The Malecon on a wild day, a photo from La Habana, West

Photographer's Note

The road and seawall of the Malecon stretches 8 kms along the coast of Havana.

As well as being an easy route from the outlying areas of Havana to the Old Town, the Malecon is a popular meeting place for young people, a great fishing spot and a lovely area to take a leisurely stroll.

The construction of the Malecon began in 1901 during the temporary US Military rule and the main purpose was to protect Havana from crashing waves.

On this wild day the seawall certainly proved effective and the road was closed to traffic - except for a solitary car whose driver hadn't listened to the latest traffic report! It was impossible to walk along the path beside the seawall especially with a camera in hand. In a workshop I will show another photo of the huge waves on that wild day.

serp2000, PaulVDV, ktanska, thebest, ChrisJ, holmertz, macjake has marked this note useful

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manrezaei (1749) 2013-03-17 2:37

Hi Marlene,

Amazing image of waves. Very nice clarity, sharpness and deep colors. Well done.

Have a nice sunday.

Mansour

serp2000 (47063) 2013-03-17 4:46

Hi, Marlene,
Cuba has got strong association with palms, the sun and the bright colours. This is an original and more interesting report. Clever composition, fine details, good DoF!
Serghei

PaulVDV (62752) 2013-03-17 10:25

Hello Marlene,
The weather determines the look of a place enormous. On this picture I see the Malecon for the first time with stormy weather.
I don't know why but I always thought that Cuba has very mild weather in January and storms occure more in the second half of the year.
Beautiful testimony and daily life-picture, also the one in the WS.
Best regards, Paul

ktanska (44438) 2013-03-17 11:17

Hi Marlene,
Quite impressive city view. A tropical city beaten by bad weather. Good angle showing this slightly worn out bridge and vintage car approaching on otherwise empty street. I wish it was a little closer though.
Kari

ifege (46851) 2013-03-18 0:51

You do get around Marlene.
A spectacular one here of the wild weather and rough sea hitting the sea wall. Good clouds and skyline and there just had to be a classic old car for a Cuban photo!
cheers
Ian

thebest (4276) 2013-03-18 0:54

Hi Marlene,

Thank you for your recent critic... like you I am rather partial to a bit of globetrotting - so much fun & like you - I love - a good adventure - beats staying home doesn't it?
I have never been to Cuba... the weather looks pretty bleak & I have the feeling from your image it was very cold - I like the presentation of your photo & capturing the blue car in the image breaks the muted brown tones - I like the natural colours of the buildings against the moody grey sky & black smoke '' could be coming from a Havana cigar - just my warped sense of humour. ha!
I can't say that I have seen to many photo's of Cuba so thank you for presenting this one.

Kind regards,
Dawn.

sandpiper (6788) 2013-03-18 4:13

Hi Marlene

Fascinating shot, a country trapped in a bygone era by one other country's greed. Great composition. Like the workshop too

Chris

ChrisJ (171146) 2013-03-20 1:14

Hello Marlene,

I like the bg plume of smoke adding a secondary tonal dimension to the sky although it wouldn't be much fun if you lived there and had to breathe it. Good sharpness and the wild seas have been well captured here splashing over the retaining walls. The lone car at left animates the scene. Tfs!

holmertz (101890) 2013-03-20 11:11

Hello Marlene,
This is a great photo I didn't see before. The dark clouds and the smoke (I think) blown across the sky make the view look quite dramatic, which is confirmed by the huge waves. The WS shows even more clearly how very unpleasant (an understatement) it would have been to go for a walk close to the water that day. The single car came to you like a gift from above to enliven the view. (A crazy jogger dressed in red would have been even better.) There's a fine line of houses along the background and the stormy colours are lovely.
Kind regards,
Gert

macjake (98260) 2013-03-26 10:53

Hi Marlene
this is a "wow" photo for me!
what a shot! what a scene you have captured!
the dome in the bg, the old car and the atmosphere truly make this a winner!
So impressed with this one
cheers
craig