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“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” Mahatma Gandhi


“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” Mahatma Gandhi
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47 Comments | Report
gunners42 PRO+
 
gunners42 September 08, 2015
Excellent Capture......
sharonmeyers
 
sharonmeyers November 28, 2015
Beautiful photo.
Vette211
 
Vette211 December 07, 2015
Stunning!
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair December 11, 2015
Impressive!
Angels74
 
Angels74 December 14, 2015
Stunning picture...
samyamaiti
 
samyamaiti December 26, 2015
lovely capture !!
ks_pics Platinum
 
ks_pics January 15, 2016
Wonderful use of light!
john_arsenault
 
john_arsenault June 13, 2016
love the image, love the quote.
scottyfourtwenty
 
scottyfourtwenty June 23, 2016
Magical capture
Belgalee
 
Belgalee June 23, 2016
Beautiful.
RMPANDITPHOTO
 
RMPANDITPHOTO July 06, 2016
Nice One, location?
Kitcow4242
 
Kitcow4242 July 15, 2016
So cool
chandan2301
 
chandan2301 July 16, 2016
awesome shot !
Kura
 
Kura July 17, 2016
Owsom!?
franciscogranadeiro Platinum
 
franciscogranadeiro August 18, 2016
Praia da Ursa em Sintra ? Beautiful photo
franciscogranadeiro Platinum
 
franciscogranadeiro August 18, 2016
Excellent portfolio
alexandrudinulescu
 
alexandrudinulescu September 17, 2016
Wonderful shot !! Congrats !
photosdude
 
photosdude December 25, 2016
Absolutely stunning photo job well done.
rushewallace
 
rushewallace December 31, 2016
Excellent !!!
ibrahimyilmaz
 
ibrahimyilmaz January 15, 2017
be?endim.
trexkamal
 
trexkamal January 15, 2017
Fantastic shot and location
zoe_onyango
 
zoe_onyango January 15, 2017
Amazing love it so artsy
johncoleman_8903
 
johncoleman_8903 January 15, 2017
Great Photo
samanthaowens
 
samanthaowens January 15, 2017
You take amazing photos,you must live in an a grsat place
DesmetPat
 
DesmetPat January 16, 2017
Well done nice work
ViteshSingal
 
ViteshSingal January 16, 2017
Beautiful...
Witmar
 
Witmar January 16, 2017
great picture
ibrahimyilmaz
 
ibrahimyilmaz January 16, 2017
Güzel
jmkubler
 
jmkubler January 16, 2017
Perfect location, perfect timing!
Keri
 
Keri January 16, 2017
Wow!!!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 February 07, 2017
stunnin..Congrats! シ
ziggyzoo52
 
ziggyzoo52 March 03, 2017
This is absolutely awesome
FredericMONIN Platinum
 
FredericMONIN March 10, 2017
GREAT landscape my friend !!!
davidgodfrey
 
davidgodfrey March 14, 2017
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
davidgodfrey
 
davidgodfrey March 14, 2017
Write a commentJust bloody Brilliant
Alwolfe Platinum
 
Alwolfe October 10, 2017
Absolutely gorgeous!
jaynugget24
 
jaynugget24 October 11, 2017
I love everything about this photo and your capture of the sun is absolutely perfect.
eastmidsphotgraphy
 
eastmidsphotgraphy January 17, 2018
Stunning
Ideameus
 
Ideameus March 21, 2018
Not sure how you caught the sun so perfectly! Nice work.
freddiejaybee
 
freddiejaybee April 19, 2018
Any filters used? Bloody great photo
JaniceBMillerPhotography
 
JaniceBMillerPhotography December 21, 2018
So very beautiful!
Brightybeach
 
Brightybeach January 05, 2019
Beautiful \u2665\uFE0F \u2665\uFE0F
Iswift PRO+
 
Iswift May 08, 2020
Stunning! Number one in my book
joybello PRO+
 
joybello July 31, 2020
Perfect in every way!!! 😍
Bnow
 
Bnow October 30, 2020
This is an absolute Master Pease
terrymccollum Ultimate
 
terrymccollum December 08, 2020
Awesome photio!
melissajackson_0028 PRO+
 
melissajackson_0028 January 01, 2022
Beautiful composition!
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Behind The Lens

Location

Ribeira da Janela, Porto Moniz, Madeira Island, Portugal

Time

Sunrise

Lighting

The Ribeira da Janela is found lodged in one of the longest valleys of Madeira and its name comes from a rock that has a window that is located at the end of the stream. On a visit to this fantastic place in 2014 I had already this idea in mind to try to execute. Had tried before but the result has not as i wanted ... the second time I hit it:) The sun perfectly embodies this metaphor, from Mahatma Gandhi, just like phoenix reborn from the ashes ... day after day.

Equipment

Canon 5D Mark II + Canon 16-35 F22, ISO 100 and 2" exposure With Nisi Soft 2 stops Manfrotto Tripot Remote shutter

Inspiration

Had it in my mind for a whille...just had to wait for the right oportunity.

Editing

I did. Contrast, colour correction, lens correction, sharp and sellective darkning.

In my camera bag

Canon 5D Mark II + Canon 16-35 Canon 50 1.8 Canon 71-200 2.8 ND filters Remote Shutter Cleanning stuff

Feedback

Whait for the right time, no edit or post production can substitute that!

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