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Lopesan Hotel Group and Stoneweg Hospitality join forces to acquire Hotel Miguel Angel in Madrid

Lopesan Hotel Group, the leading hotel company from the Canary Islands, in partnership with the investment firm Stoneweg Hospitality, has acquired the Hotel Miguel Angel, previously owned by General Mediterranean Holding S.A SPF, an iconic luxury hotel in the heart of Madrid’s Paseo de la Castellana.




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La partida de Miguel Llorens, el traductor financiero

Cuando comencé este blog por el año 2008, me propuse encontrar y compartir información valiosa para nosotros, los traductores junior, y por eso siempre tomé como referencia a muchos profesionales con más experiencia en esta profesión.

Uno de ellos es Miguel Llorens, el traductor financiero, que con su inteligencia y sarcasmo me resonaba un poco al Dr. House de la traducción.

Miguel es, tiempo presente, porque las personas que dejan huellas profundas, en algunos o no tanto en otros, no se van. Su energía deambula en los pensamientos de aquellos que mascullando sobre algún tema traductoril percibe el roce ligero de su impresión.

Por eso nos encontraremos a la vuelta de la esquina o de algún término enrevesado.




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BMX Instagram Compilation 2016 - Miguel Smajlji





BMX Instagram Compilation 2016 - Miguel Smajlji


Here's a short Instagram compilation of clips we posted at our instagram account kunstformbmxshop about our bro Miguel Smajlji from the last couple months. We hope you'll like it!

https://www.instagram.com/kunstformbmxshop/ https://www.instagram.com/smilesridesbikes/

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BMX Street Session in Stuttgart 2017 - Felix, Miguel, Robin





BMX Street Session in Stuttgart 2017 - Felix Prangenberg, Miguel Smajlji, Robin Kachfi


Felix Prangenberg and Robin Kachfi have visited Miguel Smajlji for a few days in Stuttgart to work on their BMX video projects. Before the BMX street session starts the boys had a little warm up session in our BMX stock room. What else they have done you can check here. All the best your kunstform BMX Shop Team

Kamera & Edit: Robin Kachfi
Music: JI Beats

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BMX Roadtrip 2017 - Miguel, Felix, Robin, Tim





BMX Roadtrip 2017 - Miguel, Felix, Robin, Tim


Miguel Smajlji and Robin Kachfi have visited Felix Prangenberg for a few days in Roßbach, Germany, to continue their BMX video projects. In these few days they also went to Venlo, NL and Koblenz where they met with Tim Korbmacher for a cool BMX photo session. What else they have done you can check here. All the best your kunstform BMX Shop Team

Video: Robin Kachfi

Music: Ryan Little - chopping the piano

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BMX Street & Skatepark Session - Robin, Miguel & Felix





BMX Street & Skatepark Session - Robin, Miguel & Felix


Miguel Smajlji and Felix Prangenberg have visited Robin Kachfi for a few days in Mannheim, Germany to continue their BMX video projects. What else they have done you can check here. All the best your kunstform BMX Shop Team

Video: Robin Kachfi

Music: JI Beats - Honey Berry

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Miguel Franzem



Franzem lives in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, Miguel is riding for kunstform BMX Shop since 2015 and he drops whether dirt or park the craziest bangers.

BMX Since: 2010
BMX discipline: BMX Dirt, BMX Park
Hometown: Lugoj, Rumänien
Residence: Sindelfingen, Stuttgart
Sponsors: Demolitionparts, sibmx, ridetsg, 24/7distribution, kunstform BMX Shop
Homespots: Horny love trails Filderstad
Favorite Spots: Lapoma Barcelona
Favorite thing beside BMX: travel, party, fitness
Instagram: miguelfranzem
Youtube: Miguel Franzem




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Miguel Smajli



Miguel Smajli AKA swaglord is creative BMX rider and also a nice guy.

