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in Lisbon, Portugal

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Tony-M
 
Tony-M December 30, 2016
Amazing Scene
3to2
 
3to2 February 14, 2017
Absolutely love this, so moody!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Lisbon, Portugal. The bridge in the picture it's called "25 de Abril", the day of Carnation Revolution in Portugal

Time

This shot was taken on a saturday morning. I don't like to awake up very earlier... But there is no lucky without efforts...

Lighting

There was a little haze on that morning. A right conditions to give an atmospheric feel to the image.

Equipment

This shot was taken with my old and every day companion, the sony nex5r with sel16f28 lens. I also used Hoya nd filter to soften the water

Inspiration

I felt crushed by the size of the bridge and the way it faded into the horizon. Then I realized that I was not the only one who was enjoying that moment, and that was what inspired me most.

Editing

This is a long exposure picture (30 sec.). But, fortunatelly I had the lucky to have the model stand still for that time, without knowing that was being photographed So, a simple raw file was sufficient. I converted to black and white, and adjusted the highlights and shadows, and add some gradient masking to had more drama to the scene

In my camera bag

For seascape photography I typically use my full frame camera and a very wide angle lens. Lately, I have been using the Sony a7 with sigma 12-24. I use the wonderpana free arc filter system from fotodiox. A big filter system, but very well made. For street shots, my go to camera it's my old sony nex-5r and the fujian 35mm lens. Fujian it's a poor quality but funny lens to play with.

Feedback

As described earlier, this image happened by chance. So lesson learned from this moment was, always have a camera with you.

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