blue corner

Canon EOS 5D + Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM
1/500 of a second - f/7.1 - ISO 250

Corner building in the “Príncipe Real” area of Lisbon, with an enclosed balcony. The perspective was corrected and the overhead tram lines removed with Photoshop.

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going up

Canon EOS 5D + Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM
1/200 of a second - f/7.1 - ISO 250

This is the building from where the Bica tram elevator departs, going all the way up the hill to the “Bairro Alto” neighborhood. The perspective was corrected and the image converted to b&w on Photoshop.

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symmetry

Canon EOS 5D + Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM
1/15 of a second - f/1.4 - ISO 800

The two towers of the “Twin Towers” complex in Lisbon, which also houses a shopping center on the lower levels. Converted to b&w in Photoshop.

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hard lines

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
1/500 of a second - f/4.8 - ISO 100

The back of an apartment building near where I live, showing the use of concrete as an exterior finish. I removed the top of a tree from the bottom right corner of the image, and converted to b&w on Photoshop.

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window in window

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
1/320 of a second - f/4.9 - ISO 100

An old wooden window being reflected in a new window in a reconstructed building. Perspective corrected in Photoshop.

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magnanimous

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
1/400 of a second - f/4.6 - ISO 100

 

 

Rua da Conceição in Lisbon, in the downtown area, called “Baixa”. This are was rebuilt with a modern layout after the 1755 earthquake. I’ve always loved the view from this spot, with the tall buildings casting the street in shadow and the curved building at the end illuminated.

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Lisbon’s architectural diversity can’t be displayed on six photos, but I tried to convey a bit of the overall feeling of the mixture of the old and the new.