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IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2014 – 167, Belo Horizonte (MG)

Posted by adrianoantoine on April 27, 2020
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A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.

Part 167:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Casa do Baile water reflection

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017

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Imaging Brazil 488: Casa do Baile Curves, BELO HORIZONTE (MG)

Posted by adrianoantoine on March 25, 2020
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

488: Casa do Baile curves

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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017

Imaging Brazil 172: Clouds and Palm Trees in Belo Horizonte (2008)

Posted by adrianoantoine on March 10, 2016
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

172. Clouds and palm trees 

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SEPTEMBER 2008: Clouds and palm trees

Casa do Baile, freely translated as: dance hall, is considered as one of the architectonic highlights at Lake Pampulha in Belo Horizonte. It was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the forties of the past century. Initially, the Casa served as a meeting point for dancing people. Nowadays, the Casa hosts a wide range of exhibitions, mainly modern art. The round building with the waving roof that extends over a row of columns are typical for Niemeyer`s work, and in concordance with the irregular shape of the artificial lake. The round and waving shapes are inspiring for interesting compositions, as seen on this picture, in combination with palm trees in a straight line. The open space in the middle shows the image of a slightly clouded sky, late in the afternoon.

 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016

Imaging Brazil 025: Casa do Baile in Belo Horizonte, MG (2005)

Posted by adrianoantoine on July 15, 2014
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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

025. Casa do Baile

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JULY 2005: Casa do Baile

Casa do Baile, House of the Dance. The Casa is located at Lagoa da Pampulha, which is an irregular-shaped artificial lake. It is one of the projects designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer when he was creating the architectonic conjunction of Lagoa da Pampulha during the forties of the past century. The construction contains meandering lines that are characteristic for Niemeyer’s creations. In July, the columns were decorated with red veils, as if the columns were the bailarinas (dancers) of that month.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014

‘Self-Reflection’. Belo Horizonte (MG)

Posted by adrianoantoine on November 1, 2011
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BELO HORIZONTE (MG)

It was on a sunny winterday at Lake Pampulha in Belo Horizonte. On a Sunday afternoon, I made a walk along this artificial lake. I did not complete the entire lake, since its perimeter measures more than 18 km. But I have to inform you that I already have completed this distance four times, and have taken photographs of every 100 meter.
I halted at Casa do Baile, visited the temporary exhibition in there, and then visited the nearby tourist information center. The building was rather new then, the personnel was not really prepared to their new tasks, at that time. But I managed to obtain a new, monthly, brochure of the city, with the new activities of that month.
Next to the center, I encountered a motor cycle. I am not really fond of motor cycles, but the way this vehicle was parked drew my attention. The wooden floor, the calm water of the lake. The somewhat dirty mirror showing the sunny moment of that day: a clear blue sky. And fragments of some roof tiles.
I really liked this composition: the solid floor, the liquid flexibility of the water in the lake, the limitlessness of the blue sky, and the shelter of the roof tiles, reflected by the rearview mirror. It was as if I was observing myself in that.

Camera: Canon PowerShot A540

f/5  1/320 sec.



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Colorful Brazil: Blue Lilies

Posted by adrianoantoine on October 31, 2011
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BELO HORIZONTE (MG)

Casa do Baile, Pampulha. The Casa do Baile (Ballroom) by Oscar Niemeyer, the most famous architect in Brazil, originally was designed for dancing events. It is one of the constructions by Niemeyer along the artificial Pampulha lake.
Nowadays, small exhibitions about architecture, design, art, or photography take place. The Casa do Baile also has a small garden, with some flowers, trees, and plants. One of the most colorful is the African lily, the Agapanthus africanus, a wonderful lily specimen that is commonly found in many gardens and parks in Brazil and abroad.


Camera:  Canon PowerShot A1100 IS

f/5.6  1/200 sec.  ISO-200

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