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Lisbon Bridge at night

Madail — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:05:30 +0000

Panorama created from several photos taken from my cell phone, Sony Ericson K800i. The quality is rather lousy, and the focus even worse, but i still like the result. What we see here is Lisbon in the back, the brigde in the right and a factory in the left side. The most lighted places, that produce higher reflexes in the water are the bridge and soccer club ”Belenenses” stadium.

Exif Information:

Date Taken: 2009:10:13 21:05:39
Width: 2048 pixels
Height: 1536 pixels
Equipment Make: Sony Ericsson
Camera Model: K800i
ISO Speed: 640
Exposure Time: 1/8 sec
Fstop: f/2.8

Santa Cruz Mirante Restaurant

Madail — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:32:54 +0000

I’ve taken this panorama of the restaurant in Santa Cruz beach. The straight architectural lines merge perfectly in the natural environment, and shooting in B&W helped to define a better contrast between forms.

I can’t say if the food is good or not, not even a cup of coffee i took…but i’m pretty sure that if you look for a nice fresh fish, this will probably be a good place to eat.

Exif Information:

Date Taken: 2004:03:01 13:43:00
Equipment Make: Konica Minolta
Camera Model: Dimage Z3
ISO Speed: 50
Exposure Time: 1/60 sec
Fstop: f/8
Lens: 6 mm

Óbidos by night

Madail — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:56:03 +0000

Here’s one of the typical medieval streets in Óbidos. You really get a feeling of going back in time, from the flooring to the light lamps, everything has that antique feeling, yet everything is beautifully preserved.

Exif Information:

Date Taken: 2009:04:05 21:18:31
Width: 1704 pixels
Height: 2272 pixels
Equipment Make: Konica Minolta
Camera Model: DiMAGE Z3
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Time: 4/10 sec
Fstop: f/2.8
Lens: 5.859375 mm

Óbidos by day

Madail — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:56:02 +0000

Óbidos is a very nice small medieval village near Leiria, about 100km from Lisbon. I recommend it to everyone. Catarina took some nice photos depicting the typical architecture and streets. I find this one interesting because of the angle.

Exif Information:

Date Taken: 2009:04:05 02:03:05
Width: 1704 pixels
Height: 2272 pixels
Equipment Make: Konica Minolta
Camera Model: DiMAGE Z3
ISO Speed: 50
Exposure Time: 1/30 sec
Fstop: f/5
Lens: 5.9 mm

Is it cold outside?

Madail — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:20:01 +0000

I’ve taken this photo in my great grandmother’s home in Matagoza, a very small village in the center of Portugal. It’s a view from the window to the balcony and the hills in the back. It was raining so that made very nice reflections in the ground, only broken by the little pebbles laying.

Back in the old days…

Madail — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:20:36 +0000

My grandmother’s house in Matagoza was built in 1941. I can imagine fighter planes cruising these skies a few years later in WW2. I’ve played a lot in here in my childhood, and i can say this is a magic little place. I like the composition choice on this one, and the desaturated look makes it look older, yet enduring through times. The fighters have gone, but the house still lives.