Beam me up, Gaudi! (An Old & New Beginning)

Beam me up (1/200, F9, ISO100, 50mm)

This is a remake of a very old photo I made on top of the Casa Milà in Barcelona. Gaudi did an amazing job on these roof guardians and it was a pleasure to spent a magical hour at sunrise alone on the roof before the big tourist groups came.

It´s also my 40th photo on Instagram and as I will spent the next 3 weeks roadtrippin´ on the South island of New Zealand, it would be nice if those of you (and easier for my lazy self) who are on Instagram to connect there too…

Tags: Architecture, Art, B&W, Barcelona, Black & White, Gaudi, Photography, Spain

45 thoughts on “Beam me up, Gaudi! (An Old & New Beginning)”

Celebes on January 27, 2017 at 16:54 said:

Amazing b&w.

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lunochod on November 7, 2016 at 00:25 said:

very cool!

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- Ron Hillmar on November 7, 2016 at 01:41 said:
  
  Thanks, great place to spent some time and explore Gaudi art! Greetings, Ron
  
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Jeanne on May 27, 2016 at 18:57 said:

I visited there a number of years back and loved it. What a great photo you made of it!

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Patti Küche on May 5, 2016 at 05:17 said:

See you over on instagram, great shot!

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- Ron Hillmar on May 27, 2016 at 00:11 said:
  
  Oh yeah we certainly do (see each other on IG 😉
  Thanks, enjoy your weekend,
  Ron
  
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erassima on May 3, 2016 at 17:59 said:

Prachtig belicht, fantastische vormen.

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- Ron Hillmar on May 27, 2016 at 00:16 said:
  
  Dank je wel, Wilma! Het was heel vroeg in de morgen dus het licht was nog mooi en vooral nog geen andere toeristen te zien 😉
  Groet, Ron
  
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imaginenewdesigns12 on April 29, 2016 at 08:14 said:

Thank you for liking “Levitation,” “Barber No More,” and “Everlasting.” Fantastic black-and-white photo! 🙂 It does a great job of bringing out the distinctive curves of Gaudi’s architecture.

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- Ron Hillmar on May 27, 2016 at 00:15 said:
  
  Youre very welcome, and thanks for returning the favour here 😉
  Love Guadi´s natural curves on these guards!
  Greetings, Ron
  
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  - imaginenewdesigns12 on May 28, 2016 at 12:56 said:
    
    You are welcome too. 🙂 I also appreciate those curves. They are wonderful to see. 🙂
    
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    - imaginenewdesigns12 on May 28, 2016 at 13:44 said:
      
      I forgot to thank you for liking “Drifting.” I hope you have a great weekend. 🙂
      
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LB on April 11, 2016 at 06:56 said:

Oh wow, how incredible. I had to go do a bit of research on this as I was not familiar. The story is fascinating and your image, wonderful

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- Ron Hillmar on May 27, 2016 at 00:12 said:
  
  Oh, should have put some links to make life easier 😉
  Thanks for your interest and compliment, Laurie, have a great weekend,
  Ron
  
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Richard Guest on April 9, 2016 at 20:45 said:

Wonderful shot, Ron!

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- Ron Hillmar on May 27, 2016 at 00:13 said:
  
  Thanks a lot, Richard, easy with such a subject 😉
  Cheers, Ron
  
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susanbruck on April 9, 2016 at 13:18 said:

Gaudi was an amazing architect and this is an amazing photo! I was in Barcelona a few years ago and got to see some of his wonderful work in person. Your photo brings back happy memories.

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- Ron Hillmar on May 26, 2016 at 23:49 said:
  
  Thats great to hear, Susan, brought back memories of me on that roof wandering around in awe too 😉
  Hope all is well, greetings, Ron
  
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YellowCable on April 9, 2016 at 07:24 said:

Nice work!

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- Ron Hillmar on May 26, 2016 at 23:45 said:
  
  THanks very much for your support always, YC, much appreciated!
  Cheers, Ron
  
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Truels on April 9, 2016 at 05:39 said:

Gaudi is a great architect, it was great to see some of his works in Barcelona a few years ago.
And New Zealand: It’s a fantastic country – nature is SO beautiful, and the people VERY friendly!
I’m sure you will have a great time down under.

