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8 tears in the dark

8 tears in the dark
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cameraDMC-TZ100

settings Aperture f/4 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 169/10 

locationSintra, Lisboa, PT

upload_dateAug, 2018

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35 Comments |
MicktheGreek PRO+
 
MicktheGreek September 05, 2018
Suspenseful!
Bazz PRO+
 
Bazz September 12, 2018
Wow ... amazing capture!
Byronfairphotography PRO+
 
Byronfairphotography September 14, 2018
Very well done. Great mood.
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug October 06, 2018
Subtle, moody and beautiful. A pleasure to have you join my challenge!
JenFromCincy
 
JenFromCincy October 20, 2018
Love the mystery you captured!
rixtportugal
 
rixtportugal October 24, 2018
Super !
PattiBaker
 
PattiBaker December 12, 2018
Congrats on your win!
Aeri
 
Aeri December 14, 2018
Beautiful shot with great composition and perfect mood..... :) :) Congratulations on your challenge win 👏👏👏👏👏👏 regards Lokesh Aeri
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug December 15, 2018
Your capture and mood is spot on. Congratulations.
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 March 22, 2019
Gorgeous !!
Cookies4U
 
Cookies4U April 22, 2019
Special mood you have created with this photo. Well done!
AM_Images
 
AM_Images June 12, 2019
Superb
vitor Platinum
 
vitor July 12, 2019
Very well done!
speterson6
 
speterson6 August 02, 2019
Nice street capture, great mood.
DutchTouch Platinum
 
DutchTouch August 19, 2019
Fabulous!
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Argatykites September 02, 2019
Love this capture
NikolayT
 
NikolayT December 02, 2019
good frame
Joviaal PRO
 
Joviaal March 17, 2020
Hi Eelco, Congrats on another win with this impressive image. Next will be no. 10! (I looked under "view more" this time . ;-)
giselletopper
 
giselletopper July 24, 2020
Congratulations on your challenge win - Eelco. Love this!
Joviaal PRO
 
Joviaal July 25, 2020
Hi Eelco, Win number 14, Congratulations. :-)
NatureCoast Ultimate
 
NatureCoast August 07, 2020
Congratulations on your award. Nicely subtle and moody!
learwoody Ultimate
 
learwoody August 07, 2020
Congrats on the Solitude win. Not a large challenge...but this shot wins against 10k entrants...eerie and alone! Beautiful as usual
caroleturner Platinum
 
caroleturner November 03, 2020
Very atmospheric!😀
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MarilynDavies January 20, 2021
A super-interesting photo and composition - love it!
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NatureCoast June 10, 2021
Voting is open for my BWCleanLinesandShapes Challenge. Please be sure to vote. Thank you for your entries and for voting. Good Luck! Kathy
adelineburke
 
adelineburke February 19, 2022
Spooky! Great capture!
Hammerdad PRO
 
Hammerdad February 23, 2022
Intrigue
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Joviaal March 09, 2022
Congratulations on your win Eelco. Again we are both winners. 😀
Rosalynarte Platinum
 
Rosalynarte April 17, 2022
Great photo....Love it!
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug October 05, 2022
Setting the mood for the win! 👏👏 Excellent image Eelco!
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thomassonnier October 06, 2022
Congratulations I’ve chosen your photo as the winner of
Shadows of the night. Thank you so much for participating. Much love and peace.
Sandypartlow4
 
Sandypartlow4 November 07, 2022
Congratulations
HuaweiP30Lite
 
HuaweiP30Lite January 27, 2023
The Picture of Dorian Gray!
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug August 16, 2023
Another nod for this wonderful image. 👏👏
iluvpics Ultimate
 
iluvpics Feb 14
very nice

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Sintra, Portugal. A mystical mountain on the most western point of Europe.

Time

It was about 2 am on a foggy winters night.

Lighting

The light at the other side of the tunnel lit up the incoming fog, nicely backlighting the girl walking there.

Equipment

I took this photo with my little miracle Lumix DMC-TZ-100, an intelligent pocket camera with a nice Leica lens.

Inspiration

Sintra is a mystical mountain with a great and long history of druids, wiches and kings. You can find hundreds of tunnels and paths curling up and down to create a nice photo. The foggy mood and the light at the end of the tunnel formed a beautiful combination to express the feeling of lonelyness. A lot of people passed this tunnel as I was waiting for the right shot until this girl came along, looking down... I clicked only once.

Editing

I cropped the photo and played a little with the contrast in Lightroom, that's all.

In my camera bag

I don't have any equipment in my bag (yet) I am a beginning photographer and I am learning to use a camera, to look for the good light, composition and point of view. One day when I know how to use and set the camera well enough, I will start to think about a bag filled with technical things instead of the need to understand photography first...

Feedback

The first and best advice I can give anybody is to be patient and wait until that one moment you are looking for comes around... But before you can sit and wait to take the photo, you have to have an idea what you want to achieve and where. Look when the light will be good and from what position you want to take your photo. The right time of day and the right weather are important as well. In this case I went to Sintra on a foggy night with lots of artificial light to take nice photos. The next step was to wait for that one girl entering or leaving the tunnel, creating the photo I was looking for. I allways shoot a wider area to be able to crop the photo later into a nice composition. I like to edit and crop in different ways, so I can choose the best one the next day, when I can have a fresh look at them.

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