I confess.  I'm a sucker for flower shots.  These are from the neighborhood around the hotel that I usually stay at in Porto Alegre.  I included a bonus shot of turtles in a nearby park just to mix things up a bit.

Flower at right
Exposure: 1/320th at f/5.6
Focal length: 200mm
ISO 100
Sharpened in Photoshop

Turtles
Exposure: 1/400th at f/5.6
Focal length: 150mm
ISO 100
Sharpened in Photoshop

Flower below
Exposure: 1/1250th at f/5.6
Focal length: 200mm
ISO 100
Sharpened in Photoshop

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Every year in late October a friend and I go on our Fall Color Road Trip. Sometimes we find good color, sometimes we don't.  This year we did find great color, but we suffered a bit from "We'll wait for the next wide spot in the road."  We got some great pictures anyway. [Catch-up Post]

More great shots with NativeGurl.

Reclining
Exposure: 1/60th at f/1.8
Focal length: 35mm
ISO 5000

Nighttime Portrait
Exposure: 1/8th at f/4.0
Focal length: 28mm
ISO 6400

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NativeGurl was looking wonderful.  I was feeling miserable (caught a cold while traveling).  A gorgeous model in a great setting can make up for a lot of things.

Top Portrait
Exposure: 1/60th at f/1.8
Focal length: 35mm
ISO 900

Bottom Portrait
Exposure: 1/125th at f/1.8
Focal length: 50mm
ISO 1000

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I spent Saturday exploring Barcelona with my boss. We visited an archeology museum, the fort on the hill above Barcelona, the waterfront, and the Gothic quarter.   It was a great way to spend a day.

​Boat in the Harbor
Exposure: 1/1250th at f/14
Focal length: 18mm
ISO 1000
Sharpened in Photoshop

Men on a Bench
Exposure: 1/320th at f/7.1
Focal length: 18mm
ISO 640

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On Friday, I had some time to walk around Barcelona a bit.  It's a beautiful city. Very walkable and if not walking cabs are easy.

Building and Hilltops
Exposure: 1/2500 at f/6.3
Focal length: 200mm
ISO 400
​Sharpened in Photoshop

Man with Flowers
Exposure: 1/60th at f/5.0
Focal length: 26mm
ISO 400
Sharpened in Photoshop

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The morning was spent in meetings and the afternoon traveling by train from Madrid to Barcelona.  There were a few interesting shots of the countryside from the train window, but little else. [Catch-up Post]

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​I had a free day in Madrid so I visited the Prado museum.   I, of course, couldn't take any pictures in the museum but I shot a few walking between the museum and the hotel.

Motorcycles
Exposure: 1/80th at f/4.5
Focal length: 18mm
ISO 200
Sharpened in Photoshop

Building
Exposure: 1/500th at f/11
Focal length: 22mm
ISO  200

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Arrived in Madrid to find that one of the main streets in the city had been blocked off for bicycling.  This frustrated my Uber driver a bit since he had to take the long way around, but I thought it was pretty cool.

Sun, Tree, and Cyclists
Exposure: 1/320th at f/9.0
Focal length: 18mm
ISO 200

Building Reflection
Exposure: 1/100th at f/4.8
Focal length: 60mm
ISO 1100
Sharpened in Photoshop