BMX Since: 2010
BMX Disziplin: BMX Street
Hometown: Sindelfingen
Residence: Sindelfingen
Sponsors: Shadow, Subrosa, Unity, kunstform BMX Shop, Vans
Homespots: Subrosa Streetrail
Favorite Spots: anywhere with good friends
Favorite thing beside BMX: HipHop
Instagram: sm1ley
Youtube: Sm1ley




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Miguel Smajlji - Welcome to SIBMX, Sunday & Odyssey





Miguel Smajlji - Welcome to SIBMX, Sunday & Odyssey


Miguel Smajlji is riding through SIBMX for Sunday Bikes and Odyssey and filmed with Robin Kachfi a solide "Welcome to SIBMX" Video.

Video: Robin Kachfi

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Miguel Franzem - freedombmx Interview 2017 "the damn knee"



Our Bro & team rider Miguel Franzem Has destroyed his knee last winter, at the Simple Session ,so he was forced to put his BMX aside for a while. freedombmx has asked Miguel about his BMX break. You will find the interview here: LINK




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Miguel Smajli - Bike Check 2017



Miguel Smajli AKA Swaglord AKA $miley recently built up his new Sunday Bikes x Odyssey whip from Sport-Import, which you can check right here! Skrrrt...Skrrrt...Skrrrt..

Yo Miguel, where do you come from and how long have you been riding?

What's good, I'm from Sindelfingen, GER and I've been riding BMX for 8 years

What is your favorite BMX video?

Chad Kerley's "the HUNT" Part

What bike setup do you have and what can you tell about it?

Sunday and Odyssey parts, metal spegs and cassette, handlebars slightly forward, not too short not too long

Frame: Sunday Excelsior 20.75
Fork: Odyssey R25
Bars: Sunday Excelsior
Stem: Odyssey Raft
Headset: Odyssey
Grips: Odyssey Broc Raiford
Barends: Odyssey plastic
Tires: Odyssey Path Pro 2.25
Rims: Odyssey Hazard Lite
FW Hub: Odyssey Antigram
BW Hub: Odyssey Antigram
Spokes: Odyssey
Hubguards: Odyssey Antigram, G-Sport Uniguard
Pegs: Fiend Belmont 4.4
Seatpost: Sunday Tripod
Seat: Fiend Morrow
Crank: Odyssey Thunderbolt 170mm
Bearings: Odyssey 22mm
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted Pro
Sprocket: Odyssey La Guardia 25t
Chain: Shadow Interlock Supreme
Brake: Vans or Etnies

Anything else to talk about? Take your chance!

Huge thanks to kunstform and Sport-Import for always having my back, don't know where i would be without them! Thanks to everyone who's f**kin with my instagram videos, luv y'alls. Ciao

Yo Miguel, thank you for your answers! We are glad to have you on board and look forward to the coming time with you!




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Freedombmx - HOW TO Nollie Barspin with Miguel Smajli





Freedombmx - HOW TO Nollie Barspin with Miguel Smajli


Our bro Miguel Smajli has filmed in cooperation with Freedombmx a short HOW TO video, in which Miguel will teach you the Nollie Barspin ! Enjoy the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Video: Freedombmx

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Raw Jibs: Felix Prangenberg & Miguel Smajli in California






Our bros Felix Prangenberg and Miguel Smajli were in California for over a month, to hang out, ride BMX and filming for their video projects. Both filmed a lot of insta jibs, which you can check out in the latest Freedombmx video. Check also the Interview about their USA trip on Freedombmx.


Enjoy the Video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!



Video: Freedombmx



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Miguel Smajli - California Street Video 2018






To escape the cold german winter our bro Miguel Smajli visited the sunny state of california. He spent a fun time riding in the sun and filmed some clips with Grant Casteluzzo during his stay. Check the full video now on our Youtube-Channel!



