El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Tag: photography

Note – 2023-01-25 22:17

Note – 2023-01-25 22:17

@bergmeister This is the Refugio Poqueira, an 84 bed refuge in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is at 2500 metres

Sierra Nevada, Photography, Backpacking

Note – 2023-01-25 12:58

@Steveb I'm a bit of a latecomer to the prime lens scene, preferring the flexibility of a zoom lens. Things are changing though and I think photography is more fun if you have to work a bit harder for...

Photography

Note – 2023-01-25 11:08

Note – 2023-01-25 11:08

Room with a view! I've often wondered what stories this old house has to tell. Was out yesterday with my 50mm prime lens. Sometimes called a "Nifty Fifty", this lens has a fixed focal length of 50mm,...

Photography

Note – 2023-01-24 18:54

Note – 2023-01-24 18:54

Today we have been enjoying views like this. The small, traditional village of Alcazar in the Sierra de Contraviesa backed by the snow clad mountains of the Sierra Nevada

Photography, Sierra Nevada, Hiking

Note – 2023-01-22 09:45

Note – 2023-01-22 09:45

Here's a more "normal" night shot of my town, Lanjarón, under the stars. The constellation of Orion to the top left and the Pleiades to the extreme right.

Photography, Andalucia, Alpujarras

Note – 2023-01-22 09:38

Note – 2023-01-22 09:38

So once again this valiant Comet hunter ventured out into the cold morning air. This time with all body extremities warmed up. Gottcha! Found Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) towards the north east. Couldn't be...

Photography, Spain

Note – 2023-01-21 11:23

Note – 2023-01-21 11:23

So very nearly achieved the impossible this morning. Managed to slow down the water in the shot, whilst at the same time trying to slow down your dog so that he doesn't move for 20th second! Very diff...

Dogs, Photography

Note – 2023-01-21 09:09

@jds No, really clear skies. Going to try some astro photography tonight instead of just binoculars.

Photography

Note – 2023-01-20 09:17

Note – 2023-01-20 09:17

Good morning from the spa town of Lanjarón in the Alpujarras! Sunlight on Cerro de la Escolta 949m earlier today

Alpujarras, Photography

Note – 2023-01-19 14:34

Note – 2023-01-19 14:34

Lanjarón and the mountains of the south western Sierra Nevada today. From the left ... Cerro de Caballo, Tajos Altos, Cerrillo Redondo and Las Alegas.

Photography, Sierra Nevada, Hiking

Note – 2023-01-19 14:30

Note – 2023-01-19 14:30

Sometimes it's hard to believe that I live just over 200km from Africa! After some much needed snow here is the Cerro de Caballo (3009m), Tajos Altos & Lanjarón Valley

Photography, Sierra Nevada, Hiking

Note – 2023-01-16 12:15

Note – 2023-01-16 12:15

I just love the smell of moody olive groves in the morning! Especially those cold and fresh winter mornings when the sun is low in the sky and the shadows are long

Photography, Spain, Garden

Note – 2023-01-15 12:22

Note – 2023-01-15 12:22

My daughters sent me this from this morning. They at travelling the Golden Circle around Reykjavik. Looks incredibly beautiful, but extremely cold

Photography

Note – 2023-01-15 11:47

Note – 2023-01-15 11:47

The old spanish "cortijo". I wonder what tales this old ruin has to tell?

Photography, Andalucia

Note – 2023-01-14 11:50

Note – 2023-01-14 11:50

Views from the today's dog walk. Lots of water, sun and fresh air!

Dogs, Alpujarras, Photography

Note – 2023-01-13 16:18

Note – 2023-01-13 16:18

Views from the today's dog walk

Dogs, Alpujarras, Photography

Note – 2023-01-13 12:01

Note – 2023-01-13 12:01

I think Rita enjoys plunging through the morning dew on the grasses

Dogs, Photography

Note – 2023-01-10 18:27

Note – 2023-01-10 18:27

Ghostly almond trees, coming out of the morning mists

Photography, Andalucia

Note – 2023-01-09 12:58

Note – 2023-01-09 12:58

Panorama of the snow capped mountains of Spain's Sierra Nevada taken by https://chriswright.photography/. Shot from the Sierra Lujar to the south about half an hour before sunset.

Photography, Sierra Nevada

Note – 2023-01-07 11:09

Note – 2023-01-07 11:09

Arko being chased along the terrace by Rita on the morning dog walk 🤣

Dogs, Photography