Here you can check out my adventures with my cameras, either with my Canon 77D, Canon M10 or DJI Mavic Air. In Shots no.XX you can see pictures from places that I went to visit and there is some information about those places. In the Solo Shots you can see random pictures that I captured in a moment when I was lucky enough to have a camera with me.
Photo taken at Estação do Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal in December 2018 with Canon EOS M10 with lens Canon EF-M 15-45mm.
I had to interrupt my holidays in Portugal for a quick visit to Dublin. I left all of my photography equipment in Portugal, I only brought my little Canon M10 with me. Back in Lisbon from Dublin, while waiting for my train to go to my parents, I had time to kneel down and take this picture of a train stopped at the train station.
Shot no.40 (Canon EOS 77D with Canon lens 50mm f/1.8) EN Photos taken at home, somewhere in Dublin, Ireland in December 2018. So it's nearly half a year of collaboration with Capitola Watches and their way to work with the brand ambassadors has been changing in a very satisfactory way! Now, they created "ambassador of the month" which is basically the person that has more uses per code = selling more watches. I was the ambassador of the month in November so among other things, I had the chance of creating this giveaway on Instagram that will finish at 8PM (GMT) of Sunday the 16th of December.
I got very excited about this opportunity because it gave me ideas about how to shoot the watches from a new perspective. The idea was very simple. It's Christmas time and the watches are so beautiful, elegant and affordable that they can also be used as Christmas decorations and at the same time it helps you to know how much longer you have to wait for Santa!
Now don't miss this giveaway, the clock is running!
If you want a watch straight away and you don't want to wait, you can always use the code "VITOR WTL" when checking out in the website to have 15% discount in any purchase.
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Fotos tiradas em casa, algures em Dublin, Irlanda, em Dezembro de 2018. Quase meio ano de colaboração com a Capitola Watches e sua maneira de trabalhar com os embaixadores da marca vem mudando de forma muito satisfatória! Agora, eles criaram "o embaixador do mês", que é basicamente a pessoa que tem mais usos por código = vender mais relógios. Eu fui o embaixador do mês de Novembro, então entre outras coisas, eu tive a chance de criar este sorteio no Instagram que terminará às 20:00 (GMT) do domingo dia 16 de Dezembro. Para ter a chance de ganhar um relógio (há 3 para o sorteio) você só precisa seguir as 3 contas do Instagram @capitola (https://www.instagram.com/capitola/), @watchingthroughlens (https://www.instagram.com/watchingthroughlens/), @vitor_mc_oliveira (https://www.instagram.com/vitor_mc_oliveira/) e, em seguida, no post do sorteio (https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVqSNgnPqa/) mencione quantos amigos você quiser! Fiquei muito empolgado com esta oportunidade porque tive trabalhar em ideias sobre como fotografar os relógios de uma nova perspectiva. A ideia foi muito simples. É época de Natal e os relógios são tão bonitos, elegantes e acessíveis que também podem ser usados como decoração de Natal e, além disso, ajuda você a saber quanto tempo ainda tem que esperar pelo Papai Noel/Pai Natal! Agora não perca este sorteio, o tempo está contando! Se você quiser um relógio imediatamente e não tiver paciência para esperar, pode sempre usar o código "VITOR WTL" para ter 15% de disconto em qualquer compra no site da Capitola. Info:
Shot no.41 (Canon EOS 77D with diferent lenses and DJI Mavic Air)
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Photos taken at the Hellfire Club, Mountpelier Hill, Co. Dublin, Ireland in October 2018.
Definetely one of the posts that gave me more pleasure to create and that is to do with the experience of hiking in such a beautiful place! Like I used to say, I was blessed with the weather on my second and third visit. Yes, because the first visit was a few days after the blizzard (March 2018) that covered the whole country under a deep layer of snow as you can see in the 4th picture.
The other pictures and the video were made on a beautiful autumn morning!
Now, let's talk about this place! The first time I heard about this place, it was in a vlog of a portuguese blogger called Wuant. He came to Dublin to watch a concert and decided to do this tour at night to the Hellfire Club, which is believed to be haunted. So, since that day I wanted to visit this place.
