Girl Portrait in a Port in Andalusia, Spain (Algeciras, Espana) - Shot with Canon 5D MKII and 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM

Shooting Glamour Portrait in a Sea Port in Spain!

What an interesting experience we had in Algeciras. We went to south of Andalusia to have a see of this beautiful place in Spain, and we landed in the city of Algeciras. Not really many things to do, so we walked a bit and we found a huge land fill in front of the sea, on the opposite shore. We started to shoot some portraits with the Canon 100-400mm L at 400mm focal. I’ve tried to shoot at widest available aperture (5 to 5.6 at longest focal), which still gives interesting bokeh and blurred background, howevest this is not the same as fast 2 or 2.8 aperture. Overall, the long focal makes it very intense with model and background very much merged together. Not necessarily something I’d do all the time, however I think it plays pretty well here, with the Maersk container in the background gently contrasting with the girl model. We had great time making this session. Enjoy!

All photos were shot with Canon EOS 5D MKII and Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM, all of them treated with Adobe Lightroom 4.2. More portaits here.

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Girl Portrait in Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain (Espana) - Shot with Canon 5D MKII and 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM

The Spanish Sierra Nevada, a nice mountain spot for great portrait session

On the road from Granada to Malaga, we went through the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountain region of Andalusia (Andalucia, Espana), which is a very beautiful region of Spain, with nice landscape (even a forest heart on the mountain!). This was not planned, but we’ve decided to make a nice portrait photo session, on the road, which is a bit in middle of nowhere actually! Few cars, and actually some car manufacturer were testing new models on this road, covering it like a spy car! To make the portrait photos more impactful and spectacular, I’ve chosen the Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM, shooting with telephoto at 400mm focal most of the time on the Canon 5D MKII, as wide open as possible (which in this cas is between 4.5 and 5.6 f/stop). The result is actually very interesting, and probably quite unusual for such type of lens which are mostl used for nature and wild animal photography. This get the background full part of the photo too. I think it gives something very strong to the portait in general, with much stronger perspective in the background, while giving a very nice quality and overall good bokeh. The colors of the place were also very nice, with soft diffused sun light, and I hope you enjoy the portrait session!

All photos were shot with Canon EOS 5D MKII and Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM, all of them treated with Adobe Lightroom 4.2.

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Chamois et Hermine au barrage de la Grande Dixence (Chamois & Stoat), Valais, Switzerland (Suisse)

Shooting Wild Nature with Canon 5D MKII and Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM - Chamois and Stoat

During the walk in the Barrage de la Grande Dixence and of the Lac des Dix, in Val d’Hérens, Valais, Switzerland, I’ve been lucky enough to see a chamois from quite far. I’ve approached it to about 50m, shooting with the Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM, which is actually excellent for this kind of photography. At the same time, a stoat (hermine) went out of its hole in the ground and was facing nose to nose with the chamois! This was particularly lucky moment! Enjoy the photos, of which some were cropped in.

All photos were shot with Canon EOS 5D MKII and Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM, all of them treated with Adobe Lightroom 4.2.

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Le barrage de la Grande Dixence (The Dam of Grande Dixence), Switzerland (Suisse), Valais - 80 HD photos

The dam of Grande Dixence - Le Barrage de la Grande Dixence, Valais, Val d’Herens, Switzerland 

The Dam of Grande Dixence is the tallest gravity dam in the world and is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex. The structure was started in 1950, was finished in 1964, measures 285m height, 700m long, generating about 2’000 GWh and is located in the Val d’Herens in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It provides electricity to around 400’000 households in Switzerland! This is a spectacular dam, with a long and large artifical lake (Lac des Dix) on which you can have a fantastic walk, looking at the Alpine mountain chain and the beautiful glaciers all around. You can visit the dam, which is a very interesting experience! Typical Swiss perfect architecture! The place is also famous to observe and make very nice photos of wild Chamois and Stoats, and I’ve been luck enough to get the 2 of them together in one shot!

 All photos were shot with Canon EOS 5D MKII, Canon 16-35mm 2.8 L USM II lens, Canon 24-70mm 2.8 L USM, and Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM, all of them treated with Adobe Lightroom 4.2.

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The City of Granada from the Alhambra - Panorama, Spain (Espana, Andalusia) - 15HD photos

Granada city viewed from the Alhambra

The city of Granada is very beautiful, located in north of Andalusia, in Spain. When you visit the Alhambra, you have the opportunity to view the city in a very nice and dominating view, plunging on the white buildings of Granada. A very nice moment of the visit indeed! Enjoy the panorama!

All photos were shot with Canon EOS 5D MKII, Canon 24-70mm 2.8 L USM, and Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 L USM, all of them treated with Adobe Lightroom 4.2.

More photos of Granada, Andalusia and Spain available at JHGPhoto.