Billie Mercer. John Woods. Gary Denness.
Whenever you visit their blogs, you know you are going to get first class photographs of Mexico.
I thought of that the other night as I looked across the bay to Barra de Navidad. From my terrace, Barra looks like a fairy wonderland.
Not because of anything in Barra itself. It is simply a little Mexican beach town.
What sets off the bay is the five-star resort, the Grand Bay Hotel.
Now, we all know that the stars granted to these resorts can be as suspect as a five-star general from a third-rate country, but it certainly looks enticing from my side of the bay.
If I were Edmund Pevensie, it would imagine it to be where the White Witch spent her vacations.
Billie has immortalized San Miguel de Allende at night. And what does SMA have that la belle Barra lacks? Sure, we have no churches with gaudy domes. But we have a resort that smacks of a cross between San Simeon and Cinderella's castle.
And why couldn't I capture this grand scene?
Whenever you visit their blogs, you know you are going to get first class photographs of Mexico.
I thought of that the other night as I looked across the bay to Barra de Navidad. From my terrace, Barra looks like a fairy wonderland.
Not because of anything in Barra itself. It is simply a little Mexican beach town.
What sets off the bay is the five-star resort, the Grand Bay Hotel.
Now, we all know that the stars granted to these resorts can be as suspect as a five-star general from a third-rate country, but it certainly looks enticing from my side of the bay.
If I were Edmund Pevensie, it would imagine it to be where the White Witch spent her vacations.
Billie has immortalized San Miguel de Allende at night. And what does SMA have that la belle Barra lacks? Sure, we have no churches with gaudy domes. But we have a resort that smacks of a cross between San Simeon and Cinderella's castle.
And why couldn't I capture this grand scene?
Well, for one I have a small digital camera with a powerful zoom, but no vibration reduction, and 60-year old hands that seem to be powered by caffeine.
The photograph at the top of this post is the result. Or, I should say it is the best of about 30 exposures.
I could say that I have captured the very essence of the fairy fantasy on the bay. But I cannot think of any other explanation. So, I will say that.
There you have it. Until Billie or John or Gary come here to give you a better shot of my lovely view on the bay.
Maybe, next time I will give you a daylight shot -- bereft of all expressionist pretension.
The photograph at the top of this post is the result. Or, I should say it is the best of about 30 exposures.
I could say that I have captured the very essence of the fairy fantasy on the bay. But I cannot think of any other explanation. So, I will say that.
There you have it. Until Billie or John or Gary come here to give you a better shot of my lovely view on the bay.
Maybe, next time I will give you a daylight shot -- bereft of all expressionist pretension.
