These are a late response to last Thursday’s prompt. Not sure if these are Twilight, precisely, but I decided to post them anyway as they are of Havanna from over a decade ago, and Fidel Castro Ruz was still the man in charge. It seemed a good time as any to post these…taken with a tiny (minuscule!) compact digital, I ran these through NikEfex today and they have gained from the process
These images were taken through a window of the dining room at the Hotel Sevilla where we were staying and I happened to notice the fantastic scenes in the sky!
More Twilight at Paula’s here.
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Yes, this is twilight. So, this was Cuba, the way you remember it. Layers of poverty under glorious sky. Thank you. The treatment did well and so did you. (You were still in time) 🙂
Glad you like my past adventure!
What did you like best about Cuba?
The people, the ubiquitous music, and of course all the amazing dilapidated buildings!
🙂 Btw, this coming Sunday we are doing Traces of the past in B&W.
Oh, excellent!
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Great shots over the skyline of what looks very much like a decaying city.
Then again, decay is your speciality, Sue!
Best wishes, Pete.
It is a decaying city, Pete!
It will probably decay slightly faster now…
???
(Because Castro has died, and a play on ‘decay’. Maybe it only worked in my head…In fact, I am sure that’s the case…)
😳
That’s somewhere I’d rather like to go!
And I would love to return, but not sure that will happen!
This looks so nice… but in many ways it’s not… great treatment.
Thanks, Björn….I was very disappointed with a lot of the images on my return, but I’m discovering, a decade later, that with newer software I can get some passable results!!
I love your photos, Sue. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much, Isabel! Gracias!
Oh, yes, the complexity of Havana… Gorgeous and old and ugly. You captured the cities atmosphere and character in these photos. Lovely.
Many thanks, Otto….I took a stupid little compact digital camera with me, instead of the Nikon FM2 that I had in those days, so missed out a lot on capability. however, I am finding that I can breathe a bit more life in some of the images with NikEfex. Would love to be in Cuba now, at this most historic of times…..
It sure is historic times, although I don’t think much will change over the next year or so – or however long Raúl Castro will still be at the helm.
I tend to agree with your thoughts on the timescale
¡Maravilloso!
Grazie!
Do you know that Debbie (Travel with Intent) is there right now? Such timing! I was envious anyway but even more so at this landmark time. Irrelevant, Sue, I know. Late but very acceptable 🙂 🙂
I did, and am super envious…but not sure I could ‘do’ the long flight anymore….I recall it was above 10 hours
Never mind- you have super photo memories 🙂
We-ell, but I could have done much more, would have liked to have the opportunity to do more… 🙄
Wonderful captures, Sue. How I would love to go there one day before it all changes.
Thanks, Sylvia! I am told it is already changing, but I can’t imagine as rapidly as all that!
Well to be strict these are not twilight as the sun is still in the sky: “the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun’s rays from the atmosphere.”
But who cares when the photos are as enchanting as these are 😉
Precisely why I considered they weren’t twilight, Jude….. But glad you like them
What’s in an hour or two? Still lovely light.
What’s in an hour or two, indeed!
Beautiful!
Glad you like them, Adrian’
Beautiful Havana. This dying sun is so metaphoric. New days are coming for Cuba.
Indeed