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Under the Moonlight by Goncalo Lemos

Under the Moonlight by Goncalo Lemos

Thursday, 22nd January 2009

Under the Moonlight
by Goncalo Lemos
The impressive eroded rocks at the Carvoeiro cape in Portugal under a perigee Moon.
Equipment: 20D, 17-40 L
Goncalo Lemos
Born in 68, in Portugal, started to shoot when I was 14 with my dad’s camera. Recently I entered the digital era and started to shoot with one of my favorite techniques: long exposure! Hope you enjoy my work.
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Under the Moonlight by Goncalo Lemos was Photo of the Day on Thursday, January 22nd, 2009. It is tagged Night, Sea. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

23 Comments

  1. Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:

    Awe-inspiring rocks and surf–as if stacked by some primitive tribe to hold back the sea. Fascinating image with an other-world quality. Very nice work!

  2. Kirk Jordan Says:

    I just looked at this, and the “Water Dreams” shot from two days ago… and despite the very different content, both images employ very simular lines and framing. Isn’t the fact that we have some sense of right (or wrong) composition a marvel in itself? Beyond that, I really like the beyond blue blue of the extended night sky.

  3. Chamika Says:

    Wonderful capture. Good contrast in the rocks and the sky. A beautiful image.

  4. James and Kelly Stone Says:

    WOW! Excellent capture. Such great detail and the color is fantastic. Nice job here!

  5. Anurag Anurag Says:

    Excellent!!
    If the star trails were not there, it could easily pass as a sun-lighted shot. Besides long exposure did you also paint with a hand held light or something like that? What is the source of lights on the rocks, Your car headlights?

    @Kirk
    I agree, after all there does seem to be some universal concept of beauty, rather than the eye of the beholder kind of stuff!!

  6. Su Says:

    sureal shot Good stuff

  7. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    Long exposure works very well here; the colors are just perfect.

  8. Malta Photography Malta Photography Says:

    Very nice shot indeed. clear, neat without the need of any fancy stuff. I like the blue background. The differential lighting poses a little of a mystery but in a positive way.

  9. SérgioLuísSilva Says:

    Excelent work Gonçalo!!!Great definiton and colors!!Wonderfull long exposure!!Portugal Rulez!

  10. Luis Ferreira Says:

    Congrats My Friend

  11. Alex Says:

    Rocks and water, again! Boring!

  12. Nazrul Islam Says:

    Great capture

  13. Matt Matt Says:

    I’d hardly describe this as boring!

    I like it.

    However maybe some dancing monkey’s in clown suits would give it that extra appeal ?

  14. planet lover Says:

    Wow. All those shades of blue and brown!! I love this picture and I will check the spot on GoogleEarth, where it surely won’t look as beautiful. I want to include it on my next trip to Portugal.

  15. Leslie Says:

    I love good photos of interesting rocks-and this
    one is excellent. When I shot photos in my teens of rocks and sidewalk cracks I sometimes
    won awards. You have an excellent eye for
    composition.

  16. Marie Dunphy Harding Says:

    The pale blue make the rocks look like ice. Is this a man or earth made rock formation?
    Either way, a work of art!

  17. Laurie Laurie Says:

    It looks like an ancient, crumbling, man-made structure, such as a fortress.
    (Near the bottom righthand corner, notice the perfectly rectangular stone “bricks” with mortar in the cracks.)
    I would love to know the history of this fascinating place.

  18. Mandy Kilpatrick Mandy Kilpatrick Says:

    A beautiful photo!! The colors, composition, and angles of the rocks make it an interesting photo to look at. It is so surreal and mysterious. I love the geological formations. Congratulations on a GREAT potd!!!

  19. Geert VDB Says:

    Love the haze created by the long exposure of the breaking waves

  20. Sue Gagnon Says:

    Love it, love it, love it….love the composition of the astral versus the ethereal, the jagged rocks in the night sky versus the vibrant ever-flowing water, it’s simply a perfect photograph. A perfect vision. Excellent!

  21. mike mike Says:

    Interesting. I never seen a formation like that.

  22. su su Says:

    Nice textures.

  23. renee renee Says:

    very different, but very nice shot!

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