Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Lusitania boat stories ( part IV )





Location: Ovar, Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, Sigma 10-20 mm, tripod, remote control.

Post-processing: RAW to Tiff, white balance, sharp.

Aperture: f/10

Focal Length: 10 mm

ISO: 100

Date Taken: March 28th, 2010, 18:53


Maciek.

Saturday, 27 March 2010

Lusitania boat stories ( part III )




A story behind: After one of the harshest winters in the last decade it getting warmer and warmer every day. Temperatures get into low twenties. That Wednesday afternoon at the bay of Ovar mosquito buzz could be heard for the first time this year. Summer is finally coming !


Location: Ovar, Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, Nikkor 50 mm, tripod, remote control.

Post-processing: RAW to Tiff, white balance, sharp.

Aperture: f/18

Focal Length: 50 mm

ISO: 200

Date Taken: March 24th, 2010, 17:20


Maciek.

Thursday, 25 March 2010

Flood in the volcano crater


Location: Sete Cidades ( Seven Cities ), Azores archipelago, Portugal. Sete Cidades volcano crater flooded after the highest levels of precipitation in decades.

Gear: Nikon D80, Sigma 17-70 mm, tripod, NG hard edge filter.

Post-processing: Raw to Jpg, manual white balance, cut, sharp.


Date Taken: March 20th, 2010. 18:56.


Maciek.

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

No title





Location: Mosteiros beach, Westernmost point of S.Miguel island, Azores archipelago, Portugal.

Gear: Nikon D80, Sigma 17-70 mm, tripod, NG filter.

Post-processing: Raw to Jpg, manual white balance, cut to square, sharp.


Date Taken: March 19th, 2010. 19.09.


Maciek.

Monday, 22 March 2010

Ferraria lighthouse



A story behind: 18 meters high, the Ferreria lighthouse stands over the high cliffs of the Southern coast of S.Miguel island. On Friday´s early afternoon I was wandering around that building with my camera and a big friendly dog from the lighthouse. It´s a fairly known tourist attraction in that area but in middle of March we two were completely alone.


Location: Ginetes, Azores archipelago, Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, Sigma 17-70 mm, tripod.

Post-processing: Jpg, white balance, sharp.


Date Taken: March 19th, 2010. 13.20.


Maciek.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Azores island hiking



A story behind:
This Thursday morning
and early afternoon I spent hiking along one of the most beautiful trails in the Sao Miguel island. The trail wanders along the narrow ridge overlooking the Sete Cidades volcanic crater giving 360ยบ panoramic views of the island.

When you walk Azores Islands you soon notice that there is something wrong with the colors palette around you. One can see plenty of green tones - practically 99% of the island is made of green meadows. Then there is a lot of blue color. The sea, sky and lakes make all the blue color varieties. But the color balance in somehow distorted by the lack of red tones.


Location: Sete Cidades , Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, Nikor 50 mm.

Post-processing: Jpg, none.

Aperture: f/18

Focal Length: 50 mm

ISO: 100

Date Taken: March 18th, 2010, 11:44


Maciek.

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Lusitania boat stories ( part II )


A story behind: Lusitania is a synonym of Portugal - named after the Roman imperial province in Central and Western Iberian peninsula ( today a part of Spain and Portugal ).

Location: Ovar, Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, Nikkor 50 mm, tripod, remote control, rubber boots, NDG 0.6 hard Tiffen.

Post-processing: RAW to Tiff, white balance, sharp.

Aperture: f/18

Focal Length: 50 mm

ISO: 100

Date Taken: March 15th, 2010, 19:18


Maciek.

Monday, 15 March 2010

The light hunter



A story behind:
Photographed on Monday afternoon, close to town of Ovar, 50 kilometers south from Porto.


Location: Ovar, Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, Nikkor 50 mm, tripod, remote control, rubber boots, NDG 0.6 hard Tiffen.

Post-processing: RAW to Tiff, white balance, sharp.

Aperture: f/18

Focal Length: 50 mm

ISO: 100

Date Taken: March 15th, 2010, 19:44


Maciek.

Memories from Miami Beach


When going through thousands of photos from our last summer holidays I spotted this one.
Warm feelings of summer lazy days flooded my memory.
Hope to be back there soon.

Place: Miami Beach, Fl.


Date Taken: September 5th, 2009


Maciek.

Sunday, 14 March 2010

B&W version


B&W version.

Recommended photo on the front page of http://photomediaworld.com/ ( March 13-14th 2010 ) and Photo of the Day ( March 15th 2010 ).



Maciek.