Dinky boat

It was a stormy night. The sun was down. Strong wind was blowing inland. The seaside boulevard was completely abandoned. There was only me and this small, half filled with water dinky.


Nikon D80
Sigma DC 17/70
Manfrotto Tripod
F 8
ISO 500
FL 17 mm

Maciek.

20thOct 2009.
18.45.

Our garden colors in early October

From the top left:

Doux très Long Red Pepper plant,

red tomato,

red mini cherry tomatoes,

yellow Fargo-type tomatoes,

and a colorful butterfly.






All pictures taken on the same day, 17th Oct, 2009.





Maciek

Conch houses of Key West

A typical Key West architecture. House at Whitehead St., Key West.

What is a conch house? Early settlers of the Florida Keys built their homes of a molter made from sand, water, and lime. The settlers obtained their lime by burning conch shells. Having no building stones or bricks, but an abundance of conch shells the settlers often utilized the shell itself in constructing their houses. Thus the term "conch" house had its beginning. Later, wooden homes built by settlers and ship's carpenters utilizing a blend of architectural styles took on the name of conch houses. ( from http://www.floridakeysbest.com/ ).


Nikon D80
Sigma 10-20
Polar. filter
Manfrotto tripod + head
Shutter release
ISO 100
Aperture f9,5
Exposure 1/8sec


Maciek.

Vinha D´Ervideira Rosé

We drank today this very nice Portuguese pink wine: Vinha D´Ervideira from Alentejo region. Wine is made from Alfroncheiro, Aragonez and Tinta Caiada grapes.
This highly aromatic but still rosé wine is very food friendly - it can be paired with a great assortment of food textures. Today we did it with Agnieszka´s Bologna lasagna and it proved to be an excellent choice for this hot October day in Porto.



Maciek.

Sunset at Mosteiros, Azores Islands.

At night I traveled to Mosteiros, a remote village at the very Westernmost point of the island. There was a black sandy beach and some huge blocks of volcanic rock rising from the ocean not far from the beach. Some surfers were hitting the waves nearby.

I took my shoes off, put a camera on the tripod and shot a picture.

Maciek.

02nd of October 2009.

Travelling Azores Islands again.

Wednesday, 30th Sept. 2009. I flew the Azores Islands again. Then I took a walk overlooking the spectacular rocky cliffes of the northern coast. This is the area called "Nordeste" - the land of sumptous vegetation, deep valleys and a big, big ocean.

Photographed at Ponta da Madrugada viewpoint.

30th Sept. 2009

Nikon D80.

Sigma DC 17-70 mm.

Maciek.

Melk Monastery

Melk famous spiral staircase.

I received an e-mail: "Your photo has been selected as a “Recommended photo”.
Regards. http://www.photomediaworld.com/".



My photo at the main page of Photomediaworld.com ? I am really very, very honored. ( link ).
Thank You all !

Melk, Austria. Melk Abbey or Stift Melk is an Austrian Benedictine abbey, and one of the world's most famous monastic sites. It is located above the town of Melk on a rocky outcrop overlooking the river Danube in Lower Austria, adjoining the Wachau valley.
The abbey was founded in 1089 when Leopold II, Margrave of Austria gave one of his castles to Benedictine monks from Lambach Abbey. A school was founded in the 12th Century, and the monastic library soon became renowned for its extensive manuscript collection. The monastery was also a major site for the production of manuscripts. In the 15th Century the abbey became the centre of the Melk Reform movement which reinvigorated the monastic life of Austria and Southern Germany.

Maciek.

Miami, Ocean Drive

One of the old cars parked in front of the Casablanca hotel on the Ocean Drive, Miami.

The southern tip of Miami Beach Island is home to the Art Deco National Historic District. Ocean Drive is a strip of hotels with characteristic rounded corners, vivid colors ( mainly blue and yellow ) and geometric ornamentation.
The hotels were completed in the 1920's but Ocean Drive soon became associated with liquor and gambling ( Al Capone was a frequent guest here ). Then much of the Art Deco district had become a slum but it experienced an unprecedented revival in the late 80's which some partially attribute to the success of the TV show "Miami Vice."


Shot on the early morning Sept., 6th 2009.
Maciek.

The beach hammock

That afternoon I was walking around the hotel we stayed in Key West looking for a nice photo spot. On the beach I found this nice hammock and some palm tree shadows. The scene seemed to be so serene and relaxing that I took a photo.


The picture was selected at front page of the http://onephoto.net webpage ( link ). Thank you all for all your votes !
Shot at Key West on southernmost of the continental US beach.
04th Sept 2009.


Maciek.

Just another sunset at Fort Myers

Another night, another sunset.
Shot at Fort Myers, Florida, USA.

30.08.2009
Focal length 12 mm
ISO 100
Nikon D80


Maciek.