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Migrating From Pocket to Linkding

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:35:57 +0100

Since the announcement of Pocket’s shutdown I’ve been looking for a replacement and I’ve settled on linkding.

After setting it up on my home server I went over to Pocket’s website to export my saved data so that I could migrate all of it.

The exported data consists of a .csv file containing all my saved links and now I needed to convert it to a bookmarks.html file since that’s what linkding uses as import format.

The Great WordPress migration

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:36:19 +0100

This is WIP but at least nobody forgets it’s there waiting

I’ve been out of a job for a few days now and between scanning for offerings and submitting my resume I also got enough time to finally migrate my rusty WordPress blog to Hugo. It’s been on my mind for a while now but I could never find the time or the will to do it.

About

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:43:34 +0100

It’s been over 10 years since my previous “About”, so I guess it’s time for an update.

I’m a software developer that likes taking pictures. I’ve been doing one for more than 10 years and the other for about 16. Can’t really tell which one I’m better at.

Started out with a Sony V1 borrowed from my dad.

Eventually got into Canon full frame gear before realizing that I was better off sparing my back muscles and getting lighter gear.

Festival Iminente 2019

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 09:31:14 +0000

Lionesa, today

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:57:31 +0000

Beach House @ Sá da Bandeira

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:40:39 +0000

Manel Cruz @ Real Vinícola

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:48:02 +0000

Nova Batida @ LX

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:34:41 +0000

Quick weekend trip down south to check some beats and the tourist horde. Was well worth it.

Parking Lot Apple

Fri, 04 May 2018 22:29:49 +0000

26th March 2018

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 21:52:46 +0000

Italy 2018

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:21:48 +0000

Got to spend a full week in Italy with my dear Marta and a couple of friends, will post more pictures… eventually. The Thailand pics are 3 years late already.

Porto, 4th Jul

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 19:51:52 +0000

London, 3rd Jan

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 19:08:37 +0000

Green Park Station, London Businessman and Gummy Candies

London, 24th Jan

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:39:11 +0000

Iceland 2015

Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:24:17 +0000

Birds and the Shard

Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:57:24 +0000

December 2015

Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:34:36 +0000

London from the Sky Garden

Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:28:55 +0000

Highlands of Scotland

Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:11:42 +0000

Thailand 2014

Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:46:02 +0000

Gerês 2014

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:40:39 +0000

NOS Primavera Sound 2014 [preview]

Wed, 02 Jul 2014 17:41:08 +0000

Alda & Tiago diptych

Mon, 05 May 2014 22:36:25 +0000

no headless pets allowed

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:08:16 +0000

Sunny Sunday, shiny cars

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 01:24:13 +0000

reload

Fri, 21 Mar 2014 01:35:59 +0000

It's been a while...

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:50:53 +0000

A Sandeira

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 01:00:00 +0000

A Sandeira do Porto

IvyAndLamp

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:18:27 +0000

@ the park

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:10:22 +0000

Why the focus on poverty and social exclusion?

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:09:23 +0000

Grande Hotel @ Pedras Salgadas

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 23:02:20 +0000

FEP @ 14th Jan

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:18:50 +0000

7º Encontro ADAVC [preview]

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:49:04 +0000

Salreu Diptych

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:01:56 +0000

Clérigos the other day

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:04:01 +0000

Festival Para Gente Sentada 2013

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:40:58 +0000

Manif 02 Fev

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:23:55 +0000

work break

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:46:01 +0000

1946

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:01:26 +0000

Marta

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:55:01 +0000

EDC 29/01/2013

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:08:27 +0000

rainy

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:31:55 +0000

hIghSO

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:01:23 +0000

Ontem na Fundação Cupertino de Miranda

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:46:32 +0000

PNPG 2012

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:18:03 +0000

Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês

Trilho de S. Miguel de Entre Ambos-os-Rios

horizon

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:02:10 +0000

puniversitario 2012

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:11:26 +0000

2012 edit of a 2007 shot www.flickr.com/photos/tiagoafpereira/479924826/

Tupperware Diptych

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:26:59 +0000

follow

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:03:14 +0000

Porto @ night

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:31:42 +0000

Canon S100

I'm too cheap to shoot film

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:49:35 +0000

so I take more than 2700 euros worth of gear and software and pretend to…

Canon 5D mk2 + Sigma 85mm f1.4 + Adobe Lightroom 4.1 + AlienSkin Exposure 4 (the last two frames were done using the Brenizer method)

