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Sunday, February 7, 2010
Photoshoot in Wexford, Ireland
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Despite of poor weather, bad lighting, being pooped on and almost being sucked into the sea, I managed to get a couple of good pictures in Co. Wexford in Ireland.
More to come…
Monday, February 1, 2010
Portugal Photowalk..
This is a quick summary of a recent trip to Portugal, my plan was to visit Lisbon, and while Lisbon seem to present great photo opportunities, I actually ended up spending most of my time driving around the little towns within 2 hrs around Lisbon. This is a quick summary of what to see and some tips if you are planning to take some pictures. While I didnt take pictures within Lisbon, I would recommend this place for a great view of the city at night including St George’s Castle, the park itself is quite safe and nice to walk and photograph.
See the entire set here…
The park in the street called Sao Pedro de Alcantara offers great views of the city and the castle..
Here is the route followed..
Sintra
Sintra is a very little town on the outskirts of Lisbon, is a 30 min drive, but there are also train service in 45 mins. If you go by train, make sure to take a taxi all the way up to the Pena and Moor castles, they are worth it. If you decide to walk, you will be rewarded with great views of the ruins of the old castle, trough wooded areas and expensive houses.
Palacio Nacional
OK inside, not too much to see, however views trough the windows are quite nice for both shots of the city as well as shot of the hills, framed by the windows.
Photography allowed in some areas, not in thight quarters. Nice view of the castle above, specially when is foggy,
The Moor castle (Old Castle in the park)
While I didnt take the steps, the driving road is worth walking. Towards the top of the castle, there are amazing views walking up trough the woods of both the old castle ruins as well as the houses and pathways. Very picturesque, specially at dawn, when foggy.
Pena Castle
By far, one of the best places to take pictures in Portugal., lots of opportunities, but make sure that you go very early, during low season as I am sure it must get really crowded. In January there was very few people, so I just had to wait a couple of minutes to get clear shots. The hike up the hill is pretty steep so I recommended you take the little bus if you are hauling equipment.
Fatima
This is the location of the Virgin Mary’s apparitions, its been said that millions of people flock there during the anniversary of the apparitions around May and October. There is a church, a very big square and an atrium where the apparitions took place.
As a place, to me didn't represent a lot of opportunities for pictures, it must be nice with a clear square and with a fish eye capture the sheer size of the place, but other than that, didn't offer anything interesting.
If you venture on going during the festival, try a vintage point as I think a picture with the plaza full of people must be quite interesting
Batalha
While the town of Batalha does not offer lots of things, the monastery there its quite impressive with a lot of Gothic details that can be very well photographed with a nice zoom lens.
But probably the best feature of it all is, towards the end of the walk you can go where the tombs of the kings are, there is no roof, so stop in the middle of the square and take a shot like this with a wide angle lens. (This was taken with an Olympus Zuiko at 8mm)
Nazaret
Nazaret is a sleepy fishing town that while in the Summer must be packed with tourist, during the month of January is practically dead. Not much to see during this month, but is a nice place for a break. Only interesting feature is how the old women dress with traditional clothing.
Obidos
This is the last town we visited, and by far the most interesting. Its a very small town on a small hill with a castle on top. I recommend the view of the west of the castle as it offers a better view of the walls of the city. The picture below was taken from the roundabout on the right corner of the map, good view, but I missed the road on the west of the city which presents better views.
The little cobbled streets present great opportunities for pics, there a lot of places to take great pictures and I would recommend you actually try and spend the night there. At night it must be a great site for pictures.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A little preview of Portugal shoot..
A little preview of my recent trip to Portugal, drove around little towns outside of Lisbon…this is the town of Obidos 2 hrs outside of Lisbon…
Worth a trip if you are close…
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