Após as dunas e as falésias da zona costeira de Porto Novo e Santa Rita, erguem-se os montes resultado da atividade tectónica de uma peculiaridade singular, tornando-se um ícone da região. Um contraste entre o verdejante repleto de espécies autóctones e o azul onde a terra acaba e o mar começa, como escreveu Luís Vaz de Camões.
Maceira, Torres Vedras, Lisboa, Portugal
A panoramic view of the coast line, featuring the beaches of Santa Rita and Porto Novo, subject of many of my photographs.
The intense blue of the sky and the sea blend with the golden sand and the green vegetation. That’s how to characterize the coast of our West region.
Contemplation and gratitude for being part of these magical moments.
Intensos azuis do céu e do mar combinam com a areia dourada e o verde da vegetação, assim se caracteriza o litoral da nossa Região Oeste.
Contemplação e gratidão por fazer parte destes momentos mágicos.
A paradise right here next door!
Magnificent view of the Alcabrichel river valley, with Porto Novo beach in the background and the majestic Atlantic Ocean colouring the horizon.
This is one of my favourite places at Torres Vedras!
Um paraíso mesmo aqui ao lado!
Magnífica vista do vale do Rio Alcabrichel, com a Praia de Porto Novo ao fundo e o majestoso oceano Atlântico a colorir o horizonte.
Este é um local que gosto muito no concelho de Torres Vedras!
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A cold evening with a cloudy sunset.
Um entardecer gélido com um pôr-do-sol nublado.
Praia de Santa Rita – Torres Vedras – Portugal
The sea breeze comes with its distinctive aroma that makes us remind the days at the beach and the beautiful sunsets.
A brisa do mar vem com o seu aroma característico que nos faz lembrar os dias na praia e os fantásticos pores-do-sol.
“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun.”
Pablo Picasso
“Há pessoas que transformam o sol numa simples mancha amarela, mas há aquelas que fazem de uma simples mancha amarela o próprio sol.”
Pablo Picasso
Global Warming brings us more and more the inconveniences of the frequent atypical storms for this region and time of the year. This was a record of the track left by the Felix storm at Santa Rita beach, where fortunately it didn’t cause any damage. In the middle of gale and rain a moment of peace happened. Besides the adverse conditions the persistence paid up, rewarded by some sun beams.
O aquecimento global traz-nos, cada vez mais, as inconveniências das frequentes tempestades atípicas para a época e região. Este foi um registo do rasto deixado pela tempestade Félix na Praia de Santa Rita, onde felizmente não causou danos. No meio de um vendaval e chuva surge um momento de paz.
Apesar das condições adversas valeu a persistência, recompensada por uns raios de sol.
Moments like these turn a common landscape into a masterpiece. Those are rare and fleeting, but when these amazing conditions meet it is a great pleasure to be able to enjoy them and to photograph.
São momentos como este que tornam uma paisagem habitual numa obra de arte. São raros e fugazes, mas, quando estas impressionantes condições se reúnem é um grande prazer poder apreciá-las e registá-las.
Lately, the rough sea prevails for weeks turning the beach into a compact and washed sand. The white foam contrasts with the dark colour of the sand.
Nos últimos tempos, a forte agitação marítima prolongou-se por várias semanas tornando a praia num areal compactado e lavado. A espuma na rebentação das ondas contrasta com a cor da areia escurecida.
The winter solstice with the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It also marks the sunset in the southernmost point, cycles that are repeated annually and of great importance for the Humankind.
O Solstício de Inverno com o dia mais curto e a noite mais longa do ano. Marca também o pôr-do-sol mais a Sul, ciclos que se repetem anualmente e de grande importância para a humanidade.
It’s a privilege to live nearby and witness rare conditions for a winter day.
O privilégio de estar próximo e presenciar condições raras para um dia de inverno.
After the sun passing the horizon, this magnificent pastel tones gain life.
Depois do sol passar a linha do horizonte, ganham vida estes magníficos tons pastel.
