A Lisbon Sunset by The Tagus River Canvas Print

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One of the things I enjoy doing most when in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, is heading to the banks of the Tagus River to watch the sunset. I love to hear the sound of the lapping waves as they gently brush the water's edge and chatter of people enjoying a sail on the river as the boats pass by. No two sunsets are ever the same, the sky ever changing as clouds roll in or fade away, glowing red, orange, yellow or even purple as the sun lowers in the sky. Pictured here is one of the two Cais das Colunas, pillars which stand side by side and mark the gateway to the city of Lisbon. I hand blended a little texture with my original photograph.

I'm a travel photographer and photo artist. I like to explore every nook and cranny of anywhere I visit and I'm always looking out for something unusual or unique, weird and wonderful, interesting and intriguing. For me, half the challenge is in the initial taking of the photo, the looking for something that catches my attention, getting that perfect composition, but the other half is in the processing, the tweaking and twisting and the addition of a little imagination to see how much detail I can bring to the surface and hopefully let the viewer see the same as I did when I took the shot. My images have been shot here, there and everywhere, mainly in the historic cities of Europe and with the occasional one taken in my own surroundings...