Author: Bressan

Mala de Dinheiro

30.09.2018 , Em Português

Sensação estranha estar voltando ao lugar onde nasci e cresci depois de anos...

No Caminho Para o Templo

13.09.2018 , Em Português

Dizia uma velha lenda que um homem já bem estabelecido na vida sentia-se infeliz e doente...

Quarto 568

02.09.2018 , Em Português

Uma visita noturna ao hospital onde minha mãe se encontrava em estado...

Paris em Negro

08.03.2018 , Em Português

Apreciando Paris em tonalidades escuras, monocromáticas, tal como alguns momentos da vida...

Cutucando o Sol

27.02.2018 , Articles, Em Português, Macro

Momentos que dão um imenso prazer! Caminhando pela rua, perto de casa, encontrei estes bulbos cheio de espinhos crescendo em arbustos quase na calçada. Nada muito interessante mas somente o Sol banhando-os por trás. Eu me agachei no chão até que...

Decadência

27.02.2018 , Em Português, Photo Gallery, Stories

As cores ainda vivas ainda parecem lembrar que o local era popular entre os boêmios, sinônimo de boa companhia, dança, música e bebida. Os carros entupiam as ruas adjacentes, trazendo casais que conjuravam momentos de ansiada paixão, à medida que invadiam...

Bom Dia!

25.02.2018 , Articles, Em Português, People, Stories

- 'Dia! - 'Dia! - Eu respondo mecanicamente sem mesmo levantar a cabeça ou olhar para a porta. Não é porque eu não seja educado ou não goste de pessoas; simplesmente, todas pessoas passam tão rapidamente pelo corredor que, pelo tempo...

Remédios

19.08.2017 , Articles, Em Português, Motivational, People, Stories

Quem passa por ali nem nota mais um recesso no prédio e uma porta lateral em meio ao recesso. Estranho; normalmente, as lojas possuem portas que dão direto para a calçada, não só para ficarem mais visíveis aos clientes, como...

O vôo

19.06.2017 , Motivational, Stories

No litoral, meu tempo mais bem apreciado é quando eu caminho na beira da praia vendo as ondas tentando me pegar com sua espuma e seu movimento hipnotizante. Sinto-me como se fosse uma criança brincando um jogo onde eu avanço...

Decadence

03.03.2017 , English

The bright colors on the walls still display how the place was vibrant and popular to dance, have good company and...

Pequeno Inseto, Grande Problema

29.01.2017 , Articles, Em Português, Stories

The English version of this text can be read here. Quem não gostaria de voltar ao passado para desvendar mistérios, tentar mudar fatos terríveis da História, corrigir problemas pessoais e, quem sabe, de quebra comprar um bilhete de loteria que se...

Small Bug, Big Problem

29.01.2017 , English

Who does not want to go back to the past to uncover mysteries, try to change History’s terrible facts...

Jogos Mentais

01.01.2017 , Articles, Black and White, Em Português

- Olá, Tom, lembra-se de mim, Cássio, C - Á - S - S - I - O, Cássio? - sem ser convidado, um homem senta-se à mesa onde Tom estava jantando. - Desculpe-me, mas não conheço ninguém chamado Cássio...

Mind Games

30.12.2016 , English

Without being invited, a man with a provocative attitude sits at the table where Ron was having dinner...

Voynich

17.09.2016 , English

He was dying of old age and all the members of his family, present in the vast salon...

Awakening

08.09.2016 , English

Part 3 of 3. Another day at the office. I stopped counting the days and I don't remember when I first arrived at this hole...

Discoveries

07.09.2016 , English

Part 2 of 3 - The war was already over for almost 50 years but the Chief Inspector still had to deal with old episodes...

Day At The Office

05.09.2016 , English

Part 1 of 3 - My “office” is a tiny cubicle dug under a rotten tree in the middle of some forest in harsh Winter...

Luz Brilhante

17.07.2016 , Articles, Black and White, Em Português, Motivational, Photo Gallery

Lentamente, abro os olhos e pisco várias vezes depois de acordar daquele sonho com uma luz intensa brilhante. Acho que a luz acabou por me cegar um pouco porque meus olhos só enxergam escuridão agora, como se o que eu...

How Much Do You Love Me?

27.03.2016 , English

"I love you!" Three magically simple words carrying loads of significance to a relationship...

Quanto Você Me Ama?

27.03.2016 , Articles, Em Português, Flowers, Motivational

- Eu te amo! Três simples palavras que podem produzir maravilhas para um relacionamento. Eu costumo dizê-las com frequência para minha esposa como um sinal de afeição contínua e amor por ela. Entretanto, nos momentos mais inesperados, não importando o que...

Quotes by Famous Photographers – I

28.01.2016 , English

Taking a picture today is endemic as almost every single person in the world have one or more cameras...

Adeste Fideles

24.12.2015 , English

Apparently, Adeste Fideles was a tune played in shows for the populace, later adapted with austere Latin rimes to become a Christmas Carol...

