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I have the Dropbox but forgot the password, so the blog is a faster and easier way to arrange inspiration for the designer. So, here goes, a few shots from the venues of my next (already seventh) novel. 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I live near Vila do Conde, "Count´s town". It´s a beautiful, quiet little town by the sea in Northern Portugal. Historical with the old "aqueduto" and old buildings, and an old pillory in front of the City Hall. It´s venue for my next book, so as soon as I could with the Corona and stuff, I went over there to take some photos. I hope they inspire the cover designer.<br />
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As soon as I had got off the metro and was setting up my camera by the aqueduto, a man with a big mustache started talking to me, asking where I´m from and telling me about himself. That´s one of the best things in Portugal: even strangers talk to you. Well, it helps if you speak Portuguese, of course.<br />
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I was in Münich for a literary event, and had some time to stroll in the city on my own. At first I thought it quite boring, too clean and perfect. Then I looked up and saw the distorted reflections in the windows.<br />
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I believe you can find something interesting to photograph almost anywhere. You just need to see it.<br />
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<br />Anu Patrakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389488544191180453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805879641635396146.post-57034483008907658012019-05-14T14:00:00.001+01:002019-05-14T14:31:39.547+01:00Stairway to the truth<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sQidyuBCkow/XNq41BwWv7I/AAAAAAAAEtY/aFccXZ_JPSEogiDKvZFRCLOyVDIF8H1HgCLcBGAs/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sQidyuBCkow/XNq41BwWv7I/AAAAAAAAEtY/aFccXZ_JPSEogiDKvZFRCLOyVDIF8H1HgCLcBGAs/s640/8.JPG" width="425" /></a>An afternoon well spent in the Ribeira of Porto, exploring the narrow streets and staircases in the historical centre for my next book. I hope the photographs inspire the cover designer as well.<br />
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PhotosAlma has been on a long break due to other activities. New followers seem to appear from time to time, so I decided to revive the blog. After all, photography is one of my passions and a pastime that gives me a lot of pleasure. So here goes, some shots on a misty morning.<br />
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The mouth of an orchid looks quite ravenous, doesn´t it?<br />
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<br />Anu Patrakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389488544191180453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805879641635396146.post-57760547683011871002015-10-02T14:57:00.002+01:002015-10-02T14:57:56.013+01:00The Cosmos<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0n1mmh5ZyGk/Vg6KzVW_cFI/AAAAAAAADOA/341qP8EsUCQ/s1600/c6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0n1mmh5ZyGk/Vg6KzVW_cFI/AAAAAAAADOA/341qP8EsUCQ/s640/c6.JPG" width="425" /></a><br />
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More b&w: cosmos flowers. Sometimes the cosmos has only shades of grey.<br />
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<i>All photos from Gião, Vila do Conde, 2015.</i><br />
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<br />Anu Patrakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389488544191180453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805879641635396146.post-68495835514878807672015-09-29T15:34:00.001+01:002015-09-29T15:34:51.373+01:00The web<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I first started photographing in Portugal, I fell in love with the colours. Now I'm getting more and more interested in black&white. Could it be so that the colours distort what's essential?<br />
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<i>All photos from Gião, Vila do Conde, 2015.</i><br />
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I don't actually like bugs very much, but they are fun to photograph. They seem to be curious about the lens of the camera - maybe they see their own reflection there - and they pose patiently while the photographer searches for different angles.<br />
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This praying mantis (as I was told it's called), or <i>mantis religiosa,</i> was resting on a stone wall next to a field. They say that the female eats her partner after mating. So, all bugs are not as sympathetic as they look.<br />
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I love lilies. Do you? There's something exuberantly joyful and playful about them, something luxurious, even carnal. They shamelessly display their genitals, their pistils and stamens, but open up their inner secrets only if you look close enough into their depths.<br />
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Yes, I love lilies. They are probably the sexiest flower I know. What do you think?<br />
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I love macro photography. It reveals a world that is hidden to the naked eye. So, some quick shots from our garden, of flowers that many have; dahlias, gladioli, violets, geraniums... They are not short of colours.<br />
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There's no limit to the colours and patterns of painted tiles, <i>azulejos. Azul</i> means blue, and originally most tiles were blue and white, blue colour being the cheapest.<br />
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Yellow tiles in intense sunlight are full of energy, joy, heat, <i>calor.</i> There's nothing blue or sad about them. Yellow is not a blue colour.<br />
