20090331 Salvador de Bahai
| Walking tour of Salvador de Bahai, then some swimming. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 24.0 mm; 1/1250 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| A terrible picture, except for....this looks like a town from Europe! Given the history here, yes, it's a town from Europe. The Spanish (I think) were the first to settle here. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 24.0 mm; 1/500 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Limpo's place. The email on the door is (close to) limpotu@hotmail.com. Spotlights on the balcony are for lighting the church across the street. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 105.0 mm; 1/2000 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| This photo grew on me. Peeking around a building, we see one of the main squares in Salvador. The blue building was (I think) an original government building. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 75.0 mm; 1/1000 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Side street, Salvador. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 58.0 mm; 1/1600 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Shops along a plaza in Salvador. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 58.0 mm; 1/500 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| One of many vendors showing painted boards. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 55.0 mm; 1/500 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Same vendor, different boards. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 24.0 mm; 1/2000 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| The . The church doesn't allow photography (but does allow video); the linked Wikipedia page has some photos of the gold-covered inside. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 17.0 mm; 1/800 sec, f/5.7, ISO 100 |
| Broken cross near the elevator to the market. |
| "Downtown" Salvador. This was taken from next to the "broken cross" above. The modern-ish looking structure on the left is an elevator. |
| Fake-model tilt-shift panoramic of downtoan Salvador. |
| Fake-model tilt-shift panoramic of downtoan Salvador. The "fake-model" isn't as apparent here, due to the focus being adjusted to near infinity. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 105.0 mm; 1/250 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| There is a lot of begging and street vending in Salvador. The bottle next to the kid is, fortunately, a water bottle. Unfortunately, it is empty. (Much to my displeasure, the camera focused on the stupid umbrella.) |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 82.0 mm; 1/200 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| There are also a lot of touristy shops. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 40.0 mm; 1/250 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| More painted boards. I call this "Painted Boards #3". |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 58.0 mm; 1/80 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Musical instruments (tourist version). Compare against the previous. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 75.0 mm; 1/1250 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Sandals. They're held onto the pegboard by a nail driven into the heel. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 28.0 mm; 1/1000 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| The main square in Salvador. Behind is the yellow and blue building. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 105.0 mm; 1/1600 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Just because the last three interesting people to walk up/down this hill were impossible to photograph, I took this one. It barely works. the other.endpicture .picture="IMG_3368.5.JPG" Salvador de Bahai. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 85.0 mm; 1/1000 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 73.0 mm; 1/125 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| On the walk back from the historic center (to the hotel in the historic center) we got off the main road and walked down "Textile Lane". Shop after shop selling fabric. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 24.0 mm; 1/1000 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Salvador is rather beat up. I'm sure it's a pretty city, it just looks run down and completely scary. There is, at least, a TON of history here. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 24.0 mm; 1/8 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| One of many photos I wish I spent more time with. This is an electical box for one of the old buildings. All sorts of strange boxes, most rusted. I opened the door (wood, no glass) but quickly closed it for fear something would jump out. |
| Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 24.0 mm; 4 sec, f/4.0, ISO 200 |
| High end? Compare this (the pool at the hotel) against some of the city photos above. |
| Panoramic view of Salvador at night, looking towards the more modern section (I think). |
