MomentoEterno

Day of the deceased 2009

2009-11-03T17:56:00.000-06:00

At the city's deceased altar exposition there were multiple deceased people walking around...

Street clown

2009-10-30T12:09:00.000-06:00

Cempoala Toltec Ruins

2009-01-06T11:51:00.004-06:00

This is par of the Cempoala's Toltec Ruins, very impressive.

Emerald Coast

2009-01-06T11:24:00.003-06:00

On my recent trip to Veracruz, I was just passing by a large shore location called Costa Esmeralda,where I took this shoot.

Door and Log

2008-09-28T20:20:00.000-05:00

Peeking through the fence

2008-09-28T20:12:00.005-05:00

This is ELFO, one of the pet dogs from these people from the previous picture.

Smiles

2008-09-28T20:07:00.003-05:00

These people lives in a rather harsh place near a small town called General Cepeda, in the State of Coahuila Mexico, they have their own solar water warmin and solar cell electricity devices, they have no TV, they go to bed rather early and wake up early, water is a very precious resource so it must be saved at all costs, they grow their own vegetables and have their own cattle.

I camped nearby with my two sons.

The secret

2008-06-10T18:09:00.000-05:00

A friend of Daniel, my 3rd son, was telling something secret.

Mom's love

2008-06-10T18:01:00.000-05:00

I was at a sports competition for little children and I got this shot quickly from a proud mom. Shot opportunities happen quick and you have to shoot without thinking.

White/Red

2008-03-31T17:09:00.003-06:00

Another angle and shoot from the same building

Intense Reds

2008-03-31T17:02:00.004-06:00

I liked the intense reds from this building

RailRoad Yard

2008-03-31T16:51:00.006-06:00

I have always wanted to take a shoot from this angle on a railroad yard I always see below a road I often take.

Close to the doorstep

2007-08-04T11:57:00.000-05:00

Martha's grafitti

2007-08-04T11:47:00.000-05:00

At the clown parade 2

2007-05-11T22:56:00.000-05:00

At the clown parade 1

2007-05-11T22:33:00.000-05:00

High Level Job 2

2007-05-11T22:30:00.000-05:00

High level job 1

2007-05-11T21:47:00.000-05:00

Motorcycle riders gathering

2006-06-12T09:22:00.000-05:00

I saw a motorcycle gathering, and unfortunately I catched them as the were departing, they had all sorts of weird helmets, leather jackets, and stuff, I will investigate where they gather usually and try to take more interesting shots.

Clouds 2

2006-06-03T21:30:00.000-05:00

Clouds 1

2006-06-03T21:04:00.000-05:00

In the construction yard

2006-05-27T17:01:00.000-05:00

Have a little faith

2006-05-20T13:22:00.000-05:00

Peeking out the door

2006-05-20T13:08:00.000-05:00

This is my youngest daughter at her grandma´s house.

Pumpkins

2006-04-16T09:50:00.000-05:00

I have seen better days 1

2006-04-16T09:36:00.000-05:00

Potential sweep

2006-03-29T09:51:00.000-06:00

Guidance 2

2006-03-29T09:23:00.000-06:00

Guidance

2006-03-29T09:13:00.000-06:00

The access

2006-03-29T09:05:00.000-06:00

Firemen tools

2006-02-26T18:09:00.000-06:00

You can always smile

2006-02-26T17:58:00.000-06:00

Train blues

2006-02-10T17:33:00.000-06:00

Brushes texture

2006-02-08T18:07:00.000-06:00

I have been very busy lately, so that is the reason of the lack of shots, I hope everything comes back in track at work!

Copper fire

2006-02-08T17:49:00.000-06:00

The power of prayer

2006-01-30T22:29:00.000-06:00

Blue/Red

2006-01-28T19:04:00.000-06:00

Wooden ladder

2006-01-26T12:53:00.000-06:00

Dummies

2006-01-19T09:06:00.000-06:00

Burned down hut

2006-01-18T09:48:00.000-06:00

Near my home, when returning from work I followed a fire truck, and it happened that little palm hut in the center of a park burned down to ashes.

Sun Reflections

2006-01-17T10:15:00.000-06:00

Barrels lined up

2006-01-16T12:58:00.000-06:00

Nature sitting on the corner of an old window

2006-01-14T18:47:00.000-06:00

The abandoned train station

2006-01-11T09:56:00.000-06:00

This train station in nost functional anymore, it is at the entrance of a little town called Bustamante, in NL, Mexico.

Railroad to the north

2006-01-10T10:25:00.000-06:00

My wife's frist try

2006-01-09T18:43:00.000-06:00

This is a shot my wife did on an afternoon while the kids played in a park. Hopefully she will try some more!.

That make me remember days long gone...

2006-01-09T18:34:00.000-06:00

There is something about the holidays...

2006-01-09T18:06:00.000-06:00

Traffic 1

2005-12-28T07:35:00.000-06:00

Waiting for a better life

2005-12-22T09:44:00.000-06:00

Wrestler's masks

2005-12-20T21:47:00.000-06:00

Brothers in arms

2005-12-16T10:38:00.000-06:00

Old couch

2005-12-15T10:08:00.000-06:00

Look mom!!

2005-12-13T09:52:00.000-06:00

This is the flesh of sweet Lord Jesus

2005-12-09T00:27:00.000-06:00

Holy monument

2005-12-06T10:11:00.000-06:00

Eyes that kill

2005-12-04T10:23:00.000-06:00

Crafting with glass

2005-11-30T17:45:00.000-06:00

Reaching cloud

2005-11-27T21:25:00.000-06:00

Piled up bricks

2005-11-24T12:58:00.000-06:00

Another street juggler

2005-11-23T09:59:00.000-06:00

The joy of the bride

2005-11-22T18:26:00.000-06:00

I was wedding crashing at the church, but no one noticed I was not in the wedding.

