Granada, Nicaragua

[sury]

Main catedral in the town of Granada (named after Granada, Spain).



The family of entertainers at a restaurant our group stopped for lunch.

The whole retinue

[Kalainen]

Nice pictures, I like the church especially as it is a lot joyful looking than ones we have here. The entertainers are nice too, but since I noticed you are taking post processing tips, try to lower highlights (or exposure) for the first one. The second one is exposed spot on, but could use just a hint of raising shadows. Not saying there is anything really wrong in your pictures, I just thought I might throw some ideas if you are 'having a blast' with Lightroom (made me smile in a good way that whispers 'inspiration coming').

-Toni

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[sury]

Thank you Toni for the suggestion. They were processed before I learned about
the local processing and I was struggling between highlights and the musicians.
I started to revisit my 3000+ shots from the Costa Rica trip to selectively apply
my newly acquired (half) knowledge.

Sury

[bakubo]

The church is nice and very colorful. The Catholic churches in Latin America often are painted bright colors. So different than in Europe.

[sury]

Interesting enough the interiors are very spartan as you can see....



Street scenes

[Birma]

Lovely colourful shots Sury. I especially like the last one.

[sury]

Thank you Andy.

Sury

[mikehawthorne]

nice shots plenty of colour and looks like you had good vacation to boot!

best wishes
mike hawthorne

[sury]

Thank you Mike. It was a fabulous vacation. We went during their rainy season
so crowds are few but the usable day is cut short by few hours. It would start
raining around 3pm like a clockwork.

Sury

[Pitter]

These are beautiful clear images with perfect amount of saturation. Well done!

[sury]

Thank you Pitter, for your kind words.

Sury

[the_hefay]

Sury looks like a great trip. I especially like the one of the interior of the cathedral. I wonder what a little wider angle would have looked liked.

[sury]

The church was not very large. So I wonder too. Though I have been on a peripheral
search for a wider an 24mm lens for a while.

Sury