesome!  Great job--you clearly have a gift.  

[Cigar Surgeon]

On 11/30/2016 at 1:27 AM, rob said:

I know this is no consolidation mate - but I can't tell you how much laughter it gave us! You're a good sport, Sir.... I mean, Jhon!

Hah well that's good I mean what can you do at this point, getting upset isn't going to change anything. Pour a scotch, light a cigar ... carry on.

[Sean3]

Terrific photos Ethernut, thanks for sharing them!

[CanuckSARTech]

On ‎12‎/‎1‎/‎2016 at 0:09 AM, Fuzz said:

Lunch at La Terraza. It's a wonder they don't run out of the octopus entree.

They have before.  And it SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCKS.

You don't wanna see a big fat guy like me, pissed off, missing out on one of my top-5-in-Havana-foods!!! 

 

[CanuckSARTech]

On ‎12‎/‎5‎/‎2016 at 7:04 PM, Drguano said:

Actually, l took these at the Partagas Gala. The bottle never touched the table...

Sorry, Doc, you're right.  At first glance, I was paying attention to the clothes being worn, not the background.  Yes, my mistake - as you said, at the gala dinner at the Melia Cohiba hall.  It was later on that night we went to Up & Down.

 

 

[CanuckSARTech]

And also agreed.  @Ethernut's pictures are a wonderful step above the usual i-Potato pictures.  I've gone down with a digital SLR at times as well, but I don't have the skillset to do all the tinkering and messing with things to chance colour saturation, ISO, aperture, etc., etc. (nor the time or patience to do that). 

But I love pictures like these such as what he's done (and similar to Tony's / "TDLPhoto"'s in the past - helps capture the juxtapositional nature of Cuba so well.  The beauty mixed with the ugliness, the sadness mixed with the pleasure in everyday-life there.

 

[Ethernut]

Deeply appreciate the kind words @CanuckSARTech! Way too kind! (inspired me to add a few more..) 

[Ethernut]

Iconic..

 

[Ethernut]

Historic..

 

[Ethernut]

I thought this was an interesting juxtaposition of architecture... The housing common to Havana Vieja along the Prado with a makeshift building from shipping containers built in the nest of a once expired structure..

[Ethernut]

Mom, the little ones, and grandma... @jacketfanspotted this shot (a little further in the shot above)  and the light was just right to highlight the matriarch..

 

 

[Ethernut]

I really liked the paintings on the bottom. These little hand painted canvases were purchasable all over and were in the neighborhood of $35 CUC (although they could probably be had for $20). I came close to picking one up. Love to hang it in my office..