Thursday, January 31, 2008

almond dreams #2


almond dreams #2, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000) ◘ Aperture: f/4 ◘ Focal Length: 88 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Light source: sun light
Photoshop: Curves and crop

Almond tree flower (Algarve - Portugal)

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

red passion


red passion, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60) ◘ Aperture: f/2.8 ◘ Focal Length: 77 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 150
Photoshop: Curves, crop and soft vignetting

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

the clementine's kiss


the clementine's kiss, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC

Exposure: 0.0017 sec (1/60) ◘ Aperture: f/2.8 ◘ Focal Length: 91mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: crop and curves adjustment

Clementines (Clementinas ou Mandarinas)

Monday, January 28, 2008

hide that tongue!


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

My cat, Scoty.

Friday, January 25, 2008

fall tones


Originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC

Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250) ◘ Aperture: f/5.6 ◘ Focal Length: 432 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 100
Photoshop: curves and exposure adjustment

Yet another Back-light (contrejour) experience.

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

Thursday, January 24, 2008

the shadow of the beast


the shadow of the beast, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC

Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250) ◘ Aperture: f/4 ◘ Focal Length: 67 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: CROP, curves adjustment

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

the shadow of an old chair's seat


the shadow of an old chair's seat, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC

Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100) ◘ Aperture: f/2.8 ◘ Focal Length: 91 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: CROP, curves adjustment

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

an old chair's seat


an old chair's seat, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200) ◘ Aperture: f/4 ◘ Focal Length: 85 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: CROP, curves adjustment

Monday, January 21, 2008

mellow gold


mellow gold, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60) ◘ Aperture: f/2.8 ◘ Focal Length: 72 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: Curves, crop and soft vignetting

Friday, January 18, 2008

strike-a-pose


strike-a-pose, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80) ◘ Aperture: f/2.8 ◘ Focal Length: 108 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80

My cat, Scoty, posing for me.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

silver seascape


, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000) ◘ Aperture: f/7.3 ◘ Focal Length: 432 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: Desaturation, crop and soft vignetting

I've used the whole extension of my telephoto lens to get this shot (432mm - in 35mm). The colour here was not the most important thing so I choose to desaturate it with Photoshop.

Faro (Algarve - Portugal) - downtown roofs and natural lagoon (telhados da baixa de Faro e ria formosa)

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

frangipani's teardrop


frangipani's teardrop, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125) ◘ Aperture: f/3.7 ◘ Focal Length: 80 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: Curves, crop and soft vignetting

Frangipani (Planta dos Dentes - Plumeria rubra) on water.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

my everyday sight


my everyday sight, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100) ◘ Aperture: f/3.7 ◘ Focal Length: 154 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: Curves, crop and soft vignetting

Faro (Algarve - Portugal) - downtown roofs

Monday, January 14, 2008

fungus


Originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125) ◘ Aperture: f/3.7 ◘ Focal Length: 105 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: curves adjustment and soft vignetting

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

Friday, January 11, 2008

sunbath


sunbath, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC


Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125) ◘ Aperture: f/3.3 ◘ Focal Length: 119 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: some Vignetting to make the edges darker

Yet another Back-light (contrejour) experience.

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

Thursday, January 10, 2008

2 and ½ yellow shadowed stripes


2 and ½ yellow shadowed stripes, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC


Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320) ◘ Aperture: f/4 ◘ Focal Length: 655 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: Curves and distort tool to fix some annoying distortion

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

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

I see the sun


I see the sun, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC

Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100) ◘ Aperture: f/2.8 ◘ Focal Length: 55 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: Curves and clone tool plus burning to remove some crap inside the hole

From the 2nd Photographic meeting of the "Allgarve" - theme: Autumn photography
2.ª Tertúlia Fotográfica no "Allgarve" - tema: Fotografia de Outono

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

veigns #2


veigns #2, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60) ◘ Aperture: f/2.8 ◘ Focal Length: 75 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: Curves

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

Monday, January 07, 2008

sunset over the airport


sunset over the airport, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC.


Exposure: 1/1000 sec ◘ Aperture: f/5.6 ◘ Focal Length: 318 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80
Photoshop: Curves

Sunset over the Faro International Airport (Algarve - Portugal). The picture is a bit dark on the ground but if your screen is set to high brightness you may see a lane, a plane and even the sea at the horizon.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

few seconds before sunrise


few seconds before sunrise, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2006 All rights reserved by JulioC.

Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/8 sec.

Faro's little Marina at dawn (Algarve - Portugal)


Friday, January 04, 2008

Cannon flower


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

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60) ◘ Aperture: f/2.8 ◘ Focal Length: 104 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 150

Thursday, January 03, 2008

fallen


fallen, originally uploaded by julioc. © 2008 All rights reserved by JulioC.


Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60) ◘ Aperture: F/4 ◘ Focal Length: 80 mm ◘ ISO Speed: 80 ◘ Light source: Flash
Photoshop: Curves, vignetting