After some Google investigation, I discovered that the Hellfire Club was built in the 18th century by William Connolly where it was a stone age tomb which he destroyed during the construction of this building as a hunting lodge. So, people believe that that fact is te reason the place is cursed. After Connolly's death the place was sold and turned into a Hellfire Club. Literally, a club for rich gentlemen to meet and have some amoral behavior together with alcohol, luxury and occult practices with demoniac demonstrations. There are several tales about spirits, the devil and poltergeists but there is nothing better than to book a night tour to the Hellfire Club and witness that by yourself!
I haven't been there at night but I was there completely by myself inside the building and didn't hear a thing.
The building is horrendous, extremely ugly but has a unique location, in a mountain that is 383m in height, southwest of Dublin with an astonoshing view over Dublin and Dublin Bay. But not only the view from the top of the hill is beautiful, the walk towards the top is absolutely breath taking, see for yourself in the short video that I made.
If you liked the photos and video on this post, stay tuned because in a few days I will release a video from the top of the hill and you will understand totally why this place deserves a visit! So please, don't forget to subscribe my YouTube Channel! ;)
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Fotos tiradas no Hellfire Club, Mountpelier Hill, Co. Dublin, Irlanda, em Outubro de 2018.
Definitivamente, um dos posts que me deu mais prazer criar e tudo por causa da experiência que é de fazer uma caminhada tão bela pelo meio da natureza! Como eu costumo dizer, eu fui abençoado com o tempo na minha segunda e terceira visita. Sim, porque a primeira visita foi alguns dias depois da nevasca/nevão (Março de 2018) que cobriu todo o país sob uma camada profunda de neve, como você pode ver na quarta foto.
As outras fotos e o vídeo foram feitos em uma bela manhã de Outono!
Agora vamos falar sobre esse lugar! A primeira vez que ouvi falar deste lugar, foi num vlog de um blogger português chamado Wuant. Ele veio a Dublin para assistir a um concerto e decidiu fazer essa tour nocturna no Hellfire Club, que se acredita ser assombrado. Então, desde aquele dia eu queria visitar este lugar.
Depois de uma investigação no Google, descobri que o Hellfire Club foi construído no século 18 por William Connolly, onde era uma tumba da Idade da Pedra que ele destruiu durante a construção deste edifício como um abrigo de caça. As pessoas acreditam que esse facto fez com que o lugar fosse amaldiçoado. Após a morte de Connolly, o local foi vendido e transformado em um Hellfire Club. Literalmente, um clube para cavalheiros ricos conviverem e ter comportamentos amorais em conjunto com álcool, luxúria e práticas ocultas com demonstrações demoníacas. Há vários contos sobre espíritos, o diabo e poltergeists mas não há nada melhor que você fazer uma excursão nocturna e testemunhar isso pessoalmente!
Eu nunca estive lá de noite, mas eu já lá estive completamente sozinho dentro do edifício e não ouvi nada.
O edifício é horrendo, extremamente feio, mas tem uma localização única, em uma montanha com 383m de altura, a sudoeste de Dublin, com uma vista surpreendente sobre Dublin e a sua baía. Mas não apenas a vista do topo da colina é linda, a caminhada em direcção ao topo é absolutamente de tirar o fôlego, veja você mesmo no pequeno vídeo que eu fiz.
Se você gostou das fotos e do vídeo deste post, fique ligado pois daqui a alguns dias eu vou lançar um vídeo do topo da colina e você vai entender porquê esse lugar merece uma visita! Então, por favor, não se esqueça de se inscrever no meu canal do YouTube! ;)
Photo taken at Lake Owel, Westmeath, Ireland withCanon EOS 77D and lens Canon EF 75-300mm in September 2018.
"The story of the Children of Lir is one of the best known tales of Ireland. This story tells of Lir and his wife Aobh and their four children called Aodh, Fionnghuala, Fiachra and Conn. Lir's wife died and he married again. His new wife was called Aoife and she became the children's stepmother. At first she loved them dearly but after a time she grew jealous of their father's affection for them.
