The Blue Sirius
In this picture captured from the walls of Monsaraz Castle, we can see the entire Canis Major constellation, the star cluster M41, and the brightest star in the celestial sphere, with -1.46 mag. In this image Sirius is shown with unusual strong sparkles, not only produced by a photo star filter attached in the front lens of the camera, but also due to the strong dew which increase the diffusion and saturation effect, showing so, the true blue color of this star, for being at a hot temperature of 25,200K.
Canon 60Da – ISO3200 35mm f/2.8 Exp.13s in 22/12/2012 at 04h18 AM
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The Moon was not alone
This image was captured in the land of Juromenha, near Alandroal, one of the regions covered by the Alqueva´s Dark Sky Reserve (www.alquevadarksky.com), distinguished as the Worlds First Star Light Tourism Destination.However, during the two nights that I was shooting, I had the great presence of the moon to light up the landscape, creating many different blue sky tones and showing less stars than we usually see, with naked eye. The moon, let me capture the beauty of the place with incredible romantic views in a scenery full of quiet, peace and plenitude. Lakes, horses and millenar olive trees, is just an example of what we could find there…
Canon 50D – 10mm f/4 30″ ISO1000 taken in 06/10/2012 at 00h26
Lagoa das Sete Cidades at Night – Azores
Lagoa das Sete Cidade (English: Lake of the Seven Cities) is a twin-lake situated in the crater of a massive crater on the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It consists of two ecologically-different small-lakes connected by a narrow passage (and crossed by a bridge), located inside a dormant volcano on the western third of the island of São Miguel. The Lagoa das Sete Cidades part of a natural landscape of communitarian interest: it is the largest body of water in the region and one of the most important freshwater resources in the archipelago. More info click here.
This place have a peculiar weather and we could see in this image taken at a deep night with a long exposure, a strange cloud formation that is around the volcano crater as well as all the light pollution reflected in the clouds, from the small village that exists in the center of the crater. The air planes normally avoid to fly above it.
Canon 50D – ISO800 F/4 180sec. 10mm in 4/12/2011 at 02h40 | Panoramic picture, composed by 3 images taken at deep night around 02h40, in a long exposure of 3 minutes for each photo.
Lightning Storm over Lisbon
Tempestade de Relâmpagos sobre Lisboa vista de Almada. Foram registados 21 relâmpagos em cerca de 22 minutos, entre as 21h18 e as 21h40. Soma total de 21 imagens.
Canon 50D- Exp.15″ F/10 ISO125 a 20mm 16-05-11
Panoramic Full Moon
Panoramic Full Moon image when was at perigee, or closest orbital zone of planet Earth. This was the biggest full moon of the last 20 years, 14% bigger and 30% brighter. The images were obtained at Cape Espichel, Sesimbra, on 19-03-2011.Canon 50D – ISO800 15mm F/6.3 Exp. 25″ às 20:07
Canon 50D – ISO800 15mm F/6.3 Exp. 25″ às 20:07
Sun Pillar
Imagem do fenómeno atmosférico conhecido por Sun Pillar.
“They are narrow columns of light apparently beaming directly up and sometimes downwards from the sun. They can be 5 -10º tall and occasionally even higher.Pillars are not actually vertical rays, they are instead the collective glints of millions of ice crystals. Leia mais sobre isto aqui:
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/pillalt1.htm
Canon 50D – ISO640 20mm F/14 Exp. 1/100s 26-04-10 às 20:19.
Starry Lagoon
Imagem do movimento das estrelas registado ao longo da noite no dia 12 de Março de 2010 entre as 22h26 e as 23h56. Para o resultado final foi feita uma soma manual de 159 imagens no CS3 cada uma de 30 segundos, totalizando uma integração de 80 minutos, com uma Canon 50D a uma abertura F-4 a ISO 1000, com uma Lente Sigma HSM EX a 10mm. Imagem obtida na Lagoa de Albufeira
Halo-Win Moon – Halo Lunar difuso
Halo-Win Moon – Imagem de um halo lunar provocado devido à presença de cristais de gelo na atmosfera, que refractam a luz da Lua. Imagem obtida na noite de Halloween. Canon 400D – ISO400 70mm F/4.5 Exp. 1/4 em 31-10-09 às 20:10 + ISO400 70mm F/22 Exp. 1/10 em 31-10-09 às 20:13.
Ponte 25 de Abril sobre intenso nevoeiro
Ponte 25 de Abril sobre intenso nevoeiro. Canon 400D – ISO 100 F-8 – Exp: 1/200 – 18mm às 16h13 em 21-09-08
Raios Crepusculares
Raios Crepusculares – Imagem panorâmica obtida nos Capuchos após o Pôr do Sol. Canon 400D – ISO 200 F-7.1 1/20s a 31mm em: 20-09-09 às 19:56
Halo Solar parcial e núvens Iridiscentes
Halo Solar de 22º, halo parcial e núvens Iridiscentes. Canon 400D – ISO 400 F-11 Exp. 1/1000seg. -18mm às 16h07. Sequência obtida em Almada a 19-04-09
Raios Solares entre as nuvens
Raios Solares – Imagem obtida em Vila Boim – Alentejo. Canon 400D + Filtro Polarizador Circular- ISO 100 F-8 – Exp: 1/200 – 18mm às 17h35 em 15-07-08
Fenómeno “Halo Solar” e a silhueta do Cristo Rei
Nesta imagem o autor conseguiu captar o fenómeno “Ice Halo”, que se deve ao facto de existirem pequenos cristais de gelo na atmosfera, nos quais a luz se refracta, formando um halo parecido a um arco-iris em torno do sol, normalmente de 22º e por vezes circunscrito.
Imagem obtida em 26-04-08 às 13h00 com Canon Powershot A550 – ISO 80 F-7.1 , 1/640s