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- Ron Hillmar on May 26, 2016 at 23:45 said:
  
  Thanks, Truels, yes, Gaudi´s work is so unique and divers, was great to explore some of his stuff around Spain when living there!
  And you couldnt be more right about NZ and its people, really even more than I ever expected, the people match the epic landscapes easily 😉
  Have a nice weekend,
  Ron
  
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Melinda Green Harvey on April 9, 2016 at 00:53 said:

This is very nice!

Thanks for directing me to your Instagram account, which I am now following. Enjoy New Zealand!

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- Ron Hillmar on May 26, 2016 at 23:41 said:
  
  Hi Melinda, so nice to be following you on IG too, your photos work so well there too!
  Thanks and as you can see NZ was really amazing 😉
  Enjoy your weekend,
  Ron
  
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  - Melinda Green Harvey on May 27, 2016 at 03:24 said:
    
    Ron, I will enjoy my weekend, as it’s a holiday in the US!
    
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thirdeyemom on April 8, 2016 at 23:09 said:

This is awesome! Love it and yes you know I’ll see you on Instagram! 🙂

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- Ron Hillmar on May 26, 2016 at 23:43 said:
  
  Thanks very much, Nicole, and yeah great to see you there too!
  Warm greetings from Malaysia,
  Ron
  
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Rajiv on April 8, 2016 at 18:37 said:

Soo cool.

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- Ron Hillmar on May 26, 2016 at 23:26 said:
  
  Thank you, Rajiv, such amazing natural architecture to photograph!
  Enjoy your weekend, Ron
  
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brcelano on April 8, 2016 at 16:25 said:

Reblogged this on Br Andrew's Muses and commented:
All I can say is WOW

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- Ron Hillmar on May 26, 2016 at 23:26 said:
  
  Thanks a lot, Andrew, that´s very kind of you, hope all is great, greetings,
  Ron
  
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Paula on April 8, 2016 at 15:16 said:

Piercing through the sky 🙂 Gaudi would have been flattered to see your presentation of it 🙂 Great conversion, Ron!

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- brcelano on April 8, 2016 at 16:24 said:
  
  Completely agree
  
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  - Ron Hillmar on May 26, 2016 at 23:25 said:
    
    Thank you two very much, now i feel very flattered, really adore this building it´s so much more subtle than the also pretty but bit too colorful other one!
    Have a great weekend, Ron
    
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greenmackenzie on April 8, 2016 at 06:57 said:

Beautifully done💕

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- Ron Hillmar on May 6, 2016 at 17:03 said:
  
  Thank you Seonaid, was easy to just instruct the pilots to fly the way I wanted them 😉
  Enjoy your weekend, greetings,
  Ron
  
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Alan Nance on April 8, 2016 at 05:46 said:

Great photo! Thanks for sharing, and all the best from here in Catalonia

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- Ron Hillmar on May 6, 2016 at 16:31 said:
  
  Hi Alan, muchas gracias, you´re very welcome! Oh, how I love Spain, love Catalunya tambien!
  Saludos y bien finde,
  Ron
  
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Lisa Gordon on April 8, 2016 at 05:14 said:

What a fantastic image, Fernando!

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- Ron Hillmar on May 6, 2016 at 14:52 said:
  
  Hi Lisa, thanks for the com(pli)ment!
  Have a great weekend, greetings, Ron!!!
  
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Ashley Lily Scarlett on April 7, 2016 at 23:50 said:

Done. 🙂

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- Ron Hillmar on May 6, 2016 at 14:32 said:
  
  Hi Ashley, thanks and great to see your stuff there too!
  Enjoy your weekend,
  Ron
  
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  - Ashley Lily Scarlett on May 9, 2016 at 07:30 said:
    
    Thanks, Ron.
    
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margaret21 on April 7, 2016 at 23:23 said:

Great photo, making me homesick for Barcelona. Don’t forget to post the odd photo here for those few of us who haven’t embraced the new, exciting world of Instagram!

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- Ron Hillmar on April 7, 2016 at 23:48 said:
  
  Oh yeah, miss Spain too 😉
  Definitely will come back with my photos here and not srue if I even have the chance to post on Instagram as I want to look at my photos on a big screen before deciding, such a perfectionist, huh?
  Greetings, Ron
  
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