where there’s smoke there’s fire

An American View of Havana by Geoff Livingston (Photoshelter | 500px | Flickr):

Havana Offers Much More than Cars

Vibrant Classics

Cuba offers Americans a forbidden destination. Even in the current era of warming between Havana and Washington, DC, we still need a special visa to visit Cuba. Worse, there is a sense that when all of the barriers finally drop, an ensuing tourism boom will ruin Cuba’s culture. So when my friend Joe Newman organized a small trip to Havana this past June for several DC Focused photographers, I jumped at the opportunity.

I hoped to capture Havana in its truest spirit.  Almost every story I see features car pictures (Yes, I included the mandatory “rolling wreck” pic to open the article).  What Havana offered was so much more than that, an urban photographer’s dream with lots of scenes, street shots, and incredible amounts of decay.

Being a bit of a 500 Pixels photo nerd, I packed the biggest gear bag possible to capture a wide variety of shots. The bag was heavy, but it was worth it. My gear included the following items:

• Nikon D810
• Nikon Df
• Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED Lens
• Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G Lens
• Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens
• Nikon SB 910 Speedlight
• Various triggers, extra batteries, and a travel tripod.

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