Ponta de S. Lourenco Photo

Photographer’s Note

S. Lourenço Point, the eastern-most peninsula of Madeira island, named after the caravel sailed by João Gonçalves de Zarco, one of the three discoverers of Madeira island, who on coming near this piece of land shouted to his ship “São Lourenço, that’s enough!”.
This peninsula is volcanic in origin, and is mainly made of basalt, although there are also some limestone sediment formations. At the end of the Point there are two islets: the Cevada, Metade or Desembarcadouro Islet, and the S. Lourenço Point, Farol or Fora Islet. The stone partition marks where the Regional government’s land begins, and is part of the Madeira Natural Park. The peninsula is classified as a partial natural reserve and the Desembarcadouro Islet is a total natural reserve. All the land and sea by the North coast, up to a depth of 50m, is part of the European network of important community sites - Natura 2000.
The semi-arid climate and its exposure to North winds have sculpted the low vegetation and explain the lack of trees, which distinguish this area from the rest of the Island and is a veritable natural heritage. Here you can see the Island’s basal plate at its best and several rare and endemic plants. Of the 138 species of plant identified on the peninsula, 31 are endemic (exclusive) to Madeira island. In terms of fauna there is one of the largest colonies of seagull (Larus cachinnans atlantis) in the region, which nests on the Desembarcadouro islet.
Along the route you can often see several bird species such as the Berthelot’s Pipit (Anthus bertheloti madeirensis), the Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis parva), the Common Canary (Serinus canaria canaria), and the Kestrel (Falco tinunculus). Protected marine birds also nest here such as Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea), the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro), Bulwer’s Petrel, (Bulweria bulwerii), and the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo). The Madeiran lizard (Lacerta dugesii), which is the island’s only reptile, is very common here. Another interesting aspect of this area is the high number of endemic land molluscs (24), commonly known as snails.
In the sea, you may be lucky enough to spot the world’s rarest seal, known in Madeira as a Sea-wolf (Monachus monachus).

http://www.madeiratourism.org

Nikon D40X
2008/04/12 16:55:36.3
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
Color
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 18mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
1/15 sec - F/22
Exposure Comp.: +0.3 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Preset
AF Mode: AF-A
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: More Contrast
Hue Adjustment: +3°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: High
Long Exposure NR: Off
VR Control: Off
High ISO NR: Off

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danyy (68802) 2008-04-13 15:15

Bonjour Goncalo,
les lumières sont vraiment parfaites et donnent de la voix aux couleurs et du panache aux contrastes. Jolie vue côtière, qui donne à respirer. Juste un petit penchement vers la gauche de l'horizon, cela se voit , mais c'est faible.
Regards.
Daniel.

belido (16499) 2008-04-13 15:44

Olá amigo,

um espétáculo...a vista em si e sua composição. Saturação na medida certa, exposição também. Linda mesmo! Parabéns!
Abraço,
Carlos

Docarmo (8834) 2008-04-13 20:18

Olá Gonçalo,
Lindas cores e um ângulo de visão privilegiado, bem escolhido. A folhagem dá um toque especial.
Que azul!
Parabéns!
MCV

elihesamian (26091) 2008-04-13 21:45

Hi Goncalo,
a pure blue vs a warm landscape you had and captured nicely.I like a silent atmosphere here,but I feel the sound of the waves and the birds in far and slight wind.
a well captured and composed shot.attractive tonalities you worked here,I enjoy this pleasant view.Thanks.
Best Wishes
M

vincz (19043) 2008-04-14 2:13

Very interesting colors with the deep blue of the sea and the luminous yellow of the vegetation.

Juntas (3265) 2008-04-14 3:13

Olá Gonçalo. Bonito contraste de azuis (minha cor preferida). Gostei da palmeira ali a assomar-se e a dizer adeus. Abraço. Paulo.

stego (22352) 2008-04-14 3:26

Olá Gonçalo,
A compo está fabulosa, tanto graficamente como pelas cores - o azul intenso do mar e do céu fazem um belo contraste com os castanhos e amarelos da terra. Tb. gosto das folhas de palmeira, que eliminam qq. risco de monotonia.
Um abraço, José.

Stepan (27175) 2008-04-14 4:15

A beautiful light, great colors, good frame... And makes me feel like beig in summer !!
Stéphane

xuaxo (5733) 2008-04-14 5:40

Olá Gonçalo,
Tiveste sorte com esse céu azulinho. Eu nunca tive tanta sorte nas vezes que fui à Madeira.
Está uma bela foto da Ponta de São Lourenço.
Talvez o mar, o horizonte, esteja ligeiramente inclinado, mas isso pode ser ilusão óptica com a junção à ponta da ilha.
Um abraço,
F

jurek1951 (25996) 2008-04-14 5:54

Hi Goncalo,
A nice capture of this beautiful sea/landscape. Excellent composition. Here I like the water colors.
Georg

Cretense (56192) 2008-04-14 6:09

Hi Goncalo!

Looks like a remote place, fantastic landscape photography! Great POV, framing and composition, excellent light managment, brilliant contrasting colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

cfreire (11647) 2008-04-14 6:21

Oi, Gonçalo
Esplêndida captura com cores e contrastes bem trabalhados. O azul, tanto do céu quanto do mar, está lindo, fascinante. Ótimo POV e enquadramento. Bonito trabalho, um abraço, Consuelo

giorgimer (21176) 2008-04-14 6:48

Ola Goncalo,

great place, stunning view! Your perfect colors are excellent to show us the beauty of this extraordinary nature.

Well done!

