In December of 2010 I went on a one-week "humanitarian" trip with a group from PSA. It was the most concentrated and productive week in my photographic career. Here are the results.
This arch is part of the ferry dock on the waterfront in the Regla district across the bay from Havana Vieja. It is dreadfully decayed compared to a picture of the dock made in 2004 by a Russian tourist, where it is shown as white and pristine.
Made from the Regla side of the Havana Bay. This part of Havana is being restored.
A grab shot in Havana Vieja. I blurred the background a little. I have learned that he is San Lazaro
I did lots of shots of laundry, and people working with it. People tell me these things are actually purses
Note the new lock. Evidently it is still in use. (I only show part of the door - the rest is boring).
We spent much longer than we would have liked in the Havana cemetery. I got one shot I think is worth keeping - as a journalism image.
In Havana Vieja. I had some nasty contrast so I used Photomatix, and it ended up with a bit of a grunge feeling.
I like colorful buildings and this one on Calle Neptuno was in pretty good shape, which was rare for that area. It took a lot of work to get the perspective right, because I was hand holding.
Found in Calle Neptuno. I cheated and replaced grey concrete on the lower right with blue as on the rest of it.
I spent a couple of hours walking Calle Neptuno in Havana. It was quite difficult for me because the sidewalks were narrow, as are most of them in Havana Vieja, but unlike many of the streets there was a lot of two-way traffic so I couldn't use my walker. But it was worth it because it was wide enough that I could get wide-angle views of many buildings. Even so, since I was hand-holding I had to do a lot of work in Photoshop to get the buildings straight.
I cheated and used Photoshop to remove a guy partly visible on the right, so it can't be used in Travel.
In Trinidad de Cuba. Same guy as in Chatting - three hours earlier. Dunno if he was in the doorway the whole time.
A street in Trinidad. The colors of the buildings should explain why I wanted to go there. I had to use HDR, and the latest version of Photomatix did a great job dealing with the moving people.
An abandoned church in Trinidad. I was able to shoot with a horse cart in front. These carts are ubiquitous in Trinidad, and fairly common on the highway between Havana and Trinidad.
I spotted her as I was wandering around Trinidad de Cuba and with her English and my Spanish we were able to chat for a bit.
