The moment

There are moments that are simple special to the photographer. This is one of them. It's the right place, the right time and the right message for me. But do keep in mind, when trying to interpret, that a picture is worth a thousand words. And the picture is part of a moment that is worth millons of words.

Old times

The year is 2009; the place is Porto; the motive is Red Bull Racing. During breaks they had this airplane (and others) doing low-flying passes. But what caught my attention, in this particular case, was imagining how it should have looked like a few decades ago.

Opportunity

This one was captured during last year's vacations. A very calm and nice walk with friends by the end of the day. The tide was actually rising and closing in, but that didn't rush us. The only problem would by the camera. But opportunity was enough to go to the end and return :)

Yet another sunset

Everyone stopped to watch the sunset. And so did I. It's one of the most repeated photographed events and there is a reason for that :) This one makes me remember the end of three very enjoyable hours walking, cycling, taking pictures and enjoying all by myself.

The last one

Most pictures strenght doesn't come from what they show but rather from what they make us remember. This one reminds me of a strong and courageous decision. This would be the last one he smoked. It's funny how scenarios are just right when we remember about right decisions with good motivations. It's neither less to say that a few minutes later the fog left and was replaced with a bright sunshine.

The dragon or the swan?

This was taken in Lisbon, Portugal. After a relaxed lunch I walked near the Tejo river on Parque das Nações. Very nice walk looking at the flowers, water, sky and people walking by. On my way back, watching the clouds, I saw this particular one. At first it seemed to me to be similar to a dragon. Taking the photo I was carefull enough to include some of the flowers the composed the scenario that attracted me in the first place. Back home, friends and family told me that it looks more like a swan. Dragon or swan it's a question of perspective. In the end it's whatever you want it to be.

Unexpected

This was one of my first digital photos. I was excited. My new toy (a brand new Sony DSC-V1) just came in the mail and I was anxious to try it out. First thing that came to my mind at that time of the day was to catch the sunset. So I went to the highest point in town and took a series of photos that proved me that I had much to learn (and after all these years, I still do). The available light was decreasing by the minute. So I was almost ready to leave taking a last shot to a street lamp when all the street lights lamps turned on. I stared for some seconds and decided to try a different composition. So here is the first attempt. This was one more lesson about light. I was amazed how I got the right parameters so quickly... and how, after several attempts, I couldn't repeat the unexpected.