The Fireworks display for Queima Das Fitas in Coimbra.

Last week in Coimbra it was the student festival of Queima Das Fitas, its week long festival with lots of parties and drinking(kinda similar to RAG week in Irish Colleges). At the end of the week there was fire works display. I managed to get some pictures of the fireworks that I was happy with, they are the best but they aren’t the worst pictures I’ve taken, I hope you enjoy them.

 

If I was doing it again I would set up my camera closer to the left bank of the river to get a better view of the city but I guess there is nothing that I can do about it now.

So let me know what you think of my pictures and feel free to share them with friends and co-workers.

Peace and Love,

Ciaran.

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Rings of Fire.

The other night I attempted to channel the spirit of the late great Johnny Cash by making  my very own ring of fire, I think I was relatively successful.

When the ring of fire appeared an ethereal shaped started to appear at the Piano keyboard

And then all of a sudden the Man In Black was at the keys.

I really hope you get as much enjoyment out of looking at these pictures as I got out of taking them, well anyways that is enough rambling out of me so let me know what you think in the comments.

Peace and Love,

Ciaran.

P.S. I just realized that Johnny Cash didn’t actually play the piano, so it would appear that I was unable to summon Mr Cash, I’m not exactly sure who the pianist is.

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Coimbra, the city of Hills.

These are some of the picture of Coimbra that I have taken in the last few weeks. Its a really cool city but incredibly hilly which doesn’t agree with my feeble legs. But apart from the hills it has a really nice Botanical Garden, one of the Oldest Universities in the land and some nice parks and views so all in all its not a bad place to live.

Some ducks going for an evening stroll on the Mondego River.

This guy(or girl) lives in a pond in the Botanical Gardens in the University of Coimbra

for some reason this rose was growing upside down

a seagull swooping down to catch a fish

a statue of Queen Isabella looking out over Coimbra

The view from the top of one of the many hills in Coimbra

The Clock tower in the university

The view from the University as the sun sets.

One of the many churches in Coimbra

The university of Coimbra in the sunshine.

A slow exposure shot of the trees in the lights in the park to get the star effect.

The Mondego river just before sunset

A view of Coimbra a little bit after sunset, this was taken from the other side of the Mondego River

The walkway next to Mondego River river just as the sun is setting.

The Mondego River just after the sun has gone behind the hills

I really hope you enjoyed these picture, I was really happy with how they turned out but they are by no means perfect and my quest to take a perfect picture goes on. That is enough from me for now let me know what you think in the comments and feel free to share them with your pets or whom ever you think might enjoy them.

Peace and Love,

The Foxy Prophet.

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 by ciaranbuckleyphotography Categories: Animal Photogrpahy, birds, Landscape, Nature, night time Photography, UncategorizedTags: Animals, bird, Blue Sky, canon Photography, canon1200d, Church, coimbra, Digital Photography, Ducks, Dusk, Flower Photography, Flower Power, golden hour, Jardim Botanico De Coimbra, Leading Lines, Light Pollution, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, Mondego River, night time, night time Photography, Photography, Portugal, Queen Isabella, Reflection, Rio Mondego, River, seagull, Statue, Street Lights, Trees, Water Leave a comment