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Video: Grant Casteluzzo



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Miguel Smajli on Shadow x Subrosa



We are very proud to say our bro Miguel Smajli is officially reppin now Subrosa and The Shadow Conspiracy via Unitybmx! So stoked to see his dreams came true and we're looking forward for upcoming projects! Click here to check Miguel's latest Bike Check. CLICK HERE

Viel Spaß beim Bike Check, Dein kunstform BMX Shop Team!




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Miguel Franzem x Joyride150 Video 2018






Miguel Franzem filmed with Landon Barnes a rad new video at the Joyride150 BMX park during his Canada trip. Miguel made the best out of his time in Canada and produced a lot of awesome clips, which you can see in his latest edit.

Enjoy the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!



Video: Landon Barnes



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Miguel Smajli & Artur Meister in Majorca - Photo Gallery



As you may have noticed, our teammates Miguel Smajli and Artur Meister were in Majorca to work on a couple of video projects. David Schaller and Merlin Czarnulla were also there to capture clips and photos of their trip. Unfortunately, Miguel crashed so hard after the third day that he had to rest after a long hospital stay for a few days. Until the videos will go online you can check the photo gallery on Freedombmx, which you can now watch here.

Click here for the Photo Gallery

All the best, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Photos: Merlin Czarnulla

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Miguel Smajli - Welcome to Shadow BMX Video





Now it is more than official. Our Bro Miguel Smajli is now officially part of The Shadow Conspiracy Family! Miguel has been collecting clips for about 1 year and had to put up with heavy setbacks here and there. All you have to do is watch the first clip in the video, my face ... Congratulations Miguel, the edit is a bombshell and being part of The Shadow Conspiracy is more than worth your while!

Have fun with the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Video: David Schaller

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Miguel Smajli - The Lost Tape BMX Video






During New Year's cleaning, our bro Robin Kachfi found some clips from various BMX sessions from Miguel Smajli . And boy, they have it all. Street BMX at its best, nicely cut with a killer soundtrack! What are you waiting for, press Play!

Have fun with the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Video: Robin Kachfi

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Miguel Smajli & Lukas Schmidt - Game of B.I.K.E





Unfortunately, we all still have to keep ourselves spatially separate at the moment. That does not prevent our bros Miguel Smajli and Lukas Schmidt from playing a socially distant Game of BIKE. And whoever wins will tell you the click on the play button!

Have fun with the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Video: Miguel Smajli

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Miguel Smajli - The Quarantined One BMX Video





What could be more natural than to wander the streets alone to satisfy your desire for BMX these days? Miguel Smajli takes you with him for some lonely BMX Street Sessions in and around his hood. Stay safe everyone!

Have fun with the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Video: Miguel Smajli

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Traptalk with Miguel Smajli on Trapclout





Miguel Smajli does not only ride his BMX, but also likes & makes music. For this reason, the boys and girls from Trapclout invited him for an interview. In about 50 minutes, Miguel talks about his beginnings, contests & sponsors in BMX, his work, his experiences while traveling and of course about music. So if you always wanted to know what makes Miguel tick and what moves him, hit the play button!

Have fun with the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Video: Traptalk

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Shadow x Subrosa IDK BMX Video feat. Miguel





The dudes from Shadow/Subrosa are often on the road doing what they do best. As is the case, a lot of clips are stacked during these times. Bjarki Hardarson has now taken on all of the unpublished material and came up with a small but fine edit. Our Bro Miguel Smajli is also included by the way ;-)

Have fun with the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Video: Bjarki Hardarson

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Miguel Smajli - Subrosa Brand Wallflower BMX Video





While completing his apprenticeship at the kunstform BMX shop in Stuttgart, between school, work and producing rap hits, Miguel Smajli found time to film a new video with David Schaller, in which you won't notice that he's been doing anything else but filming for this video. The track, the tricks and the clips flow together seamlessly, watch this and catch some vibes!

