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365: Firewood stove
The 310 km² national park Serra do Cipó is located at about 90 km northeast of Belo Horizonte. Created in 1984, the park attracts many visitors that make long walks, swim in the numerous waterfalls, or just enjoy their stay in one of the many coutryhouses and pousadas. The park, of the so-called Cerrado (tropical savannah) type, is world famous for its richness in plant species. I was invited to join friends for a night’s stay in a countryhouse that belonged to the family of one of them. We went by car, and arrived there early in the evening. It was early enough to cook some hotdogs for everyone. The next morning was spent to walk around and enjoy the nature around us. It was very silent, you coulod easily hear the humming of mosquitoes. There were some simple dwellings around the countryhouse. One of them contained a traditional firewood oven, that showed stains of intensive use. Coffee was being brewed in a tradionional way, in a coffeepot.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
364: Wood in detail
Parque Municipal (Urban Park) in Belo Horizonte attracts many visitors that like to spend their lunch hour wandering along the ponds, to enjoy the amusement park, to watch the little monkeys that can crawl and swing on tree branches above your head, to see the colorful flowers and beautiful butterflies in the butterfly garden. There are many big trees in the park, and it is no wonder that from time to time, some trees have to be cut because of their advanced age and of the possible danger that they can collapse. The tree stems are then dried in open air, and eventually carved into elegant benches. The picture shows the core of such a giant tree stem. It is not hard to see that this tree must have suffered much during drastic climate changes: from extreme rainfall and hot temperatures to extreme drought and colder temperatures.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
354: Palm tree reflection
When I lived in Belo Horizonte, I often spent my Sundays in the center of the enormous city. On pleasant, sunny days I walked through the Avenida Afonso Pena, all the way to the end at Praça da Bandeira: a distance of about six kilometers. There I continued my walking tour via a climbing street to the entrance of city park Mangabeiras. After this effort – some friends told me that I was nuts to walk this long distance – I often went to the stand where refreshing açai was sold. After having consumed this delicious energy bomb, I started my exploration through the park. With my camera in hand I searched for interesting compositions, as I saw this water reflection of small palm trees in a pond.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
012: Valley of Fire
After having spent a day in Zion National Park, our next destination in our round trip was no less than magical Las Vegas. We left the state of Colorado, and entered the state of Nevada, on the Interstate I-15. From Zion, it’s about 165 miles, equal to 265 km. We got up at seven in the morning, as usual, and at about eight we were already driving. We were told that it could be very hot on the way, so we took extra water with us. The first part of the track was going down the slopes of Zion, to the flatness of the desert. At about eight km from Las Vegas, we came along the Valley of Fire area. Even in early May, it was quite hot there, probably more than thirty degrees. We didn’t follow the track to the state park, but we could aready have some impression with the impressive and beautifully colored rock formations along the road, like these yellowish-orange loose and steady rocks in the photograph.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1999, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
006: Natural trail
The border area between the states of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah hosts a number of very interesting national parks and monuments. However, we could only visit some of these sites: Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, and Zion Canyon. The night before our visit of the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, we stayed in Laughlin, Nevada. From this casino city, we continued our trip along Route 40 in the direction of Kingman. We spend some time at Grand Canyon Carverns, before we arrived in Grand Canyon, late in the afternoon. It was quite cold, but worth a visit! Despite the short time available, we walked one of the natural trails, like the one on the photograph. Unforgettable!
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1999, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 18:
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 17:
Curitiba (PR) – Stray dog at Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Red powder puff at Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Stray dog at Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Red powder puff at Tanguá Park
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.
Part 20:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Light reflection of palm tree on pavement
Brumandinho (MG) – Landscape
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Light reflection of palm tree on pavement
Brumadinho (MG) – Landscape
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.
Part 3:
Ouro Preto (MG) – Historic Center
Belo Horizonte (MG) – St. Francis Church
Porto Alegre (RS) – Park Bench
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Historic Center
Belo Horizonte (MG) – St. Francis Church
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Park Bench
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 16:
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 15:
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.
Part 18:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Red Japanese Bridge
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Park bench
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Red Japanese bridge
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Park bench
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 14:
Curitiba (PR) – Entrance of Ópera de Arame
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
Curitiba (PR) – Entrance of Ópera de Arame
Curitiba (PR) – Tanguá Park
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.
Part 17:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Lagoa
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Statue in front of a building
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Lagoa
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Statue in front of a building
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2007.
Part 59:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Leaf with disease
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Two lizards
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Coati
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Two lizards
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Leaf with disease
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Two lizards
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Coati
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Two lizards
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2007, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 01:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Coati
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Marmoset
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Coati
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Marmoset
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
273: Palm tree reflection
In the popular Mangabeiras Park in Belo Horizonte you can find countless interesting compositions. Natural compositions of plants, leaves, insects, birds in their native habitat. Green mountain slopes in the south against clear blue skies, or skies filled with a rich variety of cloud shapes; in the north the vast skyline of Belo Horizonte. Also attracts less advanced compositions, including water reflections, attracts my attention. The reflection of this palm tree in the pond water became one of my favorite photographs of that year.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
268: Reflection of clouds
The Botanical Garden in Belo Horizonte forms a complex with the Zoo, at the edge of Lake Pampulha. The garden is divided into several thematic gardens, including a collection of cactuses, succulents, plants that grow in the local savannas, desert plants, and an interesting collection of plants from the tropical Atlantic and Amazon rain forests. There are also some ponds with aquatic plants, where you can find many dragonflies. On this semi-cloudy day, I noticed the reflection of clouds on the water surface, good for an interesting composition.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
267: Indigenous man
I regularly visited Mangabeiras Park in Belo Horizonte. The park, just over six kilometers from the center, is located on the local Serra do Curral mountain range; it was a mine quarry some decades before. On the other side of the ridge a deep artificial lake can be seen. Today, the park attracts, especially on weekends and holidays, large numbers of visitors, also from the town itself. Complete families come to picnic, enjoy fresh popcorn, eat boiled corn, drink cool coconut water, or have some fresh açai. On Sundays, special events are sometimes organized, including performances by local pop bands, dance demonstrations or, as on the day of the photo, open-air masses. The mass was attended by several dozen, including a group of men and women from a local tribe, dressed in traditional costume.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
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