Sunset - The Bridge - Portugal

Another photo from this great spot close to where i live (Sintra-Portugal)

I think its a great shot Paulo.

I like it as well...ya might add some contrast in the shore area.

Superb shot!

I bet you've got some great shots of Pena palace then? Very nice!

Lovely scene nicely done.

JimMcrae wrote in post #14365849
I bet you've got some great shots of Pena palace then? Very nice!

Pena palace is a different story, maybe because i can see it everyday from my house i still havent taken one photo that i think its awesome...

one of them(the sky didnt help):

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chauncey wrote in post #14365562
I like it as well...ya might add some contrast in the shore area.

I added a bit more than the original scene and maybe i should had a bit further, but not much.

thank you!

What, you live in the Moorish castle!? Cool!! I too was disappointed that I didn't do the place justice... Sintra was built for photographers... and so was Lisbon. It's a great area!

Here's one I got in a very brief moment between downpours:

beautiful shot Paulo! Was it HDR? Did you use any filters?

Very nice shot. Any tips or tricks you would like to share about that shot?

IQ Zero wrote in post #14369917
Very nice shot. Any tips or tricks you would like to share about that shot?

About 45 minutes before sunset, its a long exposure, about 30seconds, it was exposed to the bottom rocks, +1 compesantion

Filters:
lee 3stop full ND
Hitech 2stop hard Edge, in a -30 angle (to the left)
Hitech 2stop Soft edge, in a -30 angle (to the left)

In Photoshop, curves, adjust the RGB individually, new layer, b&w mode, overlay blending mode about 20% of the b&w layer, some dodge and burning in darker/lighter areas and to disguise the straight line of the hard edge filter.

Chewy734 wrote in post #14368819
beautiful shot Paulo! Was it HDR? Did you use any filters?

Im not a big fan of HDR, i respect people that do them in ways that almost look real, but 99% of the Hdr's looks to me unreal and fake, i prefer choosing a different time of the day and then try to control the available light using filters.

JimMcrae wrote in post #14367078
What, you live in the Moorish castle!? Cool!! I too was disappointed that I didn't do the place justice... Sintra was built for photographers... and so was Lisbon. It's a great area!
Here's one I got in a very brief moment between downpours:
I look forward to you posting up more Sintra shots!

very good shot!

yes, Lisbon and Sintra are both great places to take photos. i have some other photos, but i only have canon since February, the previous photos were with Nikon

here is my flickr -> http://www.flickr.com …m/sets/72157621​772580933/
cheers!

paulo.maxim wrote in post #14371752
Im not a big fan of HDR, i respect people that do them in ways that almost look real, but 99% of the Hdr's looks to me unreal and fake, i prefer choosing a different time of the day and then try to control the available light using filters.

That's cool... you did a really nice job with that photo. I figured you used an ND filter in there somewhere.