Ornatos Violeta

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:36:49 +0000

More @ flickr

Douro

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:32:14 +0000

falling

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:41:29 +0000

V

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:12:08 +0000

September, 6th

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:55:31 +0000

Guimarães 2012

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:43:13 +0000

AcampamentoIIISeccao2012

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:51:38 +0000

West-side Brooklyn Manuel From the Block

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:59:33 +0000

Icecream

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:38:33 +0000

Polaroid 600 SE shoot

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:52:34 +0000

Going home

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:14:53 +0000

say hello to my little friend

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:34:40 +0000

Coliseu

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:14:38 +0000

Andei a fotografar no Coliseu do Porto… mais fotos em breve

Lugares Criativos

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:01:36 +0000

instarrábida

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:59:36 +0000

Shot cars the other day

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:22:46 +0000

I, Instagram

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:27:26 +0000

figurine

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:03:49 +0000

18:58

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:52:04 +0000

More film

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:05:31 +0000

firstRain

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:17:05 +0000

First shots with the Yashica

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:13:02 +0000

Just got back the scans from the first roll shot with the Yashica Electro 35 GT. Ilford XP2 Super 400

Grand total for 24 frames? Almost 20 euros (roll, development and scanning)… too expensive to get it developed and scanned by a lab! The only cheap way is the DIY one.

Matching film and digital

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:05:13 +0000

Fujicolor Superia Reala ISO 100 loaded on a Nikon FM with a 50mm f1.8

Canon 5D mk2 with a EF 50mm f1.4

Lightroom before and after

work

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:37:20 +0000

First film shots

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:41:12 +0000

Got my first film frames back from the lab. Two whole rolls. Ferrania Solaris ISO 400 x36 and Fujicolor Superia Reala ISO 100 x36. This is just a little preview, more to come in the following days…

Shake

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:51:13 +0000

Lovers

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:50:20 +0000

grooveshark.com/s/Under+Your+Spell/4aYBUU?src=5

London Street 2011

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:17:35 +0000

I just noticed that I published the exact same number of photos on this set as I did with the previous one on flickr! On with the 2011 photos now…

Morning

Getting a ride on the tube for the event of the day, a goat race at Spitalfields City Farm…

Spitalfields Market

Zeroing on the location

Getting the shot

The goat race was not worth the ticket price… we doubled back

PressPausePlay

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:31:41 +0000

London Street 2010

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:13:05 +0000

On the bus to meet up with Rui, my great friend and kind host

The next day I went straight to Buckingham Palace and had my fair share of fellow tourists

Someone already had their fair share of Buckingham

Green Park

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El Chino!

Rui @ Google

Me, the Visitor @ Google

The next day with a tour around Hyde Park

2012

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:10:56 +0000

Matilde Viegas

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:08:49 +0000

blogspot | flickr

Startup Pirates Battle

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:30:11 +0000

Fantasticable @ Pena Aventura Park

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:05:59 +0000

No strangers allowed

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:08:35 +0000

me and a flatbed scanner

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:43:51 +0000

Camera Porn

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:41:40 +0000

Intercidades & Alfa

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:39:30 +0000

Drave 2011

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:17:27 +0000

Drave

Check this out for a more in depth report.

The missing derailleur hanger bolt

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:51:16 +0000

Found out I had been ridding for I don’t how long with no derailleur hanger bolt… Nice opportunity to test the Sigma 85mm f1.4 ;)

Rest of the shots on flickr

Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG HSM

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:25:39 +0000

Bathroom test shot with the awesome Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG HSM mounted on my trusty 5D mk2.

Shot taken @ f1.4, check out the full size for the details (Exported via Adobe Lightroom, JPEG at 75% with no sharpening applied)

Matilde Viegas Diptych

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:01:37 +0000

blogspot | flickr

Startup Pirates Porto Meetup 2011

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:57:35 +0000

First field test of my new Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG HSM! Very, very happy with it!

