Park of Nations by night Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi dear all,

This week, Filipe (Sacavem), Goncalo (Bluejeans) and me did a small meeting in the Nations Park to take a coffee and some pictures
The support to the camera was border of the 'lake'.

On right side we can see a row with all flags of the world.

In background the Vasco da Gama Shopping Center

On right side a famous restaurante with delicious dishes

I hope you like it !

Parque das Nações (English: Nations' Park) is a leisure, commercial and residential area in Lisbon, Portugal. It covers an extensive area in northeastern Lisbon next to the Tagus estuary, formerly used for mainly industrial purposes. The area underwent a tremendous transformation in the 1990s when it was chosen as the location for the Expo '98 World Exhibition. After the exhibition, the area got its current name (although it is not uncommon for the Portuguese to still refer to it as "Expo"), and more transformations occurred such as the new Vasco da Gama shopping mall, the Lisbon's International Fair complex, hotels and many new office and residential buildings. Many attractions built for the Expo '98 remained and keep drawing visitors, such as the Oceanarium, one of the world's biggest aquariums. An estimated 15.000 people currently live in the Nations' Park, which is halved between the Lisbon and Loures municipalities, effectively splitting the local government of the area. There is a movement of citizens requesting the Lisbon's half to annex the one belonging to Loures, thereby integrating the entire area within the Lisbon municipality.

Nikon D40X
2009/06/27 21:43:33.2
RAW (12-bit)
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 30mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/4 sec - F/5
Exposure Comp.: +5.0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-A
Tone Comp.: Normal
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium high

mikolaj_kawa, pablominto, Amaz, Bluejeans, xuaxo, bakes888, Charo has marked this note useful

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mikolaj_kawa (29322) 2009-07-02 0:39

Ola Aires! Marvelous night shot. Nice light and shadow. Good contrast. Perfect sharpness. Saude!

anupam06 (336) 2009-07-02 0:42 [Comment]

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pablominto (39848) 2009-07-02 0:46

Hello Aires,

The deep blue makes a fine background for the artificially lit details, creating this fine low light capture!
Sharp fine details and good colour reproduction, and the reflections add another dimension...
A balanced composition with fine lines!

Greetings,
Pablo -

elkab (3324) 2009-07-02 1:34

Hi!
Next very nice night shot. I like low pov and beautiful texture of water. Great colours, lights and reflections too.
TFS have a nice day.
elizabeth

atilgone (4749) 2009-07-02 1:35

well composed night scene well composed lovly colors
tfs

bema (8383) 2009-07-02 1:54

Ola Aires,

very impressive night or blue-hour capture, fantastic details and great colors and sharpness, a perfect shot..

have a fine day, best regards Bernd

sacavem (8028) 2009-07-02 2:31

Bom dia Aires,

Ora aqui está uma fofo deste nosso encontro.Trabalhar sem tripé é o mesmo que os outros artistas sem rede. Mas a solução encontrada não te deixou nada mal para 1/4s.Bom POV com grande destaque ao mini lago.As cores da Blue hour ficaram muito bonitas.
Um abraço e até ao próximo encontro:)
Filipe

Amaz (6288) 2009-07-02 3:38

Olá Aires!!
Bela composição e excelentes estas cores nocturnas, amigo!!

Bom travalho!!!

Um abraço!!!

Bluejeans (31449) 2009-07-02 5:48

Oi amigo ,
Sempre valeu a pena te deitares no chão , os reflexos e a textura da agua ficaram magnificos , boa profundidade de foto , uma bela foto na blue hour, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

xuaxo (5619) 2009-07-02 7:58

Olá Aires,
Bom aproveitamento do espelho d'água, nesta hora do lusco-fusco. A torre que parece uma vela ficou com um bom protagonismo.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

Nicou (43737) 2009-07-02 8:16

Hello,

Quel reflet une merveille,c e couleurs à l'heure bleu, ces lumières, avec les nuages qui font de belles foremes en fond, le cadrage avec le pont et les drapeaux est parfait, sueprbe compo nocturne.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

jmdias (18661) 2009-07-02 8:29

aires

linda vista com elementos bem colocados, gosto muito das luzes e das cores, o contraste entre elas é muito bonito. belo trabalho

abraços

jorge

mauro61 (14478) 2009-07-02 18:46

ciao Aires,
splendidi colori alle ultime luci del giorno.
Perfetta inquadratura e riflessi magnifici, bravissimo
buona giornata
maurizio

jjcordier (24028) 2009-07-02 21:59

Aires
Une heure bleue réussie avec de très beuax reflets, une jolie composition et de superbes couleurs.
Amicalement
JJ

TopGeo (21345) 2009-07-03 7:49

Hi Aires!Created a pleasant meeting and a impressive picture the colours the reflections and the composition amazingly Congratulate you!
Georgios

bakes888 (18055) 2009-07-04 2:12

Hi Aires. Great blue hour photo. Nice blend of natural and artificial lights. Well composed also with good depth and perspective. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

Silvio1953 (40635) 2009-07-04 2:25

Ciao Aires, fascinating blue hour with fantastic perspective, wonderful light, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Charo (31651) 2009-07-05 16:45

Olá Aires,
Muito linda captura desta fantástica e moderna lugar. Excelente composição com muita luz e reflexos.
Um abraço,
Charo

delkoo (33888) 2009-07-06 0:10

hi aires
it's always pleasant to meet some members of TE, The composition is well planned with a nice perspective and pov which brings out the depth and the textures so finely.

didier

macjake (1160) 2009-10-11 4:49

Hello Aires

Wonderful BLue Hour photo.
The most outstanding quality of this shot is its focus and sharpness of detail.
difficult to find any flaw
I also like your choice of POV, down low, looking up at the tall structures.

Very well done
Craig