One day she bore them away and put them under a spell. They were turned into four white swans at Lake Derravarragh in County Westmeath. They remained there for four hundred years. Then they flew away and settled on the Sea of Moyle between Ireland and Scotland, where they stayed for three hundred years in cold and misery. From there they spent three years in Erris, County Mayo where they endured even further sorrow.
At the end of that time they returned to their old home at Sídh Fionnachaidh in County Armagh. Their father was long dead and the place was desolate and empty. They flew off again to Erris and there met the Christian Missionary, St. Mochaomhóg who treated them with great kindness.
At last their period of enchantment came to an end and they were turned into three withered old men and an old woman. The saint baptised them and they died peacefully. They were buried together.
The story of the Children of Lir is based on a legend which reached Ireland from Britain or from France at the end of the Middle Ages."
Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air and GoPro Hero 4 Silver in Killiney Hill, Co. Dublin.
After the first video in Slane, it didn't take long until I wanted to make another one... this video making thing is very addictive!
This time I ended up going to Killiney Hill and the reason was very simple. I had some footage made last year for when I was shooting the video for Coinaphoto (which you can see here) so, I thought I would just need some drone footage to make the video. I was wrong, very wrong!!! I was blessed with the weather so once I started flying the drone, I wanted footage from this angle, that angle, the other angle and at some stage the three batteries were completely empty! However, I was craving for more footage so I wasted my GoPro battery hoping that I would get some nice shots.
I was so happy with the final result! This is only my second video but I can see some improvements myself from the first video (WTL Video 1).
This video was made in a place where I had taken photos before. Killiney Hill is such an amazing place, surrounded by the sea and the mountains. Also, you can see Dublin at the north side and Wicklow at the south side. I had to go there twice, I took so many photos that I split the post in two, Shot no.23-part I and Shot no.23-part II.
Please check the photos and enjoy the video and if you really like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air and Canon EOS 77D, lens Canon EF-S 10-18mm in Slane, Co. Meath.
This video was an experience that went way better than I thought it would! Let me explain: my thing is photography, however, I have become curious about making videos, mainly for the fact that I can still use the same gear but the creative process is completely different. That felt like a challenge to my creativity and I wanted to face that!
As you can see, my creative process regarding video making is very rudimental but I'm sure it will improve with practice. For now I'm starting with basic shots and editing with the simplest software I could have, imovie!
This footage was made at the Hill of Slane and relates to Shot no.30. The day was pratically the same as 1 year ago but not as cold and windy, thank God!
I hope you enjoy it and please, give me tips on how to improve my videos! Also, don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel! :)
Shot no.40 (Canon EOS 77D with Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC)
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Photos taken at several locations in Dublin, Ireland during the summer of 2018.
This post is the result of a collaboration with Capitola watches. Capitola is a Spanish brand created by two sisters. After visiting all corners of the world, they discovered Capitola. They fell in love with the simplicity of this small coastal town located in the county of Santa Cruz in the US state of California and created Capitola Watches. Capitola Watches is inspired by the beauty and minimalism of the California coast.
They contacted me through Instagram asking me if I was interested in being one of their ambassadors. First, I thought it was a joke or some sort of a scheme to take money from me. Overall, I'm far from being an influencer or famous social media personality,but, it wasn't a scheme! They were really interested in a collaboration with Watchingthroughlens!
I'm very happy with this partnership. Thanks to them I started photographing objects with the purpose of advertising them, something that I've never done before!
Their watches are very pretty, their elegance combined with their simplicity makes them very easy to like. To be used by both men and women, they fit any person with any style.
These watches are made of the best materials paying attention to all the little details, however, with an affordable price. Yes, they are very affordable but they can be even more by going to http://capitolawatches.com?ref=18 and using the code "VITOR WTL" when you check out and get an extra 15% off.
Another aspect that makes them even better is the fact that you can change the straps and in less than a minute you have a different watch!
I bought the Capitola Mesh Black and the Capitola Silver Black/Edmonton, they are the ones you can see in the photos and they are just beautiful!