Rusted painted fence

2005-11-20T15:03:00.000-06:00

The Door

2005-11-19T22:22:00.000-06:00

Skydiver training

2005-11-17T22:13:00.000-06:00

Good morning Cerro de la Silla

2005-11-17T12:43:00.000-06:00

This is a very representative mountain from Monterrey, the name corresponds to the Horse Saddle form it has at the top

Keeping the rythm

2005-11-14T17:54:00.000-06:00

Toxic Cloud

2005-11-13T06:15:00.000-06:00

Weariness of life

2005-11-13T06:04:00.000-06:00

Traffic flow

2005-11-11T13:09:00.000-06:00

Avenue under the main plaza

2005-11-10T12:11:00.000-06:00

Egyptian stuff in Mexico?

2005-11-09T08:42:00.000-06:00

This store sells egyptian stuff... made in China.

Planet

2005-11-09T08:31:00.000-06:00

RIP

2005-11-04T11:23:00.000-06:00

Altar 3

2005-11-04T10:52:00.000-06:00

Altar 2

2005-11-04T10:48:00.000-06:00

Altar 1

2005-11-04T10:44:00.000-06:00

Día de muertos

2005-11-04T09:41:00.000-06:00

Dia de muertos (day of the deceased), is a traditional yearly celebration in Mexico dedicated to all those beloved ones that have passed away, every November 2nd, many families, specially in the central and southern part of Mexico set up these kind of altars and stuff them with everything that the spirits of the deceased would love to taste again, bread, cigarrettes, alcohol drinks, even toys for the deceased younger ones.

I remember my grandmother setting up this kind of altar, and I could imagine all my dead relatives coming to party and enjoy everything they liked when they were alive. My grandmother even cooked special dishes for the dead that day.

Sadly, all this is getting mixed nowadays and blurred by the imported Halloween celebration, from our northern neighborhood.

The following shots of altars were taken at PARQUE FUNDIDORA, in Monterrey NL. The culture fellows there must be recongized for their effort to keep the traditions alive.

Good work.

Pyramid sculpture

2005-11-03T17:05:00.000-06:00

Blue lights

2005-11-01T11:22:00.000-06:00

The keyboard of my notebook

2005-10-30T15:38:00.000-06:00

The Graveyard 4

2005-10-29T21:18:00.000-05:00

Revealing the camera secrets

2005-10-29T09:35:00.000-05:00

Blade Runner :)

2005-10-29T09:27:00.000-05:00

The 3 bucks kiss

2005-10-25T16:16:00.000-05:00

Guiding Angel

2005-10-20T11:49:00.000-05:00

My wife suggested I should give a post processing to the angel monument to give it a little more dramatism, and here it is. I see some photographers are proud to say that they do not alter the shots they take, but that is not my case, Sometimes I like to play with the shots to produce emotional results, sometimes it works, some times it does not, but it is interesting. Cretainly there are shots that demand not to be postprocessed, and there is an inherent value to them, as they illustrate the skill of the photographer for composition.

Street working

2005-10-20T10:26:00.000-05:00

This old fellow works making "magic tricks" at a street corner, tough work to tell the truth.

Interview

2005-10-18T17:19:00.000-05:00

Check out an interview a site called FOTO DIGITAL MEXICO did with me... unfortunately for english speakers, the interview and the whole site is in spanish.

Link: http://www.foto-digital.com.mx/category/fotoblog-de-la-semana/

My little daughter

2005-10-18T17:14:00.000-05:00

This is one of the first shots I got when I started taking photograph as a Hobby this year, this is my little Daughter, Alejandra, she was preparing for her older sister's first communion, and she got a fancy hairstyle with the hairstylist.

Graveyard 3

2005-10-17T12:27:00.000-05:00

This angel seems to be showing the path to heaven to the deceased kids.

The Graveyard 2

2005-10-14T10:22:00.000-05:00

The Graveyard 1

2005-10-12T22:14:00.000-05:00

I dropped for a couple of hours today in a local graveyard called "Carmen y Dolores", and, boy, there are plenty of beautiful monuments and mausoleums to shoot, also it is a feast of decaying stuff to shoot at will (of course, with all due respect to the deceased). This one was perfect to give an eerie mood with some tinkering in PhotoShop.

Remember Leni

2005-10-11T16:53:00.000-05:00

I have taken this little moment to honor the memory of Leni Riefenstahl, because she has been my main source of inspiration and motivation for my photographic affair, what a woman, what an artist, what a photographer. Unstoppable till the end, and in spite of her much discussed relations with the Nazi party, of the many difficulties along her life, and the perils she faced, her unmatched innovation legacy for movies and photography as an art form will stand as testimony of her character, her beauty instinct, and marvelous sense of grandiosity. She died on Monday 8 September 2003.

Check http://www.leni-riefenstahl.de/, for a glimpse of her work and life, also I included a link on the side of my photoblog.

Augusto Vera

Power for everyone

2005-10-11T13:03:00.000-05:00

Forgive me father... for I have sin

2005-10-10T10:19:00.000-05:00

Downtown at night

2005-10-07T09:11:00.000-05:00

Industrial city

2005-10-06T10:00:00.000-05:00

Urban jungle

2005-10-05T09:28:00.000-05:00

The steet fiddler

2005-10-05T09:09:00.000-05:00

Dancing avenue

2005-10-02T14:29:00.000-05:00

Pretty tricky to shoot while driving, this is a shot of one of the main avenues of Monterrey NL: Eugenio Garza Sada.