Taxi, a photo from Sancti Spiritus, Ouest

Photographer's Note

Trinidad is a town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, central Cuba. Together with the nearby Valle de los Ingenios, it has been one of UNESCOs World Heritage sites since 1988.
Trinidad was founded on December 23, 1514 by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar under the name Villa De la Santísima Trinidad. Francisco Iznaga, a rich Basque landowner in the southern portion of Cuba during the first 30 years of the colonization of Cuba, was elected Mayor of Bayamo in 1540.Iznaga was the originator of a powerful lineage that finally settled in Trinidad where the Torre Iznaga is. His descendents fought for the Independence of Cuba and the Annexation to the US from 1820 to 1900. It is one of the best preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time when the sugar trade was the main industry in the region.
Nowadays, Trinidad's main industry is tobacco processing. The older parts of town are well preserved as the Cuban tourism industry sees benefit from tour groups. In contrast, some parts of town outside the non-tourist areas are very run down and in disrepair, especially in the centre.
The Plaza Mayor in Trinidad, Cuba, is the historic centre of the town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988. The buildings surrounding the central square date from the 18th and 19th centuries when trade in sugar from the nearby Valle de los Ingenios and slaves, brought great riches to the area. Many of the buildings surrounding the central square belonged to the wealthy landowners of the city. When the trade in sugar diminished and the slave trade ended in the mid-19th century, Trinidad became a backwater and because little building work was carried until the 1950s many of the historic buildings and streets were preserved, especially the grand constructions in the immediate vicinity of the Plaza Mayor. Today, most of the houses surrounding the square are home to museums.
The colonial houses of Trinidad are typified by red terracotta tiled roofs supported out beyond the walls by wooden beams. Pastel-coloured paintwork for the houses is normal with wood and plasterwork details picked out in different colours to the brickwork. The large main door typically has a smaller entrance door (or doors) cut into it. In contrast to the houses of the same period in Havana the door tends to open directly onto a living area, rather than having a vestibule or entrance hall. The doors are often surrounded by architectural plaster mouldings. Windows lack glass, instead they are open to the elements, but have barrotes, bars constructed of small turned wooden columns which allow the air to circulate without allowing entrance to the house. In the 19th century these wooden barriers were replaced by wooden shutters behind a wrought-iron grille. The large windows are normally raised slightly from ground-level but can be flush to the pavement. Arched windows are also common, but are enclosed with radiating wooden slats. 19th century houses tend to be built around a small courtyard with the rooms facing onto it.
The small sloping central square is laid out to gardens on a raised platform with paths dividing it in quarters. The resulting four small area of garden are fenced off by white-painted ironwork fences. Cobbled streets isolate the square from the surrounding buildings. Wrought-iron lamp-posts, statues of English greyhounds and columns with large pottery finials decorate the square.

TAXI

Trinidad è una città cubana di circa 75.000 abitanti della provincia centrale di Sancti Spíritus. Insieme alla vicina Valle de los Ingenios è un sito indicato come Patrimonio dell'umanità dall'UNESCO fin dal 1988.
Trinidad fu fondata da Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar nel 1514 con il nome di Villa De la Santísima Trinidad. È una delle città meglio conservate di tutti i Caraibi, dall'epoca nella quale lo zucchero era il principale commercio in questo luoghi. Sono proprio i resti di quel periodo coloniale e schiavista, nel quale fiorì Trinidad, ad essere la principale attrazione dei visitatori e il motivo stesso del prestigioso riconoscimento che l'UNESCO ha conferito alla città e a tutta l'area circostante più direttamente interessata alla coltivazione della canna da zucchero (la Valle de los Ingenios). Oggi la voce principale dell'economia di questi luoghi è costituita dalla lavorazione del tabacco.
La parte più vecchia della città è quella meglio preservata ed è oggetto di visite turistiche da parte di tour organizzati. Al contrario, diverse zone al di fuori della parte più turistica, anche molto centrali, versano in stato di semi-abbandono e sono lo specchio di un disagio diffuso nella città e in tutto il Paese.
Fuori dalla città c'è la famosa penisola di Ancón con una rinomata e ampia spiaggia di sabbia (Playa Ancón) sulla quale sorge un complesso turistico, fra i primi nati dopo la rivoluzione del 1959.

