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.