I'll keep uptdating this post everytime I photograph a new Capitola watch!
What about you? Which one you will get? Don't forget to use "VITOR WTL" for a 15% off!
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Fotos tiradas em vários locais em Dublin, Irlanda, durante o verão de 2018.
Este post é o resultado de uma colaboração com os relógios Capitola. Capitola é uma marca espanhola criada por duas irmãs. Depois de visitar todos os cantos do mundo, elas descobriram Capitola. Elas se apaixonaram pela simplicidade desta pequena cidade costeira localizada no condado de Santa Cruz, no estado americano da Califórnia, e criaram a Capitola Watches. Os relógios Capitola são inspirados pela beleza e minimalismo da costa da Califórnia.
Elas me contactaram através do Instagram perguntando se eu estava interessado em ser um dos seus embaixadores. Primeiro, achei que era uma piada ou algum tipo de esquema para tirar dinheiro de mim. Afinal de contas, estou longe de ser um "Influencer" ou uma famosa personalidade da "social media", mas não era um esquema! Eles estavam realmente interessados em uma colaboração com Watchingthroughlens!
Estou muito feliz com esta parceria. Graças a ela, comecei a explorar um novo lado da fotografia, fotografar objectos com o intuito de os promover.
Os relógios são muito bonitos, sua elegância combinada com sua simplicidade faz com que seja muito fácil querer ter um. São unisexo e se encaixam em qualquer pessoa com qualquer estilo.
Estes relógios são feitos com os melhores materiais, prestando atenção a todos os pequenos detalhes, no entanto, com um preço bastante acessível. Sim, eles são muito acessíveis, mas eles podem ser ainda mais! Basta visitar http://capitolawatches.com?ref=18 e usar o código "VITOR WTL" quando fizer o check out e obterá 15% de desconto.
Outro aspecto que os torna ainda melhores é o facto de você poder trocar as alças e em menos de um minuto você tem um relógio diferente!
Eu comprei o Capitola Mesh Black e o Capitola Silver Black / Edmonton, eles são os que você pode ver nas fotos e eles são simplesmente lindos!
Sempre que adquirir relógios novos vou fotografar e atualizar as fotos deste post.
E você? Qual deles vai querer? Não se esqueça de usar o código "VITOR WTL" para ter 15% de desconto!
Shot no.39 (Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8,Canon EF 75-300mm and DJI Mavic Air)
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Photos taken in Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland in June 2018.
Another beautiful day in the Emerald Island! I just had to open Google Maps and choose a location of where to go and shoot. I already know most of the South coast of Dublin so this time I decided to go up North towards Skerries and I'm so proud of my choice! Beautiful is not good enough to describe Skerries.
Skerries seems to be one of the best places to live in Ireland, it came in 2nd in all of Ireland "Best Places to Live in Ireland awards 2014". I don't live there but I can reassure you that it is a great place to visit. It has a long sandy beach (South Strand, probably the best one in Dublin!) with calm waters, great for people that don't like waves! The town has five islands off it's coast, as you can see in the photos, and you can visit them! If you rather solid ground you can go for a walk and visit the mills at the Mill Hill. To visit the mill you have to pay but I wasn't really keen to do that, I just wanted to take some shots. So I flew the drone from outside the premises and got some great shots, those 3 are my favourite ones.
I just spent an afternoon in Skerries, clearly not enough so I must go back. It has lovely restaurants along the coast with a nice view to the harbour. Now, make sure you bring money with you because if you want an ice cream, nowhere will take card and that was the only disappointing bit!
I'm looking forward to going back to Skerries, I just hope the summer days are not over!
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Fotos tiradas em Skerries, Co. Dublin, Irlanda, em Junho de 2018.
Mais um lindo dia na Ilha Esmeralda! Eu só tive que abrir o Google Maps e escolher um local para onde ir e fotografar. Eu já conheço a maior parte da costa sul de Dublin, então desta vez eu decidi ir para o norte em direção a Skerries e estou tão orgulhoso da minha escolha! Belo não é bom o suficiente para descrever Skerries.