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jjcordier (62344) 2012-04-29 0:52

Luciano
Très bonne photo de cette rue pavée de Trinidad aux maisons colorées et animée par ce taxi typique. La compo et les couleurs sont excellentes.
Amicalement
JJ

SWEETFREEDOM (18417) 2012-04-29 1:05

Ciao Luciano,
mi piace il taxi in primo piano e le belle case colorate sullo sfondo. ottimo p.o.v. verticale e luce.
ciao
Alessandro

amaryllis (30149) 2012-04-29 1:07

Bonjour
je vois que les rues sont pavées comme en Italie!!
une belle photo de ce taxi qui roule à droite, le vélo qui descend à gauche...ces maisons colorées et certes une météo clémente dans ce pays
Bon dimanche
Juliette

ChrisJ (86876) 2012-04-29 2:07

Ciao Luciano,

Very good sharpness & the diagonal axis of the cobblestone street provides dynamism as well as adding excellent diminishing linear perspective with lines converging towards the top right. I like the colorful facades of the buildings at left terminating in the old stone church. Tfs!

ikeharel (37356) 2012-04-29 2:21

Ciao Luciano,
Relatively new model in Cuba, even not an American brand. But what attracted most are the vivid colors mingle in the neighbourhood, down the road, with the campanile on far side.
Lovely shot.
Buona domenica,
Ike

timecapturer (30334) 2012-04-29 2:54

Hi Luciano
a wonderfully colourful and entrancing image. Love the character and textures here that are so absorbing and beautifully presented. A flawless execution and compelling view of this wonderful town. Splendid!

Enjoy your Sunday - regards Brian.

JanH (864) 2012-04-29 3:07

Hello Luciano,
Nice picture with an atmosphere of the tropics. Because of the light and the saturated colours I guess.
The vertical format and the downhill diagonal of the beautiful road is really effective. Great composition and pov.

Regards, Jan

COSTANTINO (42746) 2012-04-29 3:08

Ciao Luciano,
Bella e carateristica foto di Cuba,
dove la tecnologia e rimasta agli anni 50,
ottimi particorari Architetonici,
e belli colori,
cari saluti e Buona Domenica,
Costantino

mohammad_H (6598) 2012-04-29 3:19

hi lusiano
Demonstration of a very beautiful place with architecture. Attractive design with ceramic roof coating and the old taxis. What has surprised me the shock absorbers on the car, how to work with squamous Mykndasman Abbey has more effects shots. Very successful record.
Have a nice day

Silvio1953 (98183) 2012-04-29 3:25

Ciao Luciano, bel taxi ultimo modello, gran prospettiva sulla sfilata di case colorate, bella luce e ottima nitidezza, bravo, ciao Silvio

bartekp (4200) 2012-04-29 4:14

Hi Kuciano,

Very good composition, colors and light. Interesting car, it is 6-door (home-made) russian Lada (licensed Fiat).

Have a nice afternoon

Bartek

Jeppo (17623) 2012-04-29 4:40

dio mio...la vecchia fiat/lada in versione limousine con i colori dei taxi di barcelona!
incredibile veicolo.....veramente incredibile!
hai colto un altro degli aspetti + caratteristici della isla grande: un parco macchine vintage che si ostina a resistere a tempo ed usura!
ciao

jeppo

Sergiom (39259) 2012-04-29 6:40

Ciao Luciano,

Ces vieilles Lada hantent encore le paysage cubain qui est moins beau avec elles qu'avec les vieilles voitures américaines. J'aime beaucoup l'alignement de maisons colorées qui forme une belle diagonale dans l'image et lui donne de la profondeur.

Amicalement

Serge

Sonata11 (28341) 2012-04-29 7:11

Hello Luciano,
marvellous captured of this taxi and narrow colorful houses. Wonderful composition with framed and perfectly manage this light with beautiful colors, sharpness, super clarity, perfect POV and DOF also. I love the beautiful picture. Fantastic shot of this place. Awesome work!!!
Best regards and have a nice Sunday.
Barbara

tyro (13101) 2012-04-29 7:56

Ciao Luciano,

What an interesting note you have given us and what a wonderfully colourful photograph by way of illustration.

The old yellow and black "Fiat" (or, perhaps, "Lada") taxi really anchors the composition beautifully, filling the foreground with interest and letting the eye then travel along the colourful row of buildings, past the cyclist and to the church tower in the distance on the right.

Excellent composition, beautiful vibrant colours and stunning sharpness.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

pajaran (36246) 2012-04-29 8:30

Dobar dan-popodne.
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst sa datim podracaima, i istorijom grada ...
Lep pogled na Rusku Ladu, kuce lepih boja i kaldrmu, dobra kompozicija.
Dobra ostrina snimka, kontrast, perspektiva i prikaz lepim bojama.
Tu je i stari, dobri crno-zuti taksi ...
Prijatno popodne i sve najbolje.
Paja.

