single lamp #2

single lamp #2, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/80 sec.

Armação de Pêra - Algarve - Portugal

I'm watching you

I'm watching you, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/320 sec.

fialho's palace

fialho's palace, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/320 sec.

Faro (Algarve - Portugal) - Palácio Fialho (Fialho's Palace)

This Palace was built in 1913. Its a two floor building, considered a revival of the French Classic Art. Nowadays its part of a school complex called "Colegio de Nossa Senhora do Alto", a private college, and its located at Quinta de Santo António do Alto, in Faro. It isn't a public building and the access is restricted.

i'm seeing bottles...

i'm seeing bottles..., originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved JulioC.

Aperture: f/6.5
Exposure: 2 sec.

White Xmas tree

White Xmas tree, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/8
Exposure: 1 sec.

2007 Xmas tree at Forum Algarve, a local mall. It was raining and I was afraid some security officer see me. Last year they were really angry with me when they caught me... I didn't used a tripod, only my knee. The camera was set to manual mode in order to have a better control of the exposure (I've used 2 seconds or close to that), and give the water that effect.

old dusty Madeira Wine

old dusty Madeira Wine, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved JulioC.

Aperture: f/6.5
Exposure: 5 sec.

Old Madeira Wine ... just for people with loaded pockets ☺

the perfect pool

the perfect pool, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/400

Calheta's artificial yellow sand beach (the Madeira Island don't have yellow sand, only rocks).
The yellow sand was brought from Figueira da Foz (a Portuguese littoral town) and from Morocco. This sandy area measures 7300 square metres and a total area of 28550 square metres.

the mysterious shadow

the mysterious shadow, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/160 sec.

Window from a small chapel/sanctuary, in Faro (Algarve - Portugal)

just follow the yellow line

just follow the yellow line, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/160

A fireman in action, in a underground automobile park.

calheta beach

calheta beach, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/500

Vila da Calheta- Madeira Island - Portugal

condensation

condensation, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/15 sec.

renaissance ceramic tiles

renaissance ceramic tiles, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/320 sec.

Typical ceramic tiles on the wall of a small chapel/sanctuary, in Faro (Algarve - Portugal)

uncountable...

uncountable..., originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/250 sec.

Xmas tree, at the local mall.

melting

melting, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/60 sec.

Frangipanni (Planta dos Dentes - Plumeria) on water.

they are everywhere!

they are everywhere!, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/80 sec.

... you better hide if you want to keep your mental sanity LOL

green leaves

originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/100 sec.

sneaking Nemo

sneaking Nemo, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/60 sec.

Taken at the Live Sciences Exhibit Center, in Faro (Algarve - Portugal)

finding Nemo...

finding Nemo..., originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/60 sec.

right after the 'blue hour'

right after the 'blue hour', originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/8
Exposure: 8 sec.
Nik Red filter

rubberized

rubberized, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/13 sec.

window-eyes' doll

window-eyes' doll, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/60 sec.

abyss in the sky

abyss in the sky, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/8
Exposure: 1/1300 sec.

chess-mobile

chess-mobile, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/200 sec.

Old Almond Tree

Old Almond Tree, originally uploaded by julioc. ©2006 All rights reserved by JulioC

Aperture: f/5.2
Exposure: 1/500 sec.

Pleasant meal on a nice and shady place

Pleasant meal on a nice and shady place, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2006 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/80 sec.

Prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
The Lagos Zoo (Algarve - Portugal) has some units of this american specie. He belongs to the squirrels family.

Going down

Going down, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2005 All rights reserved by JulioC.

One of my daily sights - aircraft landings at the Faro's international airport

the K-Itche-N planet

the K-Itche-N planet, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/30 sec.