Happened at Era Uma Vez No Porto Full set @ flickr

IMG_4377

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:12:26 +0000

dBird

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:57:56 +0000

Sandra and Nuno

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:39:10 +0000

Sandra and Nuno 18th of June, 2011

I wish you all the best

Mafalda and João [preview]

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:42:57 +0000

Mafalda and João - 12th of June, 2011

my second wedding shoot, more pics to follow ;)

Pocket Triangle

Mon, 16 May 2011 22:24:08 +0000

rotary

Sun, 08 May 2011 15:53:23 +0000

London 2011

Sat, 07 May 2011 17:54:50 +0000

5º Encontro ADAVC Clássicos

Sat, 07 May 2011 17:13:28 +0000

More info: www.adavc.pt www.portalclassicos.com

Freedom Android

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:25:44 +0000

Diary (2010) from Tim Hetherington

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:52:49 +0000

Diary (2010) from Tim Hetherington on Vimeo.

Sounds of the Earth

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:06:59 +0000

MOO Mini Cards

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:06:02 +0000

Pillow Fight Day 2011

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:53:03 +0000

_If your picture isn’t good enough, you’re not close enough. _Robert Capa

Second time in London [preview]

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:40:21 +0000

Second time in London… more shots waiting on the edit line

TEDxOPorto 2011

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:12:20 +0000

This year the TEDx folks asked for my cooperation and I ended up being one of the official photographers. These are some of the highlights:

Remaining shots @ flickr.

For these shots I used my 5D mk2 with either a 70-200mm f2.8 a 16-35mm f2.8 or 50mm f1.4. Of the complete set only 6 frames were made with the 40D.

Today I shot classics...

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:04:12 +0000

and there’s more from were these came from… stay tunned

Gmb Akash @ Centro Português de Fotografia

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:48:23 +0000

Yesterday I had the pleasure and honor to meet Gmb Akash and shoot the inauguration of his exhibition, Survivors, at CPF.

This event is part of this year’s TEDxOporto.

full set @ flickr

www.gmb-akash.com

Lost Portrait

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:41:08 +0000

Olga's Wedding

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:51:49 +0000

A friend’s wedding… the camera came along with me. 5D mk2 with a 16-35mm f2.8 on it most of the time, the rest of it with a 50mm f1.4 mounted. Full set @ flickr

Cheers

The Bang-Bang Club

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:26:30 +0000

hands on

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:30:45 +0000

Latest purchase: EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:16:09 +0000

full set

London2010_0241

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:05:36 +0000

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Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:01:37 +0000

CMYKilla

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:19:36 +0000

smkdtctr

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:08:30 +0000

MISSION WORKSHOP IN PARIS

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:30:46 +0000

MISSION WORKSHOP IN PARIS from Bicycle Store on Vimeo.

Opal

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:08:03 +0000

Bike Ride Diptych

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:43:55 +0000

Bike ride

Foggy Morning

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:11:00 +0000

GC1J8EX print

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:54:07 +0000

Fall 01 12 2010

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:07:09 +0000

the little snail that could

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:07:47 +0000

upgrade

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:04:35 +0000

The print of Ben

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:16:29 +0000

Turned out to be quite darker than the original…

Skateistan

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:59:57 +0000

Fígaro, the silhouette

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:43:05 +0000

Kim Rugg

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:39:34 +0000

Kim Rugg from Cool Hunting on Vimeo.

Lunch with R & C

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:48:07 +0000

Lunch with Rui Rodrigues and Carla Pires right before this happened.

full set right here

Erik Elstran's Dragon Shredit (internet edition)

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:05:12 +0000

Erik Elstran’s Dragon Shredit (internet edition) from North of Ten on Vimeo.

snap

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:25:59 +0000

Inside the Soviet Army

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:00:15 +0000

My Mighty Wallet on a dutch news website

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:56:41 +0000

On a report about two 15 year olds bent on an extortion spree! Nevertheless… it was quite a surprise, and if it wasn’t for Mark van Laere I may have never known about it.