Google.

Buon mattino-pomeriggio.
Molto interessante e con un buon testo podracaima dato, e la storia del ...
Bella vista sul Lada russa, sede dei bei colori e sui marciapiedi, buona composizione.
Buona nitidezza, contrasto, vista in prospettiva e colori bellissimi.
C'è un buon vecchio taxi nero e giallo ...
Un bel pomeriggio e tutto il meglio.
Paja.

holmertz (26958) 2012-04-29 8:52

Hello Lucioano,
An extremely pretty and catchy photo, very nicely composed with good depth and a fine balance between the car and the church tower. The taxi looks almost as old as the buildings.
Kind regards,
Gert

JFS (32153) 2012-04-29 9:13

Ciao Luciano,
Another daylife scene of a small town in Cuba. I can feel the life and the hot atmosphere of this colored place, humble but clean.

Cheers,Juan

carlo62 (12610) 2012-04-29 9:20

Ciao Luciano
bella foto e ottima composizione, il taxi in primo piano con la bici dietro in questo caso non contrastano neanche, visto l'età dell'auto.
Bella luce e ottima nitidezza, bel lavoro.
Saluti
Carlo

npecanhuk (53909) 2012-04-29 11:23

Ciao Luciano!
The street looks like some brazilian ones!
The picture is so beautiful!
The details of that taxi is so special for the whole beauty of this image!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

mauro61 (52527) 2012-04-29 12:24

ciao Luciano,
che belli i colori di questa immagine...
Guardando questa foto sembra la vita in un altro mondo, per molti peggiore ma forse per altri un po' migliore ,meno frenetico e più a misura d'uomo,
buona serata
maurizio

dta (51454) 2012-04-29 12:32

Ciao Luciano ,
Voilà un endroit qu'il me plairait de visiter , car j'adore l'architecture coloniale (mais pas spécialement la colonisation ) , et aussi ces endroits où le temps semble s'être arrêté .
Une source innépuisable de sujets intéressants et colorés comme celui ci , aussi .
Amicalement

Budapestman (82620) 2012-04-29 13:25

Hi Luciano,
a splendid street photo with spectacular composition and graphic details, great colours and perspective, suggestive work, Tfs! Have a nice Sunday evening! Kellemes Vasárnap estét kívánok!
György

yquem46 (32271) 2012-04-29 13:29

ciao Luciano
Une belle longue perspective avec ces maisons colorées et l'église
le taxi est très couleur locale et "meuble " bien l'avant plan
Bonne soirée, amitiés
Patrick

siamesa (27449) 2012-04-29 15:35

Boa noite Luciano

Surely Trinidad is an exotic city. This taxi really attract attention.Excellent register. Perfect capture.
Abraços
maria

emka (58152) 2012-04-29 16:13

Ciao Luciano,
Nice low colourful buildings like you can meet in South America.

such cobblestones are not perhaps comfortable for the bikers. Nice taxi, it must have gone many kilometers in its life. Pleasant shot. Excellent perspective. Even the cables do not disturb the image here.

WArm regrads

MAlgo

chris04stop (6787) 2012-04-29 17:34

Ma che bella 'sta foto. Luciano! Il taxi scassatissimo, il tizio che se ne va in bici, le case colorate, il campanile! Grande occhio, sai? E perché non provi a giocarti i numeri della targa, di nuovo? Magari ti va di lusso come l'altra volta!
La Vecchia Stregaccia

macjake (39235) 2012-04-29 17:36

Hi Luciano
now THAT's awesome!
this one puts a smile on my face :)
the car, the colors, the culture, the cobblestones, what more could you ask for in a photo!
great scene!
cheers
craig

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2012-04-29 18:53

Hello Luciano,

Love the way the cyclist is riding down the cobblestoned path.The black and yellow taxi grab the attention. The colored buildings look very impressive. Very nice diagonal view with good colors .