Cars, Framed!

12.12.2015 , English

At least for me, a 30 minutes stroll after lunch with my camera helps me to relax my body, to clear my mind...

Never Seen This Before

06.12.2015 , English, Landscapes

This post does not need many words as the images speak for themselves...

A Bench in the Park

30.11.2015 , Articles, English, Motivational, People

Evenings, Paul would sit exhausted on a bench in the park. The daily conflicts at work, his wife gone without a trace...

Simple Geometry

18.11.2015 , English, Motivational, Photo Gallery

Dots, the most straightforward geometric forms. But, what is a dot?...

Vantage Point

07.11.2015 , English

Vantage Point: a position or a place that allows one a wide or favorable overall view of a scene or situation...

Pleasures of Life

31.10.2015 , Articles, English, Flowers, Macro, Photo Gallery

It was certainly not in my roster of tasks for this weekend but I somehow managed to stumble upon these pictures of flowers that I took when I was visiting my daughter in the beautiful and tiny medieval town of...

The Falcon

24.10.2015 , Articles, Birds, English

This large hawk came along and started to observe a dead pigeon on the ground. I grabbed my camera and take some shots...

Elegant Waves

30.09.2015 , Articles, Black and White, Em Português, English, Photo Gallery

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Battered Hands

20.09.2015 , Articles, English, People, Photo Gallery, Places

In a soft-spoken and humble manner, sparing words to exactly say the ideas he wanted to convey, he started by explaining...

Light and Color Explosion

12.09.2015 , Articles, English, Photo Gallery

The show of lights and colors on the Parliament building was impressive by the way Canada's history was presented...

Impressões da Cidade

03.08.2015 , Articles, Digital Art, Em Português, Fall

Minha mãe adorava a pintura mas, por força de uma sociedade muito machista na época, ela jamais conseguiu fazer da sua arte um meio de vida e precisou recorrer à costura para sobreviver. A frase recorrente era: "Pintar não é...

Let’s Commemorate!

05.07.2015 , Articles, English, Places

Schools, the police, the firemen and the bands were parading on the main street in front of thousands of people...

City Impressions

07.04.2015 , English

My mother loved painting but society at her time was not very complacent about women deciding to undertake activities...

Planos Para o Novo Ano

24.03.2015 , Em Português, Landscapes, Motivational

Aproximando-se o final de cada ano, um terço da população do mundo (talvez mais, talvez menos, quem não faz?) traça planos para o ano que vem chegando. São desejos, decisões e resoluções que algumas pessoas fazem tão somente porque é...

Wishes and Resolutions

18.03.2015 , Articles, English, Motivational

Approaching the end of every year, many people make wishes and resolutions for the upcoming new year...

The Key

05.03.2015 , Articles, English, Motivational

Jimmy and I were friends since the school, in a friendship that was not demanding...

Paris Noir

05.02.2015 , English

Seeing Paris from a shadowy perspective, just like some moments in life...

Sunflower Symphony

07.01.2015 , English, Flowers, Photo Gallery

Almost late Summer, the vivid yellows and greens stand out and illuminate the lives of...

Numbers

31.12.2014 , Articles, English, Motivational, Photo Gallery

Numbers! Lay down a general feeling onto a discrete and finite set of entities that represent precise units...

Snow and Sun

21.12.2014 , Articles, English, Photo Gallery, Winter

Finally, a lovely sunny day without wind in spite the low temperature (-7 C). The snow...

The Reunion

16.12.2014 , Articles, English, Travel, Uncategorized

Reunions often happen with families where members come from various places to a selected resort...

Sunset in Montreal

09.12.2014 , Articles, English, Panoramas, Places

What a difference 10 minutes makes when taking pictures during sunset! We happened to be at the Saint Joseph Church in Montreal, Canada, to show its splendor to a friend that was visiting us. Conveniently, I delayed as much as possible...

Hidden Somewhere…

30.11.2014 , Articles, English, Flowers

Almost on time, rushing through the crowded streets for a shooting session, I saw this wonderful lilac in a small garden and partially hidden by a fake white fence. No other bushes, any wild flowers, just grass for company. Strange! Is...

Want to Relax?

23.11.2014 , Articles, English, Flowers

If you want some relaxation time, just to get away from your daily chores or from problems, go out for a walk with a camera. You do not need to stay long out; 15 to 20 minutes is enough. Why for...

Spiking the Sun

02.08.2014 , Articles, English, Macro

Little moments that reward you so much! Walking down the street, close to home, I found these spiked bulbs protruding from the bushes almost on the walkway. Nothing really interesting but there was the Sun hitting them from my back. Why not...

Water in the Park

25.04.2014 , Articles, English, Landscapes, Places

This Winter was really tough with lots of snow that accumulated and then melted in the beginning of Spring. Normally, the water gets absorbed by the ground but, since we got too much snow, the snow melts faster than it...

Summer Rain

04.04.2014 , Articles, English, HDR, Landscapes

There is nothing like a hot Summer day washed out by a sudden rain that comes, spills water like a bucket full of water being turned over and then, just like it came, goes and leaves that pleasant freshness in...

