La Rambla

La Rambla

The weather has been so bad here all summer that I am glad we spent nearly three weeks in the Mediterranean. It was the best weaher I saw all summer. Earlier in the summer I shared photos of several attractions in Barcelona. At the time, I didn't share photos of La Rambla, one of the most visited streets in the world, and would like to share a few over the next couple of days.

I didn't feel too comfortable photographing people on La Rambla, especially with the slow zooming and focusing of the Nikon Coolpix P500, the only camera I used in Barcelona. On some sales booths there were "NO PHOTOS" signs. I was being extra cautious because all I read about the pick-pockets and con artists on La Rambla.

Photos of the Day are for sale as stock photographs
and photographic enlargements.

They can also be purchased as slide shows
and/or wallpapers/screensavers.

Halifax Buskers

I visited the annual Busker Festival in Halifax a few days ago. The waterfront was very crowded and it was difficult to see the shows unless you got a seat early and waited for the performances to begin.

As I walked along I saw a bunch of people looking at a statue and I got my camera ready to take a picture. To my surprise, when I looked again, it had moved and I quickly realized that it was a person, not a statue. It was amazing how still the person was and how smooth and fluid his movements were when he did move.

I chose four photos which show a few views of this "living statue". It was fun to see kids trying to make him move and how surprised they were when he actually moved towards them.