Have fun with the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Video: David Schaller

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Miguel Smajli & Marvin Maiocchi - Vans X Courage Adams



Our bros Miguel Smajli and Marvin Maiocchi got the possibility to test the new Vans X Courage Adams collection. The shoe has an smooth pedal feel and comes with an awesome style.





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Second EU BON Roundtable: An Interview with Jose-Miguel Rubio-Iglesias

The second EU BON Roundtable took place on 27 November 2014 at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. The workshop was dedicated to explore ways in which EU BON can support citizen science (CS) activities. Many partners and interested stakeholders participated, coming from different European research institutions, Natural History Museums, SMEs or representatives from European Institutions like European Commission (DG Research & Innovation and the Joint Research Centre) or the European Environmental Agency and EU-funded Citizen Observatories projects. On secondment to the Earth Observation Sector at DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Jose-Miguel Rubio-Iglesias showed the possibilities of Citizen Science as one option to improve the science-society bridge. In the following interview he gives an overview of the topic covered and his participation at the round table.

Jose-Miguel Rubio-Iglesias gave a talk on improving the science-society-policy bridge by Citizen Science

Jose-Miguel Rubio-Iglesias, Policy Officer (Spanish National Centre for Geographic Information, on secondment to the European Commission)

Q: Where do you see the place of citizen science in the future of European research and innovation efforts?

A: I see a brilliant future of Citizen Science as a driver for research and innovation activities, especially in its shape of "Citizens' Observatories". The vertiginous increase in the use of mobile technologies, with a pervasive Internet accessible to everyone and social media usage at its peak, offers a world of opportunities for research and innovation in the domain of environmental monitoring technologies where citizens have a key role to play. Citizen science can also foster advancement in social innovation as these are normally collective actions carried out by citizens, sometimes in partnership with NGOs, researchers and public organisations, which are bringing benefits for the whole society. Furthermore, the European Union's Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020, is already offering a framework to mainstream public engagement in science and research, from programming to implementation and evaluation, being citizen science a one of the key instruments to realise this objective. Data and information gathering, results interpretation and co-creation are examples of activities in which citizens can be involved, leading to different kinds of innovation, including social innovation.

Q: What are the success factors for citizen science? What are the challenges for Citizen Science on a European scale?

A: In my opinion there is no magic formula to achieve success in a citizen science activity, nor any plug-and-play solution. There are many variables that have to be considered, such as the thematic, spatial or temporal scope of the activity. But a common element that seems to be an ingredient for success is to plan carefully not only the process of engagement but the feedback mechanisms, so citizens realise their actions and the outcomes of what they have done are really being useful. Working on creating a strong perception of ownership is always a success factor on a voluntary initiative.

I see a number of challenges for Citizen Science at a European scale, especially, the need for a better coordination of the local and regional activities. This can avoid duplication of initiatives, foster best practices across activities and help position better citizen science vis-à-vis the EU and national and local governments, so citizen science can be higher up on their agendas. In this sense, I think the role of associations such as ECSA (European Citizen Science  Association) is key in achieving this coordination.

Q: How can EU projects on biodiversity information like EU BON facilitate the process?

A: EU BON, like other EU projects which have biodiversity information as a focus, has an important role to make visible the knowledge treasured by citizen science groups. The European Biodiversity Portal, one of the EU BON main achievements, is a fantastic opportunity to open up the wealth of biodiversity data which has been collected by citizens throughout Europe, making it available for a better informed decision making in those areas in which biodiversity has a role.

Q: Where do you see the place of large European Earth observation projects such as EU BON in the global context?

A: The biodiversity information system resulting from EU BON is one of the main European contributions to GEO BON (GEO Biodiversity Observation Network), which is a flagship initiative of GEO (Group on Earth Observation). GEO BON is joining forces at international level to coordinate the activities relating to the Societal Benefit Area on Biodiversity of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). Its main goals are to organize and improve terrestrial, freshwater and marine biodiversity observations globally and make their biodiversity data, information and forecasts more readily accessible to policymakers, managers, experts and other users. As EU BON is creating a stable and open-access platform for sharing biodiversity tools and data, taking stock of existing components such as LifeWatch or GBIF, this is clearly a step forward towards the fulfilment of the objectives of GEO BON.

