The 3rd "Polish + friends" culinary picnic in Porto

Home-made ( thank you Luis ) sangria drink excellent for a hot afternoon picnicking.

This was the third official "Polish + friends culinary picnic" we organized in Porto.

We welcomed people from as far as Southern Portugal Alentejo region ( thank you Marco and Ania for coming ) and Spanish Galiza ( thank you Monika and Sylwia + our Spanish friends for being with us ).
The weather was great. With nearly 50 people we had a great outdoor eating and a lot of fun.

Thank you all ! See you next time.


Maciek.
23rd of May, 2010.

Our urban farming - story 23.

Growing green peas ( Pisum Sativum ) photographed in our garden.
Sunday, 23rd of May 2010.


Maciek.

The heat wave struck us hard

Main Porto city beach, Matosinhos.

Yes, the heat wave struck us hard. After cold winter the spring is back bringing 30º C temperatures and "full of people" beaches of Porto. Photographed from the Praça da Cidade do Salvador, Porto.

Wednesday, 19th of May 2010, 16.10 hour.

Maciek.

200th post on this blog. The anniversary.

A story behind: I dedicate this anniversary to the place I usually spend my free time: a Porto Foz beach, not far from the place I´ve been living for so many years now. The Porto Foz beach - hello my old friend and thank you for so many nice moments !


Location: Foz beach , Porto, Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, Sigma 10-20mm, tripod, remote control, Tiffen 0.9 hard, 0.3 soft

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

Aperture: f/22

Focal Length: 13 mm

ISO: 100

Date Taken: May 12th, 2010, 21:00


Maciek.

199 posts on this blog - a pre-review. By-the-sea chapel: an undeniable beauty.

This is a pre-review of my little anniversary: 200 posts on this blog. I gave some final retouch to the picture I like most. Enjoy as I do !

The picture was awarded a top-section on the http://plfoto.com/ website and later
selected for "The Photo of the day" at http://plfoto.com/ ( May 9th, 2010 ).

Thank you all!

Maciek.

A had a dream

On Monday I traveled to Covilha, a small town at the foot of Serra Estrela mountains in central Portugal.
The Church of Saint Mary Major built in 14th century and its beautiful, neo-baroque facade covered with blue Portuguese tiles ( "azulejos" ) with Marian and angles themes stands in the center of the old town. The tiles were produced in 1943 by non-existing-today Alleluia company.


Place: Covilha, Portugal.

Date: May 03rd, 2010.


Maciek

A perfect mirror

A story behind: As usual at the end of the evening we stopped at the Foz beach to drink a cup of coffee with just a drop of milk or "pingo" as they call it here in Northern Portugal. The weather was fine. Almost no wind, 17º temperature, nice sky. Simple and tranquil life.
When the sun went down I put my gear and shot some photos. Some ships could be seen on the distant horizon.


Location: Foz beach , Porto, Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, Sigma 10-20mm, tripod, remote control, Tiffen 0.9 hard

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

Aperture: f/8

Focal Length: 11,5 mm

ISO: 100

Date Taken: April 17th, 2010, 20:20


Maciek.

Volcano island

A story behind: A morning view from the Pico do Carvão to the East of the island dotted with many small volcanoes. This is the youngest part of the São Miguel Island in Azores dated back to 300 000 years.


Location: São Miguel island, Azores archipelago, Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, Tamron. F/9.0, ISO 200, Fl/44 mm.

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


Date, Place Taken: April 23rd, 2010. 08.15. A view from Pico do Carvão to the East.

Maciek.

Old Porto arquitecture

Old city of Porto called Ribeira at the bank od Douro river. Hard mid-day light giving picture with sharp edges and lot of contrasts.

April 2010.

Maciek.

My city

A story behind: As you already might have known I dislike modern art. Unfortunately 99% of the "modern art" is garbage. But this huge red net located 100 meters from the Porto beach is alive ! With every ocean breeze it waves, flows, twists and curves. I do like it !

Location: Porto, Portugal

Gear: Nikon D80, polarizing philter.

Aperture: f/10

Focal Length: 19 mm

ISO: 100

Date Taken: April 15th, 2010, 10:19


Maciek.