Colares

Photographer's Note

Continuation on my theme about the TE members I admire. To know what this is all about please read the introductory notes on the first post of the series.

Lucie’s photography is all about being in the right place at the right time. Light is crucial for the success of every perfect landscape photography and perfection is written all over her TE gallery. She has an amazing sensibility to capture nature in its full splendor, taking close attention to the light and the intrinsic characteristics of the place, lending a special mood to every shot she has the grace to share with us. She has also the amazing ability to choose the right framing from this immense world of ours and to me, this is the toughest challenge the photographer faces in every shot. To choose what window to record is not as easy as you might think, so my deepest respect for the work she presents here. That said, I just want to say that I consider her one of the best landscape photographers I discovered in my entire life.

This photo here was taken in my favorite beach, a place I already portrayed several times before but never cease to amaze me. Just like Lucie’s photography. It was taken this weekend when the golden light of the late afternoon invaded the set.

So thank you Lucie for being a constant source of amazement, inspiration and learning. I will be here, standing at this beach, waiting for your next 100 gems.

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Dragonheart (8434) 2006-09-18 6:03

Hi Luis,
Lovely shot, with excellent POV and colours. The lights here are perfect. Well framed too. A nice one.
Thanks for sharing
Best regards
ViveK

siolaw (38294) 2006-09-18 6:03

Hello Luis,
Nicompo with good POV and vertical framing.. fine saturated colors and beautiful reflections
Well done
Laurent

cobraphil8 (84) 2006-09-18 6:04

Hi Luis,
amazing reflection on this beach, your favorite beach...
Your composition is really good.
Nice kind for Lucie
Good week
Philippe

Loic_bzh (7646) 2006-09-18 6:06

Hi Luis,

what a shot! I love the colors, reflexions and the foreground...

TFS,

Loïc

cdricks (92) 2006-09-18 6:07

j'aime beaucoup cette lumiere qui est surement matinal .
cette image donne envie de commencer une bellle journée .
merci ;)

maki (0) 2006-09-18 6:07

Ola Luis,
Impressive light!!! So beautiful reflection on the dry sand and lovely looking small waves. This place looks very quiet and peaceful. You were at the place in the right time for sure.
regards,
maki

yanseiler (20) 2006-09-18 6:07

Hi Luis, a nice postcard with a beautiful composition, nice reflection on the sand, a deep blue sky. As you know I would be happy to see someone walking there but in the style it's a very nice one...
Kindly
Yan

aralda (1240) 2006-09-18 6:09

Hi Luis,
Great shot. Those colors are light are wonderful. The wet sand in particular, with its reflections, is such a nice element!
Also, thank you for pointing me to Lucie's gallery. She has some amazing shots there!
Raluca

pasternak (15185) 2006-09-18 6:17

Wow, Luis, this is what I have been waiting for. Your landscapes is what I simply admire, I can look at them again and again, and here is another proof. What a light, what a reflection in the wet sand, colours of the rocks... Amazing, really, and very inviting...

Cheers
Alexander

AthaPan (0) 2006-09-18 6:27

Hi Luis

NOT only the motive is fine, in addition to that the QUALITY is brilliant.

Well done
sakis

gramma (3519) 2006-09-18 6:28

Hello Luis,

A beautiful landscape with effectively a good light. Thanks for sharing !

Christophe

lasscor (7640) 2006-09-18 6:49

Hi Luis,
Wonderful peaceful composition.
Great landscape, colours, light, reflection effects and nice little waves.
TFS,
Corinne

jaja1970 (1304) 2006-09-18 6:54

So wonderful and lovely. The colors are sharp and the reflex is very intresting.
Very nice shot.

Furachan (0) 2006-09-18 7:03

Wow! Stunning landscape, this one, as you rightly note, is all about light and man, you know what to do there. No way coulds I fault this in any way - not the kind of photography I do but this is a sgood as it gets in the genre. A great tribute.
bw,
Francis

champ (67) 2006-09-18 7:03

Hi Luis!
Excellent Shot!... So realistic!... the reflection, water movement, composition all looks fantastic!...
Best wishes!
Champika

Danzi (2461) 2006-09-18 7:14

Fantastic shot Luis!

Your shot is really powerful! Lovely colours and tones of this beautiful rock near Colares. Superb view on the beach and rock with the combination of wave and blue sky. The light is just fantastic.
I enjoy it a lot and thanks for sharing!

