Reymon de Real PhotographyEL MORRO
The Castillo San Felipe del Morro, commonly known as “El Morro”, is a fort in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico built in the 1500s to protect Spain’s access to the wealth of the New World. It is a masterpiece of military engineering designed to overwhelm and exhaust the enemy. I took this photo from the top deck of the cruise ship as we were sailing into the Bay of San Juan to dock for the day. It was truly breathtaking to see this massive fortress from our viewpoint at the ship. It must have been definitely overwhelming for the enemy ships during the crazy old days.
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I grow up in PR and there’s is something about the Morro that it’s magical I pass almost every date with my husband there until we moved to USA
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Happy to know that my photo invokes wonderful memories for you. I enjoyed my trip to San Juan and hope to visit it again in the future. You are lucky to live close to home. I have to fly for more than 20 hours to go home. Thank for dropping by and hope you visit again.
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I feel you even if im only about a day in planes from home bc the switch planes thing i haven’t been in long time i cant wait to go with my camera;)
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I’ve seen this fort from the land side only – it is truly impressive to take in from the sea perspective.
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It was breathtaking for all of us at the ship as we passed by it on our way to the dock. And with the late afternoon sun, the colors made it more gorgeous.
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When I was there, wandering around the fort, I thought of all the thousands of people it took to build these structures, many of them unwilling and unpaid, undoubtedly.
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I have some special memories of PR, and this place is absolutely iconic. It looks truly formidable in your shot–as I’m sure it was meant to. Nice! 🙂
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Thank you! It was amazing to see the fort from the top of the ship as we slowly cruised into the bay.
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Indeed! It’s a different view, for sure.
I miss that thick gold sunshine. 🙂
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Stunning!
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Thank you!
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Outstanding capture of such a lovely spot!!
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Thank you Hammad. It was awesome to see the fort in all its glory from where I was standing.
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I hope your belly didn’t bother you on the top deck of the cruise ship. I would have gotten butterflies.
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I usually don’t have a problem with heights so I was able to capture photos from all the way at the top of the ship.
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What an incredible photo.
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Thank you Miriam. It was great to be far out in the water to capture the fort at this angle.
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Super shot. You are a long way up too to get that angle. Did you get a chance to visit the castille? It’s a wonderful site.
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Thanks Richard. It was too hot and humid we only made it to the fort closer to the ship.
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