Santa Cruz de la Palma is the main city on the island of La Palma which is part of the Canary Islands. By main city I mean the most well known and the one with the airport closest to it. Llanos is the larger city.
The city is about 18k people if that helps give an idea
Canary Islands are part of Spain but are more closely located off the coast of Africa… they are volcanic islands.
In proceeding posts we’ll focus on the main volcano on the island of La Palma.
However on this day we flew in and I simply took a couple of hours out to walk around the small city and take some pictures of my first impressions.
This post will give a good feel of the look and personality of the city of Santa Cruz de la Palma.
Particularly the houses and roads in the city.
More info on the city on Wikipedia – Also check out this old small guide with some pics -
Can we say scenic (above)
This was the view from the place we were staying and the window was one of the many windows found around town.
(Above) This will show much of the city (island) is built on hills, it being a small volcanic island and all.
(Above) a couple of my favorite street scenes from the walk around.
Note the material of the ground on the left.
Perfect blend of the small quaint colorful city and the sporty colorful car.
I suppose it’s not the best picture to envision the city… but I liked it so I put it on anyway… I zoomed in while taking the picture.
Which reminds me 4yrs ago on this trip I shot primarily with an 18-200vr lens I got just prior to the trip.
I enjoyed the lens but prefer the lenses I have now days much more.
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Envisioning Europe - May1
(By Scott Jarvie)
THE PROJECT
Today starts day 1 of an 82 day project. Each day we’ll post the pictures that were taken 4yrs previous.
This means 4yrs ago today these pictures were taken.
The hope is you’ll better be able to envision what these areas of Europe look like.
Join in on this trip and listen to some of the things written about the places, people and things.
The pictures were taken by Scott Jarvie – See his photoblog here
Tis I that will be writing this set of posts.
REMASTERED
The release is an exciting opportunity to go back through the pictures 4yrs later with lots more selecting and editing skills.
Going through the pictures with a faster computer and a better eye to bring back what I saw even with simple entry level lenses.
The purpose of these posts are to help you envision europe, and to enjoy beautiful pictures.
I’m not a photojournalist, I make no apologies for editing the pictures, I want them to insire an appreciation for the location to portray my vision for that area.
Thus these pictures are remastered. Which is probably the most exciting part of the project.
LAYOUT
Some posts will be long… because I took a lot of good pictures that day.
Some posts will be short… because I didn’t take a lot of pictures that day.
We show some of them BIG and other Small.
We’ll link you to the original gallery online as well.
I’ll aim for the following
- Favorites up front.
- Pictures by theme.
- Chronological order.
Don’t forget to view the full post to see ALL of the pictures
BEEN THERE?
Well then chime in and write a few words about the picture or your experiences.
Share it all
- Stories
- Links
- wikipedia info/links
- your own pictures
This is about learning about places and cultures get involved and share.
Perhaps we can even highlight your experience in some posts.
Envisioning… (By You)
STOP 1 – AIRPORT (Not Pictured)
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