This day, was playing outside with my daughter when I noticed that some paragliders were preparing to take off from Pico da Cruz.
Took my camera and then noticed that one the guys up there was Evandro, a member from Madeira Spotters that also practise paragliding. He's the third from the right, with the white shirt. So, this post is dedicated to you, Evandro. |
After launching, there it goes heading to lower Funchal
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Another one...
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Lots of wires everywhere...
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The sun was setting so, it was just great for these pics.
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In the Hotel in front of my place, some tourists were also enjoying the paragliders and then, they noticed me (or my camera...) and started waving hands...
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The glidders pics were almost all taken at 500mm. This pic is just for an idea on how far I was from Pico da Cruz.
Just the other week, a spotter was asking me how good is the Bigma at 500mm....I guess it's pretty good, specially with nice lighting and some support, like a tripod, monopod or, in this case, the balcony... |
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Well catched ;) Bigma sharp at 500 :P
jorgeabreu · 2008-11-08: 13:26
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great set! i like 5!
tomie · 2008-11-08: 15:28
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De facto o detalhe que consegues com a 500mm é muito bom! E penso que para as fotos ficarem nitídas como estão, deverás provavelmente usar velocidades superiores a 1/500, o que obriga a ter muita luz e se possível um bom apoio! Abraço e bom fim de semana.
ppinho · 2008-11-08: 19:43
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Dobre Reportage :)
nenny76 · 2008-11-09: 16:24
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wonderful post.no 5 is great
mojaroo · 2008-11-09: 19:34
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Really nice Rui! Evandro... BigBrother is watching you :) #7 is quite explicit...
ruialves · 2008-11-10: 10:31
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Hey, It's me alright. You'll soon receive a notice from my attorney :) Great pics. Good sharpness. Were those 100% crops or just normal crops? It's wonderful what some kilos of glass can do. And now that i've registered at Photoblog (wink wink Rui Alves) maybe i',ll start posting some of my own. By the way, there's some pics at Madeira Shopping for the Sports Week exhibit. There's a couple of sports, free flight included.
evandroamaro · 2008-11-10: 16:59
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By the way, the paragliders landed on Lido, not downtown Funchal. It's the guaranteed landing place for this takeoff. To be able to land in Funchal it has to be a great day, with good updrafts where one can rise up to 700m and then go to Funchal beach. When it's just a bit good they can get high enough to reach Praia Formosa.
evandroamaro · 2008-11-10: 17:11
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WOW 500mm!!!! great shots!! :))
jennye · 2008-11-12: 04:24
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