The Aliens
Some people say they resemble fish, I see them more as sleeping mechanical aliens, biding their time, sleeping if you like - waiting, watching - ready to spring into life just at the right moment.
These are shots from in and around Calatrava's wonderful City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, captured over a couple of days on a trip - although it might be considered more of a pilgrimage to see Calatrava wonderful, but controversial buildings.
These are my interpretations of the many buildings found here
Limited Edition prints of a selection of these images are available - a link will appear on the left hand side of this page
![Alien 1](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1600,1600,700/0-0-0/aa1051af-524e-4e7c-aeb1-647ede52cec8/1/1/DSCF1938-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=f3bfd98be19131f640bc4f584f3553aa196511ff04e6b9fe7cd6845317e329f5)
![Alien 5](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1600,1600,700/0-0-0/57316a30-6ad2-4c54-adfa-a4d1ba16c378/1/1/DSCF1436-Pano-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=f3bfd98be19131f640bc4f584f3553aa196511ff04e6b9fe7cd6845317e329f5)
![Alien 4](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1600,1600,700/0-0-0/60068649-9acd-4491-9545-3ce1ea51688a/1/1/DSCF1593-Pano-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=f3bfd98be19131f640bc4f584f3553aa196511ff04e6b9fe7cd6845317e329f5)
![Alien 6](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1508,1600,700/0-0-0/b965740d-c0bf-479b-93df-196feedd246f/1/1/DSCF1031-Pano-Edit-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=462d306001290b431b45069ebf624203f35e07ffb499abcf24aab595530f3eb2)
![Alien 11](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1600,1600,700/0-0-0/99b12742-5372-42ab-99cd-aa1cdd35b65c/1/1/DSCF1506-Pano-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=f3bfd98be19131f640bc4f584f3553aa196511ff04e6b9fe7cd6845317e329f5)
![Alien 3](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1600,1600,700/0-0-0/40fc3ed5-663a-4212-8de4-ec4c535f3a23/1/1/DSCF1847-Pano-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=f3bfd98be19131f640bc4f584f3553aa196511ff04e6b9fe7cd6845317e329f5)
![Alien 2](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1600,1600,700/0-0-0/064a842d-f4f0-46c9-9c49-3fa97df6c94b/1/1/DSCF1881-Pano-Edit-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=f3bfd98be19131f640bc4f584f3553aa196511ff04e6b9fe7cd6845317e329f5)
![Alien 9](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1600,1600,700/0-0-0/d80cc2b3-f8f8-4247-ab6f-664df0cf9cb7/1/1/DSCF1719-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=f3bfd98be19131f640bc4f584f3553aa196511ff04e6b9fe7cd6845317e329f5)
![Alien 10](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1504,1600,700/0-0-0/ad6c4b32-d853-460a-8268-4e755c11bca4/1/1/DSCF1955-Pano-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=0157bcc8f80053f7e8953542d219d336a1faeac20a704778849f1afa64aa0d29)
![Alien 7](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1586,1600,700/0-0-0/5adc25bb-3a70-4dd6-ac98-17d4d6058ff0/1/1/DSCF2077-Pano-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=a8d9ecb7a66fff93a141ae0798737499e3c2c236b02f05f286578874b36f35d4)
![Alien 8](https://format.creatorcdn.com/4f73d55b-a801-4102-b155-e555ebfbe2a1/0/0/0/0,0,1067,1600,1067,700/0-0-0/8dc29a58-7755-40e0-9e94-b676a58aa09d/1/1/DSCF0885-Edit-Edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037606250~hmac=dfe337fc065e96aaa5ea392368a1c677ae5c2e5c41e1ec5e25529f2cac7362d4)