Tlaxcala

Posted by Damon Schreiber (Toronto, Canada) on 14 March 2007 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

as the electroblog continues its virtual Mexican holiday...

The City of Tlaxcala lies to the south of Mexico City, about an hour away. You can see hardly anything of it here, but the quality of light, and the brightly painted wall is typical for the area.

High-Res here.

[Somewhere in Tlaxcala, México]

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Comments (10)

Bronnie from Christchurch, New Zealand

And look at those clouds!! Can you give a pronunciation guide please? The family think I'm spitting or swearing when i tried the name out just now...!

14 Mar 2007 12:40am

@Bronnie: Thanks, Bronnie! It sounds almost as it looks. The only difference is that the x is pronounced like an s, so tlass-KAH-la. The 'tl' sound is a common feature of Nauhatl. I find Tlaxcala less of a mouthful than Tlatelolco. Try walking around the house saying that. They'll think you're loca.

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Great light/shadow combination! Processing is spot on as usual!

14 Mar 2007 6:34am

@Craiger: Many thanks, Craig!

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

great combination of colours. and as bronnie said...great clouds.

14 Mar 2007 6:51am

@Stu: Thanks, Stu! It's great when it all comes together like that.

Angry Buddha from United States

I love the dramatic sky peeking over the brightly lit wall.

14 Mar 2007 8:02am

@Angry Buddha: Thanks, Sean!

drew from Toronto, Canada

damon, this one's beautiful. perfectly framed. for me, the clouds seem full of motion, pulling leftward, while the bright bright light floods the frame left to right, pushing shadows across the scene. i love the effect, which gives the picture both vitality and balance. well done.

14 Mar 2007 9:29am

@drew: Hey, thanks so much, Drew!