diy paper pinhole camera

FACT: all great photographers used very simple cameras.

two

Two was wonderful and reassuring. Very different from one.

I'm looking forward to three.
When you return, the couch awaits us...

skyline #2

 

I didn't jump... it's coming off my list. 

(But Pedro jumped)

skyline

Lisbon's skyline at sunset.

Tomorrow I'll be doing the exact same thing: looking up into the sky and spotting parachutes. I wish I had the balls to jump along with them, but instead I'll have my two feet on hard soil and yarn around my fingers as I watch.

On the ground or up in the air, have a great weekend.

summer with a super sampler

In 1885, Eadweard Muybridge was was taking sequence photos of animals and people in motion and became the father of stop motion. And history repeats itself... and we think we are so creative! 

The best thing about film photography in lomo cameras is simply not knowing what to expect after developing. These are from last summer... ah... summer... with a super sampler. I've been spending the afternoon scanning film negatives we have accumulated since forever in boxes. Massive work, by the way!

nessum dorma

I don't often remember specific parts of movies:  usually I just recall the general idea and slowly fragmented images of the movie start coming aback to me.

But this does not happen with these magnificent 4 minutes from Mar Adentro. I still remember the first time I  saw this scene, as it completely overwhelmed me to the point that, every once in a while, I return to it for some peace of mind. 

even though up north the sun shone this weekend, the bare trees of winter really kicked in...  

Easter,1989

This was our first year in Toronto: we lived on Grace Street with a family that soon became our family. Our mom cut our hair and upholstered the kitchen chairs so they wouldn't look so second hand. We were starting to learn English and called our dad puppy, instead of daddy. I was 6, Helena was 5 and Luisa was 3, and we all shared a bedroom. We always got up early early in the morning to watch Sesame Street and played with Sandy and Danny all the time.

At this moment, I feel the urge to cross the street, knock on the door of the Canadian embassy, ask for my passport and buy a one way ticket to Pearson International. Just a few minor issues hold me back. 

It's Helena's birthday today. 

pqueiros

No, this is not a war scene from the middle east: this is geocaching! This post is simply to congratulate geocacher pqueiros on his first hidden cache! It was very well thought out and prepared in a sort of treasure hunting way. Pqueiros and I geocache in almost all our trips and he has gotten used to the idea of him dealing with the technical stuff (downloads, compasses, phone apps, countdowns, bla, bla, bla) and me finding the actual cache. I think it's a win-win situation! 

Parabéns Peter Piper!