At global level, EU BON and GEOBON are strategically positioned to contribute to delivery of data for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Finally, together with EU BON, other large EU Earth Observation projects, such as SIGMA or Earth2Observe, are also providing an important contribution at global level to GEO, in this case to the GEO Societal Benefit Areas of Agriculture (GEO-GLAM) and Water respectively. 

 

NOTE: The views expressed in this interview are only of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Commission. 





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A Lighter Me Surgeon, Dr. Miguel Montalvo, is Recognized by Mexico Bariatric Center as One of the Elite Weight Loss Surgeons

Dr. Miguel Montalvo, former bariatric and metabolic surgeon of A Lighter Me®, is chosen by top-ranked Medical Tourism Corporation, Mexico Bariatric Center®.




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Miguel Juarez Mendieta Celebrated for Dedication to the Taxation Industry

Miguel Juarez Mendieta lends years of expertise to his work with Marriott International




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Marquis Who's Who Honors Miguel Antonio Martin for Expertise in Architecture and Design

Miguel Antonio Martin is honored for his distinguished career as the principal of MLM-Martin Architects Inc.




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Marquis Who's Who Honors Enrique J. San Miguel-Ruiz, Esq., for Expertise in Law

Enrique J. San Miguel-Ruiz, Esq., honored for excellence in the fields of civil law and national security




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Miguel Ángel Corzo Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who

Dr. Miguel Ángel Corzo has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in consulting




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Using the Camera GPS to find the Sunken Church In San Miguel


I've now been in San Miguel de Allende for almost 6 weeks, about half way through our winter stay here. I have been enjoying all flavours and experiences that this city has to offer. I've even experienced some of the standard tourist events such as fighting with the Aztec gods (Montezuma of course). This laid me low for a few days but unfortunately after a few days when I thought I was getting better I developed a secondary infection that required visiting the doctor and getting medication. Now after 2 weeks I'm finally starting to get the spring back in my step and venturing back out. This does curtail your photography.


But back to the GPS item. Several weeks ago my friend Mike took me out to see the sunken church on the large shallow lake south-east of San Miguel.  The lake is really a reservoir and during the dry season, winter here, the church becomes fully visible.  The ground is still too mucky to be able to walk all the way out, but you can get close enough for some good shots.


If you look closely you can see some cacti growing out of the top portion of the church spire and therefore the church is not completely sunken.

What was really surprising when we first arrived was that we saw pelicans, which to many may not be unusual near water but this is at an elevation of 6,000ft and and 550 km from the nearest ocean.


I've been using on-camera GPS for almost 3 years, at least capturing the meta data with the image but I've never had to really use the info as until now I've always known exactly where I was. Not this time as this was new territory, so when I tried to use the Nikon format to enter into Google maps it took a while to find a site that would convert correctly.

Nikon gives a format such as:
Longitude:  20,52.1567N
Latitude:     100,50.1574W
Altitude:     1853m

Nikon is not DDD, MMM, SSS (Degrees, Minutes , Seconds but in format of DDD, MMM.MMMM)

Whereas Google maps required decimal degrees only in format DDD.DDDDD.

After some web searching I did find one site that would provide conversion in the Nikon format.

Nikon GPS Converter

In the Google map below the green arrow shows where I took the photo of the church above and the red arrow the top of church spire above the water.  This Google map (satellite view) was taken when the area was flooded. It is a bit strange to see that where you were standing is now underwater. A little north east of red arrow is a round ring. This is visible in the last photo of this article.


Towards the hill on the south-east in the map above is another church, not sunken but still abandoned.

