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Alan: I'm not sure.... I did not go inside the business. Those look like empty egg boxes on the counter.

Mother and Daughter Faces of Cuba Cuba - Real and Raw. While walking around Havana on our second day of the tour we came across these two beauties in the doorway of their business.

Jim: I took my Canon 5D III and my Canon R. I'm not sure about the percentage; the old cars are prevalent. It is very common to see them around town. There are other cars as well. I did not pay much attention to the makes, although I did see one that was different (new) and it turned out...

Dairy Queen - Cuban Style Cuba - Real and Raw I saw this scene while walking around Trinidad in the evening. Clearly it was a business, but I was not able to read the sign. Some patience paid off. Someone came up to the window, money exchanged hands and a soft serve ice cream cone was handed...

Cuba - Real and Raw Meet Juan Carlos. When I told my barber that I would soon be traveling to Cuba for a week tour, he asked me to take a picture of a barbershop, if possible. I found Juan Carlo at his shop, working late, while we were walking around Trinidad in the evening. He asked where I...

"More Cuban Chrome" Cuba - Real and Raw Another image of some of the classic cars in Cuba. This is from our first night in Cuba, at the Central Park in Old Havana. How many "star bursts" can you get from one street lamp?!

"Meet Isis" Cuba - Real and Raw Yes, her name is really Isis. While some of us were walking around Trinidad in the evening we came across a restaurant/bar that was open. Isis was the hostess and greeter at the front door. She presented herself as an excellent "Faces of Cuba" subject and...

Jim - I think the diesel engines are cheaper for them to operate. They certainly are limited by economic opportunity. It was explained to me that government controls the wages. Most people make $50.00 per month. (Not a typo!) And a professional person, like a doctor, might make as much as...

"Milk Rations" Cuba - Real and Raw I was told that in order to get milk, you had to have children in the household that were less than 5 years old or there had to be a pregnant woman in the household. Then you qualified to get a ration card. People showed up to this doorway with their ration...

Ha! Yeah, Alan, you're right. There are many old cars. They replace the power trains with Toyota 4 cylinder diesel engines. Diesel is easier for them to acquire and probably cheaper.

More Cuba Chrome Another image from our first night walking around the Central Park in Old Havana. From my week tour of Cuba Dec 7th through Dec 14th.

Cuba - Real and Raw Earlier this month I spent a week touring Cuba! It was a fantastic cultural experience with amazing photographic opportunities. The trip was offered through #HuntsPhotoAdventures, https://edu.huntsphoto.com/hunts-photo-adventures/, and was put together by #yourcubatravel...

Jim: I think I was walking in the theatre district for this one. The colors are the reflection from the Nederlander theatre sign directly across the street.

Looks neat but I do have to wonder what doing this adds to the construction costs. Alan: I am not sure about the costs but, it does make for a much more interesting city environment! In Miami developers are required to enhance the look of parking structures. You'll see structures that are...

Chicago Details This is from a recent trip to Chicago.

Chicago River At Night This is from a recent eight day visit to Chicago. All comments are welcome.

Many thanks Ben and Jim!

Alan- I used a 16 stop ND filter. No selective edits.

"Fall Cloud Gate" This is from a recent trip to Chicago. The Cloud Gate sculpture, commonly called "The Bean", can be framed by some fall color if you time it right! Would you believe this was shot in the middle of the day with hundreds of people around? All comments are welcome.

Ben: This was with a Canon 5D Mark III with a 70-200mm lens on it. I also had a Canon R with a 24-105mm on it. I juggled between the two cameras. As you can imagine, I used the Canon 5D Mark III the most. We were allowed to take two devices with us. One could be your phone. They had a...