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Rotterdam in sepia
The Erasmusbrug
I thought it could be a good moment to upload some sepia images once in a while.
Sepia, nowadays , speaking in quantity, is the little, and a bit old fashioned, brother of black and white. But I think the tones, just because they are softer, are more beautiful.
Sepia has some great other advantages as well. One can really make a good poto, no matter what kind of weather. The contrasts are a bit lower then in black and white, so there are not much blown out highlights. Even in dull weather conditions, one can make a picture, not good enough for a superb photo, but enough for sharing with family and friends.
Ok, here's the Erasmusbrug, the absolute most photographed site of Rotterdam. Weather conditions were good, dark skies in the distance with the light behind me and on top of the high buildings.
Rain was arriving in about 15 minutes. The camera, an oldie, that I always carry with me, is the Nikon Coolpix S6200, a simple but effective pocketcamera from the medieval age.
Lancelot had one while photographing Guinevere, did you know?
The processing in the city, when photographing modern architecture, will from now on be as smooth as possbible. Not because I must, but because I can.
Enjoy and have a nice week ahead.
Portugal, Algarve, Praia do Castelejo on a cloudy morning.
Canon S95 pocketcamera.
Thanks for all your faves, comments and invites. They are much appreciated!!
Do you ever wonder
Why you do the things you do?
Spend your days wishing
For your dreams to come true?
Throw it away
If it isn't Shiny and new.
Then find you are the darkness
That the stars shine through?
Esta foto foi batida nos últimos dias de inverno de 2011, altura em que as UDD da série 0450 (Cummins) começaram a invadir o Algarve para substituir as já muito desgastadas 0600 e 0650 (Saurer) que operaram entre 1979 a 2012 em várias linhas pelo país.
Disse a operadora que reabilitar as 0600 e as 0650 era extremamente dispendioso, pelo que a opção foi o abate e venda da sucata resultante, tendo sido preservada a 0655 na configuração UTD (motora-reboque-motora) para exposição no Museu.
Ficaram assim até hoje, até porque não é certo para já quando é que as UTE 2240 vão tirar os três (comercialmente) à exploração da tracção eléctrica na linha do Algarve, as UDD 0450, que resultaram da reabilitação das 0400 (1965 a 1995, Rolls-Royce) e começaram a operar em 1999.
Hoje, já muito longe de Vila Real de Santo António, vou esperar (penso eu de que…) que as UTEs comecem o seu serviço nesta linha. Pode ser que um dia ainda lá volte, mas duvido. Até lá vou apreciando as fotos de outros colegas e os vídeos que forem aparecendo no YouTube.
A imagem está longe de ser uma perfeição, mas a câmara também não era grande espingarda. Mas para recordação serve muito bem.
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This photo was taken in the last days of winter 2011, when the 0450 series DDUs (Cummins) began to invade Algarve line to replace the already very worn-out 0600 and 0650 series (Saurer) that operated between 1979 and 2012 on various lines across the country.
The operator said that rehabilitating the 0600 and 0650 series was extremely expensive, so the option was to scrap them and sell the resulting scrap, with the 0655 unit being preserved in the TDU (motor-trailer-motor) configuration for display in the Museum.
The 0450 DDUs, which resulted from the rehabilitation of the 0400s (1965 to 1995, Rolls-Royce) and began operating in 1999, remained here to this day, also because it is not yet certain when the UTE 2240s will (commercially) take the virginity of electric traction operation on the Algarve line.
Today, already far from Vila Real de Santo António, I will wait (I think…) for the UTEs to begin their service on this line. Maybe one day I will still go back there, but I doubt it. Until then, I will enjoy the photos of other colleagues and the videos that appear on YouTube.
The image is far from perfect, but the camera wasn't a great one either. But it serves very well for memory recall purpose.
Yesterday was a gray and dreary day. Light was flat, temps were starting to drop low, and I debated going out for a while. I finally decided to give it a go. While conditions certainly didn't help, I did find a few new compositions to return to on better days. This is one such possibility.
📷 Canon PowerShot G5
Há 15 anos eu estava longe de imaginar que certas coisas iriam acontecer... Que uma automotora eléctrica iria chegar aqui, que uma automotora desta série iria mudar a minha vida para sempre (para melhor), que o mundo ia ficar virado do avesso à conta de três tolos... Bem, siga!
