There’s a reason we’re going back to Madeira
Published by on December 23rd, 2006
Yes, that place is real and no, there has been no enhancement to that photo. The area so stunned me that I had to sit and sketch it there and then (the sketch is to the right - click to view large version) - sketching always provides a more personal and intimate experience of the subject than photography, and I feel a much stronger connection with that place as a result of the sketch. More of jEN’s superb Madeira shots on her Flickr page.
Google Maps has been doing some work on the Madeira images (no road map data yet however.
Some notable places (for us at least):
- The rocks in the above photograph - this was about as far East as we travelled this time.
- The Jungle Rain Café & Hotel awesome stone-baked pizza, and yes, it is in the middle of nowhere!
- Funchal airport - the grey section of runway is supported by 200m tall concrete pillars.
- Our Hotel at Caniço.
Pssssst… listen out for our Madeira holiday diary starting in a few days… Short and Fuzzy.
2 Responses to “There’s a reason we’re going back to Madeira”
December 25th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
My two favs on your Flickr page are the Hotel and the Taxidrivers. I also think your pre-watercolor of the coastline will make a good painting.
December 25th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
The watercolour I did after that pre-sketch is not quite complete. I want to re-visit a few areas of it and fix some aspects which I’m unhappy with before posting it up online. Volcanic rock is mighty tricky to capture as its texture is a mess of folds, crumples, and weathered clumps!