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Distracted in Arrecife

A woman walking along a street looking over her shoulder at something that has caught her attention.

Something caught her eye as she walked along. I don’t know what. I took this photo in 2006, but only noticed it a few days ago.

Arrecife, Lanzarote. 2006.


CameradDP series

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After the sun set

After the sun set

A few minutes after the sun set over Lanzarote in the Canary Islands in January 2019.


Apertureƒ/16
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO50
Shutter speed2s

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Reaching for the sky

Reaching for the sky

The enormous (for Lanzarote) Arrecife Gran Hotel & Spa sits in the harbour of Arrecife and dominates the skyline. It’s the tallest building on the island and not without controversy. Some time after it’s construction a law came into force forbidding the construction of such tall buildings on the island.

This page says it was built almost overnight in 1988, but Wikipedia and other sources mention 1970 or 1971. It suffered a huge fire in 1994 but was then reopened as 5 star hotel in 2004. I think I need to go up to the rooftop bar next time for the views ..

This is a long exposure shot. I didn’t have my tripod with me so I had to rest the camera on a wall, with my wallet and a lens cap under the lens to tilt the camera up. Making things more precarious was the very strong gusts of wind that blew through the area that would almost knock you over that day. Certainly if you were huddling over the camera, trying to keep it steady for the 10 seconds or so of this image.


Apertureƒ/16
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO50
Shutter speed25s

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A plane landing in Lanzarote

Planes come in for landing

A plane landing at the airport in Lanzarote. I captured it in multiple shots as it sped by my location on the beach at Mirador de Acercamiento.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO400
Shutter speed1/320s

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The Road to Femés

The Road to Femés

Every time I go to Lanzarote I like to photograph the road coming from Playa Blanca to Femés. It leads to a very steep hill that some cars have problems with. Our hired car included, as it was very underpowered!

If you look carefully you’ll see the ghostly image of a car near the pole in the foreground of this image. They stopped for a good few seconds before successfully getting to the top of the hill.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO400
Shutter speed30s

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A Very Curious Cat

A Very Curious Cat

A very curious and friendly cat in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO1250
Shutter speed1/500s

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Lights on in the evening

Lights on in the evening

The tower of the Centro Deportivo Fariones in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote is lit up in the evening.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length240mm
ISO200
Shutter speed1/4s

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The Blue Pool

The Blue Pool

Ready for an evening swim in the pool?


Apertureƒ/9
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed2s

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Lanzarote Santa in April

Lanzarote Santa in April

Can you imagine how hot Santa would be in his great big coat on a warm April day? Luckily this was back in January, but it was still quite warm. Warm enough that I was standing in the shade!


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO500
Shutter speed1/500s

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32 & 34

32 & 34

Long shadows and door numbers.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length31mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/640s

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The Solitary Cat

The Solitary Cat

The cat just sat there observing the world pass by. All relaxed, like.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length240mm
ISO200
Shutter speed1/500s

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Catching the sun at the beach

Catching the sun at the beach

A boy catches the sun at the beach with his fishing rod. It was all he caught that evening, but I think he made some happy memories.