Most of the foliage,except for the cacti at this time of year, is brown. This make a colour image rather drab. But converting to B&W and adding some contrast can make the photo stand out more.

In the image below the green cacti with a blue sky does make a colour version work better.


Below is the map and the green arrow shows where I was standing taking the photo above with the cacti.


As you can see the camera GPS is very accurate in capturing within feet where you where standing at the time when photograph is taken.
Another version of the sunken church where you can see the round ring that shows up beside the spire in the Google water map.

  Church with ring structure

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An Explosion of Colors at the El Señor de la Conquista Festival in San Miguel de Allende

The one thing I enjoy most about San Miguel de Allende is that you'er busy. I'm taking photographs everyday, meeting old and new friends and enjoying lots of events. There are many artist shows opening every week and then there's the special film showing and theater plays. The downside, at least for my blog readers, is the problem with actually getting down and writing a new article.


I was working on a theme and then on Friday the 2nd of March there was the 'El Señor de la Conquista' Festival in San Miguel de Allende in and around the center square called 'el Jardin'.


There were 5 different groups from local towns nearby each with their own style of dress and costumes. Withh such a display of colors and action it was not hard to keep photographing as they almost performed continuously for 10 hours. There was a small break in the afternoon as they started around 10:00am and continued until 9:00pm.



Even the people resting provided good photographic opportunities.



It's easy to see from the next photo how much these dancers enjoyed and were engrossed with their performances.



During breaks they laid their headdress on the ground.



The music playing and drums resonated over the whole town all day long and if you wanted a quiet spot you almost had to head out of town.


Great costumes and action.


Even fathers and sons participated.

San Miguel is first an historic town with stunning architecture but the festivals which almost happen every weekend during some months add that extra spice and color to your stay here.

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Festivals in San Miguel de Allende


It seems like there is always some sort of festival going on in San Miguel. In fact, there really is. Most of these are tied to religious or Mexican national events, but at times there also those unexpected festivals. When they involve children they can make for extra special photographic events. And who doesn’t love the smiles and special faces that children can make. Add a few costumes and now there is magic in the air.



Last year and again this year there was the multicultural school event with kids coming from many districts. I wasn't paying special attention to the date as I didn’t even know it was happening again. I only came by the festival when I was heading by the Jardin. Which is a daily ritual for me in my treks around town. I didn't notice the festival event in the local paper Atencion which is great for highlighting events in and around town. There is always so much going on that it's easy to miss one, or sometimes the festival's name is in Spanish and it may not be evident by its title.


I asked one of the girls participants to pose with the rose as she seemed to have the best smile of all of them.
She and the boy in the image above were the central characters in their school skit.


The pair of them started off sitting on a bench and the boy appeared to reject the advances of the girl. I believe that this was part of a Valentines theme as every person had a heart on their palms.

After a short interval, with the music was playing all the time, the rest of their class mates joined them on stage and performed a choreographed dance.


It was great fun to watch and in this photo you can see all their hearts on their hands.

A few weeks later I came across an art festival called “Thank You Art' project. This is were kids and some adults, me included, glued coloured tissue paper to a clear plexiglass sheet.


They were allowed to cut the sheets into strange shapes or with cut-outs and even write messages on their sheets.


Then they were glued on top of each other in a multitude of different colors. When the panels were hung in a lighted area they glowed like stained glass panels.


During my photographing of the kids enjoying themselves one of the directors of the project asked me if they could use some of my photos for the up coming display of the final glass sheets.


I was fortunate to have several of my images selected for the Art show in the Biblioteca that ran for 2 weeks.
They printed my images 39cm x 52 cm (15” x 20”) and hung them on the wall around the 2 plexiglass sheets that looked like large stained glass windows.


When in San Miguel you should always, and I mean always, have your camera with you as you never know what's just waiting around the next corner. Three times during my winter stay I did not take my camera with me and I regretted it each time. Now I don't leave home without it. It may be a bit heavy so I carry it in my backpack.


