Downpour approaching Photo

Photographer’s Note

It's no surprise that this place so well represented in TE, not only in this gallery, but also on those of Colares and Praia da Ursa, because it's a very picturesque area and it happens to be the Westernmost point of continental Europe. Curiously, there aren't many photos taken from this side (North); nearly everybody photographs only the other side.

Usually I don't do much plans to go shooting and this day was no exception. I remember I hesitated in bringing the camera with me because the weather was very unstable - sometimes there was sun, other times it rained. I had to drive my son to a birthday party not far away, so I found myself alone with a couple of hours to spare. I guess I wasn't so unlucky, as after it started raining in Guincho, I went to Cabo da Roca, thinking about spending the rest of the afternoon reading in a cafe. But the sun came out again, so there I went with my camera. However, I miscalculated the time it would take the heavy rain that was falling near the horizon to reach me, therefore suddenly I was caught by the rain about 300 meters (1000 ft) from the car. It may not sound such a great distance, but the rain was so heavy that it was more than enough to get completely soaked.

WS: Another view, taken 10 min.s before.

Location (latitude, longitude): 38.783,-9.4952

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denisn72 (6979) 2009-02-12 16:44

Hello Jose
I like the dramatic sky announcing showers. Fantastic landscape! It looks so wide! Excellent point of view and sharpness as usual. Well done!
Best regards
Denis!

tober (3952) 2009-02-12 16:44

Hi Jose, this is the first time I am seeing a photo of Cabo da Roca taken from this point. I especially liked the spring flowers on the foreground and picturesque lighthouse at the background. Combination of the turquoise-silver colour of the ocean with the green vegetation seems wonderful. Congratulations.

PS. By the way how do you write your latitude and longtitude? Do u have a GPS? :)

batalay (20940) 2009-02-12 17:01

Hello José,

In American vernacular, you have hit a home run with this photograph. You've captured the astoundingly beautiful view in perfect sunlight. The light beaming though breaks in the cloud illuminate the sea in a dramatic fashion, and the rust colored flowers of early spring add a color highlight that a painter would have to create — no one expects such a combination of natural beauty, colors, and of course what you have supplied, the artistic eye, and the post processing.

Well done, good friend.

Bulent

trekks (14314) 2009-02-12 17:04

hi Jose

I can say this is an excellent choice of the day with such powerful light from the right and yet you retained some shadow in the gorge. A fantastic composition of very beautiful scenery of the cliff and buildings atop. The stormy sky really makes a strong presence.

Bravo!

tfs, bill

ChrisJ (70231) 2009-02-12 17:37

Ola Jose

A magnificent seascape, with wonderful colour, & good sharpness. The lighthouse makes a good focal point, & reminds me of Byron Bay in Australia. Tfs!

Gerrit (35707) 2009-02-12 18:01

Hi Jose,
wonderful POV and landscape, The light and colors are perfect.
Great work,
Regards, Gerrit

asajernigan (14132) 2009-02-12 18:02

Jose,
This is a well composed shot! The off center placement of the lighthouse is fine giving the photo a nice sense of direction. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

Bruno40 (6440) 2009-02-12 18:35

Hola JOse,
Great photo, very well composed and with an impressive light.
well done
Jorge

shevchenko (9922) 2009-02-12 21:30

Hello Jose,
The man made architectures are small against the natural environment, color and lighting just like unreal leading us to travel at the border of real environment and hypothesized boundary, artistic image, well done.
Ally

MarcT (21099) 2009-02-12 21:41

Hi Jose,
Fantastic light on those cliffs. Most of the times, taking a good picture is a matter of a few lucky minutes.
Best wishes
Marc

gracious (20017) 2009-02-12 21:48

Ola Jose,
This is so beautiful and the most picturesque area indeed!
the lighting here is so outstanding with those wonderful warm colour and good details over the place!
very well presentation that shared!
best regards
Tony

Morac (20421) 2009-02-12 21:59

Bonjour José,

C'est un beau paysage très bien rendu par une bonne composition, sous une excellente lumière.
Bonne journée
Marc

Kielia (8501) 2009-02-12 23:49

Hi Jose,
great and dramatic atmosphere of this fascinating place. The light is the most attractive element of this compostion and you were really lucky to bring the camera with you! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

zeynepe (9342) 2009-02-13 0:28

Ola Jose,
No matter how many times I’ve seen it, the view is always awe-inspiring. There are so many beauties here:White waves, magnificent wild rocks with splendid green tones, shadow of the clouds , lovely architectural details ... I can’t count all of them.
Congrats my friend!
Warmest regards,
Zeynep

paura (38410) 2009-02-13 0:34

José,
O ângulo está perfeito como também está o aproveitamento da iluminação natural. Penso que deve ter sido difícil esse lindo resultado.

