Hello, my name is Carla and I'm addicted to severe weather :)
My idea of a good time? Go around the world chasing storms, wherever they might take me. Maybe one day... one (other?) lifetime... For now, I remain an armchair storm chaser :)


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Photography is all about catching the light... the perfect light. I'll keep on trying but, anyway, the real fun is in the chase, right? ;)
Lisbon is my city, 1971 is when I first saw the light and I've been chasing it ever since, I guess... (although I've only been doing it with a camera since 2003 ;)

Then, I joined Flickr on October 31st, 2007... and my life has never been the same :)
I thank you all for that.


View my photos at bighugelabs.com

My photo "A room with a view 02" was published on Rooms With Great Views on 25 August 2011.
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My photo "Super Moon" was included in BuzzFeed's article "50 Beautiful Pictures Of The Super Moon From Around the World":


My photo "The Promise of a Storm" was featured in the blog "Weather Boner Of The Day":


My photo "Essex House" was selected to be included in the New York Schmap Guide:




My photo "Long Road Ahead" received the
Newsweek Picture Of The Week Award - 15 Dec. 2008



Six of my photos at The Cloud Appreciation Society:
Frail contrail
Towering storm
Spaceship
Sunset cumulonimbus
Storm and Bow
Cloud sneeze (microburst)



Other "achievements" ;)
About.com - Photography - Finalist on Assignment #10 at
Fall Foliage Assignment Finalist


About.com - Photography - Winner on Assignment #25 at
Depth of Field Assignment Winner


About.com - Photography - Finalist on Assignment #44 at
Green Assignment Finalist


See my photos on Photofront (great interface!):
Photofront - My world through my eyes...

Buy my art at ImageKind.com.

Galeria Olhares - "Instantâneos de um olhar"

My photos on Splashr...

My Shutterchance:
Shutterchance

Statr for Flickr daily graph

I'm also a fairly active data cruncher for the SETI@Home project...
I do believe that "The truth is out there" ;)




My personal blogs:

(In English)

My World Through My Senses...
My World Through My Senses...

My Sims Pieces
My Sims Pieces

(In Portuguese)

O passar do tempo...
O passar do tempo...

Perseguindo a luz
Perseguindo a luz

My current gear (and yes, I'm very fond of it ;)



... I also kept my Canon PowerShot S3 IS (which I love) but don't use it much these days - see the Powershot S3 at Canon Europe

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    johnybes says:

    "I think I first 'met' Carla (aka Sky Queen) flying in the sky above the rooftops of her beloved Portugal and I have never looked at the sky (or the world - or even life) in quite the same way since. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Carla, she has taught me so much and to look at things so differently - and I now venture out into wild windy weather to take photos just for her! My buddy C is just the kindest, warm hearted and most generous person you will ever know on Flickr. Her work is supremely professional and wonderful - a complete inspiration. I urge everyone to look and learn. You are the best C! Love ya. x"

    21st April, 2009

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    lauronsky says:

    "A lot of people have talent for photography.
    Some people have the luck to live in beautiful places, with peach and raspberry sunsets and horses running with the manes in the wind.
    Few people is able to make every shot different even when they picture the same place, giving to every shot a different deep emotion.
    Carla is the only one that I know able to do all this and even something more: her brilliant outlook on the world is like a blast of fresh wind through a window: every time that i look at her photostream I feel happy and I realise once more how beautiful can be our world."

    22nd January, 2008

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    ubysideHi,i'mstillalive;) says:

    "Carla è una persona molto sensibile, attratta da tutto ciò che la circonda ed è in grado di dare a chi guarda le sue foto, la stessa emozione che ha provato nel scattarle.
    Brava"

    12th December, 2007

Name:
Carla Francisco
Joined:
October 2007
Hometown:
Lisbon
Currently:
Carcavelos, Portugal
I am:
Female and Taken
Occupation:
Journalist/Translator - in love with photography
Website:
Instantâneos de um olhar