*Denis

Tasmaniac (285) 2006-09-18 7:18

Tremendous combination of vivid colours and attractive reflection on the wet sand.
Thanks for sharing the view, Luis!

ben4321 (9875) 2006-09-18 7:50

Luis, this is simply superb.
I really like how you composed this, with the line of the surf drawing the eye towards the distant rocks. It also makes a great frame for the reflections on the beach.
Above all, it is the quality of the light which gives this image it's strong impact, and makes it such a succesful image.
Excellent work, and a fitting tribute to Lucie's wonderful photography.
Cheers,
Ben

riclopes (35577) 2006-09-18 7:53

É uma imagem espectacular "de postal" e um excelente tributo à fantástica galeria da Lucie. Esta excita-me muito mais do que a do barco da Verónica e apesar de ser "mais" uma imagem da ursa, tem umas cores, uma luminosidade e uma qualidade invejáveis. Eu ainda não consigo (e se calhar nunca...) fazer imagens destas e invejo quem as consiga fazer. Também não me devo esforçar o suficiente...pelo menos o tripé e o RAW são essenciais e eu ainda não me servi deles.
Tenho curiosidade sobre o que o Jerzy escreveria, mas acho que ele acabou por "esquivar-se" desta...

recepyuksel (18640) 2006-09-18 8:47

Köpüklü sular, yansımalar ve renkler harika.
Superbe composition.
Bravo

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AiresSantos (56155) 2006-09-18 11:13

Olá Luis,
Magnifico postal de Colares com cores e reflexos fantasticos. Gosto do POV e da fabulosa luminusidade.
Obrigado por partilhares e um abraço Amigo,
Aires

Hanssie (11018) 2006-09-18 11:49

Sharp from beginning till the end ! ! That's just great ! ! Light is excellent and therefore the colours are nice too. Very well composed with this foreground, a great shot, Luis !

ruisc_pt (11544) 2006-09-18 13:08

Simplesmente grandiosa esta imagem.
O contraste é vibrante .....e a velocidade só podia ser esta para ter a espuma da água no ponto certo.
BRILHANTE.
TFS

cherryripe (21033) 2006-09-18 14:57

Hi Luis
I recognized this place from your previous photos. The light is so different but as pretty as the rocks look golden. I like the reflection in the wet sand and the details of the moussy sea.
Regards
Nikki

xuaxo (6854) 2006-09-18 15:05

Tem tudo de uma grande foto, embora eu gostasse de ver um pouco mais de mar.
Mas perante esta obra fotográfica, que sou eu (um simples pressionador de botões) para fazer comentários?
F

xavshot (69835) 2006-09-18 15:14

Bonsoir Luis
honnêtement Luis je ne sais pas comment tu fais pour sortir ces excellentes photos de ta série "Usual Suspect". Cette photo est magnifique. Tu maîtrises tous les types de photos ; bravo
Xavier

euryan (8442) 2006-09-18 15:35

This could be the cover of a magazine or a travel book for Portugal. There is just enough room in the sky for some big letters that say "PORTUGAL : Sobre a terra e sobre o mar!" or something like that. I really like the complimentary color scheme of orange and blue. I also like how you froze the water in this one. Composition is just wonderful with the water coming up on the shore and the rocks reflected in the wet sand, and of course Ursa right in the middle stands out nicely. I love it!

jmdias (101592) 2006-09-18 20:24

Luis

Esta foto é simplesmente perfeita. Cores, ponto de vista, formas, nitidez, tudo muito bom. Parabéns

Jorge

Rodrigues (1035) 2006-09-18 21:58

Adoro esta. O primeiro plano está delicioso, com as ricas texturas da água levando suavemente o olhar até às rochas que ancoram o olhar. O jogo de cores fica muito engraçado com a grande rocha calcária (branca) entre as vermelhas. A luz é óptima claro. Penso que umas nuvens no céu poderiam dar interesse acrescido (tb percebi que evitaste incluir mto céu) mas o azul profundo tb fica mto bem.

A propósito, quase nos encontrávamos, tb lá estive mas no Domingo. Ainda não tive tempo para as passar para o PC (a paternidade tem destas coisas) mas estou com ansioso para as submeter à tua apreciação.

By the way, I love Lucinka's photos too.

vapours (8264) 2006-09-18 22:24

Beautiful shot here Luis, the colours that the sunset provides on the rocks are just gorgeous and the sky is perfectly polarised. Just a great shot.

