A massive downpour and clogged storm sewers made the start of our cruise ship arranged bus and walking tour of historic Cartagena town in Colombia rather dubious. We wanted to  capture the color and charm of the historic Spanish colonial section without soaking ourselves and our  cameras.  Watching the locals wade into knee high waters to cross streets and lake like intersections was interesting but would the rains abate in time for good photography?

What luck!  As we arrived in Old Town the downpour stopped and the clouds quickly lightened to create the magical muted soft light ideal for the  aged and muted colors of this historic town. We jumped off the bus with glee -no emerald store tours or church interior visits for David – capturing the faded orange and yellow buildings, colorful local Palenquerras  (“photos for a dolla”)  and stunning architecture was job one. 500 images, 20 dollars and two hours later, we jumped happily back on the bus looking forward to viewing the results. We look forward to future visits as many sections of the old town are being restored to their former glory.

Palenquerra fruit seller in in old town colonial Cartagena, Colombia

Some of our first selects were post processed for a fine art look and feel of with a drama 3-dimensionality like a painting when rendered on canvas paper.

Old town colonial Cartagena, Colombia

Architecture in old town colonial Cartagena, Colombia

Even average images look stunning with the magic of Photoshop plugins. Do-it-yourself techniques or easy plug-in tools are great for enhancing travel images. On fine art canvas photo paper these images will look stunning. We will share how in future Blog posts.

We have just uploaded 50 of our select  world fine art images to a new gallery at Fine Art America – please check it out

Thank you for trying to guess “Where’s David and Anna?” for prizes but no correct answers yet. Here are 2 new hints:  Think: 1. Art Deco 2: Annie.  Visit our last blog post for details and prizes offered.   Get your answers in by Oct. 31 (Boo!) and Good luck! Oct 27/11 update:  CONGRATS! to Tomeu from Buenos Aires and Dominique from New York City for being the first 2 with the correct answer.  We are in the lobby of the New York City Chrysler Building!!!