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The sunset is not for all but it should be.

Costa da Caparica is a Portuguese civil parish, located in the municipality of Almada along the western coast of the district of Setúbal. In 2001 its population included approximately 11,707 inhabitants, within a total area of 10.18 km². Since December 2004, the Costa da Caparica has been designated as city within the urban hierarchy of Portugal. Almada, Setubal, Portugal (Miguel Angelo Silva)

What: Sunset at Costa da Caparica. Skyline view with poor neighborhood in the foreground.
Where: Costa da Caparica, Almada, Setúbal, Portugal
When: December 2011
Why: Because sometimes we need to remember the sunset is not for everybody and there is people living in extreme poverty just at our doorstep.

SUVs at sunset

 (Miguel Angelo Silva)

What: Range Rover Evoque in white, BMW X3 and Audi Q5 at the back
Where: Cabo Espichel, near Lisbon, Portugal
When: October 2011
How: This was done to be used as a double opening spread at Automotor. To balance the back light with the one at the cars, I decided to use a neutral density graduated filter, shoot seven bracketed images and used Photomatix Pro for the HDR. Used a tripod mounted in top of a 4×4 vehicle to have the from the above view.

 

 

 

 

Xutos do báu

 (Miguel Angelo Silva)

Zé Pedro e Tim – Xutos & Pontapes – Incrivel Almadense, circa 1988
Passou-me pelas mãos à dias numa impressão um pouco gasta e apeteceu-me partilhar.

Nilton portraits

 (Miguel Angelo Silva)  (Miguel Angelo Silva)

Who: Nilton – Portuguese comedian
Where: Lisbon – Parque Eduardo VII
When: 26 Apr 2011
How: Shooting people can be compared in a way to shooting ice cream. With time on set it will never look better. I like to work fast and have everything prepared on the subject arrival. Nilton arrived on time and was very professional and gentle. It was a pleasure to work with, Thank you Nilton.

What: ETL – European Tour of Longboard 2009
Where: Estoril event held at Santo Amaro de Oeiras due to surf conditions
When: Sunday, 2009-11-22
How: Just a Nikon DX camera body and a 300mm lens. Since all the action is happening very close to shore there is no need to a very very long lens.