Lakshmi

bayno (16209) 2012-04-29 22:06

Ciao Luciano,
bellissima scena colorata, sia le case che la vecchia macchina (sembra quasi la mitica 124), mi piace molto la tua inquadratura con questa bella diagonale delle case che porta lo sguardo al vecchio campanile, ottima la luce e i colori e impeccabile la definizione...una immagine che mette allegria. Non ricordo se già te lo avevo già consigliato (la mia memoria comoncia a vacillare) di vedere il film "Prima Che sia Notte", ambientato a Cuba...se ti capita tra le mani non fartelo scappare!!!
Buona giornata,
Valter

paololg (31442) 2012-04-30 8:21

Il titolo mi fa venire in mente una vecchia canzone di Antoine (te lo ricordi?) che si chiamava "taxi, taxi" e probabilmente a quel tempo i taxi erano appunto le Fiat 124 come questa. Bellissima immagine soleggiata di questa strada con le case colorate come a Burano, una foto spontanea e naturale, come piace a me, e caratterizzata da una eccellente qualità. Bellissima!
Ciao, buon primo maggio!
Paolo

lgir (6215) 2012-04-30 9:44

Bonjour Luciano,

jolie capture d'une scène de la vie quotidienne à Cuba, avec ses couleurs et ses taxis typiques.
Excellent rendu
Amicalement
Laurent

Bluejeans (64239) 2012-04-30 11:26

Ola Luciano ,
Trinidad e como voltar atrás no tempo com estas casas coloniais coloridas mas estão muito bem cuidadas , gostei do primeiro plano com este velho taxi preto e amarelo , boa diagonal com a rua , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

marina7 (5850) 2012-04-30 15:06

Oh my gosh, Luciano! Six-door "kopeyka"?? (This car is nicknamed "a kopeck" in Russia):))
I just wonder if it were the Cubans who styled it like that...
A very funny authentic shot in happy colors, love it! Thanks for a smile!
Cheers
Marina

vasilpro (40192) 2012-04-30 15:32

Hello Luciano,
Wonderful daily life composition from Cuba with excellent details, vivid colors, very good clarity and sharpness, TfS!
Have a nice 1st May, Vasilis.

bukitgolfb301 (30067) 2012-04-30 17:26

Hello Ciao my dear Luciano

A great shot! Indeed this is CUBA!!!!!
So wonderful and significant image shot. Marvelous color tasete and very good atmosphere. Very attractive and best combination of each component!
Thanks for your sharing with your best job and have a good day, best regards,

Takero from Tokyo

Waylim (22357) 2012-04-30 22:44

Hi Luciano,

Very good shot of the daily life in this part of the world. Consider how close it is to the U.S. You think Cuba would have done very well by now.

Love all the colors of the houses and this stone street is probably not too good for the car either. Hopefully the door don't just fall apart.

Excellent detials shot.

Way

Nicou (97727) 2012-05-01 0:39

Hello

quel vielle auto tyi superbe dans cette rue pavée fantastique captage avec ces maisons colorées quel profondeur et perspective superbe.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

jmdias (45804) 2012-05-01 4:42

luciano

very curious this old taxi. I liked the framing here where you got to catch the bell tower and the colored façades. a compo well done. TFS.

hugs

jorge

Ninello52 (7065) 2012-05-01 8:55

Ciao Luciano!
Un tripudio di festa e colori luminosissimi! Questo il carattere di Cuba che hai saputo esprimere al massimo nella tua serie sull'Isola! Bravissimo ad interpretare al meglio i "sapori" e le suggestioni Cubane!
Saluti, Nino.

Cricri (86463) 2012-05-01 9:29

Ciao Luciano
Beaucoup de couleurs dans cette rue de pavés avec le taxi typique, bonne lumière, j'aurai juste cadrer plus bas et enlevé ainsi les fils sur le haut!! juste un petit détails :-)
Belle soirée
cricri

tedesse (22122) 2012-05-01 10:14

Hi Luciano!
Excellent street shot! Nicely capture this Fiat.
Lovely colours and good sharpness. Intereting note.
Best regards
Tadeusz

ciakgiak (30331) 2012-05-01 12:18

Ciao Luciano,
l'hai intitolata "Taxi" a ragion veduta, ma è anche il colore delle facciate delle case, l'uomo in bicicletta, la bella pavimentazione, la luce perfetta... tutto molto bello e ben equilibrato con la solita eccellente qualità.
Saluti
Giorgio

ebingul (1760) 2012-05-01 13:00

Ciao Luciano,
This is very nice and Cuban.Very good capture with great colours,perspective,POV,DOF and clarity.
Well done and best regards.
Emin

faubry (35335) 2012-05-01 17:43

this diagonale give a good dynamism at this amazing picture, superb colors, well done
francine

eldancer1 (17064) 2012-05-02 9:27

Awesome capture of this taxi and the village street! Thanks for the information, very informative. Good pov and dof with sharp details. Great lighting and wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.

