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cameraCanon EOS 550D

settings Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 18/1 

upload_dateApr, 2016

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10 Comments |
HisImages Platinum
 
HisImages June 27, 2016
Amen!
ashleyminutolo
 
ashleyminutolo July 01, 2016
absolutely amazing! Where is this located?
Rwozney
 
Rwozney October 10, 2016
Amazing photo you have an eye for sure
mgenkova
 
mgenkova November 20, 2016
Beautiful!!
MiguelJeronimoPhotography
 
MiguelJeronimoPhotography November 20, 2016
This is Corvo island, one of nime islands of the Azores archipelago.
In this picture, are represented the Western group of the Azores archipelago, in first plan it's 'Caldeirão' of the Corvo island and Flores island in the background.
This is my home, thanks for share!!
The-Venerable-Stan PRO+
 
The-Venerable-Stan December 13, 2017
Wow Samuk, this is a spectacular image, & one that I have not seen before. I really love the way that the greens in the caldron pop out. Was this picture taken from a drone, kite, plane or by some other means?

FWIW, I noticed that this image also appears on Google Map at: https://goo.gl/maps/CmASdLnDN122 without any author attribution, or copyright notice.
zer0fx007
 
zer0fx007 January 25, 2018
So beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Caz6969
 
Caz6969 January 27, 2018
Lovely photo
tk_photography PRO
 
tk_photography March 04, 2018
Amazing photo! I am heading to the Azores in May! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Bwolff
 
Bwolff July 06, 2018
This deserves more awards

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#island #ocean #lake #water #azores #corvo #atlantic #sky #clouds #trees #grass #green #landscape #nature
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Behind The Lens

Location

This picture was taken in the small Azorean island of Corvo. This day was surely one of the most amazing of my life. I was probably the only person in the world to have the opportunity to be flying over that island in a military helicopter.

Time

Surely this is my best work, but also the most unexpected. I remember being in my workplace (Lajes Air Base) and to be given an order by my Lieutenant Colonel. Slid from one of the walls of the volcanic crater of the Crow Island about ten tons of earth to the sea and created new islets, and my mission was to take off with the crew in a helicopter of the Portuguese Air Force EH-101 Merlin and go document the event. It was taken on 6 November 2012.

Lighting

I did not have great opportunity to worry about the light. To take the pictures was necessary to open the side door of the helicopter and be hanged by a winch. I could only communicate with the onboard mechanic through gestures so that the pilot would raise helicopter to greater height to get the best plan. At the time I was a photographer with little experience and feeling propellers half a meter from my head, the wind extremely strong in the face and looking down and seeing the height of the ground where I was, I did not have the possibility to worry about the conditions light.

Equipment

This was shot whit a Canon 550D and a Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens f / 3.5-5.6 IS II.

Inspiration

What inspired me to take this picture and several other on this day was the opportunity given to me to fulfill the mission that I had been assigned. I had the perfect idea which should record all moments of that trip. No one ever had the opportunity to register that natural event in such a remote location. He knew that would be the first and unique pictures taken in those conditions and in that place. I had to show the world the beauty and magic of that place lost in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Editing

Due to my lack of experience concerning the image processing, this photo had only a slight color adjustments, contrast and white balance.

In my camera bag

I am an amateur photographer. At the time I used a Canon 550D that belonged to my job. Nowadays I use the Canon 600D with Canon EF-S 18-55mm f / 3.5-5.6 IS II and Canon EF-S 55-250mm f / 4-5.6 IS STM. I bring also quite a few times a tripod.

Feedback

When you have an opportunity like this I advise you to seize the moment and try as best as you can record the magic and beauty of places like this. Everyone deserves to know the beauty of these places and we never know if anyone else can go back to that place.

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