The original article, the funny translation.

Portugal Fashion 2010

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:42:32 +0000

full set @ flickr

Portugal Fashion 2010 (preview)

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:53:37 +0000

Carlos Gil Portugal Fashion 2010 - Alfandega do Porto

more to come…

vans

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:32:12 +0000

Anti-hero

I’m really enjoying messing around with the curves and split toning in Lightroom… Finally found the formula I was looking for

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Sat, 09 Oct 2010 23:04:35 +0000

sister

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:51:45 +0000

self portrait

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:40:37 +0000

Mighty Wallet

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:49:36 +0000

New wallet, a Classic Black Mighty Wallet (it’s actually closer to Classic Dark Brown)

inspired by Keoshi

full flickr set

102 year old lens on a 5DmkII

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:08:14 +0000

http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?p=133996

Fígaro

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:35:27 +0000

brake pads

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:52:36 +0000

Was going for a bike ride when noticed my rear brakes were not working very well…

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Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:30:01 +0000

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Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:16:31 +0000

Festival Marés Vivas 2010

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:32:32 +0000

Os Azeitonas

A Silent Film

David Fonseca

First Wedding

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:38:27 +0000

This serves to somewhat document the first wedding I shot, including some photos, thoughts and lessons learned. The first curious fact about it all is how I ended up shooting this particular wedding. The soon to be married couple remembered some photos I had taken years ago when I was still an engineering student. They apparently like them so much they ended up finding me and asking if I’d shoot their wedding. At this point there was no way I’d say no. They wanted something really simple with no frills. Candid style photos of the whole event and as a final deliverable a DVD with the photos. No prints, no albums.

Josh Kurpius

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:44:28 +0000

Kemosabe and The Lodge

We Used To Wait

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:51:41 +0000

Cleaning fingerprints from a 5Dmk2 mirror

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:45:31 +0000

Was about to buy Eclipse cleaning fluid to get rid of some fingerprints on my 5D mk2 mirror when I came across a post somewhere (google it) that the Eclipse fluid might just be high grade methanol. Since I happened to have 90% methanol I decided to give it a try. Grabbed a couple of q-tips and did it. Tried it first on the edge of the mirror and seeing that it worked cleaned the remaining surface.

David Fonseca @ Marés Vivas 2010

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:00:36 +0000

More to come…

100% Reliable Flash Photography

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:53:27 +0000

Just bought it!

100% Reliable Flash Photography

British Museum

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:44:21 +0000

Royal Albert Hall

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:31:17 +0000

5D MKII + Zenitar 16mm

London Camera Gear

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:59:49 +0000

My camera gear during my London visit. Inside the Skin 50 pouch I carried the Zenitar 16mm and the Canon 50mm f1.4 as well as the Pixel Pocket Rocket card holder, extra battery and other assorted items. I used it strapped to my belt on the right side and it’s very comfortable and convenient. It’s my most common gear loadout. Mounted on the 5D mk2 is a 24-105 f4 IS, my primary lens.

Big Ben

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:04:32 +0000

Hyde Park

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:26:41 +0000

zenitar 16mm

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:49:24 +0000

On my flight to London. Part of a series of photos being published here. And being is the correct term… too lazy to edit them all in one go. Perhaps its for the best, giving me more time to reflect on which photos I should publish.

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Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:06:28 +0000

Pedro Abrunhosa - Rock às Sextas

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:04:48 +0000

London 2010

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:23:58 +0000

just a preview…

volkswagen surprise

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:06:01 +0000

This was quite a surprise when I chimped the shot I had just taken…

zen micro

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:04:16 +0000

Creative Zen Micro - 8Gb what I spent my first earnings on, still rocking since 2004

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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:59:57 +0000

going home

inverted

three

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:07:02 +0000

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Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:14:57 +0000

WIRED June 2010

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:00:22 +0000

Strobist info: 430EX @ 1/8 on a Manfrotto 5001B Nano lightstand shot through a Photoflex 30’ white RUD

Camera: 5D mkII Lens: Zenitar 16mm fisheye

Model: June 2010 WIRED magazine

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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:30:57 +0000

giottos

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:49:58 +0000

giottos blower…. my latest acquisition

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Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:14:30 +0000

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Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:48:59 +0000

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Fri, 28 May 2010 22:08:58 +0000

work in progress

Wed, 26 May 2010 23:09:04 +0000

Gaffer tape to remove... gaffer tape residue

Wed, 26 May 2010 19:40:32 +0000

Some of the strips of gaffer tape on my 5D mk2 started to get a little too mushy and shredded for my own liking. So I decided to remove them and in the process found out that a pretty good way to do so is using fresh gaffer tape.

