Last for now

This is the last set of images from the trip to Portugal, for now at least, there are more trips to come I hope...

1/ 200s, at f/3.2 || E.Comp:-18 / 6 || 52mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 400 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2016:05:02 22:21:49

That was an early sunrise / moonset...

I called this next image "The Great Divide"...

1/ 50s, at f/20 || E.Comp:-10 / 6 || 70mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1600 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2016:05:05 09:26:57

These things are referred to as Menhires, and if you were ever a fan of Asterix, his pal Obelix always had a couple tucked under his arm (If you don't know who these guys are, look them up, the best...).

1/ 100s, at f/22 || E.Comp:-8 / 6 || 200mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2016:05:06 04:05:59

Originally placed somewhere between 4,000 and 2,800 B.C. these things weigh up to 27 tons each and stand up to  3 meters (almost 10 feet) high. he site is pretty unassuming  and other tourists wander around but I had a strong emotional response to the stones. The supposition is that the setup had astrological meaning and reveals a variety of solstices (Charts etc available on Wikipedia, look up Menhire and Evora).

1/ 50s, at f/7.1 || E.Comp:-12 / 6 || 48mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 400 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2016:05:03 04:23:49  First absorb the golden glow of the ceiling, then let your eyes wander down to the corners...

This was late May in the Alentejo region...eat your heart out California poppies...

1/ 160s, at f/22 || E.Comp:0 || 70mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2016:05:07 02:29:29

As always, click on an image to make it larger and if you have nothing better to do, click on the links at the bottom of the post to see earlier versions.

Thanks again for looking, who knows what's next...

Best, Ding