Abraço

Paulo

riclopes (33001) 2009-02-13 1:25

Bom dia José, conheço bem a zona enquanto explorava as caminhadas ao longo da zona. Estou a reconhecer o acesso à praia da ursa. Aliás, acho que indo por aqui abaixo também se chega lá...Até pensei que esta tinha sido tirada na instabilidade de chuvas que aconteceu no último mês, mas já vi que não. Gosto muito da diagonal perfeita que sai do cantinho e nos leva ao farol. O dramatismo do clima foi bem capturado e só tenho pena de não ver o farol a brilhar mais, ou a contrastar mais com o fundo pois acaba por se esfumar um pouco ali atrás. Ainda assim a paisagem de falésias abruptas não deixa de ser impressionante. O WS é uma boa imagem complementar para nos mostrar de onde esta foi tirada e o 'v' da composição é interessante.
um abraço,
ricardo

ellelloo (4775) 2009-02-13 1:47

Hello Josè,
A wonderful light which is filtering through the clouds is giving a dramatic impression to this photo, which also resembles a good landscape painting. You have controlled the light excellently and the colours are beautiful and warm. A good composition as well.
Have a nice weekend!
Greeting from wintry Finland (-6C, a little new snow)..
Lasse

fkokol (1614) 2009-02-13 2:17

This is great view and you captured it very well. Amazing light, colours and sharpness.

greetings,

figen

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-02-13 3:17

Jose, this is magnificent, the colors pop out of the photo, great capture. The composition is nicely complete with the surface of the sea, it is beautiful.

Greg

npecanhuk (13921) 2009-02-13 3:25

Olá José !
Gostei muito dessa fotografia! Ela é extremamente atraente e verdadeiramente bela! A partir de um ponto de vista muito bem escolhido e diferenciado (acho que nunca vira o Cabo da Roca deste ponto de vista), tua composição foi realmente muito esmerada, colocando todos os elementos que compõem a foto na melhor posição para torná-la da melhor qualidade possível! Além disso, a nitidez e a exposição estão perfeitas! Luzes e sombras em perfeita harmonia! Texturas maravilhosas! Enfim... gostei muito e realmente é um trabalho de primeira linha!
Parabéns, abraços e até logo!
Neyvan

Piotrek80 (644) 2009-02-13 5:42

Hello Jose.

Impressive photo. Very good composition with the building set in a strong point. I also like the way the coastline divides the cadre. Great weather conditions.

Regards
Piotr

feather (49860) 2009-02-13 6:17

Comparing this with the one in the WS we can see the weather system was moving fast. No wonder you chose this as your main post as the light is fantastic, glinting on the sea and making wonderful contrasts in the cliffs. There is wonderful drama in the ever-changing sky. I'm pretty sure we have been there over 20 years ago. I scrolled down the coast and see it is close to where we stayed. You wouldn't have got wet if you were in England as you would have already been wearing your waterproofs! ;D
Kath

Sne011 (3101) 2009-02-13 8:02

Ola Jose,
Beautiful place, I especially like the weather because of the special light and because of that colors are amazing! I like rainy and stormy sky when shooting :) only white sky I don't like. Anyway, this capture is just great, I like it much more then the WS.
Bom final de semana
Sneza

carper (64878) 2009-02-13 8:09

fantastic place Jose,
a marvelous shot, good light, marvelous atmosphere, good balance, I like it, have a good weekend.
regard jaap

jaywalker (12190) 2009-02-13 8:21

Hi Jose, A very beautiful sea view, the lighthouse & surrounding buildings offer great scale, the lighting is really superb through-out & nicely managed under the cloudy sky, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

pauloog (6505) 2009-02-13 9:27

Hello Jose,
A very well composed view of the lighthouse under a menacing dark sky. Good natural colours. The cloud shadow floating over the sea adds to teh atmosphere.
Regards,
Paul

dta (5195) 2009-02-13 9:31

Bonjour Jose ,
Le point de vue est particulièrement bien choisi . Et quel beau payasage côtier , sous une lumière fantastique ! Les falaises sont vraiment impressionantes . Et les couleurs et la netteté remarquables .
Bravo