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<br />Anu Patrakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389488544191180453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805879641635396146.post-9682674047529812412015-05-11T14:28:00.001+01:002023-04-21T19:06:25.034+01:00The Good End (part 2)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kmkyai2CKUo/VVCqK4pBawI/AAAAAAAACyY/WxiqSc8NCPA/s1600/bomfim10.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kmkyai2CKUo/VVCqK4pBawI/AAAAAAAACyY/WxiqSc8NCPA/s640/bomfim10.JPG" width="422" /></a><br />
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Last week I shared with you some B&W photos of Bonfim in Porto. Being a city in Northern Portugal, Porto is far from black and white. It is all colour, if somewhat faded. That's what I love the most about Portuguese cities and villages; the colours - strong, live <i>(</i><i>viva)</i>, faded, peeled, fresh, luscious, of all shades and for all tastes. Bonfim is the perfect example of a traditional Northern town. When you close your eyes to the more modern buildings, that is. Personally, I prefer to see the beauty and forget the rest.<br />
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<br />Anu Patrakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389488544191180453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805879641635396146.post-75357838840824520212015-05-04T14:17:00.002+01:002023-04-21T19:17:17.099+01:00The Good End (part 1)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Bonfim ("good end") quarters in Porto do not have the best of reputations. Yet. Some of the historical houses have been renovated, beautifully, respecting the traditional beauty of the buildings. The rest are waiting for their turn. I happened to go there by chance, and found a piece of Porto that was all new to me. Sometimes the best things happen by chance. Actually, most times.<br />
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<br />Anu Patrakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389488544191180453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805879641635396146.post-3714889004573406322015-04-27T19:36:00.000+01:002015-04-27T19:37:00.943+01:00The way to Santiago<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anu Patrakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389488544191180453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805879641635396146.post-4538503952216605752015-03-24T15:25:00.000+00:002015-03-24T15:25:42.696+00:00Buds<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TA8I6X4B1D8/VRF6SMZob8I/AAAAAAAACnc/ebBrByUN77s/s1600/bud4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TA8I6X4B1D8/VRF6SMZob8I/AAAAAAAACnc/ebBrByUN77s/s1600/bud4.JPG" height="640" width="426" /></a><br />
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From the city to the country. I live on a farm in Northern Portugal. There´s a big field next to the house, with a track running alongside it for the tractor. I often take the dog out there for a walk, and while she´s having her fun I´m having mine, studying the diversified life on the path.<br />
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A flower in bud holds a promise. It promises to open up its secrets, reveal everything in front of any pair of eyes that will see it. But while it is still but a bud, it remains an enigma, a mystery, pure and innocent.<br />
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Next time, tiny flowers.<br />
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<i>Photos from Gião, Vila do Conde, 2014.</i><br />
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Anu Patrakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389488544191180453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805879641635396146.post-50286008767577992432015-03-19T17:13:00.000+00:002015-03-19T17:13:14.160+00:00On display<div class="MsoNormal">
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the outskirts of a small village. It took me almost a year to find out that
there are two grocery stores in this street. They have no signs, no big windows, nothing to reveal that there´s a shop inside. Hidden shops. Camouflaged in the downstairs of regular houses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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same in the city of Vila do Conde. On my walks in daytime I passed by many
shops without any idea of what they held inside. They were dark. Only after
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Also in
Salamanca, Spain, the shops come alive at night. The bright windows offer a
feast for the eye even when you don´t buy anything. Oh, I did want to bring one
of those cured hams, home… mmmm!</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>Photos: Salamanca, Spain, 2015</i></span></div>
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Anu Patrakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389488544191180453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805879641635396146.post-78611883194716428302015-03-16T18:42:00.000+00:002015-03-16T18:42:25.132+00:00Tips<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pyYkt_Yr43M/VQceHWkk_fI/AAAAAAAAClE/m2arCY7aAFo/s1600/piles1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pyYkt_Yr43M/VQceHWkk_fI/AAAAAAAAClE/m2arCY7aAFo/s1600/piles1.JPG" height="400" width="266" /></a>Southern
sun, the heat is beating down on you. You’re dying for a drink, and sit down in
one of those many cafés that spread out on <i>plazas</i>
and streets and little parks on a beautiful spring day. Oh, what a relief to rest your feet for a bit
after an afternoon spent seeing the sights of the city.<br />
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what would you like to have. <i>“A beer,
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the tables, stacks them up as well as the chairs, by the entrance of the café,
binds them together with a wire, carries in the big, heavy umbrellas and heaters, menu
stands and whatnot. He closes the café and heads for
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and whatnot. He lays the tables, puts on the tablecloths, napkins, forks and knives,
glasses, candles and vases with flowers, and waits for the customers with a
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<span lang="EN-US">He does it
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