Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: rio

Saw this sign in Rio and had to get a photo. The concept might be like the "love hotels" in Japan, but I'm not even considering going in there. "Shabby" enough? Image processed with GIMP.

We've visited Rio de Janeiro a couple of times. It is't uncommon to have misty conditions with fog. This was taken from our ship, as we arrived in foggy conditions. The Sugar Loaf mountain is clearly poking out of the mist. The original was color, but a conversion to monochrome and editing with GIMP looks better to me.

For Sunday Challenge. You add your own words. Image processed with GIMP. - - - - - Hooray, I figured out how to do PIP. - - - - - - - - - Wording added after the Sunday Challenge was over: These were tourists at the base of the Christ statue in Rio. Some were trying to get just the right angle with their photo. Some were posing so that the photographer (probably not in this picture) could put them together, some were taking selfies. The object of their photography: www.ipernity.com/doc/2543754/52008016 We saw this kind of behavior in Pisa, as visitors from around the world positioned themselves and their photographers so that they were "holding up the leaning tower". To me, this tableau of people looks like a store window, or some frozen moment in time.

This is what they were looking at, and taking selfies, with. If you want to see the people at the base who are taking photos of this famous statue, see: www.ipernity.com/doc/2543754/51993382

Taken during our cruise through Rio in 2011. We were touring the interesting district across the bay from the more famous parts of the city. Looks like someone was taking a break. All I could see were the feet, so there they are. "Have A Nice Weekend", everyone! Taken with Nikon D700, processed with GIMP.