The curves of the ceiling of the national pantheon (Portugal) make swirls in my mind...

Palmer Joss: What are you studying up there?
Ellie Arroway: Oh, the usual. Nebulae, quasars, pulsars, stuff like that. What are you writing?
Palmer Joss: The usual. Nouns, adverbs, adjective here and there.

From the movie Contact, 1997

Yesterday, we had the first REAL rain in months. Maybe it's time to pack my sandals and prepare for Winter...

There are times when you just do not know what to do next, but where standing still is not an option. Responsibilities make you move forward even when the paths ahead are dubious and dangerous. Sometimes you can see a blurred image of what's in front of you, but you have to make a decision. It's on those difficult times that one has to step up and lead.

Maybe the worst thing in Portugal. The lack of respect for their cultural heritage. Don't think I've seen other nation treat so bad what they have (as long it isn't ephemeral like a decadent soccer star or a corrupt politician).

Turn your back on...

* D. José turned his back to the city
* The lady in the poster turned her back to the River
* The two seated turned their backs to the statue and the square...

Who follows?

Sunday hot afternoon... and Lisbon is filled with tourists. Probably September is the best month in the year to visit Lisbon ( if you're not into beaches and crowds and stuff ) because you still get the hot summer but less hotter and less crowded...

Another day with the 35mmf2-nonAI lens. I'm enjoying this lens more and more as I shoot with it. Today me and my sister went to a stroll downtown and I played with this lens for the entire afternoon. At f2 its bokeh is unique and at f8 it is very sharp. I think that this old lens is getting to be one of my favourites.

I've been playing with an old 35mm f2 Non-AI lens, that has some sort of fungus in its inner elements. This lens was perfect at its time and I wanted to see how did it perform in low light and short DoFs. The above image of my cat is one of a set that I uploaded to flickr.

All images were made BW JPGs in the Nikon D80. I haven't done any post-processing. All images had a +1 in Contrast in camera, while the last one had a -1. I've found I like this lens with a +1 more for modern look and a -1 for old looks.