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João Almeida

geek, developer, photographer, traveler.

Photog stuff

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    The very, very last rays of light of winter solstice. To a new cycle ahead of us.

    A bare tree and the shadow of a person holding up a phone are cast against a weathered wall beside a closed door.
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    Firmware update for X-T5 released, with fixes on the AF issues. Just in time of going to photograph the Winter Solstice stuff. Fingers crossed…

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    Sábado fui até à Palavra de Viajante ouvir a Tânia Muxima falar do Upper Mustang, onde tenho uma enorme vontade de ir. Claro que não é a Tânia na foto, mas este ar do Bernardo Conde de quem vai conquistar o mundo pedia um disparo! Mas as fotos dela vão estar lá nas próximas semanas, e valem a pena!

    A person stands in front of a screen projecting QR codes and images, casting a shadow, with a laptop in the foreground.
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    Sunday is shopping day.

    A display case shows various cheeses and meats with price tags, with people reflected on glass.
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    Me after hearing Tom Heaton saying “The tripod is the photographer’s best friend” on his latest video.

    A puppet with wide eyes and a surprised expression is looking sideways.
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    “I have all the gear I need!”

    Said no photographer ever…

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    A aproveitar as horas calmas para ver as fotos.

    Two people are standing under a display of framed photographs in an art gallery with a tiled floor.Framed photographs are hanging in a well-lit gallery space with visible flooring and ceiling tiles.Framed photographs are suspended from the ceiling in a grid-like arrangement within an exhibition space.

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    Está oficialmente aberto o Exodus Aveiro Fest, com o tradicional bife com alho do Zico!

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    Geoguessr is going to remove the free tier next year. Nothing against it, but not likely to subscribe, because for me being able to only do 3 quizzes a day actually was a feature.

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    Exposição Pop-up da Narrativa no espaço abandonado da antiga Manutenção Militar. Durante anos andei pelas ruas em volta, todo o meu ensino secundário foi feito por ali, mas aquela mistura estranha de zona industrial e rural sempre fez com que houvessem áreas grandes com muros não deixavam ver para dentro. A Manutenção Militar era um desses espaços. E que piada tem explorar e descobrir um espaço assim pela primeira vez, anos depois!

    A long, industrial corridor with metal gates, peeling paint, and a lone person in the distance is illuminated by natural light streaming through barred windows.Two people are observing a piece of art in a dimly lit, industrial-style room with a worn appearance.A large, empty industrial room features a prominent artwork of a face with an unclear identity on the far wall.

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    That time of year where the soft end of day light gently enters over my shoulder.

    A dimly lit room features a desk lamp, a computer monitor, and a wooden table surface.
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    Another COP conference held in a country wanting to greenwash its oil industry, hosted by its Ministry of Environment, who happened to lead the main oil company for decades… And people still wonder why climate change seems to be on a dead end…

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    I know that you’ll find me, there. After the fall…

    Echoes in my head of yesterday’s show of Chelsea Wolfe, already back home…

    A quiet street scene at dusk features illuminated streetlights, a car with headlights on, and a silhouette of a person walking.
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    Coisas que se ouvem num daqueles cafés sombrios, que são cada vez mais raros na Baixa do Porto, logo pela manhã:

    • “Então ainda não foi atendido?!", a senhora reformada a achar que se tinham esquecido de mim.
    • “5 pães e um favaios”.
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    É assim tão complicado para a CP meter os números dos comboios no exterior do Intercidades?…

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    I knew I shouldn’t try GeoGessr…

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    Between William Klein

    A woman with long hair, wearing a striped shirt and jeans, stands in a gallery observing abstract and black-and-white artwork.
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    Maybe it’s time to head back home…

    A street lamp illuminates the scene between two trees along a dark, empty road at night.
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    Being someone who creates stuff means always jumping back and forth between wanting shout your ideas and thinking you don’t have anything relevant to say. Today feels more like the second, I guess.

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    Bad weather day is calling for bad weather photos.

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