Showing posts with label Ovar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ovar. Show all posts

Saturday, 16 May 2020

WTL Video 7


Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air and Canon 77D in several locations in Oliveira de Azeméis and Ovar, Aveiro, Portugal between 2018 and 2019.

[EN]
Summer nearly there, June, my favourite month nearly coming and I can't go home and, like me, many people! To fight against the boredom and depression caused by the Covid-19, I got together some footage of my visits to my parents home in Portugal. Those clips were recorded on several visits and during different seasons like Winter, Spring and Summer and in several locations around my parents place, places of my childhood and that I always go back when I'm in Portugal. 
The little park with the chapel is called "Parque de La-Sallette". It's a little park at the top of a hill in the city of Oliveira de Azeméis. It's a very popular spot for a walk and to practice exercise but it's highlight is in August when we celebrate the "Festas de La-Sallette" with concerts, 2 big processions and a large range of attractions perfect for family and friends to gather... of course now that is hard with the Covid!
I got footage in 2 different beaches also! One is the most popular one, "Furadouro" in Ovar, is where everybody goes and, the other one, "Praia dos Marretas, Torrão do Lameiro", is a bit more secret, it's a "desert beach" with only pine tree forest, sand and sea! That is were I got that beautiful time-lapse of the sunset!
But this video is really special because my boys are there! My two nephews, João "the skateboarder" and Eduardo "the drone assistant". They are growing, soon they won't be teenagers anymore and this video brings back to life my little adventures with the two of them!
I hope you enjoy and I hope this video makes you want to know a bit more about the Aveiro Disctrict!
Stay safe!

[PT]
Verão quase aí, Junho, meu mês favorito quase chegando e eu não posso ir para casa e, assim como eu, muita gente! Para combater o tédio e a depressão causados ​​pelo Covid-19, reuni algumas cenas das minhas visitas à casa dos meus pais em Portugal. Esses clipes foram gravados em várias visitas e durante diferentes estações do ano, como inverno, primavera e verão e em vários locais perto da casa dos meus pais, lugares da minha infância e que eu sempre volto quando estou em Portugal.
O pequeno parque com a capela chama-se "Parque de La-Sallette". É um pequeno parque no topo de uma colina na cidade de Oliveira de Azeméis. É um local muito popular para passear e praticar exercício, mas o destaque é em Agosto, quando celebramos as Festas de La-Sallette com concertos, 2 grandes procissões e uma grande variedade de atrações perfeitas para a família e amigos se reunirem .. Claro que agora é difícil com o Covid!
Também fiz filmagens em 2 praias diferentes! Um é o mais popular, "Furadouro" em Ovar, é onde todo mundo vai, a outra "Praia dos Marretas, Torrão do Lameiro" é um pouco mais secreta, é uma "praia deserta", com apenas pinhal, areia e mar! Nessa praia foi onde gravei o time-lapse do pôr do sol!
Mas este vídeo é realmente especial porque meus meninos estão lá! Meus dois sobrinhos, João "o skatista" e Eduardo "o assistente de drone". Eles estão crescendo, logo não serão mais adolescentes e este vídeo traz de volta à vida minhas pequenas aventuras com os dois!
Espero que gostem e que este vídeo faça você querer saber um pouco mais sobre o Distrito de Aveiro!
Manthem-se a salvo!

Thursday, 3 January 2019

Solo Shot 27


Photo taken at Praia da Azureira, Ovar, Portugal in December 2018 with Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8.

Monday, 17 July 2017

Shot no.10


Shot no. 10 (Huawei Mate 9)


Photo taken at Praia da Azurreira, Ovar, Aveiro District, Portugal in May 2017.

So I think this is the best photo I've ever taken! I even participated in a photography contest but didn't win however many people said that they liked this photo (I hope it's true). 
Quick story behind this picture: 1 week before this picture was taken I had bought this new phone which has a great dual camera from Leica. The pictures are great and that was the main reason why I bought that phone. I was in Portugal for 2 weeks and I was hoping to get good weather and to go to the beach...Total frustration! Didn't happen at all! So one Sunday I went to have breakfast with my cousins and after that I decided to go for a walk on my childhood's beach because it was a sunny morning and I was hoping to get good pictures (I live in hope!). The weather was good, light was perfect, walked up and down in the beach taking pictures but didn't get anything exciting, nothing that could catch someones attention! So went home resigned but then I thought about this hidden place where I always thought would be a great place for picture but never happened either because of the weather or didn't have any camera with me. That day was different, even if at that stage some clouds started to appear, I decided I would go there for THE PICTURE. That little beach it's located in the Ria de Aveiro, a kind of laguna with 41km length, and that area is not busy at all but has very nice facilities with a picnic area and 2 decks for boats. Took few pictures, even of that boat in the picture but again, there was nothing really exciting so I just decided to sit down on the deck and appreciate the scenery before the rain started. When I looked again from a lower level of that boat, I see a completely different landscape... I think its the grass with little white flowers combined with different tones of blue and the isolated boat that gives something special to the photo. Finally, this photo made me think of the ridiculous amount of money that I gave for that phone it was worth it!
It's a beautiful pic, isn't it? There is no filters or color grading!

Info:

  • Ria de Aveiro (english):
    • http://www.riadeaveiro.pt/
    • http://www.centerofportugal.com/aveiro/
    • http://www.bioria.com/riaaveiro