The Bubble Space Telescope's near-infrared vision is hot on the trail of a possible planetary companion to a relatively bright young yellow dwarf located 721 light-years away in the southern constellation H-Ome. Astronomers at the Southern Observatory's Very Enormous Telescope (VET) detected the planet candidate in September 2007 with Lumix observations. The astronomers spotted a faint companion object to the yellow dwarf, called K-Itche-N T-Ool. They suspect the companion is a planet because it is blue and cooler than the yellow dwarf. Because a planet beyond our solar system has never been imaged directly, this remarkable observation required Bubble's unique abilities to perform follow-up observations to test and validate if the object is indeed a planet. Based on the VET and Bubble observations, astronomers are 99,99 percent sure that the companion is orbiting the yellow dwarf.

the rebel dot

the rebel dot, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/60 sec.

Open to your interpretation...

one between equals

one between equals, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC

... though some are more equal than others...

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/25 sec.

Carnaval 2007 #16

Carnaval 2007 #16, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/200 sec.

2007 Carnival Parade in Loulé (Portugal)

relaxing sunset

Originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC

Aperture: f/5.2
Exposure: 1/500 sec.
Nik red filter

Quarteira (Algarve - Portugal)

shine on me

shine on me, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC

Aperture: f/5.2
Exposure: 1/500 sec.

Quarteira (Algarve - Portugal)

dreaming on red

dreaming on red, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/125 sec.
Nik Red filter

Quarteira (Algarve - Portugal)

osteospermum

osteospermum, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2006 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/60 sec.

Osteospermum (African Daisy)

a shy but glowing leaf

a shy but glowing leaf, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC

Aperture: f/3.3
Exposure: 1/125 sec.

From the 2nd Photographic meeting of the "Allgarve" - theme: Autumn photography

lonely boat at sunset

lonely boat at sunset, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC

Aperture: f/8
Exposure: 1/1000 sec.
Yellow filter

Quarteira (Algarve - Portugal)

early Autumn

early Autumn, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/320 sec.

From the 2nd Photographic meeting of the "Allgarve" - theme: Autumn photography

Earth view, from my balcony :-)

Earth view, from my balcony, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2006 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/100 sec.

summer ending

summer ending, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC

Aperture: f/3.7
Exposure: 1/125 sec.

From the 2nd Photographic meeting of the "Allgarve" - theme: Autumn photography

veigns

veigns, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC

Aperture: f/3.3
Exposure: 1/125 sec.

From the 2nd Photographic meeting of the "Allgarve" - theme: Autumn photography

peach and orange composition

peach and orange composition, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/30 sec.

pavement

pavement, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/160 sec.

Pavement detail from the square of the public market, in Faro (Algarve - Portugal) -

Formosa II

Formosa II, originally uploaded by julioc. ©2006 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/250 sec.

Faro Island in the horizon - Faro - Algarve - Portugal
This water mass is formally called "Ria Formosa". It's like a lake but it have connection to the sea. I's the home of many species (flora and fauna).

City sunset

City sunset, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2006 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/50 sec.

Faro - Algarve - Portugal (the view from my west side balcony)

red couple

Originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/3.3
Exposure: 1/100 sec.

osteospermum

osteospermum, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/320 sec.

Osteospermum (African Daisy) is a genus belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

people walking

people walking, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/400 sec.

Faro (Algarve - Portugal) - Sé Square (Largo da Sé)

From the 1st Photographic meeting of the "Allgarve"

dome II

dome II, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/500 sec.

Dome of the Archaeological and Masterful Prince D. Henry's Museum, in Faro (Algarve - Portugal)

From the 1st Photographic meeting of the "Allgarve"

arcades

Originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/3.3
Exposure: 1/100 sec.

Interior of the Sé Church, in Faro (Algarve - Portugal)

From the 1st Photographic meeting of the "Allgarve"

relaxing view

relaxing view, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2007 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/4
Exposure: 1/320 sec.

Faro (Algarve - Portugal) - "Ria Formosa" (natural lagoon) view, with Montenegro at sight.

From the 1st Photographic meeting of the "Allgarve"