Cathedral of Granada at Night [PHOTO]

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Granada Nicaragua Cathedral

Granada Town Square & Cathedral

This is the town square of Granada, Nicaragua. The sun is just starting to rise in the background. While the scene may look tranquil & inviting, what you don’t see are all the homeless people & prostitutes spending the night out-of-frame on both sides. Sometimes one photo doesn’t tell the whole story! :)

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  1. Philip
    April 4, 2011 at 11:58 am #

    Great image. I have fond memories of my time in Granada two years ago.
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  2. Mom
    April 4, 2011 at 8:30 pm #

    Love the way the lights look like “sunbursts”–GORGEOUS!! Leave it to you to get the “perfect” shot–nice work!

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  3. Jaime
    April 5, 2011 at 11:57 am #

    Hey Matt, great pic!!! Are you still in Granada? I am heading that way tomorrow. Would be nice to meet up. Send me a tweet or email and let me know!!!
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    • Matt | ExpertVagabond
      April 6, 2011 at 10:02 am #

      Yup, I’m at the Euro Cafe almost every day working. Stop in and say hi. :)

  4. Nomadic Matt
    April 6, 2011 at 1:08 am #

    Ohh great lighting on this one! Nice job!
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  5. The Curmudgeon
    April 6, 2011 at 7:30 am #

    That looks like the place your mother would like to live in – minus the hookers.

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    • Matt | ExpertVagabond
      April 6, 2011 at 9:58 am #

      Unfortunately it’s expats from the US buying property here that causes a rise in prices, which locals are unable to afford, leading to increasing amounts of homelessness & prostitution… So moving here would make the problem worse! :)

    • The Curmudgeon
      April 6, 2011 at 11:57 am #

      I mean the building. Just big enough for a Family Christmas Jubilee. Big enough so when the Auntie’s get in a “you know what” match, I can hide. Big enough for Lindsay and her chickens. Big enough to smoke CIGARS in. Big enough to go streaking in and not be seen. Rent it for Xmas.

  6. Ted Nelson
    April 6, 2011 at 9:32 am #

    Beautiful photo. I love the color of the sky juxtaposed over the lighted yellow cathedral.
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  7. Debbie Beardsley
    April 7, 2011 at 1:32 pm #

    To call this an exceptional photograph seems so understated! Everything is just perfect.

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  8. Aunt Reen
    April 7, 2011 at 7:54 pm #

    What a gorgeous picture, Matt. I suggest you sent some cigars to this Curmudgeon fellow, PRONTO.

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  9. Pat
    April 9, 2011 at 9:27 am #

    That’s lovely! Can’t believe you managed to get it without people! You must have been up half the night.Can you market it to the national tourism board?

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  10. Delphine
    May 7, 2011 at 2:32 pm #

    love your comments… take care ! ;-)

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  11. Thomas
    August 24, 2011 at 2:00 am #

    This is very nice place!!
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  12. Helen Chris
    August 24, 2011 at 11:34 am #

    A very nice chot.. Good job! yeah your right one photo cannot tell the whole story so you should make hundreds of them..
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  13. Lydia
    August 24, 2011 at 9:11 pm #

    Love this photo so much!!
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  14. Cher Shives
    August 25, 2011 at 9:35 pm #

    This is fantastic!! Looking forward to visit this soon…
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  15. Emily
    August 31, 2011 at 2:36 am #

    I love the photo and the place!!I hope I can see a great place just like that too…
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  16. Victoria Taylor
    October 3, 2011 at 10:29 am #

    What a stunning photo! Absolutely gorgeous! Good job! Keep posting more beautiful photos. I really like them..
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    • Matthew Karsten
      October 3, 2011 at 2:41 pm #

      Thank you Victoria! I’ll keep em’ coming… :)

  17. Krysthal Wilson
    October 11, 2011 at 10:38 am #

    Very Amazing.. I love the lights! Excellent shot.. Keep posting some more!
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  18. Mac
    October 17, 2011 at 7:02 am #

    Thanks Matthew for sharing such a spectacular image. Tranquility filled me when I saw the Cathedral with background view of sunrise. Amazing photography, I was stunned. Please upload more such images.
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    • Matthew Karsten
      October 19, 2011 at 9:32 am #

      Thanks Mac. It was super quiet that early in the morning. A tranquil place. It was sad seeing all the homeless kids wake up in the park though, sleeping on cardboard mats.

    • Matthew Karsten
      October 19, 2011 at 9:38 am #

      Glad you like it Mac. That Cathedral is a tranquil place early in the morning. :)

  19. Linda
    October 17, 2011 at 7:10 am #

    The picture of this Cathedral is mesmerizing. I love waking up before sun rise so that I can view it. I like the message you have put up with this image. It is true sometimes one photo does not tell us the whole story.
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    • Matthew Karsten
      October 19, 2011 at 9:38 am #

      Thanks Linda, it really is nice early in the morning. But sad as well watching all the homeless families wake up…

  20. nazim
    October 17, 2011 at 1:41 pm #

    Every people like to travel. Anyone can say i dislike travel?

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  21. Nona
    October 20, 2011 at 1:25 pm #

    Definitely I love those photo.I wish I could travel around the world,but how come?I don’t have enough money.Anyways thank you for posting .
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  22. Millie Davidson
    October 28, 2011 at 11:31 am #

    Hey Matt,

    Thanks for sharing such fantastic photo. I’ve never been to Granada but hopefully I would be able to see this beautiful spot for real. Do you have more of these pictures? Please add some more.

    Regards,

    Millie
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    • Matthew Karsten
      October 31, 2011 at 11:18 am #

      Hi Millie, glad you like it. You can see all my travel photos here.

      I’ll work on adding more in the future! :)

  23. Mollie Farrell
    November 15, 2011 at 12:51 pm #

    Stunning picture! This is so beautiful. How I wish I could capture a snapshot of this for real. :)
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  24. Bill
    February 10, 2012 at 5:52 pm #

    Great night shot, but I found the starbursts distracting. Do you have a version without the small aperture diffraction? It would be interesting to compare the two.
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