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Fifteen years ago I couldn't have imagined that certain things would happen... That an electric railcar would arrive here, that a railcar from this series would change my life forever (for the better), that the world would be turned upside down by three fools... Well, go on!
We all need some of that...
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Minor color manipulations to brighten the reds and yellows...cropped from the original image.
On our way home from my in-laws, we stopped to check out a waterfall. The light was gone, the sky was socked in with clouds, but I decided to try a photo anyway. I got some good ideas for compositions, so I'm looking forward to returning with better conditions now.
Canon PowerShot G11
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More info (in Portuguese):
pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9rie_0600/0650_da_CP
On June 24th 2025 the first electric train, a 2240 class railcar, reached Vila Real de Santo António (run test only).
This photo displays a 0600 class diesel railcar (unit nr. 0604), and it was taken on February 8th 2012.
Day 8 of 365
I actually took this photo years ago on an old pocket camera, but it just sat in my archives. Now that I am learning how to use Lightroom on my MacBook Neo, I finally decided to edit it and bring it to life so I could share it.
I have always loved dandelions so much that I even have one tattooed on the inside of my wrist. There is something so magical about their delicate details, and I'm so glad I could finally give this old favorite the edit it deserved. It just goes to show you don't need a massive camera rig to capture the tiny details in nature!
📷 Gear & Workflow:
• Camera: Samsung ES80 Point and Shoot
• Editing: Processed in Adobe Lightroom on MacBook Neo
7DWF, Fridays: Flora
Happy Fence Friday!
Just some fresh, opening spring bud peek-a-booing through a fence. Testing the close-up / macro abilities of the little "always-in-my-pocket" Lumix LX100. Macro with this camera "happens" at the wide end of the lens, so there will be some typical wide angle distortions, but it still works rather well with quite pleasing results.
Happy Flora, HFF (the 13th!), and a wonderful weekend to you, dear Flickr friends!
"Frischet Jrün", wie der Berliner sagt, das hinter einem Zaun hervorlugt. Makrotest mit der kleinen "Immer-dabei"-Lumix-LX100; die Makro-Einstellung "sitzt" am weiten Ende des Objektivs, weshalb es die typischen Weitwinkel-Verzerrungen geben kann, aber dennoch sind die Resultate erstaunlich gut anzusehen - und besser als gar kein Makro ist es allemal.
Ich wünsche Euch ein schönes, sonnig-warmes Frühlingswochenende (hatschi - der Frühling ist da und mit ihm der Heuschnupfen, aber egal, Hauptsache Frühling!), liebe Flickr-Freunde!
These were all taken this morning in a historic part of town.
Have a great weekend.
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A snap of a local New Forest Foal I took on a pocket camera several years ago, it's one of my favourites. On a serious note, I saw this message on a local FB page.
“To our lovely visitors…
Please do not feed or say hello to the horses or donkeys.
Feeding them causes aggravation amongst the herd and only the matriarch mare will be fed and then not lead the heard to food.
Also they can be very aggressive over food and being petted.
Thank you and enjoy just admiring our wonderful wildlife.”
Dived into my archived images from 2013 when on holiday with a group of uni mates. Back before I had taken up photography again and was using a compact digital camera. This arch is no longer here due to the collapse in March 2017.
Peter Mackey www.flickr.com/photos/silverback40/ suggested a shallower crop for this one after seeing my earlier OoC post and I have to say he was right. Thanks, Peter for your encouraging and constructive criticism.
My best and most loved (late) dog ever.
A Male mixed of Danish/Swedish Farmdog and Dalmatian.
Very clever and very gentle, always happy
The Fujifilm Finepix F30 was the best compact camera you could get when it was new. The screen is not bright in sunlight and the the Lens could have been wider at the short focal length. It takes excellent images, being a small 6 megapixels sensor !
A beautiful, thick lichen carpet covering the forest floor.
Captured this with my old Canon Digital IXUS 90 IS. It's fascinating how this small pocket camera from 2010 still manages to pick up all the intricate details and textures of the forest floor. Testing out the old battery today and it’s still going strong!