Sunday 31 May 2009

Fogo de Vista no Tejo






Friday 29 May 2009

Wattle - Australian Native Wildflower




Photo by Kaye
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Dia de chuva em Paris

Thursday 28 May 2009

A SPLASH of colour !


Photo by Kaye
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Uma gaivota solitária


Costa norte da Madeira

Wednesday 27 May 2009

Momentos da natureza


Instântaneo obtido no Jardim Botânico do Funchal, Madeira

Tuesday 26 May 2009

MIradouro do Castelo de S.Filipe - Part two...



Monday 25 May 2009

Miradouro do Castelo de São Filipe

O Castelo /Pousada de São Filipe em Setúbal oferece-nos esta paisagem sobre a península de Tróia. É uma sinfonia de verdes e azuis que dão ao nosso olhar uma inegualável tranquilidade de espírito.

Rua de Santa Justa - 2 -, Lisboa

Considero especialmente esta rua de Lisboa. A paisagem urbana é valiosa. De um lado avista-se a encosta do Castelo de São Jorge e no outro está o belo elevador do Carmo. Este elevador, criado por Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard - um engenheiro português de origem francesa -  e  inaugurado em 1902 acede ao Largo do Carmo. Nas varandas superiores avistam-se paisagens maravilhosas sobre a baixa lisboeta. 

Sunday 24 May 2009

Contrast with colours...

Entry into the April 2009 Proud Photography competition. My son entered this in the competiton which gained 4th place. It was made up from a tiny rocking chair about 120mm high, shot against pieces of brightly coloured vinyl, and Photoshoped for the final touches.

Unusual flower/plant

Does anyone know the name of this plant?
Photo by Kaye
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Saturday 23 May 2009

Mar de Nuvens - Serra de Água, Madeira

Dedico esta imagem a todos os que gostam de subir aos picos dos montes e podem contemplar a beleza das paisagens oferecidas pela natureza.


Flower from Cactus


Photo by Kaye
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Unusual sunset clouds - zoomed in


Unusual sunset clouds taken on zoom - roof in foreground in case you were wondering what it was!
This reminds me a little of the "rings" around the planet Saturn.
Photo by Kaye
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Thursday 21 May 2009

Reflexos no amanhecer - Algarve


Costa Alentejana - Praia da Samouqueira


Wednesday 20 May 2009

Árvores do Rio Côa - Sabugal

Cascata perto de Brienzersee - Suiça

Aldeia Histórica - Sortelha

Guardar agora
Torre sineira da Aldeia - Abaixo avista-se o telhado da igreja

Bee taking pollen from Lavender







I need plenty of practice taking shots of these bees - they move so fast!
Photo by Kaye
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Tuesday 19 May 2009

Lírios amarelos

Lavender!


I really never thought Lavender looked like this close up!
If you zoom in more, it looks like tinsel.
Photo by Kaye
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Monday 18 May 2009

Paisagem nocturna no Rio Sena - Paris

Sobre um lago verde

Sunday 17 May 2009

Hungry Cockatoo



Another shot of a cockatoo... I could not resist as he is so beautiful. The 3 above are the same photo, just cropped to see different zoom for a good view. The colour is as taken by the camera.
Photo by Kaye
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Macro2

Photo by Kaye
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Macro


Photo by Kaye
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Saturday 16 May 2009

Photo to painting

As the original photo had no visual appeal, I touched it up to resemble a painting....
Photo by Kaye
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Friday 15 May 2009

50º Aniversário do Cristo-Rei

Junção de fragmento de pintura a acrílico  com fotografia

Cores da noite

Coimbra
parte ocidental

Terra à Vista!

Caniçal - Ilha da Madeira

Cores Secas