Madeira in Mono

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Bill Palmer
I recently spent a week on the beautiful Portuguese island of Madeira and in particular the main city, Funchal. These are some monochrome impressions of my trip, taken with X-Pro2 and X100T with a couple of guest appearances by my trusty GR. The macro shots, and a few of the others were taken with the Carl Zeiss Touit 50mm Macro - a surprisingly flexible and usable travel lens.

Let's start with a bit of "car porn" - A beautiful Austin 12 and a 1960s Opel:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 X100T Austin and Opel 2 mono
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A real REO Speedwagon:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 XPro2 Car Show 3 mono
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and a temperature gauge:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 XPro2 Car Show 6 mono
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A beetles reunion:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 XPro2 Car Show 28 mono
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Then off to the market for some fresh fish:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 Xpro2 Touit 50mm Mercado 7 mono
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 Xpro2 Touit 50mm Mercado 28 mono
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Some slightly creepy Chinoiserie in the botanical gardens:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 Xpro2 Touit 50mm Monte Botanical Gardens 5 mono
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...and one of the most beautiful "weeping angels" I have ever encountered:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 Xpro2 Touit 50mm Monte Botanical Gardens 27 mono
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Door art in the Zona Velha (old town):
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 X100T Zona Velha 10 mono
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Random teddies:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 Xpro2 Touit 50mm Funchal City 6 mono
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Workmen (this is with the XM-FL "toy" lens:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 XPro2 toy 8 mono
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Some lacemaking:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 XPro2 toy 10 mono
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and a "corner shop":
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 XPro2 toy 9 mono
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Finally, and courtesy of my GR, this is my hotel, designed, as was Brasilia, by Oscar Niemeyer:
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 GR Casino Park Exterior 9
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...and the adjoining casino, also designed by him, which just made me think of a Bond villain's lair. Pass me the chips, Vesper...
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Madeira Funchal May 2016 GR Casino Park Exterior 11
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The images are....quite wonderful.
So is the processing by the way, it is powerful, subtle, and seems to enhance the innate qualities of light, shadow, and especially some of those gorgeous dark tones.
A beautifully rendered set of images....which once again is proof of the fact that although there are some fine pieces of camera hardware and glass involved, the real kudos go to the photographer's eye....and vision.
 
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