Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal, continental Europe and the Eurasian land mass. The cape is in the Portuguese municipality of Sintra, near Azóia, in the southwest of the district of Lisbon, forming the westernmost extent of the Serra de Sintra. Camera used: Sony A7 III End ... Read More »
– Cabo da Roca –
7 days ago
– Cabo da Roca – 28 Nov 2018, late evening, just after sunset Camera used: Sony A7 III Lens: Sony FE 50mm F/1.8 Cabo da Roca is a wild and rugged headland that marks the most westerly point of mainland Europe. The windswept cliffs of Cabo de Roca were believed to be the edge ... Read More »
– Pastel de nata –
8 days ago
– Pastel de nata – Like a Egg custard tart, but not exactly … But it is very very tasty. Very easy to get addicted 🙂 And a few facts about it: 1. The confection of Belém’s Pastries began in 1837 and the recipe remains exactly the same to this day. In the early 19th century, ... Read More »
Portugal trip Nov 2018
9 days ago
Portugal trip Nov 2018 – My trip to Portugal – Flying with EasyJet – 27 Nov Bristol airport – Lisbon airport (T1) – 29 Nov Lisbon (T2) – Bristol airport At Bristol used Express drop off at Bristol Airport – £1 (I believe up to 10 min) Camera used: Sony A7 III Lens used: Sony ... Read More »
Greetings from Portugal
11 days ago
Greetings from Portugal Photo from my recent trip to Portugal. 27 – 29 Nov 2018 Camera used: Sony A7 III Lens: Sony FE 50mm F/1.8 Read More »
Abstract (in Portugal)
11 days ago
Abstract The location is very close to Lisbon, on the coast. during the day, 28 Nov 2018 Camera used: Sony A7 III Lens: Sony FE 50mm F/2.8 Read More »
Belem Tower another view
12 days ago
The history of the tower is substantially related to the age of the great geographical discoveries. It was built in the 16th century (between 1514 and 1520), by order of King Manuel I, who decided to implement the plans of his predecessor, King Joao II, in order to reinforce the defense system on the shores ... Read More »
Belem Tower Portugal
12 days ago
Belem Tower or the Tower of St Vincent is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (along with the nearby Jerónimos Monastery) because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the ... Read More »
Ribeira Beach Cascais Portugal
13 days ago
Ribeira Beach Cascais Portugal Late night, 27 Nov 2018 It was quite cold and windy. Camera: Sony A7 III Lens: Sony FE 50mm F/2.8 Read More »
Nant Ddu cemetery
18 days ago
My second visit to the little known Nant Ddu cemetery in the Brecon Beacons national park Almost hidden, next to the main road with no signs. Nov 2018 Nant Ddu, Wales, UK Read More »
Brecon Beacons
19 days ago
Brecon Beacons national park 22 Nov 2018 It was cold as usual, but at least was not raining. The time is just before sunset. and the place is around Nant Ddu in Breacon Beacons national park (Wales, UK) Shot with Sony A7 III + Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Read More »
My Garden
24 days ago
My garden in Wales, UK Testing my new Sony FE 50mm F/1.8 lens. The focus speed of this lens is definitely not it’s best side. It is not very fast focus. but it works. And could deliver good results. The photo below is wide open at F/1.8 Tested on Sony A7R II (ver ... Read More »
– Dunraven Bay –
25 days ago
– Dunraven Bay – Hidden bay surrounded by scenic cliffs & featuring rock pools & fossil hunting on a pebble beach. 2018 Wales, UK Camera: Sony A7R II Lens used: Canon EF 24-70 F/2.8 L II Read More »
– Dark Green –
27 days ago
Testing my new Sony FE 50mm F/1.8 lens. The focus speed of this lens is definitely not it’s best side. It is not very fast focus. but it works. And could deliver good results. The photo below is wide open at F/1.8 Tested on Sony A7R II (ver 4.0) and lend ver 3.0 Rhondda valleys, ... Read More »
Big Pit National Coal Museum – part 1
29 days ago
