Por: Javier Dahl (To read the English version go to the bottom of the article) Dentro del Parque Natural del Cabo de Gata Nijar, Almería, España, se encuentra un pequeño pueblo blanco, Las Negras, en el que predominan las formas geométricas simples tanto en sus edificios públicos como en la arquitectura de viviendas unifamiliares destinadas a segunda vivienda. Para fotografiar en lugares tan luminosos como este, basta dar una vuelta al edificio escogido, el Hotel Cala Grande, obra de Pablo Moreno Mansilla, y mostrar la diferencia de luces de cada toma.
(English version) Within the Natural Park of Cabo de Gata Nijar, Almería, Spain, is a small white village, Las Negras, where simple geometric forms prevail in public buildings as well as in the architecture of houses intended for second homes. For shooting in bright places such as this, it is enough to circle the chosen building, the Hotel Cala Grande, by Pablo Moreno Mansilla, and to show the lighting difference of each shot.
This first picture above shows the unlit side. There are no contrasts, and the camera must be forced so that the building does not appear dark: therefore, the sky will come out slightly burnt.
The second picture belongs to another side of the building . Again, to avoid the facade appearing black due to backlighting, the diaphragm must be opened manually a little bit, but the sky and the sea will come out burnt. Worth noticing are the shadows that appear at the main entrance.
The expressive strenght of the sun pours into this access as it goes through a series of beams whose shadows surprisingly change with the passing hours.
Below, a photo of the inside of one of the pools, where you perceive the beautiful integration of the building that is located between the sea and the mountains.