on the black side - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f5.6 | ISO100 | 1/200 — **on the black side** - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f5.6 | ISO100 | 1/200

savages

October 27, 2013

with my last posting about portugal so far i'd like to show you (and especially my female followers aka my sisters in particular) lisbon's savage beasts, that beset the whole city and make for unhygienic conditions, a disgusting atmosphere and so on... um, well, not really, the reality might well be quite the opposite: although living mostly under poor circumstances, they highly successful manage to live on and enhance the cityscape just with their attendance. each of the photographs here retells a story we experienced firsthand, what makes them even more precious for us.

good by, portugal; good bye, lisbon; good bye, brownish dog at the window... see you next time, maybe you will be there at the window again, as already two years ago, too.

the general

October 26, 2013

flea market, national pantheon, lisbon. the biggest and busiest market of this type, i've ever seen; but despite that, you were able to find unagitated places, sections of calm. btw: take your pick!

no fish

October 25, 2013

..., just for once. otherwise seafood was our first choice for lunch as well as dinner. the reason is perfectly obvious: the transport route can't be shorter than here in portugal, directly at the seaside, which is a fact, that should affect the quality of the food directly.

opened 24/7 - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO640 | 1/60 — **opened 24/7** - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO640 | 1/60

streets of lisbon

October 24, 2013

narrowness, functionality, dissoluteness, togetherness.

lisbon, for life.

touching - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/320 — **touching** - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/320

touching tram

October 23, 2013

it's absolutely great to notice, that one, who apparently drives the tram a fairly petty route 300 meters up and down the hill since years now, is still so dedicated to his equipment and overall job. this must be the thing called devotion!

eying steve

October 22, 2013

(not yet) worthy of being numbered among history.

high contrast b/w, sooc.

watched in the spotlight - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/3200 — **watched in the spotlight** - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/3200

contrasting relocation

October 21, 2013

the biggest advantage of joining your girl with shopping is the fact that you can finally read all the stuff you have kicked down the road all the time. alternatively you can observe and track other husbands while doing exactly this, right?

derided among the shades - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/640 — **derided among the shades** - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/640

refuse?

October 20, 2013

not everyone lives the life from which i'd showed snippets yesterday. hard contrasts, once again. stiff subject...

agog - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO100 | 1/320 — **agog** - sony nex 7 | sel35 f1.8 | f2.8 | ISO100 | 1/320

lisbon life

October 19, 2013

as promised i'm coming back to my perception of yesterday's, detailed image. it's common that colour is a central design medium in southern europe. one and even f.e. the portuguese themselves might accept that their cities can be characterised by organised mess. additionally, as i already mentioned a few postings back, the many and apparently never disappearing building sites take the same line and produce lots of textures, spread all over the city, marking the historic cityscape. moreover very special circumstances - like narrow and steep alleys - can make for hard contrasts that amplify all the effects and highlight the different peculiarities, i've listed so far.

last but not least only people provide vitality and link all the characteristic elements to an authentic system. for that reason i dedicate today's posting solely to lisbon's wonderful people.

preserver of lisbon's colour

October 19, 2013

the last four days of our holidays were spent in lisbon. unfortunately i'm in a rush today, so i'll come back to story and background of this imho again very characteristic image and its relation to the city tomorrow.