It clings to the old residue, removes it, and isn’t as “invasive” as using alcohol or other solvents (like acetone, as I read somewhere) which I suspect might do some damage to the body plastics, namely acetone… don’t try that folks, I’ve seen it happen.

First wedding

Mon, 24 May 2010 23:32:49 +0000

shot my first wedding this past Sunday… and for the time being… a whole lot of work left to do

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Thu, 13 May 2010 23:51:29 +0000

“Welcome to Americana Please make your selection followed by the pound sign now”

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Tue, 11 May 2010 22:33:53 +0000

windy day today…

Now for a little background on this shot: On the foreground you see the motion blur caused by a long exposure of tree branches in the wind.

5D mk2 70-200mm f2.8 8 seconds f32 ISO 50

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Thu, 06 May 2010 22:31:07 +0000

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Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:30:08 +0000

Serralves, Porto, Portugal

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Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:57:04 +0000

icy morning

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Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:20:25 +0000

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Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:36:38 +0000

03022010230933, originally uploaded by Tiago A. Pereira.

You can post your flickr submissions directly through a webservice on Wordpress. Nice!

Switch to Wordpress

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:44:25 +0000

This afternoon I noticed my site wasn’t up and running… something went south with the PHP, perhaps a version upgrade on the server side and Textpattern wasn’t copping very well. Long story short I spent some time trying to fix it, gave up, installed and imported the old blog.

Here we are now, and while I’m at it… I’ll publish another photo

2010 About

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:16:00 +0100

I’ll just keep this really simple… for the time being. Just ported the old Textpattern blog to Wordpress and I’m not very willing to spend much more time in here…

You can reach me on tiagoafpereira at gmail.com

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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:05:53 +0000

Strobist info: Off camera 430EX triggered by radio remote (cactus)

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Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:18:26 +0000

TEDxO'Porto 2010

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:48:42 +0000

TEDxO’Porto

Full set @ flickr

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Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:54:11 +0000

some of the stuff I carry around

74 of 365

Organize

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:18:36 +0000

These IKEA organizers are really great for camera gear.

Drawer unit

Sumera insert

Taking the shot: 5D mk2 + EF 24-105mm f4 IS

Strobist info: Hand held softbox at camera left and slightly above with a 430EX II triggered using cactus remote

I’m usually not this organized…. but i try really hard tough! Honest! Either that or keep loosing stuff or wasting time looking for it, specially when I’m in a hurry.

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Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:34:12 +0000

undercover

5D mk2 + matte black gaffer tape

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Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:32:04 +0000

exposure pushed +4 in Adobe Lightroom

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Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:30:47 +0000

fall

01/11 & 18/11

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:54 +0000

28/365

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:57:29 +0000

Canon 5D mk2 + 50mm f1.4 for 5 seconds

sintra09 02

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:37:26 +0000

Convento dos Capuchos

6/365

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:55:18 +0000

2/365

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:39:32 +0000

1/365

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:47:44 +0000

A photo every day 365 of them.

