Lapinha, by Patricia Saraiva
It was during a holiday period, along with a group of friends. Our destination, Serra do Cipó-Lapinha-MG-Brazil, very well-known for its mountains, hiking trails and waterfalls. We started at 3am, passing by many beautiful waterfalls and when reached the top, plenty of sunshine was waiting for us. The magnificent view that worth all the efforts!
iPhone 4 | Exposure 1/400sec @ f/2.8 | ISO 80 | Focal Length 3.9mm | Flash Did not Fire
Lapinha, by Patricia Saraiva
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 28
Award Score: 66 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 16, Style 12, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Landscape Photography
Photograph Location: Lapinha, Minas Gerais | Brazil
Photographer: Patricia Saraiva (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil) Registered
Patricia Saraiva born in the city of Apucarana, in Parana, Brazil, in 1969, daughter of Alda and Osmundo Saraiva. Lived with her parents and her two sisters, Angelica and Luciana, until the age of 16. Then, she moved to Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, to do the first and the second years in high school, and then entered the medicine college. There, she lived with maternal grandparents. She graduated from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais in 1993, specializing in next 5 years in Plastic Surgery. With the birth of her two children, Victoria and Andre, she started to take pictures of them and these were her first contacts with a camera.. She took photos that recordered growth, the rides, the games, the birthdays… The extent to which photographed, came to have their photos noticed and praised, as good quality and frame. Nowadays, whenever leaving home, and even within her medical bag, takes her camera and in the absence of that, she uses the phone’s camera, to record what calls her attention during the day, and during trips. Her first photographic exhibition, “Barcelona Balconies” occurred in 2011 in the city of Sao Paulo-SP-Brasil. In 2012, the same exhibition went to Belo Horizonte-MG, which ran for two months. She took records of the works of Antonio Francisco Lisboa, icon of Baroque art in Brazil, in the book: “The Aleijadinho-Catálogo Geral da obra” by Marcio Jardim(2012). Her greatest desire is to devote more time to photography and to improve her talent, which is her hobby and passion, through social networks and internet, where the photos are appreciated and known without borders.
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/patricia_saraiva/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsaraiva
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lindo Pat adorei parabéns!!! vc sabe que te adoro né rsrsrsr bjim
Mesmerizing photo, Patrícia! I’ve visited and admired those mountains since I was a kid, and now you come and all of a sudden capture all its incredible light and beaty in a single photo! Congratulations!
Congratulations, Patrícia! I have admired and visited those mountains since I was a young kid. But never had I seen such a mesmerizing picture which brought me even the scents of the rich vegetation and the incredible light that exists over there! Thank you!
Congratulations, Patrícia! I have admired and visited those mountains since I was a young kid. But never had I seen such a mesmerizing picture which brought me even the scents of the rich vegetation and the incredible light that exists over there! Thank you!
Breath taken! What a gorgeous view of a magnificent place!
The photographer knew how to capture the soul and spirit of this place! What amazes me is that she has only used an iPhone for this outstanding work! Congratulations.
Puxa Patrícia que orgulho hein. Mas muito perecido mesmo porque não apenas a foto é realmente extraordinariamente bela, mas porque o extraordinariamente belo não seria registrado por “qualquer hum”.
Fotografar é uma “Arte” e como toda Arte exige sensibilidade, estudo, persistência, paciência, inteligencia e acima de tudo DOM.
E tudo isso você tem Patrícia Saraiva.
Beijo