The silence

Murtosa, Vouga river delta, Portugal. On the horizon the lights of the city of Aveiro.

A story behind: Standing alone in the shallow waters of the Vouga river delta surrounded by the silence. Me and my camera.

Full frame Nikon D700 allows to capture a great number of details from the full of light clouds on the horizon to the very poor lit boat hull.
With the help of my polarizer, I simply waited for the ambient light on the water to match the sunset light on the horizon. The magic happened a couple of minutes after the sunset when the light got pleasant allowing the rest of the scene to fade to softness.

Enjoy.
Location: Village of Murtosa, Portugal.

Gear: Nikon D700, Nikkor 16-35 mm AF-S ED. Tripod. RAW to Tiff.

Aperture: f/22

Shutter speed: 3 sec

Exposure bias: 0 EV

Focal Length: 16 mm

ISO: 50

Maciek.

The clouds have finally appeared

The Granja port lighthouse.

A story behind: The sunset over the Atlantic ocean with heavy clouds, low tide, rocks and quiet sea observed from the mouth of the small fishermen port of Granja.


Gear: Nikon D700. Nikkor 16-35 mm. Tripod. ND 0.6. Standing and taking photo from one of the most furthermost rocks of the shoreline accessible by foot.

Aperture: f/22

Shutter speed: 12 sec

Exposure bias: -0.7 EV

Focal Length: 16 mm

ISO: 50

Place taken: Granja beach, Portugal.

Date Taken: Sunday, February 5th, 2012, 18: 00

Maciek.

A Friday night

The Felgueiras lighthouse. The late afternoon at the Foz beach, Porto, Portugal.

A story behind: The Felgueiras lighthouse was built in 1886. Its system of lamps and lenses is now deactivated due to the construction of the new lighthouse close-by.

Gear: Nikon D700. Nikkor 16-35 mm. Tripod.

Aperture: f/22

Shutter speed: 5 sec

Exposure bias: -0.3 EV

Focal Length: 20 mm

ISO: 200

Place taken: Porto Foz beach, Portugal.

Date Taken: Friday, Fabruary 3rd, 2012, 18: 07

Maciek.

The sun sinking into the horizon - a view from my window.

A story behind: Days and weeks pass and the weather continues the same: cold nights, nice days with blue sky and ZERO clouds. This is an landscape-photographer nightmare. I long for clouds, soft light and photo opportunities.

That Thursday night being completely desperate I took my Nikkor 75-300 mm lenses opened the window and shot the sunset.



Gear: Nikon D700. Nikkor 75-300 mm. Handheld.

Aperture: f/5.6

Shutter speed: 1/120 sec


Exposure bias: -0.3 EV

Focal Length: 300 mm

ISO: 500

Place taken: Porto, Portugal.

Date Taken: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012, 18: 50

Maciek.

The lighthouse at the end of the world

Ponta de Arnel lighthouse in the early morning.

A story behind: With a completion of the new highway along the Northern coast of São Miguel island ( with several impressive sky bridges ) the access to this remote part of the island was made quite easy. Now from the island´s capital Ponta Delgada it only takes around 45 minutes to get to the lighthouse.

This particular morning when I got to the place the light was far from perfect but I tried to do my best. The place is beautiful but not quite serene: abandoned, with stunning 180º views, strong but steady winds and overwhelming sound of crushing 50 meters below waves.
"The lighthouse at the end of the world" is also the title of one of the novels by Jules Verne.
Gear: Nikon D700. Nikkor 16-35 mm. Handheld.

Aperture: f/5,6

Shutter speed: 1/60 sec

Exposure bias: -0,7 EV
Focal Length: 16 mm

ISO: 500

Place taken: Nordeste, Portugal.

Date Taken: Friday, January 27th, 2012, 07: 15

Maciek.