Quietness, a photo from Algarve, South

Photographer's Note

This particular costal landscape photo was taken further South than the previous ones of this series. It's incridible how the rock formations changes so dramaticaly Km after Km when you travel along the coast. Also incredible is the green vegetation on the rocks, which will last only a month and then disapear untill next year.

As always, apart from basic and unavoidable editing in Photoshop (slight contrast, saturation and unsharp mask), the shot is unmanipulated as much of the work is done on location using a ND grad filter to balance the light and a polarizer to enhance colour and contrast.

I hope you enjoy!

PS: I apologise for the 500px larger side and watermark in the frame, but some unauthorized use has happened before in other websites (including mine). I know this spoils teh pleasure of seeing larger images and I truly apologise for that. Thanks for undersatanding.

Elaine_Blath, Wirraway, patriik, errorist, Mistral has marked this note useful

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Kong (38) 2006-05-11 4:52

another one of your painting like photo. Good one.

qpochet (1412) 2006-05-11 5:01

Hi Joel,

Again a beutiful shot by you. I find the angle excellent and the colours wonderful. very good sharpness as well and good frame. The green vegetation is amazing and contrasts a lot with the rest of the pic.
Nice job!
Quentin.

fertxu (323) 2006-05-11 5:06

Hello Joel
Wonderfull!!! Another fantastic photo
Regards,Fernando

jone (3231) 2006-05-11 5:34

Hi Joel,
more than a beautiful,
regards,
J.

miroku2006 (183) 2006-05-11 5:37

hi,
good but too small.

regards
mirek

rozy975 (3047) 2006-05-11 7:20

Gorgeous colors, Joel.
I would prefer a bigger picture though.
Well done!

Wirraway (1985) 2006-05-12 8:02

Very nice shot here Joel, love the camera angle and colour captured in the image, excellent work.

Regards Ian
Nth Queensland

mpr (491) 2006-05-12 14:24

Hi Joel

Another beautiful shot crawling with great colors. Excellent composition with the use of the rocks as leading lines. That must be an extremely low tide. I was wondering what kind of ND filter you used?

izmirli (3989) 2006-05-18 15:51

merhaba dear joel santos.
wonderful picture.very nice interesting picture.wonderful nature.well done.
best regards. g�rkan ak軋kır.

patriik (1935) 2006-05-19 6:03

Wow!
Fantastic picture, great compo, wonderful texture!
I love these colours!!
Your gallery is outstanding!!!!!!
I see I have another favorite member!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Best regards!

Patryk

dockie (132) 2006-06-15 8:38

excellent joel!

errorist (668) 2006-07-12 6:03

another fantastic photo. I really love your work. All the tips are very useful too, thanks for that.

Mistral (15416) 2007-01-01 13:38

Boa tarde, Joel
excellent use of wideangle with a stunning composition!
Your gallery is a pleasure for the eyes!
I wish you a beautiful and happy new Year!
A smile
Luca

derek3755 (2341) 2007-05-20 7:18

Hi Joel

beautiful photo, love the moss covered foreground rocks which have a great lead in to the coastal cliffs in the backround, beautiful composition, great colours

i am going to have to visit Portugal soon!!

Derek

deud (1920) 2007-07-17 1:36

execllent as usual! the green vegetation on the rocks are great elements! the sky is fantastic. tfs

bosskokoss (2272) 2009-11-09 14:47

Hello Joel. Fantastic view, nice colours and good sharpness. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. That's a beautiful and pleasant picture! Regards Piotr.