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Buildings of San Miguel


This is a story that evolves over time. Every year as I explore new parts of town or even revisit other parts at different times of the day, there are new buildings emerging. Not new in the sense of being just built but new in the sense of discovery. Especially when its not your town and even not your region, everything is so different.


Along the side of the Biblioteca on Relox


This is almost an abstract image with 3 main sections. I wanted the yellow to be dominant so I increased the contrast in this section and a bit in saturation. On some monitors if not calibrated it will display as very bright yellow, whereas it should be a bit soft. I darkened the blue and decreased saturation to make the yellow appear brighter. I didn't want to lighten the whole road so I increased the brightness in the highlights and strengthened the yellows.


Sometimes you get a 'batch perfect apples in the basket' so to speak. In the image below, the house was painted a blue to match the strong blue skies of San Miguel. The sky is also a darker blue here at approx. 7,000 ft. Strong blues ranging from this sky color to almost navy-blue can be found on several homes.

Near the corner of Aldama on a walk-only side street between Xichu and Oje de Agua
Google map reference (20.90370, -100.7432)


A very skinny house. Not sure what it's used for. I guess someone wanted to build a house in an alleyway. I seen places like this in Toronto where the house is 3 storeys high and 10' wide. This building in San Miguel may be actually skinnier.




Even with a 18mm lens I needed to stitch 2 vertical photos to get the whole building in one combined photo.


San Miguel, like most Mexican towns, is always undergoing some sort of building repainting. The standard building colors are yellow, rusty-orange, burnt-red, and some white. They may be repainted these same colors or even repainted a vibrant new color such as blue. That's why in Google Street View the photos of the buildings may not now be as shown in Google. Sometimes as in the photo below there has been some new painting with bolder colors.


This small section of buildings has all the colors of the rainbow and a few extra. Corner of Aldama and Terraplén



This colorful green building with just enough red to give it some accent caught my interest I. It wasn't until after I looked around that I realized that it was beside the entrance to the Bull Fighting Ring.




And sometimes with luck a car drives by, whose color enhances the photo of the building.


Next year I will be in San Miguel for six (6) months and I be conducting photo-walks again. If you are in the area then drop me a line and we can go out and photograph this lively town together.


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Sections of Buildings in San Miguel de Allende



The photos displayed in the blog article focus mainly on parts or sections of buildings in San Miguel. While some photos, such as the image below, are clearly understood.  The rest have more of an abstract genre and for these the lines become the main compositional elements.


Within the city, the walls along with the sidewalks are continuous, except for the odd entrance to an inner courtyard or alley way.  In the photo above, this wall is most likely not part of a house, but used more as a high fence to an inner courtyard. Inside could be a rubble heap or a grand garden and fountain. Never knowing what you'll find behind these walls is one of the intriguing aspects of San Miguel.

On the  walls in the courtyard of Bellas Artes (the National Institute of Fine Arts)  these lanterns hang on the abutments on the adjacent walls. The darker brickwork along these abutments were darkened and made more gritter to enhance the texture of the lanterns.


This image is from the same courtyard of Bellas Artes, the photo above with the lanterns, but here I'm looking from across the street and the 3 curved protrusions are form the top of the outer wall.



Atotonilco is a UNESCO world historic site (church) about 20 mi out of San Miguel. It's only a short distance from here to the Hots Springs which is a favourite spot for many people in San Miguel. On Saturdays in the village (50 people)  there are many street vendors  selling unique religious objects.



Within the core of San Miguel is a Bull Fighting Ring. Only a few blocks from the central square (el Jardin) of the town. In the photo above you can just see the top the homes which abut to the walls all around the Bull Ring.  There were no events or spectators on this day and this allowed me to take photos of the beautiful curved lines of a circular bull ring.



While walking around I just couldn't resit this bit of abstraction with the 2 different lanterns and their corresponding shadows.