Curious about how many more people are joining this kind of endeavor i searched for 365 on flickr and got over 2 million results. Guess I had to join the bandwagon some time

sintra09 01

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:39:24 +0000

Batalha

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:22:59 +0000

Mosteiro da Batalha Batalha Monastery Portugal

Google Maps

Amoras

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:17:56 +0000

Pousada de Proença a Nova Amoras

Rio de Onor

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:41:19 +0000

Rio de Onor Portugal

sealife

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:13:38 +0000

SeaLife

me by 50mm f1.4

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:02:08 +0000

5D mkII

EF 50mm f1.4 @ 1.4

backyard

Fri, 22 May 2009 15:28:37 +0000

VSSG

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:01:47 +0000

full set right here

5Dmk2

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:37:18 +0000

got myself a new tool

Details:

1/1600s

50mm

f1.4

ISO 2000

you can probably notice some stuck pixels…

problem just solved, set the camera for manual sensor cleaning for a minute or so and it will (apparently) map out the little boogers

peace

Getting myself a 5D Mark II

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:36:05 +0000

At last!

Shopping list:

Canon 5D Mark II + 24-105mm f4 IS
LP-E6 Battery
77mm UV Filter

SJB 01

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:33:21 +0000

wshield

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:32:27 +0000

Cold days

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:37:36 +0000

Above: Serra da Estrela, Portugal - full set @ flickr

My car, frozen

rail

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:43:22 +0000

handrail

home

40D + 70-200 f2.8

Mailbox

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:41:10 +0000

mailbox

the sticker reads “Your new”, probably followed by an address… faded

Serra da Freita, Portugal

March, 25th

2008

Other shots taken there:

Smoke On

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:01:40 +0000

You guessed it, RedBull Air Race! This was the second race held at Porto, Portugal and I couldn’t miss it.

To tell the truth I was more excited about the photo opportunities than the race itself… but that’s me.

Lessons learned:

Lesson #1. The early bird gets the worm, the late one gets a lot of heads sticking out in front of the the lens.

5D Mark II

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:28:40 +0000

At last!

2008 Vacations

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:16:51 +0000

III ACAESTE 2008

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:10:06 +0000

Past August I had the opportunity to participate in the III ACAESTE 2008, a Scouts week long camp, and was “embedded” with the 4th section (the oldest, non scout leader members) of which I am part. Enough said, lets get down to the photos and geeky stuff.

Cameras:

Primary body - Canon 40D
Backup body - Canon 350D

Lenses:

Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4.5
EF 70-200mm f2.8
EF 50mm f1.4
Peleng 8mm fisheye

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Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:43:24 +0000

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Pena Aventura Park

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:17:33 +0000

What to do when you have a Canon 40D, a Peleng 8mm fisheye lens and the opportunity to slide down a 1538 meter (0.96 miles) long cable?

You take the camera with you and shoot (almost) all the way down at nearly 5 fps. An then you make a time lapse video out of it.

It is an awesome ride. Available at Pena Aventura Park, Ribeira de Pena, Portugal

Cruzeiro no Douro

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:02:21 +0000

40D + Peleng 8mm fisheye

Carrapatelo dam, Douro river, Portugal

full set @ flickr

Passeio Fim de Ano

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:50:28 +0000

Canon 40D + 70-200mm f2.8

1/800 - f4 - ISO 100

full set @ flickr

Casa da Música

Sun, 25 May 2008 07:27:12 +0000

Canon 40D + Peleng 8mm fisheye

Barcelona 09

Fri, 23 May 2008 03:03:18 +0000

Barcelona

July, 2007

Shot sign

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:25:51 +0000

bang bang…

…and then some more

Digital home

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:23:56 +0000

For all the geeks out there:

Asus PW5 DH Deluxe motherboard

If you’ve got a keen eye you’ll notice the missing cooler. Beneath it it’s a Core 2 Duo E6300 1.8Ghz @ 2.6Ghz

The stock cooler wasn’t handling the OC that well and a bigger one was due… ended up installing a Xigmatek HDT-S1283… much better now… doesn’t get past 50Cº

Missed

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:56:16 +0000

They missed the goal and I missed the shot… but the photo turned out to be one of my favorites of the whole game…

Teachers VS Parents

Shot with my 40D with a 70-20mm f2.8 @ f2.8

Full set @ flickr

Think Tank Photo Skins

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:55:37 +0000

The TTP Skins have arrived! Shoulder pain be gone!

More info on the Think Tank Photo site and on this great review @ pixelatedimage.

Happy trees

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:12:16 +0000

Canon 40D + Peleng 8mm fisheye

8mm @ f8

ISO 400

1/80s

The Minister

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:31:06 +0000

Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues, portuguese Education Minister.

