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Bruges
(© 2009 Príamo Melo) Early Spring in Bruges, Belgium (year is 2008). One of the coziest European little towns I have ever visited! A perfect place for a honeymoon, I must say, and, as I’ll try to convince you, to go photographing as well! The starting shot is the best one in the series for me. After a partially cloudy afternoon, I firmly mounted my tripod in a previously planned location in the vicinities of the old town’s square, to get a view of the back of the omnipresent, famous Bell Tower. I just couldn’t imagine those boring day clouds would be responsible for the spectacle I was about to capture using a long exposure of 20s at f/11 and 18mm (27 mm equivalent for a 35mm standard comparison). But, as you shall see, planning and pre-visualization of the scene were very important, for proper lighting conditions to get shots like this one don’t last too long. Enjoy :-) !
Uploaded on Jul 8, 2009 Rio de Janeiro
(© 2009 Príamo Melo) A few weeks ago I returned to Praia Vermelha in order to plan new shots. But I planned the timing badly and it got late too fast. I was able to get two exposures from this location (from the right corner of the beach), being this the first one (a 132 seconds exposure). The general idea is to involve the Sugar Loaf in the image, using the rocks to provide some foreground interest . Pity it got too dark quickly and the street lighting (subtle here in B&W) modified the foreground interest with unwanted shadows. This means I'll be returning there soon, this time to get some dawn shots. Stay tuned :-) !
Uploaded on Jul 6, 2009 Amsterdam
(© 2009 Príamo Melo) Taking a break on the Amsterdam's series. Many thanks for all your kind comments, shots from Amsterdam will be back soon :-) ! Have all a great Sunday!
Uploaded on Jul 5, 2009 Rio de Janeiro
(© 2009 Príamo Melo) On a recent visit to the famous Sugar Loaf hill, interesting shadows on the Botafogo Bay attracted my eyes. Funny, if we could not see the real subject, we could easily guess the shadows would come from a castle, couldn't we :-) ?
Uploaded on Jul 4, 2009 Amsterdam
(© 2009 Príamo Melo) The name Amsterdam comes from the union and time transformations of the words Amstel (the name of its most important river, pictured above) and dam, being the construction of dams a matter of survival and prosperity for the Dutch people. The Amstel word itself derives from the old Dutch meaning an "area abounding with water" (Wikipedia). Amstel river did not freeze in the last at least 10 years, but the harsh winter of 2008/2009 was enough to solidfy part of it.
Uploaded on Jul 2, 2009 |
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