Big Pit National Coal Museum – part 1 Today (13 Nov 2018) I decided to visit the Big pit – a very well know coal mine which is a museum. A friend recommended me to visit this place and wow, a very wise decision. I like it, a lot. Very welcoming staff, friendly people and ... Read More »
November 12, 2018
The Shrine of “Our Lady” (photo by phone) Nov 2018 (Wlaes, UK) Legend tells that a statue of the Virgin Mary appeared in the branches of an oak tree near to the holy well. The statue was said to have been incredibly beautiful and a gift from heaven. Many people tried to remove ... Read More »
Blaencwm Wales
November 9, 2018
Blaencwm is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Two collieries were opened here during the Industrial Revolution, the Dunraven Colliery in 1865 and the Glenrhondda Colliery in 1911 Both had closed by 1966 and the sites have since been landscaped, leaving little ... Read More »
Tynewydd Rhondda valley
November 8, 2018
Tynewydd Rhondda valley Tynewydd is a village located in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. With Treherbert, Blaencwm, Blaenrhondda and Pen-yr-englyn it is part of a community of Treherbert. The village lies in the former industrial coal mining area at the head of Rhondda Fawr, the larger of the Rhondda Valleys. It ... Read More »
Rhigos Viewpoint
November 8, 2018
A view from Rhigos Viewpoint You can see Llyn Fawr lake: Location Rhigos, Cynon Valley, South Wales Valleys, Wales Lake type natural lake, reservoir Surface area 9.8 ha (24 acres) Surface elevation 368 m (1,207 ft) Llyn Fawr is a lake in the Cynon Valley (Welsh: Cwm Cynon), South Wales, that is best known as the ... Read More »
– Rhondda valleys –
November 7, 2018
A short drive in Rhondda valleys, South Wales. 7 Nov 2018, around sunset Shot with Sony A7R II + Laowa 105mm F/2 STF manual lens Read More »
Rhigos – Rhondda valleys, Wales
November 7, 2018
Rhigos – Rhondda valleys, Wales 7th of November 2018 Around sunset Sony A7R II + Laowa 105mm F/2 STF manual lens At the bottom right you can see Tower Colliery (Welsh: Glofa’r Tŵr) – It was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It ... Read More »
My nurse for Halloween
November 1, 2018
– My nurse for Halloween – Model: Dilyana Location: Rhondda valleys, Wales, UK Oct 2018 Shot with Sony A7R II + Laowa 105mm F/2 STF manual lens Read More »
cargo boat arriving at Naban port
October 4, 2018
Something different from my recent trip to Thailand. A cargo boat arriving at Naban port (Koh Larn island) – photo by me, taken from the a moving ferry, leaving to Pattaya. Sony A7R II + Modified Sigma 60mm F/2.8 Read More »
Travel to Thailand September 2018
October 4, 2018
Travel to Thailand September 2018 15 Sept – 28 Sept 2018 15 Sept 2018 London Gatwick south to Kiev (Boeing 737) and Kiev to Bangkok using Ukraine international airlines (Boeing 777-200ER) Read More »
The local gas station at Koh Larn island
September 30, 2018
The local gas station at Koh Larn island Sept 2018 Koh Larn island, Thailand Read More »
Speed boat at the Ko Larn island
September 29, 2018
– Speed boat at the Ko Larn island – Sept 2018 Thailand Read More »
Nant Ddu cemetery
September 12, 2018
Nant Ddu cemetery September 2018 Shot with Sony A7R II + Laowa 105mm F/2 STF manual lens Read More »
Brecon Beacons with Laowa 105mm
September 9, 2018
Brecon Beacons national park 8 Sept 2018 Wales, UK Shot with Sony A7R II and Laowa 105mm F/2 STF manual lens Read More »
– Saturday night, under my house –
August 25, 2018
– Saturday night, under my house – Model: Dilyana Aug 2018 Location near Cardiff, UK Read More »
Ace Cafe Jensen’s and Bristol’s meet
August 16, 2018
Ace Cafe Jensen’s and Bristol’s meet Ace Cafe London – Jensen and Bristol meet 11th of August 2018 London, UK Ace Cafe London Shot with Sony A7R II + Sigma MC-11 + Canon EF 24-70 F/2.8L II (and a few shots using Sigma 16mm sony E-mount) Read More »