Prom Night

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:20:56 +0000

The students of the school I teach at held a Prom. I was there to shoot them… with a camera.

Two of the best shots. The rest can be seen here

Love my 50mm

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:34:43 +0000

Canon EF 50mm f1.4

First decent product shoot

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:01:23 +0000

Was recently asked to shoot some wine bottles. Proved to be a good opportunity to finally build the ligthbox I kept postponing.

The tricky thing about shooting glass is the strict control you’ve got to have on reflections. You’ll know that just by trying it yourself.

So the basic setup (pictured above) I used is as follows:

Simple cardboard box
Colored A2 paper sheets (used white, black, orange and silver as backdrops, reflectors or diffusers)

190XPROB

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:58:12 +0000

Bought myself a new tripod. The old one was getting on my nerves every time I used it, too old and too flimsy for my ever increasing cameras and gear.

This is a Manfrotto 190XPROB, a terrific tripod with independently adjustable legs, central vertical column that can be swung around to horizontal, spirit level and all. Screwed on top is a Manfrotto 486RC2 ball head (not shown), also great.

Carnival Parade

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:15:37 +0000

Some of my school’s Carnival Parade shots. The full set is available at flickr

Lessons learned:

Using two cameras can be tricky if you don’t now how to position/handle them in relation to your body.
Light rain doesn’t mess up your expensive cameras

During this shoot I used my two cameras. One was a 40D + Sigma 17-70mm + 430EX and the other a 350D + grip + Canon 70-200mm f2.8. And a camera bag (Domke F3X).

Arrabida

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:28:38 +0000

This is the Arrabida bridge. You can take a look at it in Oporto, Portugal. And you can go across it just above Douro river. First frame is a panorama, some 4 or 5 shots, don’t quite remember. Second one is the result of using a Peleng 8mm fisheye.

That same afternoon also shot this:

Peleng light trails

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:28:54 +0000

This is what you get when you strap a 350D with a mounted Peleng 8mm fisheye to your car passenger seat headrest and fire* it using a cable remote… and that was a long, comma-less, sentence…

*randomly firing hoping to get a good shot.

Other version right here

Peace

Girl Talk

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:50:30 +0000

If you like dance, electronica and mashups this is the guy to listen to!

wikipedia

girl-talk.net

Christmas Dinner

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:30:43 +0000

Yes, I do have a thing for people shooting people… with digital cameras! That photo inside a photo moment… Got to start making myself a separate set on flickr.

Shot with a 40D + Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 (this lens never ceases to amaze me)

Full set right here on flickr

The shot above in color

Gear used:

Canon 40D
Canon EF 50mm f1.4
Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8
Sigma 17-70mm

Festa de Natal

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:24:56 +0000

Like every year before this my school organizes a Christmas party. And this time around I shot it. With a brand new Canon 40D!

Yeap, that’s one awesome camera. It’s very responsive, very fast, quite lightweight (without the BG-E2 grip) and feels way better than my 350D which I also used during the shooting.

The only drawback was that my Sigma 17-70mm wasn’t focusing all that well on the 40D… keep thinking on getting a 17-40mm or 24-70mm… but recalibrating the Sigma will do just fine for now.

Biggest Christmas Tree in Europe

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:56:31 +0000

Full set on flickr

There you have it, the biggest xmas tree in whole of europe, measuring 76 meters and weighing 280 tons.

Gear used:

Canon 350D
Canon EF 50mm f1.4
Peleng 8mm fisheye
Sigma 17-70mm
Sandisk 8Gb Ultra II

Lessons learned during this shoot:

ISO 1600 on a 350D causes banding (usually at night, heavier contrast maybe)
Shooting fireworks is tricky
Setting you AF point without looking throw the viewfinder is trickier (it’s difficult to see the status LCD at night so, you have to light it up thus losing precious shots. I use the central AF point and recompose but that would throw the focus considering I was shooting at f1.4)

Arraial d'Engenharia

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:47:03 +0000

Party Week @ Porto promoted and organized by AEFEUP. Illustrator CS3, lots of hours spent on it.

