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Sariaya ruins
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Unfortunately the Filipinos don't care much about their historic architecture from the Spanish time (Except in Vigan). That is why these beautiful old Spanish buildings have gone to ruins. They could have been turned into museums or touristic attractions making small cities worth visiting. But nowadays only some worn out staircase and a few walls still standing tall is the only remembrance of these old times.
Yet these ruins can be an interesting subject for a photographer. It is a challenge to make something special out of these heaps of stones. At PP I did some desaturation and color shifting adding more red and yellow into the photo. I made a rectangle selection (via layer) on the doorway giving a little gausian blur and also darken that area a bit. I categorized it as HPP but when I compare with the original I don't find it that far from the original. Just sharper and different in color and depth.
Info about the history of this ancient house: (by Eric Dedace)
A haunting photograph of the Gobernadorcillo ("Mayor" during the
Spanish colonial period) Roman Reynoso House along Calle bonifacio
corner Argente, once Sariaya's grandest! It hosted great and lavish
parties in the old days which high placed public officials including
an American Governor General once graced whenever they came to
Sariaya. Many of the intricately-carved and designed Narra furniture
cannot be moved out of the house's doorways. because they were done
inside the rooms of the house. It got burned in the great
Japanese-Makapili started fire of 1944 when rumors of the American
return to liberate the Philippines spread. |
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hoi Andre,
mooi plaatje vanuit een perfect standpunt!
gr.
Frans
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