Gio

bizsu (1011) 2008-04-14 7:16

Ola Goncalo,
A bay, which has a big history, is very beautiful. Wonderful colours, and lights. Parabéns!! I am sorry for it, but because of many problems little I am here.
Um abraco, Zsú

trekks (14314) 2008-04-14 9:07

hello Goncalo

Perfect blue sea and sky to capture this wonderful scenic view, such strong color saturation and sharpness. In fact, the light yellowish grass color is making it very striking here out of the blue. Strong image.

tfs, bill

gunbud (27891) 2008-04-14 9:23

Hi Goncalo,
Wonderfully vivid blue sea contast beautifully with the yellow and green rocks surrounding this lovely pleasant harbor. The cloudless blue sky makes the perfect backdrop for this brilliantly soothing scene.
Regards, Tom
Later

kiks (6089) 2008-04-14 10:04

Hi Goncalo, wonderful colors on this very well done composition. Realy impressive.
Best regards
KIKs

Budapestman (41974) 2008-04-14 10:10

Hi Goncalo,
Picturesque landscape with splendid composition. The atmosphere is peaceful and calm, colours and lights are beautiful. Great shot for this place, Have a nice evening
George

emka (21506) 2008-04-14 10:53

Olá Gonçalo,
Está uma bela foto da Ponta de São Lourenço.Gosto muito azul do céu e do mar. Ótima composição. Parabens!

Malgorzata

siamesa (12908) 2008-04-14 13:15

Oi gonçalo,
Que azul fantástico! Uma lindíssima paisagem com cores deslumbrantes.Mil parabéns.
Abraços
Maria

gracious (20017) 2008-04-14 13:37

Hello Goncalo,
Very good pov to have this beautiful point well captured in such depth!
good sharpness, warm colouration and superb details here
well done
cheers
Tony

lucasgalodoido (16603) 2008-04-14 14:37

Olá Gonçalo,
uma imagem muito bonita essa, além do belo POV e paisagem as cores ficaram bem fortes e saturadas. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço!

Rosa (4591) 2008-04-14 16:25

Bonjour Goncalo,
Quelle photo ! les couleurs sont magnifiques le bleu de l'eau est plus fort que le ciel , jolis contraste avec la terre.
Excellent POV.
Amitiés,
Rosa.

paura (38432) 2008-04-14 17:38

Gonçalo,
Uma beleza de fotografia, com um lindo ponto de tomada e com magníficas cores. Trabalho de primeira.
Abraço

Paulo

Scharan (13951) 2008-04-14 19:55

Olá Gonçalo

Um trabalho simples e belo.
Cores fantásticas,linda paisagem, parabéns.
GA
Vera

Clementi (44131) 2008-04-15 2:47

ciao Goncalo ,
bellissima vista con dei colori fantastici , molto bello il mare che ha lo stesso colore del cielo .
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

clio (22741) 2008-04-15 3:38

Hola Goncalo,
É uma fotografia muito simples mas perfeitamente realizada com contrastes maravilhosos. Aquilo dá-me um bonito desejo de evasão!
Parabéns,
Abraço
Diane

Gustaw (21670) 2008-04-15 9:15

Hi, my friend!
And next very beautiful photo in your collection. I like your warm colours and good light. It is romantic photo. Your photo have romantic atmosphere.
marek

crckt (7076) 2008-04-15 11:37

Hi Goncalo,
A very beautiful scene here. very pretty colors and nice composition.
TFS,
Shaeri

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-04-16 13:23

Ola Goncalo:

Un lindo paisaje costero, con una gran profundidad de campo, buen uso de la iluminación y hermosas tonalidades, sobre todo, del color azul.

Me gusta la tranquilidad que se respira alli, con mucha naturalidad. Felicitaciones

John

jmdias (19295) 2008-04-16 17:43

gonçalo

realmente, esta ponta de terra é uma maravilha para os olhos. Aqui a tua foto deu com uma luz perfeita, as cores e o pov são igualmente maravilhosos. Parabéns

abraços

jorge

AiresSantos (42156) 2008-04-17 7:06

Ola Goncalo
Admiravel o contraste entre o azul do mar e do ceu com as restantes cores em tons de pastel. Gosto do enqaudramento com a arvore a esquerda
Um abraço Amigo
Aires

Truja (4948) 2008-04-18 5:28

Olá Gonçalo,
esta fotografía me trasnmite una sensación de bienestar e inmensidad asombrosa. La solitud del hermoso paraje contrasta con la nitidez y brillo de sus colores, maravillosa profundidad!

Un saludo, Jordi

ruisc_pt (6206) 2008-04-18 7:28

excelente POV com um pouco de saturação nos azuis pese embora por vezes a natureza seja assim mesmo na Madeira.
Uma bela imagem e descrição.
parabéns
Um ab
R

NoFx (36) 2008-04-19 2:58

Excelente foto. A Madeira tem paisagens fantásticas, ainda bem que faz parte do nosso Portugal :) Destaco o contraste entre as cores em ambas as metades da foto e o excelente azul do mar. Continua, abraço

jackart (5560) 2008-04-23 5:38

Ola Goncalo!

What a beautifull seacoast! Great landscape amazing deep blue of the sea and sky. Splendid capture!

Regards
Jacek

Gerrit (35733) 2008-04-24 17:22

Hi Goncalo,
beautiful picture of this rugged coastline. Excellent composition in outstanding colours.
Regards, Gerrit

Angshu (33665) 2008-09-20 22:12

Ola Goncalo
A beautiful scene of this quiet beach with excellent contrast between the deep blue sea & the shore. Your light management is great & like your inclusion of the bushes on the left. Well done!
Um Abraco
Angshu

Photo Information

Copyright: Goncalo Lopes (Bluejeans) (32335)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-12
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D40X, AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G ED II, SD 4GB 150x, COKIN ND Grad P 121 M
Exposure: f/22, 1/15 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Trip Ilha da Madeira
Theme(s): Madeira Islands [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-13 15:05