Above poster printed dimensions: 117×171cm (46×67in). Created the poster as well as the flyers, teasers, tickets, credentials and the like that the client requested.

If you’re wondering what font is that there you go: Marcelle at dafont.com

Stumbled across this photo on Hi5, pretty funny… wasn’t expecting to see the printed poster anytime soon….

Red Bull Air Race 2007 Porto

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:14:04 +0000

Peter Besenyei’s Edge 540

Breitling Jet Team

Shooting fast moving subjects with a 1.3kg (Canon EF 70-200 f2.8) lens can be quite challenging considering that you’re not using a monopod, the airplane stunts are quite close, and you’re under a cozy 30ºC late summer heat… of 1500+ shots only 194 are keepers. That was expected, you just fire away trying to focus those damned things… ah ah full set available on flickr.

Barcelona

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:06:26 +0000

One week in Barcelona, photos available on flickr.

Barcelona, La Pedrera

Peleng 8mm

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:55:58 +0000

Got myself a new toy, a brand new Peleng 8mm f3.5 fisheye lens straight from Belarus. Take a look at a mini “review” on flickr:

the package, they managed to misspell my village’s name, but even Portuguese people do so! Happy to see such great calligraphy on the writing, don’t see that too often

almost there

funny smelling vinyl(?) pouch and Russian manual, guess I’ll just keep to the diagram…

Erasmus Student Network

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:34:40 +0000

Erasmus Student Network 20th anniversary parade and meeting at Foz do Porto, Portugal. Shot past 10th of June this was an exchange students gathering, quite fun actually. Was invited by a friend to shoot the event (did it for free).

Full set on flickr right here

These shots where edited in Photoshop, the ones you’ll find on the flickr set are all decaf.

Finding Rodney

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:36:20 +0000

I was contacted by a visitor that used the contact form in this website but unfortunately there was a problem and that persons e-mail got lost in the process… So, if you’re Rodney please resubmit your feedback, just tell me that it’s you and post your e-mail address.

My apologies.

Cortejo de Engenharia 2007

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:27:13 +0000

Last 8th of May I shot the 2007 Burning of the Ribbons Parade (lit. translation of Cortejo da Queima das Fitas, more info here. This is the 3rd year I’ve shot the parade and I’ve evolved from a Sony DSC-V1 to a mighty Canon 350D (mighty as prosumer goes… as of 2 years ago) with a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4.5 attached.

The shots you see above have been edited, all of the “clean” shots are available here @ flickr

Zoomifying Ribeira

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:19:21 +0000

The framed picture above is 9 photo panorama of Ribeira > Oporto > Portugal [google maps] taken on the 16th of October 2006.

Technical data:

Canon EOS 350D

Sigma 17-70 2.8-4.5

1/200 17mm @ f8 ISO 200

And since I’m a generous person you can take a look at the (nearly) full resolution picture right here:

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==Created using the export to Zoomify feature of Photoshop CS3 Beta==

Semana de Engenharia '07

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:40:03 +0000

Engineering Week ‘07

A poster for 2 nights, and that’s it! Don’t know I many hours I spent on it… maybe around 8. And a couple more for the ticket’s design. (Not included on this post).

We Are All Photographers

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:09:39 +0000

bq.. Dear Photographer,

Your images were shown in the Musee de l’Elysee’s exhibit We are all photographers now! in the last few days. Enclosed you will find some installation views of your images that show them in the wall.

[…]

From the team at the Musee de l’Elysee

p. Received a mail a couple of days ago from the We Are All Photographers project of the Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne.

In it were 3 webcam shots of the 3 photos I submitted and that got displayed on the installation:

Noites da Queima

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:34:58 +0000

To inaugurate this blog/portfolio what could be better than a second place in a contest! Not much actually… except perhaps having your photos displayed on a swiss museum, but that’s on a different post.

The winning poster will get to be the one of 2007 Oporto’s Noites da Queima, (lit. Nights of the Burning) a whole week of live concerts during Queima das Fitas (lit. Burning of the Ribbons, learn about it here.)