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On my recent trip to Portugal I took the opportunity to take some sunset pictures of the amazing pier “Cais Palafitico da Carrasqueira” situated not far from Setúbal – my hometown. As you already have probably noticed in your own photos, cameras cannot capture what the human eye does: you cannot shoot details in both […]

Mourisca, Portugal

Sometimes we travel hundreds and even thousands of kilometres to have a stunning view for landscapes photos. We often forget that the best scenery can be just at your door step, which was my case. After moving out of Portugal, I found out this amazing place which was literally a 15 minute drive from my place. f/11.0, 1/2 sec, ISO 200 […]

Photography 101: Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is one of the three main important settings in photography along with aperture and ISO. DSLR cameras have at least four main shooting modes: Manual mode Aperture priority mode Shutter speed priority mode Program mode In shutter speed priority mode we are in control of the shutter speed while the camera adjusts the aperture […]

Lac du Lauzet

Hiking and camping in the Lac du Lauzet (Queyras Natural Park, France) was an amazing experience. f/9.0, 1/60 sec, ISO 100 I was a bit worried as it was very windy in the evening that we arrived and the lake was very wavy with no clear reflections. However, the following morning, with the alarm set for […]

Kawah Ijen

Kawah Ijen is one of Indonesia’s famous sulphur volcanic crater where over 300 men work. My day started with a wakeup call at midnight (is it even worth going to bed in that case?) in order to hike up the volcano and down into the crater before the sunrise. The main objective was to watch […]

Road to Winter

Road to Winter is one of my favourite photos. f/9.0, 1/125 sec, ISO 200 For that reason, I went to the same location once again (Souliers in Queyras National Park), this time at a different time of the year: 25th December – yes, Christmas day!! Unfortunately, there was no snow yet but the difference in […]