Sunday, December 30, 2007

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

Saturday, December 29, 2007

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.

Friday, December 28, 2007

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.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

i'm seeing bottles...


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

Aperture: f/6.5
Exposure: 2 sec.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

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.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

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 ☺

Friday, December 21, 2007

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.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

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)

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

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.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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

Monday, December 17, 2007

condensation


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

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

Sunday, December 16, 2007

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)

Saturday, December 15, 2007

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.

Friday, December 14, 2007

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.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

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

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

green leaves


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

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

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

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)

Monday, December 10, 2007

finding Nemo...


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

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

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

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

Thursday, November 29, 2007

rubberized


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

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

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

window-eyes' doll


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

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

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

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.

Monday, November 26, 2007

chess-mobile


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

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

Friday, November 23, 2007

Old Almond Tree


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

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

Thursday, November 22, 2007

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.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

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

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

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.

Monday, November 19, 2007

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...

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

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.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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)

Monday, November 12, 2007

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)

Sunday, November 11, 2007

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)

Saturday, November 10, 2007

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)

Friday, November 09, 2007

osteospermum


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

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

Osteospermum (African Daisy)

Thursday, November 08, 2007

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

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

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)

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

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

Monday, November 05, 2007

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.

Sunday, November 04, 2007

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

Saturday, November 03, 2007

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

Thursday, October 25, 2007

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.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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) -

Saturday, October 20, 2007

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).

Friday, October 19, 2007

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)


Wednesday, October 17, 2007

red couple


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

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

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

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).

Monday, October 15, 2007

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"

Friday, October 12, 2007

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"

Thursday, October 11, 2007

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"

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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"