Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece

Posted on July 29, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

As far as I’m concerned, La Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudí’s still unfinished cathedral in Barcelona, is the greatest masterpiece of all time. I visited it last fall and must confess I was totally unprepared for its grandeur. When I walked in and looked up, I gasped and inexplicably burst into tears! I don’t quite understand what happened. I’m not religious, nor am I prone to public displays of emotion. Yet, there I was, shedding tears in the middle of the crowd at La Sagrada Familia. I was completely overtaken with emotion by the organic beauty of Gaudi’s magnificent masterpiece. Wiping my tears, I took pictures that in no way do justice to that architectural and artistic gem.

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But I found this absolutely amazing HD video of the inauguration of La Sagrada Familia, which shows it in all its splendor, every detail, every angle, inside and out. The images and the music are fantastic. They’ll make you gasp for sure. Let me know if you cry. I, of course, cried again…

This post is part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/out-of-this-world/

Travel Theme: Sweet

Posted on July 26, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

I have a terrible sweet tooth, so the word “sweet” sends me straight to images of the most delicious, decadent desserts. Here are some delicious sweets I could not resist while traveling in Spain and Brazil.

Ice-cream in Cordoba.

Dessert in Sevilla.

All kinds of sweets in Madrid.

Flan in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Travel Theme: Tilted

Posted on July 19, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

Meet the “Lazy Tree!”

This lonely tree, growing in the middle of the dunes of the Preá beach in Northeastern Brazil, has been tilting for years due to the intense pounding of strong winds. Unable to fight the winds to continue to grow vertically, it has succumbed to its fate and continued to grow to a basically horizontal position. For that, it’s been called “the lazy tree.”

The Lazy Tree has become an attraction for those visiting the Jericoacoara National Park.

This post is part of Weekly Travel Theme: http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/07/19/travel-theme-tilted/

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

Posted on July 19, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

Fresh from the tree!

On this Northeast Brazil beach, coconuts are hand-picked for you.

After savoring its deliciously sweet water, you can ask them to crack the coconut open so you can eat its delicious meat.

It doesn’t get any better, and fresher, than that!
(In Fortaleza, Brazil)

This post is part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/weekly-photo-challenge-fresh/

Cee’s Which Way Challenge

Posted on July 13, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

Which way to the waterfalls?
In Pirenopolis, GO, Brazil

Weekly Photo Challenge – The Golden Hour

Posted on July 12, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

Definitely my favorite time to shoot the ocean and the scenery around it. Here’s a small sample of shots taken in places I often go to in Brazil, where I was born, and in California, where I live.

Daily Prompt – The Natural World

Posted on June 30, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

Cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin, in Washington, D.C. Breathtaking!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable

Posted on June 28, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

What’s a companion? What is companionship? Here are a few takes on the notion.

My personal companion. My husband of thirty-plus years. The secret of our long marriage is enjoying each other and laughing a lot. This photo says it all.

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Legendary companions. These craft dolls represent the Brazilian Northeast folk hero Lampião –who led a long career of large-scale banditry through six states of the Northeast– and his girlfriend, Maria Bonita. The couple was subject of innumerable folk stories, novels, comic books, popular pamphlets, songs, movies, and a number of TV soap operas.

A match made in heaven…

Birds of a feather…

Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through My Eyes

Posted on June 22, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

Untouched Nature in Goiás, Brazil.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves

Posted on June 19, 2013 by AngelaFurtado1

Yesterday I went to a football/soccer game of the Confederations Cup in my hometown in Brazil. This is sort of dress rehearsal for the 2014 World Cup, which will also be hosted by Brazil. As I entered the sports arena, I saw curves everywhere. Here are some of them.