AUGUST 1988 – The sun sets at the Portuguese west coast. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
We had travelled the south coast of the Algarve region in Portugal for a couple of weeks already and were now bound to slowly move up the west coast to Lisbon.
For the first two nights of this leg we came across Praia da Cordoama, situated about 10 kilometers north of the Cabo de Sao Vicente. A wilderness camp! The spot was extremely beautiful, and there were already several other campers (one might have called them ‘Hippies’) who reassured us that this wouldn’t be a big issue. Yes, occasionally the police would come and ask the wild campers to leave the place, but that’s about it. We shrugged and stayed for two nights. It was a fantastic experience that was only possible back then. Today I see a paved road leading up to the beach, and a paved parking lot.
That first evening we had this terrific sunset, and I captured it.
I love this image.
P.S.: If you look closely you can see the shape of a cargo ship in front of the setting sun.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | August 1988 |
| Location | Praia da Cordoama, Vila do Bispo, Portugal |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Lens | Canon FD 70-210mm f/4 |
| Image Source | Color negative film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4477 x 6779 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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