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Lesser Town of Prague and Tower of St Nicholas Church, Prague, Czech republic.

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Lesser Town of Prague and Tower of St Nicholas Church, Prague, Czech republic.

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Each time I return to Monsanto my love for this village grows and grows, that´s a fact. On this occasion I shot the sunset on the beginning of the path that leads to the castle, about 10 minutes ahead. Its a bit hard to get there, due the inclination and the backpack full of gear, but every meter worth the effort.

During this sunset I realize I´m a soul stalker, because tend to visit places with deep historic routs of those who once lived on this amazing locations. One more time I visit my treasured Monsanto, where I find peace of mind and magic. And this time with an extra.
This village, elected in 1938 as “The Most Portuguese Village of Portugal” has a “connection” with me, because I discovered that my grandfather was there as a scout boy in the day that the award – a silver rooster – was delivered to its inhabitants. I´m feel blessed that at my age I still have my grandparents with health and so, this is dedicated to my beloved grandpa, a man with a great life story.

I also need to thank the special people that visit, comment, vote, share my images. I´ve even made deep friendship connections with some. I hope that someday you can understand the great deal of motivation that create on me. Because of you and 500px I found this magic trend that helps me to express my self. Happy shooting!!

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Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech republic.

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The Pont Alexandre III is a bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It was built between 1896 and 1900 in the Beau-Arts style. (Reedited version of my older photo.)

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My today´s image is the product of many attempts in the magic location of Monsanto. I idealized this image about half year ago but only in last October (after many trips and trying) I finally had the conditions to make it.
Be in a 12th century historic location with a 13.4 billion years Milky Way as background makes us think about life and puts things in perspective. I really never thought that this kind of moment could have such deep impact in me. But it did in many ways. I´ve kept it in my HD during all this month waiting for a proper moment.

On the technical side, first of all this is a double exposure. I did many attempts with one exposure but it had always flaws, with the IQ suffering from parasite light, noise, among others. But eventually I got there with a double exposure of 10 seconds (ISO 400) for the foreground and 25 (ISO 3200) to the sky. Then enhanced the sky with curves, luminosity masks and processed the rest of the frame trying to get a bit of an ethereal mood. Also used a 12 led flash light for the foreground on location.

I hope that you like it and feel a bit of what it meant that evening to me. My other everlasting light are all of you, that give me so much support to my humble images. Thanks for all your warmth and support. Don´t forget to enjoy life, the small details each day because when we will gone this walk here should be worth it.

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