If a scenery like this seems perfect to us it’s because there is a perfection standard for the majority of humans. If this standard is a collective memory, perhaps its existence is true on the deeps of our subconscious.
Se um cenário destes nos parece perfeito é porque existe um padrão de perfeição para a maioria dos humanos. Se esse padrão é uma memória coletiva, talvez a sua existência seja verídica nas profundezas do subconsciente.
The understanding of reality turns easier when we can freeze the timeline. Photography is the perfect time machine to immortalize moments. Then you can observe details that escape our eyes, either because they pass too fast or because we are too busy to focus on them.
Those water drops at sunset will be forever in suspension against gravity in this picture. This is the power of capturing light during a very short period of time.
A compreensão da realidade é muito mais fácil quando conseguimos parar a linha temporal. A fotografia é a máquina do tempo perfeita para imortalizar momentos. Então, conseguimos observar detalhes que nos escaparam ao olhar, quer porque passaram demasiado rápido, quer estivéssemos muito ocupados para nos focarmos neles. Aquelas gotas de água ao pôr-do-sol serão mantidas para sempre em suspensão contra a gravidade nesta imagem. Eis o poder de registar luz num curtíssimo período de tempo.
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Sunset at Santa RitaI particularly like the bright red in the sunset reflections like this day’s.
Gosto particularmente dos vermelhos intensos e dos reflexos de um pôr-do-sol como o deste dia.
Praia de Santa Rita – Torres Vedras – Portugal
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Inspirado pela fotografia? Compre a impressão fine art de alta qualidade em tela na minha loja!
O equilíbrio da paleta de cores da natureza inspira-me e faz-me procurar estas novas paisagens no mesmo local.
The balance of the nature’s colour palette inspires me and makes me search for these new landscapes in the same places.
Capturing a partial solar eclipse in Portugal, in a cloudy day, is a strike of luck. However, I had the feeling that I needed to go somewhere and try photographing it. Most of the times, photography is about subconscious messages and intuition. Thus, I went to Santa Rita Beach and I had the biggest surprise of the year. There it was – the incomplete sun lurking.
My amazement grew more when I realized that even the eclipse was aligned with the walkway. There’s a mathematical coincidence that I could hardly imagine to be possible. It was a true blessing having the opportunity to enjoy that moment and capturing it.
Registar um eclipse parcial do sol em Portugal, num dia nublado, é um golpe de sorte. Contudo, tive o pressentimento que tinha de ir algures e tentar fotografá-lo. Na maioria das vezes fotografar baseia-se em interpretar mensagens do subconsciente e a intuição. Assim, fui à Praia de Santa Rita e tive a maior surpresa do ano. Ali estava ele – o sol incompleto a espreitar.
O meu espanto elevou-se quando me apercebi que o próprio eclipse estava alinhado com o passadiço. Há uma coincidência matemática que dificilmente poderia imaginar ser possível. É uma verdadeira gratidão ter a oportunidade de aproveitar o momento e registá-lo.
O Ilhéu de Porto Novo separa as praias de Santa Rita e Porto Novo. Outrora o mar e o rio juntavam-se neste local transformando este pedaço de falésia numa pequena ilha. Atualmente, durante o inverno, o rio tenta reclamar o seu lugar nativo, chegando mesmo a inundar os campos e tornar a estrada intransitável.
Porto Novo islet separates Santa Rita and Porto Novo beaches. Once, the sea and the river joined together here turning this piece of cliff into a little Island. Nowadays, during the winter the river tries to claim its native place, even flooding the fields and blocking the road to transit.
O passadiço leva-nos até um pôr-do-sol de tons quentes, num passeio pela Praia de Santa Rita. Um veleiro navega pelo mar ao sabor da ondulação e da brisa.
The walkway takes us to a sunset of warm tones, in a stroll along Santa Rita beach. A sailboat sails by the sea to the waves and the breeze.
Torres Vedras, Portugal.
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