sintra
I just went through the images I made almost exactly one year ago at the beautiful Palacio da Pena, in Sintra, Portugal. I'd been to the place many times in the past, but this was my first time as a photographer.
The coast of Portugal never disappoints.
I'm still alive! Not only that but also in the middle of a trip to Portugal, one of my favorite countries. Currently near Porto, I will be hitting Lisbon and Sintra in the next few days.
This is going to be a very short trip, a sort of preparation for the 4 months we will be spending in the US starting very soon!
Expect some videos and images from Portugal in the next few days.
This is the first image I made in Portugal. We stayed some days in Sintra trying to adjust after the long flight and also giving Luna a break after so much travelling.
This spot was a short walk (less than 5 minutes by foot) away from our apartment, so even though I wasn't planning on making an image this time, I felt compelled to unpack all my camera gear and tripod to head down there during sunset and shoot.
I used a 10-stop ND filter to make this image, I exposed it for almost 3 minutes.
At first, I wanted to exclude the little pool in the foreground, but I couldn't find a safe spot to do so. Since I had to have it in the foreground, I made it go all the way to the bottom right corner.
The light wasn't as good as I thought it would be, and the cliff is rather dark as a result. Still, I like the composition and the colors.
