Photographer's Note
‘Iquique - Living in a fantasy world’
Back to the Pacific coast of northern Chile.
Iquique is an important port. The city has more inhabitants than Arica, the first city that I visited in the north of the country. There is less that small town feel here. Although then again when you compare Iquique with Santiago.
The city’s development was due in large part to the discovery of mineral riches, particularly the presence of large deposits of sodium nitrate in the Atacama Desert.
In the center of the city you can find some beautiful buildings from the colonial era.
During my photo hunting of these buildings in colonial style, I passed this house and couldn’t resist taking a picture.
In the workshop two more pictures taken in the historic center of Iquique.
The city is quite pleasant, has a lively atmosphere and there are definitely some good restaurants.
Striking and thought-provoking however are the warning signs for possible tsunamis caused by undersea earthquakes.
Iquique has been devastated by several earthquakes. The biggest were in 1868, in 1877 and in 2005. The last one had a magnitude 7.9 on the Richter Scale.
Here you can see how many earthquakes recently have occurred: http://earthquaketrack.com/p/chile/recent
Perhaps that’s the reason why some people dream of living in a fantasy world.
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PiotrF
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(54246) 2016-01-27 17:00
Hello Paul,
Very good series of images of Iquique.Excellent capture with very good sharpness.Nice presentation. Thank you for your detailed and interesting notes about this place.
Regards
Piotr
papagolf21
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(152605) 2016-01-27 23:32
Bonjour, cher Paul,
Excellente composition, j'aime cette faηade peinte faηon rκve ιveillι. Le peintre n'aurait-il pas abusι de champignons hallucinogθnes ;o)
Trθs bonne rιalisation.
Amitiιs.
Philippe
ChrisJ
(171220) 2016-01-27 23:37
Hello Paul,
A very colourful mural with the cactus and hummingbird providing a glimpse into South American flora and fauna. Good sharpness and saturation and the man walking by animates the scene. Tfs!
dkmurphys
(79209) 2016-01-28 0:22
Hi Paul,
A very fresh urban scene, it's great to see so many colors along your route. Well observed scene.
Daniel
Karolina999
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(0) 2016-01-28 0:43
Dear PVDV,
fine scene, fine man, superb sgraffitto, nice paint, amazing colors, good image.
Thanx for sharing.
Cheeers!
holmertz
(101980) 2016-01-28 1:55
Hello Paul,
There is no lack of colours in this photo, This kind of graffiti doesn't look like the one you make in a hurry during the night, worried that you could be caught by the police. But regardless if it was made by a hired artist it probably brightens the look of the entire street. Your photo is brightened by the inclusion of the man walking by. The workshop photos are very nice too and tell us more about this pleasant city (I take your word for that).
Kind regards,
Gert
jhm
(211734) 2016-01-28 3:43
Dag Paul,
Bij het nazien van de drie foto's is de tweede voor mijn de mooiste, maar u weet foto's zijn subjectief.
Uw hoofd foto is mooi door de schilderijen op de gevel en de deur.
De man heeft daar blijkbaar geen interesse voor het kustwerk.
Maar de man als toevoeging is het perfect, en geeft meer leven aan de foto.
Heel mooi foto werk, bedankt.
Groeten,
John.
Sergiom
(117241) 2016-01-28 6:38
Bonjour Paul,
C'est une trθs bonne idιe que de profiter d'un passant pour animer une telle scθne.On y rencontre l'ordinaire de la ville qui contraste avec les couleurs des artistes. Beau contraste.
Amicalement
Serge
ikeharel
(112419) 2016-01-28 7:20
Good evening Paul,
A stunning colors of the painted faηade, its owner must have an artistic mind to do such a beautiful job.
The passing man gave motion scale and life to the still scene.
Regards,
Ike
Royaldevon
(85606) 2016-01-28 8:06
Hello Paul,
It would have been so tempting to post the shot of the centre of Iquique because it is so sharp and so representative of the area but this is so much more fun! Here, you have shown us something completely different and symbolised the people's love of colours!
I wonder who lives in a house like this!
It's a mixture of cultural patterns and Disney cartoons!
What fun!!
My warm regards,
Bev :-)
cornejo
(61504) 2016-01-28 10:14
Hi Paul, great pictures of this interesting villa, very well composed and captured in these interesting images, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Great and beautiful work well done, congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.