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2006-09-18 23:41

Só quero dizer que não tenho nem palavras nem capacidade técnica para comentar uma fotografia desta qualidade. Portanto, obrigado Luis pela maravilhosa imagem da bonita Prais da Ursa. "Quando for grande, quero ser como tu"!!!
António

brevbrev14 (140) 2006-09-19 3:41

Hi Luis, a fantastic landscape shot!the light are simply amazing!the game of the water in the sand is really great as well the golden reflection.
A fantastic shot (....also without human element :-)
Ciao
Valeria

Bluejeans (64251) 2006-09-19 3:46

Ola Luis fantastica foto as cores das rochas estao muito bonitas, boa composição , bonito contraste de cores !!!
Parabens

vincz (19113) 2006-09-19 3:54

What a great light for this wonderful picture. it is so clear so sharp. excellent job. Thanks for sharing!

entrelec (8328) 2006-09-19 4:48

Nice shot of a place I like very much.
Looks surnatural here!
All the best
*
Joel

josepmarin (59385) 2006-09-19 10:48

Olá Luis,
un paisaje impresionante que has captado con una luz y unos colores excelentes. El cielo está fantástico, la espuma de las olas en la playa da mucho dinamismo, y las grandes rocas del fondo, con varios colores y bellos reflejos, son una maravilla.
Buena foto.
Un saludo,
Josep

alentejo (1954) 2006-09-19 11:44

Ola Luis !
Linda vista que tens aqui. Colares è uma localidade fantastica. Fizestes um interessante tratamento da foto, realçando as cores dos rochedos. Gosto tambem do movimento da agua com a espuma "correndo" pela praia.
Um abraço.

Bien (4745) 2006-09-19 12:32

Hi Luis, The light here is a true delight! The composition is so well done as well. I love how the rolling of the waves and it's little foam collar, has just the perfect shape to leave that beautiful reflection visible in the sand. Too perfect to be true almost, as if you curved it hahdmade! Gorgeous work, really! Sabine

AmiBe (6042) 2006-09-19 18:11

Hi Luis,
your usual suspects serie is really great with a great diversity.
You can do everything...
Great landscape shot, light, reflection, blue/yellow color, the wave... all is good.
Well done

jinju (14265) 2006-09-19 19:20

Hey Luis,

wait a minute, this is also you. The first images that caught my eye from you were these sea side images and landscapes. Ofcourse later I discovered your skill at street and people photography but this is still you. As always, beautiful colors and superb light. This shot glows with the superbly saturated blues and oranges, the reflection is gorgeous.

bantonbuju (51815) 2006-09-21 4:37

ola luis,
is i HAVE to look at the seascapes, please feed me with this type of them :-))
excellent take and excellent relationship with the portuguese nature,
tc, j.

gregsk (800) 2006-09-21 8:58

Nice picture, very well composed. Great light and colors.

KevRyan (22956) 2006-09-21 19:57

I also love Lucie's work ...this image is just so amazing in its own right though - beautifully observed, fantastic timing, light and colour handling....great point of view....but more than this it actually transports me somewhere and stills my mind........a favourite for sure.....

best wishes Kev

lucinka (9976) 2006-09-22 12:11

Luis, I dont know if I should be more impressed by your fantastic photo or such a fantastic note you wrote about me. TE is very special place where we can meet very special people. And never the less thank you for reminding me how great it is to take nice photos again.. didnt have much time for it lately.. Lucie

oochappan (4880) 2006-10-11 10:10

This is one of the best in your serie on styles, what a light management and contrasted colors, excellent this work, it learns you indeed a lot how you synthesize a style for yourself, a marvellous idea.
Henk

Pitoncle (3745) 2006-10-31 12:34

Bonjour Luis,
Magnifique photo bien équilibrée avec de superbes couleurs ; la cerise sur le gâteau étant la réflexion des rochers sur le sable humide.
A bientôt sur TE pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

Albrecht (11283) 2006-12-07 16:35

Hi Luis
A wonderful picture;beautiful sunlight and low POV and good DOF and marvellous scene.
grs.Albrecht

pedrocarmo (1295) 2007-03-24 11:39

Ola Luis

A Praia da Ursa é realmente um lugar mágico, que o acesso dificil vai preservando.
mais uma excelente foto com a luz de fim de tarde e os reflexos na areia molhada muito bem conseguidos.

eyesthetix (641) 2007-06-16 12:53

EXCELLENT !!!
Best regards,
Daniel

flatwin (2181) 2009-10-18 12:03

bonsoir,

excellent prise de vue aussi bien dans le choix du sujet que dans l'angle de prise au ras du sol

Flatwin