pierrefonds (48353) 2012-05-02 16:40

Bonsoir Luciano,

La longueur de la rue donne de la profondeur à la composition. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails et les couleurs du taxi et de l'architecture des maisons. La bonne luminosité rehausse la beauté des couleurs. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

jusninasirun (17138) 2012-05-02 23:26

Hello Luciano.
Rustic look of this people's carrier and interesting black and yellow paint. I like this shot capturing a beautiful angle of this peaceful street.
Thanks and kind regards.
Jusni

delpeoples (44960) 2012-05-03 3:20

Caro Luciano

Cé un argomento per clonando i cavei elettriciti aerei, ma credo in questo caso, meglio cosi. Carina la macchina gialla, hai posizionato bene alla sinistra nel primo piano. Ottimo il taglio verticale, i colori e la tessitura. Una foto piena di colori e vita. Complimenti!

Un abbraccio
Lisa

TopGeo (37994) 2012-05-03 4:17

Hi Luciano,

Very good shot of the daily life in this city of the Cuba! Excellent idea with perspective and a fine balance between the car and the church tower. The taxi looks almost as old as the houses! these colorful houses and certainly the weather is good in this country Perfect time and excellent place!
Best regards
Geo..

kennyblack (4139) 2012-05-04 9:03

Ciao Luciano
L' occhio viene attratto all' istante da quella scatoletta giallo/nera che si mimetizza benissimo con i colori delle case. Sembra una foto d' altri tempi ma si vede che a Cuba il tempo si sia fermato. Ottimo e molto interessante questo tuo scatto ricco di dettagli e luce gestita maestralmente. Grazie per averla condivisa.
Un caro saluto ed augurio di buona serata .... M & D

Gigidusud (8078) 2012-05-04 12:50

Re-Bonsoir Luciano,
J'avais raté cette jolie scène typique de Cuba!Suberbe composition colorée!J'adore!
Merci pour le partage.
Ghislaine

ybx (251) 2012-05-05 2:42

Ciao Luciano, altro "colpo" magistrale nella tua trasferta cubana!
Come sempre, colori stupendi, scelta dei soggetti e tempismo di scatto al top!
In questa foto mi piace particolarmente la presenza del vecchio taxi (cos'è una Lada, erede della mitica 124?) e dell'uomo in bicicletta, per non parlare del bel motivo della strada lastricata (un pò scomoda magari...). Pittoresco anche l'intreccio di fili che attraversa il cielo.

Ciao e buon weekend

Corrado

agjika (4011) 2012-05-05 9:11

Hi Luciano,
Lovely composition and colours of this sunny place. I cannot believe the car can still move!

Great peaceful mood and colours.

Regards

aleks

annjackman (13219) 2012-05-05 22:55

Hello Luciano,
Another super image from this wonderful town. This is a well organised composition with the old taxi on the cobbled street, the man on the bicycle further back and the row of brightly coloured houses. Excellent!
Kind Regards, Ann

jemaflor (68943) 2012-05-06 5:19

Salut Luciano,
Les façades colorées sont déjà photogéniques et la vue de ce taxi coloré complète bien la vue, bonne lumière pour les teintes et bon effet aussi de perspective avec cette rue.

adores (28218) 2012-05-07 16:09

Hi Luciano!
This taxi is just perfect and I like your composition, with the colourful colonial houses and the bike going in opposite direction! You got a great series in this city!

serp2000 (29206) 2012-05-07 22:08

Hahgahaha, thanks for smiles, Luciano! Good idea to paint an old Lada like a New York taxi. Wow! I see this is 6 doors cab. LOL! This is one of my favorite photos today!
Best wishes, Serghei

milad_abazari (1648) 2012-05-12 11:21

Hello
Very beautiful image and great composition with good lighting.
With respect

PaulVDV (15017) 2012-05-13 14:43

Ciao Luciano,
A very charming street with those coloured facades of the houses, the red tiled roofs and the cobblestones.
There ain't much traffic, just a lonely biker and a taxi that looks as attractive as the town.
Best regards, Paul

vishaal (987) 2012-05-29 3:39

Ciao Luciano,
Wow ! What a wonderful street, and a beautifully captured shot ! Great colors, great light and a wonderful composition. Like the cobblestone street, the taxi, and yes the lone cyclist. Bravo !!
Regards,
Vishal.

kwekwekan (620) 2012-06-02 9:02

Ciao Luciano,
A lovely daily life shot of this beautiful town. Nice details of the cobblestone street and tiled roofs; the pastel colours are very pleasant too. TFS
Caleb