Outside and inside the Palacio Real - and having to go back inside the Prado to get outside
November 2nd 2015 I am pretty sure that I have not improved as a photographer so it must be that my camera is getting better with age. Case in point, I took some pictures of the north facade of the Palacio Real last night and I was stunned by how well they turned out. The monochrome is quite dramatic! I include Susan's favorite of the ones I took.
Given the success of the indoor and outdoor pics I took yesterday
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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more 