Good evening and happy weekend.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.
mcmtanyel
(67635) 2016-01-28 20:01
Hello Paul,
The colors of the mural are quite attractive. The inclusion of the pedestrian is a nice touch.
Regards,
MT
danos
(110407) 2016-01-28 22:49
Hello Paul,
good your 'hunting' to discover attractive buildings like this colourful one.A really successful sample with the passing by man to adds life in the image.I like the colourful painting on the facade of the house with the light and the colour management to enhance even more its details.Well done.
Regards,Danos
macjake
(98262) 2016-01-28 23:18
Hi Paul
I don't think you have enough colours in this photo haha.
Its actually easy to find these colourful street scenes in Chile, I remember many of them in several different cities.
Very interesting note to go along with the photo, I had no idea about the history of devistation here.
well done all around, captured my attention right away.
cheers
Craig
carlo62
(81265) 2016-01-28 23:50
Ciao Paul
molto belli i colori e i disegni di questa facciata, ma l'inserimento della persona ha contribuito a dare piω interesse alla tua foto.
Ottimo tempismo e ottima qualitΰ.
Saluti
Carlo
adramad
(72558) 2016-01-29 7:23
Hello Paul.
Really spectacular image, the facade decorated with lovely pictures and intense colors, these beautiful paintings gives great strength to the composition, it hurts the tourist who broke into your view ....
Great photo, beautiful natural colors, very good lighting and excellent sharpness.
Well done. I love.
You enjoy the weekend.
Best wishes.
Luis.
alvaraalto
(42804) 2016-01-29 8:24
Hi Paul,
I like this cheerful and colourful picture. I assume that the man on the picture is too tired to enjoy the scene fully, looking at his bended shoulders.
Groet, Rob
rychem
(72187) 2016-01-29 8:44
It makes me smile, this is really a fantasy world, an optimistic mural, very attractive photo
regards Ryszard
Graal
(103040) 2016-01-29 9:47
Hello Paul,
amazing painted facade of house. Good title. Yes, it's fantasy. Fine captured place and theme. Nice presentation.
Have a nice evening.
Aleksander
pajaran
(114891) 2016-01-29 23:18
Dobar dan.
Interesantan i dobar tekst o gradu, sa istorijom i opisom ...
Lep pogled i trenutak ...
Dobar rad, sa lepim fotografijama u radionici, lepo pokazan mural i deo grada, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa prolaznikom.
Lep mural i arhitektura.
Imajte lep dan, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.
Good day.
Interesting and good text about the city, with a history and description ...
Nice view and a moment ...
Good work, with beautiful photographs in the workshop, beautiful mural demonstrated and part of the city, good contrast and sharpness, beautiful colors, beautiful moment captured with a passer.
Nice mural and architecture.
Have a good day, all the best for the weekend, good luck.
Paja.
mesutilgim
(0) 2016-01-30 13:52
Hello Paul,
What an amzing capture of this beautiful graffiti Wall.
The passerby adds life to your compo.
TFS and have a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM
Cricri
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(176) 2016-01-31 2:28
Bonjour Paul
WOW j'aime la dιcoration et les couleurs de la faηade, beau moment avec la prιsence de la personne qui anime la composition
beau dimanche
cricri
worldcitizen
(15956) 2016-02-01 8:04
Hello Paul,
The colors here are great! I like this mural as a work of art, but I don't think I'd actually like to live in such a bright house! The cactus plants seem to be waving hello to the viewers. :-) You captured the man walking by at just the right spot. Very nice framing and presentation, too.
batalay
(41261) 2016-02-01 13:56
Hello Paul,
Your photo captures the pedestrian in just the most salutary position of the frame, against a colorful wall painting. I'll see about creating a group theme that includes photos such as The Silent Witness and Starry, starry night. More immediately, however, we can hang it in the group theme Pictures at an Exhibition II.
Regards,
Bulent
adores
(46979) 2016-02-02 17:01
Hi Paul!
I guess I'd like to visit this:)! Really nice and very colourful, with all those paintings. Even better with the man passing!
COSTANTINO
(115515) 2016-02-04 23:07
Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy weekend
pleasant decorade facade drawing
our attention towards it
here the graffiti is very impressive
and I like it very much because
the art of graffiti is not always
nice this is my personal opinion
nice timing
nice work
regards
Costantino
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- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2015-07-23
- Categories: Καθημερινότητα, Αρχιτεκτονική
- Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
- Θέμα(τα): Pictures at an Exhibition II [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2016-01-27 13:57
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