Framing Rio

A few days ago I was about to lay the table for breakfast (it was a weekend – I’m never that organised on a weekday). I gazed past the table and out of the window and was struck by how beautiful the view was. As Mrs Eat Rio can testify, at times like this I forget about whatever it is that I’m supposed to be doing and go grab my camera (very annoying if you’re waiting hungrily for breakfast!).

Although the end result was that we had to wait a couple of extra minutes before eating our fried eggs on toast, I think it was worth it.

Enough to make you forget about breakfast (temporarily at least…).

At the time I took the photo I wasn’t trying to be clever – I just wanted to get a shot that would show what it was like to look out of the window from inside. Afterwards I looked at the shot again and thought it looked rather nice, framed by the open windows on either side (please feel free to notice and admire the roses that are growing in the window box too!).

Last night I was looking through the photos I’d taken recently and realised there was another one that I had taken that was inadvertently framed.

This time the subject was old favourite, Cristo Redentor. We were walking back from Praia Vermelha when we rounded a corner and there it was, perfectly framed.

Nice framing work from the trees!

This is one of those things that happens all the time in Rio – you are thinking about nothing in particular when you turn a corner or look up and see it: one of Rio’s jaw-dropping sights. It’s a great way to remind yourself that you live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

My final ‘framing’ shot is tenuous to say the least, but I couldn’t resist. Since the mega storm on Tuesday, Rio has been really hot, so I’ve been gazing at this image longingly. What does it frame? Well, nothing really – I guess the water is the frame! Anyway, here’s wishing you all a nice refreshing weekend. I’ll be spending my time cooling off at the beach!

This is looking down the length of a long ‘tunnel fountain’ not far from the base of Pão de Açúcar. I was tempted to jump in!