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A Great weekend

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:21 pm
by PedroDuarte
Well, last weekend was a terrific weekend. Finally the weather is cleaning up and the temperatures are getting more and more pleasant.
Although, not everything was perfect. My A550 fell on the floor :( The neck strap just got loose and "Kaboom".

But, for the sake of my wallet, nothing was broken or even marked! The CZ 16-80 was ok... the camera was ok ... no problems on focus ... oh boy ... that was a close shot! :)

Oh well, some images follow ( not of the camera, but of the weekend ). I took this opportunity to visit some incredible portuguese historical places that i did not know.

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Re: A Great weekend

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:38 pm
by PedroDuarte
the remaining photos:

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Re: A Great weekend

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:06 pm
by Birma
Great set of pictures Pedro (larger versions would be even better :) ). I really like your compositions, and the de-saturated look of some of the pictures, a nice effect. Very pleased to hear that the 550 was undamaged. The wind turbines on the hills remind me very much of my trip to Portugal last year. I only had the time (it was a business trip) to visit the remians of the Lines of Torres Vedras, which had been a long time ambition of mine.

Re: A Great weekend

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:51 pm
by PedroDuarte
Birma... i live near Torres Vedras. To be more precise, a little town by the sea called Ericeira ( near Mafra, a town with a monument ).

Thank you for the comments. I have larger versions, but after using maxed out resolution on the web, i decided to go to a more "web safe" resolution, with 750px on the larger side :)

Re: A Great weekend

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:07 pm
by Greg Beetham
Some good shots there, really like those contrasty architectural shots.
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Re: A Great weekend

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:40 am
by Birma
PedroDuarte wrote:Birma... i live near Torres Vedras. To be more precise, a little town by the sea called Ericeira ( near Mafra, a town with a monument ).
I really liked the town Town of Torres Vedras although I only visited it briefly. I planned to quickly vist the castle, but I wish I had spent more time in the old town itself as well. There were many old, narrow cobbled streets and alleys that I think would have made great pictures for a more patient photographer :). The hilly countryside was great - you never know what is just around the corner. I'll see if I can find a Torres Vedras picture from my archive.

Re: A Great weekend

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:20 pm
by PedroDuarte
Birma, i would like to see them ;) If you have any.

Greg, thank you. I'm no expert at architectural shots ... or better, i'm no expert at all at any kind of photography. "The problem" i that i like taking shots of everything so...
It's hard not being a photographer for a living, to be expert at any kind of photography and having this eclectic taste ehehehe.