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My bright surrealistic landscapes
I've been in all the places shown here, and except for the third photo of the Wetlands in Huntington Beach, that I've taken with my cell phone, from my car, the other are screen shots from Google...
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Philadelphia´s Magic Gardens
I didn´t know about the existence of this place, until I shared a picture from Pinterest. Whoever pinned it, left little information about the picture, and the reference was ¨Philly¨ what I figured out...
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Succulents and cactus gardens
These are some pictures I have taken this year, at the Historical Gardens of Rancho Los Alamitos, at the Mission of San Juan Capistrano, at the Sherman Gardens and Library in Newport Beach. All the...
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Architectural grids concepts
I have generated the ones above, but the ones below are works on pictures I took myself. They are part of my explorations on architectural grids concepts, lights and shadows through grids.There is also...
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The colors of the Ecological Reserve of Huntington Beach
We are always passing by the Ecological Reserve of Huntington Beach, but from Pacific Coast Highway, it looks pretty different, just water, birds, grass, sand, native bushes. And it was by chance that...
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The colors of Los Angeles Harbor. San Pedro, California
All pictures by Myriam B. Mahiques, taken in September 2013.A homeless sleeping among colorful urban fixturesThe red, the white, the blue.
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Homeless in the Central Park of Huntington Beach (!)
This picture was downloaded to my National Geographic account, herehttp://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/285029/#The Library and Central Park of Huntington Beach, Southern California, is one...
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El lenguaje complejo del arquitecto
Architect´s bingo card. Por Bob BorsonEstaba leyendo un post de Bob Borson sobre las palabras que usan los arquitectos, en su sitio Life of an Architect , y no pude más que reír ante la tarjeta ¨Bingo¨...
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My dark landscapes. Mis paisajes oscuros
Burnt trees. Lancaster, CASeashore lighting. Long BeachVertical structures. Lancaster
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My pictures from the Mission of San Juan Capistrano, California
The story begins in 1775, when Mission San Juan Capistrano was first founded by Father Lasuen, on October 30th. But just a few weeks after the party of padres and soldiers arrived, they received word...
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Images from the book Fantastic Ornament
I am sharing today some beautiful illustrations from the book Fantastic Ornament 100 Designs and Motifs, by Michel Lienard. They are my screen shots from the preview, except the last one that I´ve...
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Pictures of the Cristo Redentor: the restoration works
I´m sharing these wonderful pictures of the restoration works at the Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, from the link below, which also has a brief explanation in...
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Is Mc Donald´s flag comparable to the USA flag?
When my husband is driving and I´m next to him, I usually read, and look through the window to learn more about cities and inhabitants. Last weekend, I took this quick shot of the well known fast food...
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The Festival of Flowers in Little Saigon, Westminster
In the preparations for the Tet celebration, let´s say the Vietnamese New Year, the Festival of Flowers is one of the events in Little Saigon, in the city of Westminster, Southern California. And I was...
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From "Man with a movie camera" 1929
I'm not a fan of silent movies, but what can I say about "Man with a movie camera" ? That's great, absolutely great. This is an experimental, documentary film from 1929, directed by Russian director...
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An abstract of the Getty Center Museum
I tried a couple of times of taking a picture from the Meyer´s Getty Center Museum from below, let´s say from the 405 freeway, without being successful, my husband driving doesn´t allow me to take a...
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Some Surrealist images of Nostalghia, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
The birds flying from the Virgin's wombMany architects are fans of Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, because of the lighting, the water and surrealism in his movies, regardless the plot. A favorite...
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Relaxing at the Huntington Library and Gardens
Two women relaxing under the beautiful gallery in Huntington Library and Gardens, city of San Marino, California, USA. My pictures, dated May 10th 2014.A (Roman?) bust, in the same gallery, attached to...
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Colorful Los Angeles, California
Every time we go to Los Angeles, my husband is the driver so I have the opportunity to enjoy the murals and if he´s not driving fast, I can also take some casual pictures. Los Angeles is not exactly...
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Architectural photography of ¨Delicatessen¨
I don´t like French movies too much, but Delicatessen (1991) is one of my favorites. I´ve watched it three times, and now, I´ve been focused on the architectural photography that somehow reminded me...
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