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MONTERO, AMONG THE MIST - PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES

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The grounds of the former "Montero" estate are always a good place for walking and photography, but undoubtedly one of the best times for a long walk there is on a foggy morning... And yes, this time I mean "fog" and not "mist," because the beauty of these specific conditions is that you can partially appreciate the rural landscape a few hundred meters on the horizon, without losing that particular magic, that bucolic feeling, that exquisite kind of density that the not-so-dense morning mists bestow upon these places...

Los terrenos de la antigua hacienda "Montero" son siempre un lugar bueno para ir a caminar y a hacer fotografías, pero indudablemente uno de los mejores climas para una larga caminata allí, es el que se tiene en una mañana con neblina... Y sí, esta vez me refiero a "neblina" y no a "niebla", porque lo bonito en esta condiciones específicas es que se puede apreciar parcialmente el paisaje rural algunos cientos de metros en el horizonte, pero sin perder esa magia particular, esa sensación bucólica, esa especie de densidad exquisita que las brumas matutinas no tan densas entregan a estos lugares...

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About 22 years ago, these lands were part of a single property called "Montero," but certain political and social events typical of recent years in Venezuela led to a large portion of that property being expropriated by the government and distributed to others as they saw fit. However (and fortunately), the land has remained agricultural and livestock-based ever since, leaving the area virtually unchanged, although with a significantly greater number of fences, gates, roads, paths, and a few more small rural dwellings. So, it can be said that the rural essence of these lands has been remarkably well preserved despite everything that has happened here.

Unos 22 años atrás, estas tierras formaban parte de una única propiedad llamada "Montero", pero ciertos eventos políticos y sociales típicos de los últimos años vividos aquí en Venezuela, terminaron por hacer que buena parte de esa propiedad fuese expropiada por gobernantes de turno y repartida a otras personas según su conveniencia. Sin embargo (y afortunadamente) el uso de estas tierras ha seguido hasta ahora siendo agrícola y pecuario, haciendo que la fisonomía de este lugar sea prácticamente la de antaño, aunque con una significativamente mayor cantidad de empalizadas, portales, caminos, veredas y alguna que otra pequeña vivienda rural más... Entonces, se puede decir que la esencia campestre de estas tierras se ha conservado bastante bien a pesar de todo lo ocurrido aquí...

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Now the former service road of the hacienda is a public road, so this allows me to wander around here at any time without restrictions... But additionally, I have the good fortune to know most of the current users of these lands personally, and that also allows me to open some gates and pass through, and even "jump" over some fences whose wires are loose or slack, without the owners having any objection...

Ahora el otrora camino de servicio de la hacienda, es un camino público, entonces esto me permite deambular por aquí a cualquier hora sin restricciones... Pero adicionalmente, yo tengo la fortuna de conocer personalmente a la mayoría de lo actuales usufructuarios de estas tierras y eso también me permite el poder abrir algunos portales y pasar, e incluso "saltarme" algunas palizadas cuyos alambres estén sueltos u holgados, esto sin que los dueños tengan inconvenientes al respecto...

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Thank you very much for your visit and appreciation!

¡Muchas gracias por pasar y apreciar!


ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL NOTE: Photographs captured with my Nikon D7000 DSLR camera in RAW format, then processed in Adobe Camera RAW for adjustments regarding light, sharpening, contrast and depth... They were then exported to JGP format on which minor modifications such as straightening and adding watermarks were carried out using PhotoScape v3.7

NOTA TÉCNICA ADICIONAL: Fotografias capturadas con mi cámara DSLR Nikon D7000 en formato RAW, procesadas posteriormente en Adobe Camera RAW para ajustes relativos a luz, afilado, contraste y profundidad... Luego fueron exportadas a formato JGP sobre el cual se llevaron a cabo modificaciones menores como enderezado y agregado de marcas de agua usando PhotoScape v3.7


#PHOTOGRAPHY

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@jlinaresp


"We make photographs to understand what our lives mean to ourselves." - Ralph Hattersley.

"Hacemos fotografías para comprender lo que nuestras vidas significan para nosotros mismos." - Ralph Hattersley.

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Camera: Nikon D7000 Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM Lens: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX Lens:AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G

Cámara: Nikon D7000 Lente: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM Lente: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lente: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G


Montalbán, Carabobo, Venezuela.

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Comments · 9

  • @clarabels(70)· 1d

    Nice shot my friend 🙂👍

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  • @rishehri(56)· 1d

    What a beautiful atmosphere! The fog gives these rural landscapes a peaceful, almost dreamlike feel, and the roads and trees that slowly emerge from the mist add great depth to the photos 👍

  • the mist is the best photographer's secret weapon

  • @maryjacy(69)· 2d

    Places like this remind us of past experiences and the memories attached to them. Sometimes, Places like this have a way of bringing us back to the way things use to be in the past. It’s good how you were able to capture these moments through photography, while preserving the beauty of scenes as well . Nice shot !👌

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  • @uniquey(55)· 2d

    Misty mountain and landscape photography always hits different with that moody,,, cinematic atmosphere. Capturing fog rolling through the terrain with such crisp clarity takes a great eye for composition.

  • I really liked the photos, and reading about the history of the place made it even better

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