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24-NOV-2008 RK

Storm Clouds in an arch

Madrid, Spain

Royal Palace

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/60s f/8.0 at 59.0mm iso400 full exif

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Photogenix01-Dec-2008 20:07
Thanks K2, Mary Anne and Aam. -RK
aam1234 27-Nov-2008 17:36
Excellent!
ctfchallenge27-Nov-2008 02:47
Strong moody feeling to this, RK. Bad weather sometimes creates good photos, doesn't it?
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge26-Nov-2008 00:27
RK: Blame Wikipedia ;) The info about concrete being used in Rome and Egypt was stated there.
-k2
ctfchallenge25-Nov-2008 23:29
Thanks K2, CJ, Tv, Brent and Debi.
Love to travel... this was a business trip with endless meetings. Took a side trip to Seville and "it was marvelous".
K2, not much of history buff, interesting to know about the concrete history. When you say concrete, do you mean cement?. Thought the Romans used cement in their constructions.
Brent, had my fill of tapas... and more.
- RK
ctfchallenge25-Nov-2008 18:52
beautiful - its wonderful how much you travel -Debi
ctfchallenge25-Nov-2008 04:01
Yes you are quite the world traveler RK. Nice job of framing this one- eat some tapas for me while you are there!
~Brent
ctfchallenge25-Nov-2008 02:24
RK gets around Carole doesn'e he? We might as well have a ctf "where in the world is.." RK challenge we could guess. I like the little arches framed in the big arch. -tv
ctfchallenge25-Nov-2008 00:35
Lovely RK! With all the concrete in the patio and "railing" on top of the arches, this should qualify as a concrete picy. I like your framing and sky too! And why are you in Spain? :-) CJ
ctfchallenge24-Nov-2008 23:17
Pretty, pretty :) Concrete was actually used in both in the Roman empire and ancient Egypt, but the secret of its compounds was lost for 13 centuries, until rediscovered in 1756. However: The construction of the newest part of the Royal Palace (2800 rooms) in Madrid, seems to have finished in 1755. What do you give me for that. In brief: Not sure how much concrete we're actually seeing here, but that's a beautiful little picture. I think the aqueduct looking outer construction saves this from a fate in pending.

(Please blame Wikipedia for any inconsistencies.)
-k2