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Photo taken at Adraga - PortugalI took this one one day before the photo "Apocalipse".
A Sunday I think. Went to the beach with *dzian to take some waterscape photos.
This was taken at the end of the day, just before it started to rain pretty hard.
The spot my tripod was mounted was very dangerous because the strong waves were witting the rocks hardly! Lost my favorite sandal shooting this one lol.
Technique:
Used a shutter remote cable
A cokin (P) GND4
The darker part of the filter was placed in the right side of the lens because that was the spot with most light.
Post-processing:
PSCS3 levels, increased saturation 9%, Unsharp Mask, Watermark tittle.
P.S.: I had submitted this photo to flickr first. Didn´t upload to DA because I thought this one is not so good or at least the way I intended to be. But *dzian said it looked ok, so here it is.
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Thanks so much my friend!
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You are so very welcome!!!
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i love it.
the best landscape i've seen today
i'd gladly lose a sandal for a shot like that
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Thanks so much my friend. And I miss those sandals!!!
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superb.
just one thing, it seems like the gnd4 was slightly to much for the sea, maybe you could've brightened it in photoshop.
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Yep.. it´s an idea.. But I did this one for fun.. the right side is much darker than the left one..is not to give the idea of a natural and "what you see" photo.. it was made for fun like using red filters on the sky etc. Thanks for the comment
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Thanks so so much Eva
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I have featured this in my latest journal! [link]
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Esta foi com um pequenito truque
Virei o filtro GND com o lado escuro para a direita... ficando então o lado direito onde se punha o sol, mais carregado com tons quentes a contrastar com o lado esquerdo, mais frio. Talvez não ficou um registo tal e qual como se via a olho nu naquele momento, pois ficou um contraste grande demais entre os dois lados, mas foi talvez por isso mesmo que decidi partilha-la com o resto do pessoal.
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Concordo, realçar o que vemos não é, para mim, alterar a essência do que está à nossa frente! 
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hey
mas digo-te é um enquadramento fora de serie! a outra altura do dia, amanhecer(por exemplo) acho q voltarias la
Abraços
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Para a próxima uso um ND2 e está feito 
Thanks pelo comment amigo
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Fantastic shot! I really like that you placed the ND grad filter in the right side of the photo. In addition to that you neutralized the highlight clipping on the right side it also makes the photograph more dynamic. Great job!
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Thanks again dear 
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Thanks! Hey, you're the excellent photographer here, so I'm really honored hearing that!
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very nice, 
*me wants a GND filter set*
I see you have a sigma 10-20mm: how the lens works with GND filters? you have to use just one filter or you can stack more than one? and what about vignetting?
Thanks
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Thanks so much Francesco. GND filters work well with wide angle lens. I recommend you to use square filters like the ones Cokin sells, and to buy the Z series. I use the P series that are smaller that the "Z" versions. Using the Z Cokin filters and placing them on the filter holders, and because they´re wider, the filter holder will not appear on the photo when shooting on 10mm focal range.
When I mentioned Cokin is because the filter brand I use, But you have so much more brands, ones more expensive then the others. The Cokin filters are the most used by amateur photographers because they are not that much expensive and the result is quite good. But you have other brands that make filters with better material, and if you want to take photography more serious and give about 100$ for a filter go ahead
Vignetting will appear when shooting at 10mm, not that much, but its there.
Oh and almost forgot, yes you can stack about 3 or 4 filters in the filter holder. I recommend not to use more then 2 at the same time because you´re putting glass in front of the lens and that will damage the quality of the photo
Take care mate
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Thankyou for your kind reply, it's very useful!
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Que espectáculo!
Parece a praia da Ursa... onde é que fica essa Adraga?
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Hum.. pera a ver se te consigo mostrar: [link]
Em baixo do lado esquerdo está o Cabo da Roca, em cima a ultima extensão de areia que vês é a praia da Adraga. És de onde?
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Ah então é mais ou menos ao pé da Ursa, certo?
Eu sou do Centro de Lisboa, de Campo de Ourique..
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Sim são muito próximas. Infelizmente não consegues ir de uma para a outra pelas praias.. os acessos através de estrada para cada uma delas é diferente e algo longe um do outro
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Hum... ok.
Vou ver se consigo convencer a malta aqui de casa a ir lá um fim de semana destes...!
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Oh my...I just love to keep staring at this one!
Lovely!
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Thank you so much for those kind words. So glad you liked this one!
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Hey! Eu tb fui nesse dia, apesar de ter ficado a dormir do outro lado!
Concordo com o Dzian, acho que a luz desta está magnifica e gostei do pormenor do filtro de lado!
Orgulho
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Nice work Filipe....I really need to get back to Adraga
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Thanks Andy. It really is a great beach to photograph due to its great rock formations. Today I went to Cabo da Roca, and went down the cliff to a tiny beach on the left side of the lighthouse. I´ll upload some shots tomorrow. Another great place to shoot. But like praia da Ursa.. a nightmare to reach the beach
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Is it Porto Torro (or something like that)...the one with some buildings that you reach through Azoia?
It's ironic, but I was having lunch with a friend on Sunday and he told me about it...I thought it would be somewhere interesting to go when I have the time.
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Excelente foto como sempre.
Onde fica Adraga? Já tenho visto umas fotos do rolhas desse local e é simplesmente lindo!
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A Adraga pertence às praias da linha de Sintra. Google maps e segue desde as praias de Cascais até às de Sintra. Tem sitios optimos para fotografia
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Obrigado. Quando for aí a "baixo", vou ver se dou lá um salto.
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This photo have been featured on Thumbs of the Week 43th .
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