Blues&Greens - Light&Shadows Photo

Photographer’s Note

With this Post a new Return to Azores and this was taken from the surroundings of Horta town at Faial Island capturing the sea Atlantic channel between this one and PICO Island in a near distance of 9 Kilometers.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This picture was taken with contrasting clouds, light-shadow difference and reflections near 15H30 GMT, with the sun rays 90 degrees from my right side. I hope you like this moment and capture.

In my Photo Information YOU have a TRAVELOGUE of the holiday voyage and also two WS-Workshops that are complementary views of the place and that are also a important way of comunicate and information.

In one of my previous posts I published another beautiful picture of this place with my other camera that you can see here: Link

These beautiful Islands are located in the vast Atlantic Ocean somewhere half a way between Europe and North America. These two are part of the five Central Islands, that are visited all the year for several thousand of tourists and sea navigators from all the world.

PICO Island is known by the PICO Mountain that is very difficult to capture in a clear view because is allways with clouds in the upper top. This Island have very good WINES and excelent CHEESE.

TECHNICAL Notes: ISO=64 Focal Lenght=38mm and a smell of Neatimage filtering at the sky by reduction size image factors to post.

These are natural and preserved nature wonders that have Sailors, Solitaire navigators and important world tourism and preserved Sportiv Game-Fishing with people linked to United States, Canada, Brazil, Europe and also naturally to Continental Portugal.

Thanks to ALL of YOU for sharing and make critiques.

Fernando

alford, efigesta, ChrisJ, pitai, jhm, PixelTerror, capthaddock, weswang, jmdaoudal, singuanti, papagolf21, wilkinsonsg, elihesamian, john_c, Fixfocus, Emile, pablominto has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

riclopes (33135) 2005-12-09 4:14

Olá Fernando,
Excelente POV, com as nuvens, tão próximas a ajudar na composição. O Pico, já não parece tão alto visto daqui. è interessante ver como há sempre um grupo de nuvens a rondá-lo. Deve ser raro ver o Pico, completamente limpo. Estou certo?
Esta, é daquelas fotografias em que tem de haver um bom equílíbrio de luminosidade entre a paisagem junto a nós e a vista ao longe. O resultado está muito bom! Mais uma vez, obrigado pelas fotos em ws e o link para o post antigo (é uma foto muito boa!).
Um abraço,
Bom fim de semana
Ricardo

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alford (3897) 2005-12-09 4:36

Hi Fernando! I like the way you divided your photo between the blues and greens! Sharp image with just the right amount of colors and saturation! The high altitude POV is really is a refreshing view! Interesting travelogue! rgds.

efigesta (12181) 2005-12-09 4:37

Ola AMigo Fernando

boa foto com bons contrastes de cores o verde e o azul muito bons

abraço
Manuel

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-12-09 4:42

Ola Fernando

I like the opposing diagonals of the fg & bg hills. Excellent high vantage point & pov with good sharpness color & graphism. Obrigado & parabens!

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pitai (3925) 2005-12-09 5:44

What a contrast, between the dark side against the lighted part . It is a more dramatic point of view of this place, comparing with the previous shot. We can notice the clouds formation on the islands with more detail. The DOF is very good. Very well seen, Gabriel

jhm (83328) 2005-12-09 6:42

Hello Fernando,
The dark mountain slope on the foreground are a beautiful contrast against lovely white clouds in background, the river show splendid the open sea. Everything sharp and well clear.
Have a nice weekend Fernando!
John

feather (50144) 2005-12-09 6:46

A well composed shot with the triangle of the land in the foreground and the triangle showing of Pico Island, balancing the image at the other side. Nice capture of the clouds too.
Kath

capthaddock (28640) 2005-12-09 9:57

Hi Fernando - great trio of photos, I like the stunning contrast of this one, and marvelleous sky, compositionally I like this one best, but wish the diagonal foreground was lit by the sun. The WS version showing the entire Pico island is almost as good.

weswang (18223) 2005-12-09 12:07

Hi Fernando, What a view. I like the different layers you have captured in this picture with different scene in each layer. The rolling hill in the front made a nice contrast to the rolling hill in the background. A beautiful place and a beautiful image.

Graal (58720) 2005-12-09 12:57

Hi Fernando,
great landscape, I like it a lot. Good colours and note. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

sergecross (3438) 2005-12-09 16:41

Fernando, very nice view. I like the darkness at the right side and also the sky looks very well. I think it needs a little more exposition but the ilumination at the sky is very worked.
Thanks a lot
Sergio

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-12-09 17:30

Giving the distance between the coast is a nice information to mesure the quality of the weather of course but also from the shot.
The typical drawing of the fields on the hill is quite "irish" and even here we still have some of these stone wall to protect from te wind erosion...
The composition is interesting also for the opposition of the contrasted greens from the land and the soft blue for the sea and sky.
Good framing,
I like it
Jean Michel

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Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-12-09 19:07

very nice shot, I like the shadows and also the light, very difficult shot, but you managed well

singuanti (15240) 2005-12-09 21:40

Hi Fernando. Well your title sure is appropriate. It sums it up nicely. What a huge view and we feel so small looking at this. Good idea with the low-horizon. Great shot Fernando.

nwoehnl (120) 2005-12-10 2:59

A nice deep view in this photo, Fernando. The rather low positioned horizon line is a good choice to emphasize the grandeur of the scenery, and the dark diagonal hillside in the foreground is well used for the framing, opening up the view opposite the water towards the opposite shore.

