A rainy weekend in Lisbon

 

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The last moments of the day. Vasco da Gama bridge on the Tagus river. Lisbon. Portugal.

A story behind: Last days of January 2014. A rainy end of the day at the bank of the Tagus river with a view over the Vasco da Gama bridge.

Location:  Lisbon, Portugal.
 

Gear: Nikon D610, Nikkor 16-32 mm, umbrella.

Aperture: f/22


Shutter: 13 sec.
 
Exposure bias: +0,3 EV

Focal Length: 24 mm

ISO: 50

Date: Sunday, 31st of January 2014, 17.38 p.m.

Maciek.

Madeira Island seascapes

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A strange shape of the lava formation near the coast of the Madeira island, Portugal.

A story behind: End of January 2014. A couple of days spent with friends on the Madeira Island, Portugal.
This is a piece of the rocky Northern Coast of the Island.
My very first experiences with a shiny new Nikon D610.

Location:  Madeira, Portugal.
 

Gear: Nikon D610, Nikkor 16-32 mm.

Aperture: f/22


Shutter: 26 sec.
 
Exposure bias: -0,3 EV

Focal Length: 316mm

ISO: 50

Date: Monday, 27th of January 2014.

Maciek.

In the net

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A story behind: Tuesday morning. The huge, 42 meters wide multilayer net floats over the Cidade Salvador Plaza close to the beach  of the city of Matosinhos. This is a great example of modern architecture. Created by the famous architect Janet Echelman. Ranked no1 in Oprah´s magazine Wow).
The net is made of the red material that invoke the memory of the site’s history as a fishing center is made of entirely soft and flexible set of membranes moving fluidly in wind. 

Location:  Matosinhos, Portugal.

Gear: Nikon D700, Nikkor 16-32 mm.

Aperture: f/7,1


Shutter: 1/250 sec.
 
Exposure bias: -0,3 EV

Focal Length: 32 mm

ISO: 800

Date: Tuesday, 31st of December 2013.

Maciek.

The winter storm

The pier of Foz do Douro, Portugal. Click on the image for a full size.

A story behind: Wednesday morning.

Location:  Porto, Portugal.

Gear: Nikon D700, Nikkor 70-300 mm, handheld.

ISO: 640

Date: 25rd of December 2013.

Maciek.

High waves hammering the Porto coastline.

The pier of Foz do Douro, Portugal. Click on the image for a full size.

A story behind: Monday evening. Large waves have been hammering the Porto pier for the last week. Coastline officials are warning all to stay out of the dangerous zone. But some curious tourists unfortunately put their life at risk.

Location:  Porto, Portugal.

Gear: Nikon D700, Nikkor 70-300 mm, handheld.

Aperture: f/5.6


Shutter: 1/100 sec.
 
Exposure bias: 0 EV

Focal Length: 125 mm

ISO: 800

Date: Monday, 23rd of December 2013.

Maciek.

A dreamchaser

A fisherman on the beach of Leca de Palmeira. Click on the image for a full size.

A story behind: Friday night. This is the beach of Leça de Palmeira, just a few kilometers north of Porto, Portugal.

Location:  Leça da Palmeira, Portugal.

Gear: Nikon D700, Nikkor 16-32 mm, tripod.

Aperture: f/10


Shutter: 0,7 sec.
 
Exposure bias: -0,3 EV

Focal Length: 16 mm

ISO: 250

Date: Friday, 15th of November 2013.

Maciek.

Do not take pictures, make pictures.

 

Sunset over the basilica Di San Giorgio Maggiore church.

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A story behind: I think there is a difference between taking a travel picture and making one. Taking a picture means simply point and shoot. 
But while making a picture, you must think about all the elements in a scene and build your own composition. 

When I approached the scene the photo conditions were adverse: strong contrasts, almost no clouds in the sky, low line of horizon and fast moving typical venetian boats in the foreground. Placing the horizon line near the low bottom of the frame was a must.

I decided  to use wide-angle lenses. The lenses made a little barrel  distortion at the lower edges of the composition, just enough to create an ilusion that all boats "look" at the center of the scene where I put the church.

But that wasn´t enough. The upper two-thirds of the composition were empty. I moved a camera and consequently a view point a little down to include an old lamp. I placed the lamp at the strong point of the composiotion.

Location:  Venice old town, Italy.

Gear: Nikon D700, Nikkor 16-32 mm, hand-held.

Aperture: f/11


Shutter: 1/250 sec.
 
Exposure bias: -0,3 EV

Focal Length: 16 mm

ISO: 400

Date: Saturday, 19th of October 2013.

Maciek.