Iberian Rock Lizard (Lacerta monticola)
Cântaro Magro, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Last summer I dedicated some time to photograph this reptile. I sent two das chasing these likeable beasts, which are scarcely frightened by human presence. In Portugal they are only found in the higher regions of the Serra da Estrela, where they are abundant. The pattern diversity of this lizard and the mountain vegetation allows for many different compositions.

Nikon D300 + Nikon 60mm f2.8 AFS
iso 200, 1/1250, f5

underwater landscape
Rio Olo, Serra do Alvão, Portugal

For a number of reasons, which include the cost of the equipment needed as well as some ignorance of its beauty and photographic potential, fresh water photography may certainly be considered as one of the most neglected areas of the art. Lately I have been exploring some rivers and rivulets in the north of Portugal. I already knew some of them and had always thought them to be idyllic locations, when I watched them from high above. Others, like the present one, I accessed with the help of generous friends and I have yet to regret it…

Nikon D300 + Nikon 10.5mm f2.8 VR + Subal housing ND300
iso 500, 1/8, f8

Western Spadefoot (Pelobates cultripes)
Tejo Internacional, Portugal

I always enjoyed including human elements in nature photos, especially when they belong to the habitats of the subjects or when they implicit express the message I want to impart. This photo, taken in the beginning of last June, had been planned over a year previously. Although I had visited this granite shed, in Salvaterra do Extremo, on several full moon nights, I either did not get the cloudless sky I was looking for or else I failed to find these toads, although they are abundant in the region.

Nikon D3s + Nikon 10.5mm f2.8 VR + 5x Nikon SB-26 + Strobist flash filters (converting 5500K to 3200K)
iso 800, 91seg, f8