Bamboo Rafting

20.01.2014 , Articles, English, Places, Travel

The first impression of a bamboo raft is not very pleasant as it looks pretty unstable and wobbly but once you get onboard, you feel safe and comfortable if you don't go through very rough waters. Actually, looking closely, they...

Changes

10.01.2014 , Articles, English, Macro

Dark and light. Night and day. Red and green...

Petra

14.12.2013 , Articles, English, Places, Travel

This year, I was in Petra, Jordan, to admire the beautiful houses carved in soft stone by a mysterious people named Nabataeans. In fact, what seamed to be houses are actually tombs where members of this people were buried. The...

From Hell to Heaven

01.12.2013 , Articles, Digital Art, English

Simple facts in Life have different meanings for different people: to a poet, would a little house with a white fence a reason for romantic or delicate moments of Love? To an architect, the same house and white fence is...

Lost in Time

25.08.2013 , Articles, Digital Art, English, Flowers

Lost in Time (but not in Space because I knew where it was all the time), this low-resolution image was taken while traveling to some beach in Mexico with my daughter and her boyfriend long ago. These flowers were there,...

Some Flowers.

18.08.2013 , Articles, English, Flowers

Here in Ottawa, I have seen more fireworks in a year than I had seen in my entire life elsewhere. Right now, I am seeing this beautiful presentation of colors, explosions, beams that goes in a crescendo and I found...

Afternoon at the Beach

01.08.2013 , Articles, Digital Art, English, Places, Travel

I love painting but I also love photography and the combination of both seems to be the way to go, at least for me...

Last Night… The Moon!

17.07.2013 , Articles, English, Landscapes

Last night, around midnight, at the Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada. ...

Fire and Water

06.07.2013 , Articles, English, Uncategorized

Canada Day, commemorated at July, the 1st, marks the start of the country called Canada in 1867 or you could call it "Canada's Birth Day", if you prefer. A series of events happens throughout the day ending with fireworks at the...

A Morning… Two Flowers…

23.06.2013 , Articles, English, Flowers

We are motivated by Passion and Love...

Last Fall

17.06.2013 , Articles, Em Português, English, Fall, Landscapes

I was browsing through my pictures as I do from time to time and I found this picture taken last Fall at the park. The leaves were all the same color and barely some of them were starting to get that...

Before the Storm

15.06.2013 , Articles, English, HDR, Landscapes

I really don't like going to the doctor for whatever reason and I only do it when it is absolutely necessary which seldom happens for my own good. I am not saying that doctors or the associated medication that often...

The Big Tree

07.06.2013 , Articles, English, Landscapes

It is not only from sunny days that we can create opportunities for a nice photo. This afternoon, the day did not promise much but the sky was contrasting enough to spread light around the objects on the ground and...

Four Seasons in Yellow.

30.05.2013 , Articles, English, Uncategorized

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]OK, I accept the suggestion that maybe the pictures are not really yellow but gold or even brown! But, if we otherwise also accept the idea that they are metaphorically representing the four seasons, then yellow in place of any other...

Monastery in Kapharnaum.

25.05.2013 , Articles, Black and White, English, Places, Travel

At the shore of the Sea of Galilee (or Lake Tiberias or Lake of Gennesare), lies the village of Kapharnaum (or Capharnaum or Kfar Nahum) where some of the apostles were born and also the place where Jesus Christ performed...

Wishing Wells

09.05.2013 , Articles, Black and White, English, Places

There is a tradition in Germany (and perhaps in other countries as well) that a "Forest Belongs to the Soul", meaning, nobody actually possesses a forest but, at the same time, they belong to everybody. Indeed, forests in Germany are...

A Nice Smile!

02.05.2013 , Articles, English, HDR

There are days that things work well and there are days that the more you try being nice or the more you try being productive, things simply do not work out. Today, it was one of those days that none of...

I Could Not Resist!

01.05.2013 , Articles, English, Flowers

As I usually do at lunch time, I was walking in the neighborhood with my camera just inspecting if anything interesting would jump on me when I saw these beautiful purple and white flowers with a delicate yellow detail almost...

The Colors of the Desert.

21.04.2013 , Articles, English, Places, Travel

The common understanding that a desert is sort of yellow and all covered by sand is somewhat a cliché mostly propagated by the movies. The pictures below, taken in Israel and Jordan, show plenty of disparities in the scenario with...

Happy Birthday!

16.03.2013 , Articles, English, Motivational

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My wife was happy yesterday as it was her birthday. I put up a number of balloons as her age (no, I not tell it here!...

Winter Scene

01.03.2013 , Articles, Digital Art, Em Português, English, Landscapes, Panoramas, Winter

[vc_row row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" padding_bottom="50"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]I was not really confident about this panorama taken right after the snow stopped following. The temperature was relatively high (around zero degrees centigrade) which meant that I had to be careful with the falling...

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