PixelTerror (86839) 2005-12-10 4:48

Ola Fernando,
It's an unusual and interesting composition approach opposing the dark foreground and the lit background pieces of land, I like here too the sea diagonal that separates them, maybe you could remove here a bit of sky to me more panoramic, but keep the white clouds !
Have a ncie week end,
Jean-Yves

papagolf21 (56737) 2005-12-10 5:14

Bonjour Fernando,
Il y a des moments, je voudrais bien être un oiseau pour pouvoir survoler ces montagnes, me laisser glisser l'aile sous le vent pour admirer ces paysages fantastiques.
Je vole, Fernando, je vole à travers vos photographies.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jinju (14265) 2005-12-10 9:25

Hello Fernando,

what a gorgeous view. All I can say is that this is heaven on earth. The colors are so, well, stunning.

wilkinsonsg (8646) 2005-12-10 12:23

You have captured some nice cloud formations here I like the the different levels :)

elihesamian (26091) 2005-12-10 12:59

Hello Fernando !

first,let me take a deep breath here Friend :) mmmmm,nice weather,great for eyes,too,excellent view for flying the eyes,with a lovely sky and clouds and those details in far and the sea with its attractive colors which absorbed my heart and eyes,what a place we stand for seeing this view !

Excellent,nicely done,very beautiful,Fernando,I love it,my soul need this,Thanks,

Yours
M

[ what a nice happening,Iran and Portugal in a group,next year for footbal in Germany,can be wonderful and nice play,...best;) ]

fverde (1699) 2005-12-10 13:52

Olá Fernando!
Mais uma excelente composição do filão dos Açores que, felizmente, ainda tem muito para nos mostrar. Como o título indica, aqui o ponto forte é o jogo de cores (o azul e o verde, cores frias por excelência) e o jogo luz/sombra. Nesta perspectiva o Pico não tem de facto a imponência de outras fotos, mas ganha em ambiência pelo abraço das núvens. Lidíssima...
Um bom fim de semana e um grande abraço!

Amirsun (2114) 2005-12-11 0:11

Hi Fernando!
Nice POV and nice composition. I like the blue tones it this shot.
Tanks for posting.
Regards.
Amir

jemaflor (39759) 2005-12-11 6:02

Hi Fernando,
A good POV and interesting contrast s and diagonals ... well captured.

faraujo (1318) 2005-12-11 7:12

Olá Fernando
Continuando a meter inveja com os Açores! ;-)
Desta vez o teu trabalho explora o lado gráfico, a linhas diagonais produzidas pelo Faial e Pico.
Céu forte, bem texturizado pelas nuvens.
Parabéns
Filipe

tjanze (5674) 2005-12-11 11:44

Wow!
Fantastic view,very far away.Very good depth of field and beautiful clouds.

john_c (24635) 2005-12-11 11:59

Hi Fernando,
A well composed shot from a superb POV. The dark foreground presentation of the steep hill is most effective, contrasted against the dreamy sky and enervating views over the water. I like the silhouetted trees and clumps of bushes on the hillside in particular. Very artistically presented, my friend.
John

nofer (3186) 2005-12-11 12:07

Vou quase repetir uma crítica que recebi ontem...He... He...
Uma imagem simples mas muito bela.
Enche os olhos...!!!
Composição excelente.
OPP
Reynaldo

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Fixfocus (9377) 2005-12-11 12:31

Hi Fernando,
You captured a beautiful view over the hills to the sea.I like the contrast between the dark foreground and the bright background,nice graphic appeal here too.Sorry foe my lack of critiques-much work and only little time for TE :-(
Greetings,
Hermann

Emile (20125) 2005-12-11 23:16

Hola Fernando.
Very good shot with great composition, very good contrast with the clear sky, the blue sea and dark mountain in the foreground. Good POV and perspective.
Well done.

Didi (36442) 2005-12-12 4:35

Olà Fernando
Un paysage admirablement cadré sous un joli ciel nuageux.
L'arrière-plan est parfaitement exposé mais un peu en défaveur de l'avant-plan qui a été défavorisé par la luminosité du ciel ce qui est parfaitement normal.
Si vous aviez mesuré la lumière sur l'avant-plan vous auriez aubtenu un ciel blanc.
La solution dans ce cas c'est soit d'utiliser un filtre dégradé ou de surexposer d'une valeur de +1/3.
Bonne journée.
Olà Fernando uma paisagem admiravelmente enquadrada sob um bonito céu nebuloso. O fundo é exposto perfeitamente mas ligeiramente em desfavor do primeiro plano que foi desfavorecido pela luminosidade do céu o que é perfeitamente normal. Se tivesse medido a luz sobre o primeiro plano aubtenu um céu branco. A solução neste caso é quer utilizar um filtro degradado ou surexposer de um valor + de 1/3.
Bom dia.

HNIK (1104) 2005-12-12 12:33

Hi Fernando!
I like this place very much that you have many pictures from here,Great POV,you have been captured so nice colors,well composed,this picture has well contrast,you are a great photographer,
Best Wishes

pablominto (41354) 2005-12-13 5:03

Hi Fernando,
An amazing composition with the dark slopes up front as contrasted to the bright sky and sea! I like the diagoanl lines giving dynamics, and the cloud formation in the background is awesome... Great colours and details
Regards,
Pablo -