Niels Henriksen




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Miguel Litton y sus Brigadas Urológicas

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Para Fernando Sánchez Dragó

Buenas noches Fernando

Lo de "brigadas urológicas" se me ocurrió hace años, en Nicaragua, para distinguirlas de las brigadas médicas que realizan los norteamericanos y en las que por lo general atienden a los diferentes tipos de patologías más frecuentes en las comunidades pobres de Iberoamérica...




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Muere Miguel Ledo, "eterno capitán" de la SD Logroñés, a los 34 años

El defensa ha fallecido a causa de una leucemia Leer




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El cementerio nuclear de Miguel Sebastian

El proyecto de construir un cementerio nuclear ha hecho aflorar el problema de los residuos radiactivos, hasta ahora silenciado. También ha puesto de manifiesto la contradicción de unos partidos que apoyan las nucleares, y se oponen a ellas al mismo tiempo.




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Tras la pista de Miguel, el frutero de la coca que trajo el mayor alijo de la historia entre bananas de Guayaquil y corrupción de un jefazo de la Policía Nacional

Miguel y su mujer, Vilma, en busca y captura, montaron una tapadera (casi) perfecta para introducir droga desde Sudamérica, una empresa importadora de frutas tropicales que hasta patrocinaba eventos deportivos y tenían a sueldo, supuestamente, al jefe de Blanqueo de la Policía en Madrid, detenido con 21 millones en su casa Leer




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El fiscal general pide al Supremo que cite a Miguel Ángel Rodríguez en la causa por presunta revelación de secretos

El jefe de gabinete de Ayudo reacciona en redes sociales ante el paso dado por el fiscal general del Estado: "Si me llamas a declarar vas a ir pá'lante!!!" Leer



  • Álvaro García Ortiz
  • Isabel Díaz Ayuso
  • Alberto González Amador

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El Gobierno crea un incendio interno a Miguel Ángel Oliver en EFE al congelar por dos años la asignación anual para la agencia

El Comité acusa al Gobierno de dejar la empresa "en la ruina" ante las pérdidas que acumula Leer



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  • Artículos José M. Rodríguez Silva

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El escandaloso discurso de Miguel Bosé sobre la DANA que ha provocado una absoluta indignación: "Ha perdido la cabeza"

"Todo está provocado a voluntad por una panda de delincuentes malnacidos", es una de las afirmaciones que Miguel Bosé ha hecho sobre la DANA y que han provocado un nuevo aluvión de críticas hacia el artista, el cual niega el cambio climático Leer




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Mask Singer desenmascara a Brócoli y Oveja: Miguel Ángel Revilla y María José Campanario

Javier Calvo y Javier Ambrossi adivinaron que se trataba del político Leer




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Encuentran los cadáveres de Vicente Tarancón, Miguel Burdeos y José Luis Marín, tres de los cuatro empresarios desaparecidos tras una comida en Chiva

Tarancón era el fundador de la marca deportiva Luanvi; Burdeos, de la empresa que elabora los productos con marca Bosque Verde y Deliplus; y Marín, fundador de Colegios del Siglo XXI, cuyo buque insignia es el conocido centro privado Mas Camarena. Leer




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No hay pruebas de que incurrió en los delitos que le imputan: abogado de Rocío San Miguel




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Felipe Harman reconoce contratación denunciada por Miguel Uribe en la ANT

Señaló que son personas que se requieren para el trabajo, sobre todo, por su convicción en la reforma.




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No me anticipe, fui el último de los cinco candidatos del centro democrático:Miguel Uribe

En el programa de ‘Sin Anestesia’ en La Luciernaga, se conectó Miguel Uribe Turbay, precandidato a la presidencia de Colombia, quien habló sobre la postura que tienen algunos políticos de su partido, como María Fernanda Cabal, por no anunciar su candidatura a la presidencia.




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Miguel Morales estrena su nuevo disco “Yo Soy La Voz”