Skerries parece ser um dos melhores lugares para se viver na Irlanda, e ficou em 2º lugar nos prémios dos "2014 Best Places to Live in Ireland's awards" (Melhores Lugares para se Morar na Irlanda de 2014). Eu não moro lá, mas posso garantir que é um óptimo lugar para se visitar. Tem uma longa praia de areia (South Strand, provavelmente a melhor em Dublin!), com águas calmas, óptima para pessoas que não gostam de ondas! Skerries tem cinco ilhas ao largo da costa, como você pode ver nas fotos, e você pode visitá-las! Se você preferir terra firme, pode dar um passeio e visitar os moinhos no Mill Hill. Para visitar os moinhos você tem que pagar, mas eu não estava muito interessado em gastar dinheiro, eu só queria tirar algumas fotos. Então eu voei o drone do lado de fora das imediações do moinho e consegui algumas óptimas fotos, as 3 fotos que podem ver aqui são as minhas favoritas.
Eu passei uma tarde em Skerries, claramente não o suficiente, por isso tenho de lá voltar. Em Skerries, há restaurantes ao longo da costa com uma vista agradável para o porto. Agora, certifique-se de trazer dinheiro com você porque se você quiser um gelado, em lugar algum vão aceitar cartão e pode ficar um pouco decepcionado!
Estou ansioso para voltar a Skerries, só espero que os dias de verão não tenham acabado! Info About Skerries:
Shot no.38 (Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF-S 10-18mm, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8,Canon EF 75-300mm and DJI Mavic Air)
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Photo taken at Lough Owel, Co. Westmeath, Ireland in May 2018.
Welcome to Lough Owel! My first contact with this lake was in February 2018 when I was going to a conference in Sligo and from the N4 road I could see this magnificent and immense lake! That lake remained in the back of my mind!
The last days of May gave me the perfect excuse to visit Lough Owel. The temperature was over 20ºC so I went there to jump in the lake and to take some photos and fly the drone of course! Actually, one day wasn't enough, I had to go 2 days in a row and I really enjoyed both of them!I even managed to get some tan, I never imagined that that would be possible in Ireland!
Lough Owel is located in County Westmeath, near Mullingar, is 6km in length, 3km wide and has a maximum depth of 22m. Now, an interesting fact (only for me :P ): on the 7th of June 1996 the lake had received international protection as a Ramsar Wetland site. My birthday day, which is a great day to do those kind of important things! :P
Lough Owel is totally worth a visit but only at this time of the year otherwise it's too cold and windy. Also, County Westmeath has several lakes to visit so if you don't like Lough Owel you might like one of the other lakes nearby!
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Foto tirada em Lough Owel, Co. Westmeath, Irlanda em Maio de 2018.
Bem-vindo ao Lough Owel! O meu primeiro contacto com este lago foi em Fevereiro de 2018, quando eu estava a caminho de uma conferência em Sligo e, da estrada N4, eu podia ver este magnífico e imenso lago! Esse lago ficou na minha memória!
Os últimos dias de Maio me deram a desculpa perfeita para visitar o lago Owel. A temperatura estava acima de 20ºC, então eu juntei o prazer e a diversão e fui lá nadar no lago, tirar algumas fotos e, claro, voei o drone! Na verdade um dia não foi o suficiente, eu tive que ir 2 dias seguidos e de facto foi bastante agradável! Até consegui bronzear, nunca imaginei que isso seria possível na Irlanda!
O Lago Owel está localizado no Condado de Westmeath, perto de Mullingar, tem 6km de comprimento, 3km de largura e uma profundidade máxima de 22m. Agora, facto interessante (só para mim :P): em 7 de junho de 1996, o lago recebeu proteção internacional como um local "Ramsar Wetland". Meu dia de aniversário é um grande dia para fazer esse tipo de coisa importante! :P
O Lago Owel merece uma visita, principalmente nesta época do ano, caso contrário, é muito frio e ventoso. Também o Condado de Westmeath tem vários lagos para visitar por isso, se você não gostar do Lago Owel, pode ser que goste de um dos outros lagos por perto!