Docarmo (8834) 2009-02-13 9:50

Olá José,
Uma tomada incomum, realmente. E muito bonita! A diagonal com o sol está a propiciar uma luminosidade fantástica! Dentro do contexto da imagem, se a gente imaginar a terra na sua rotação habitual, daqui a pouco, o Cabo da Roca vai-se esconder no canto inferior esquerdo e o Brasil vai aparecer no canto superior direito do campo visual... um "regard" sobre a rota dos Descobrimentos ;-)
Abraço,
MCV

lucasgalodoido (16603) 2009-02-13 11:03

Olá José,
realmente uma aproximação muito bonita essa, gostei da composição aqui e dessas flores no primeiro plano logo abaixo. Um belo lugar esse.
Parabéns e Abraço

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emilbo (9387) 2009-02-13 13:07

Allô Jose!
Tu as bien fait d'apporter ta caméra pour prendre cette magnifique photo. Le temps nuageux donne une différente atmosphère et souvent de belles couleurs, parfois mieux que trop ensoleillé. On doit avoir une belle vue de la-haut. 300 mètres sous la pluie, je crois que c'est plutôt 1000 pieds que 100 ou bien tu voulais dire 30 mètres. Bonne composition et intéressante note.
Félicitations!... et bonne fin de semaine,
Emilius

JoNoCarmo (275) 2009-02-13 13:29

Olá José
Uma foto fantástica, é mesmo do "fim do mundo" como dizem os orientais que visitam este local, a composição as cores e a profundide de campo estão perfeitas, parabéns - JCarmo

JanD (14893) 2009-02-14 1:09

Howdy Jose!
Excellent place. Famous place. Wonderful lighthouse. Beautiful perspective. Good info. Regards!

kiks (6073) 2009-02-14 12:16

Hi JOse, this is for me indeed a new POV from this place and a beautiful one. What a pitty i only take a walk on the other side. Maybe sometimes i will return there and then i sure will walk to teh right side. The mood and POV is lovely here. Did you saturate the colors on PP to get the greens like this? Or only work with highlights?
Best regards
KIKs

Giedra70 (564) 2009-02-14 14:30

Hello Jose,
Very nice composition. You fing interesting angle for this shot.
BR Giedrius

sacavem (8265) 2009-02-14 14:50

Olá,

Este pov é para mim completamente novo e surpreendente.Muito bonito mesmo.Muito bem conseguido vê-se bem o foral e as escarpas de arrepia.
Bom fim-de-semana,
Filipe

adores (15527) 2009-02-14 16:26

Olá José!
Excelente pov para mostrar este local, que realmente não é muito visto por aqui. Gosto do sol reflectido na falésia e no farol, com o mar à sombra, lá bem ao fundo. Estas flores em primeiro plano também estão muito bem colocadas.

danos (32468) 2009-02-15 10:14

Ola Jose,
what panoramic shot of this POV!I like the construction of the lighthouse on this sharp and cliff rocky,with the threaten sky and the heavy sea to make the scene very impressive.Well done.

Have a nice evening,Danos

Didi (36090) 2009-02-15 16:01

Salut mon cher José
Image de très bonne qualité
La lumière latérale donne un effet relief en 3 dimensions et j'apprécie beaucoup.
Amitiés.

sagar (2307) 2009-02-16 12:03

Hi Jose,
Amazing play of light and shades. The sea below looks amazingly beautiful. Very nice landscape, very well caught.
Regards,
Sagarneel.

BWJ (1773) 2009-02-16 18:43

Hello Jose,
What a magnificent POV! I like the contrast of the dramatic sky and shadows on the water with the calm and relaxing view of the green hills. Very nice lighting and good depth. Well captured picture and good note.
Kind regards,
Betty

bakes888 (18207) 2009-02-17 0:01

Hi Jose. Was it worth it? From where I sit yes, but for you maybe not. Next time a raincoat perhaps. ;-) Great photo. Excellent light and colours. Composed like an expert also. thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

JCG (25331) 2009-02-17 3:48

Re bonjour José,

Cette lumière et ce ciel, que nous avons aussi en Bretagne, sont superbes. Cela donne un relief extraordinaire au paysage et des contrastes de couleurs vraiment plaisants. Il aurait été dommage de ne pas faire la photo à cause de la pluie, ces moments sont tellement fugaces. Merci José.

Avec mes amitiés et à bientôt,

Jean-Charles

bostankorkulugu (33582) 2009-02-17 17:01

what a breath taking view... and what a light on the sea... beautiful shot jose...

edytungkal (4519) 2009-02-17 19:23

Wow...its suprising me after opened and indeed it has a beautiful panorama from the best pov, just a pity the weather was against you that day Jose. Both pictures I like and thank you for showing the pictures.

best rgds
daniel

mikeo (12117) 2009-02-18 0:33

Hello Jose,

This composition is amazing. Huge water, big mountain and this tiy church there. Everything in interesting colours, with the sun rays among the clouds create great climate.
Very well chosen POV. I like it!

Greetings,
Mikeo

parbo (10970) 2009-02-18 18:33

Olá José,

An amazing capture with its rarely available unique scene under splendid lights. This is an enviable landscape view in rich green textures and especially your creative way adding lighthouse at hill. Perfect capture of sea and fantastic sky too. Your choice selecting this side for your point of view is excellent.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

jimkilgallon (0) 2009-02-19 11:19

Ola Jose
This seascape is to my liking very much as you well know. The flatness (contrast) of the coastline while the sea is beautifully lit up is well captured. What is that building on the cliff, is it a lighthouse? Awesome cloud formations, and very natural colours. As they say you should always have the camera with you. You did a excellent job recording such beauty.
Regards
Jim

Emile (19977) 2009-02-19 18:54

Hola José.
La verdad que tus dos fotos están muy bien captadas, es muy difícil decidir por cual escoger, quizás esta tiene mas dramatismo con la presencia del impresionante precipicio y las flores en primer plano pero creo que las dos son muy buenas. Felicitaciones.
Un fuerte abrazo.

danyy (68778) 2009-02-19 22:12

Bonjour Jose,
les lumières spectaculaires sont vraiment exquises ici. Ce pic rocheux semble se détacher avec beaucoup de relief par rapport à l'arrière plan. Peut-être sont-ce les couleurs qui accentuent cela.
Un cadrage bien étudié et un bon placement, tu as su rendre à cet endroit, tout son charme.
Amicalement.
daniel.

ilDottore (4004) 2009-02-21 11:45

Distinguido Signor José,
Absolutely wonderful seascape shot!
I like romatic composition, excellent natural colours, interesting clouds and fantastic light.
Just unreal frame.
Bravo!!!
Chris

Bluejeans (32293) 2009-02-22 11:29

Oi amigo ,
Ficou linda esta tua foto , o ponto de visão e magnifico , acho que nunca vi o farol visto daqui em fotos , gostei muito das cores , ficou fantástico o céu com a torre do farol vermelho , boa luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

ribeiroantonio (21917) 2009-02-24 23:22

Acho que nunca vi O Cabo da Roca assim tão verdinho e com tantas flores de muitas cores. Para mim, está linda. O teu pp está bonito e gosto do jogo de luz e sombras sobre o terreno acidentado. O farol parece um pouco pálido mas, vê-se bem.
António

pboehringer (770) 2009-02-26 6:12

Jose,
this is simply fantastic. I just love everything about this shot. The composition, the colors, the light, the POV, the brilliance of the light ...
Excellent work!

Herquin (4498) 2009-02-28 10:06

Bonjour José,
merci de nous montrer une photo " du bout du monde " comme je les adore .
Une vue remplie d'iode .
Bonne soirée .
Christian .

sunamoon (5057) 2009-03-01 10:48

Hola Jose,

Espectacular vista, la luz es muy bonita y el la perspectiva impresionante, parece un lugar precioso, bonitos colores,
Buen trabajo!

Un saludo,
Elena

jean11-3 (2799) 2009-03-07 3:25

This shot was well worth your getting wet Jose!
A great angle from which to take your shot.Sharp details throughout,and the colours are beautiful.
A scene full of drama.The light and shade on the sea is particularly good.
You live in a beautiful part of the world.
Tfs, regards Jean.

dip (12584) 2009-03-11 22:54

Hello Jose,
impressive view! a wonderful image with excellent point of view and framing,
amazing colors and light too,very well done!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

xuaxo (5727) 2009-05-25 9:12

Olá José,
Parecia-me que já tinha comentado esta.
A luz e sombras dão um belo efeito, principalmente na parte de terra. O contorno do farol (e horizonte à esquerda) é que parece um pouco artificial.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco