Greenpeace Activist's

Yesterday I took this photos during an assignment for Greenpeace. The photos show two activist's from Greenpeace placing a banner in Copenhagen Towns Hall Tower located in the center of the city at Rådhus Padsen and some of what happened during the demonstration. The activists placed two banners, one bearing a draw with Planet Earth and the slogan "Save our Climate" and another one bearing "It's not too late". Greenpeace choose this day and Copenhagen due to the 3rd ASEM Environment Ministers Meeting taking place in the city between 24th to 26th April 2007. You can visit Greenpeace website at www.greenpeace.dk and see also the slide show with more photos.

© Miguel A. Lopes
© Miguel A. Lopes
© Miguel A. Lopes
© Miguel A. Lopes
© Miguel A. Lopes
© Miguel A. Lopes
© Miguel A. Lopes
© Miguel A. Lopes

Planes

I have been photographing planes for a wile, a couple a years ago and when I got my first zoom lens I use to go with some friends to the fence of the airport in Lisbon and we would stay there chatting and taking photos to the different planes, I use to call my self a "plane spotter" but some of my friends are completely fanatic about planes. I like the atmosphere and the symbolism that planes represent to me, I have been traveling to a lot of different countries and most of the time by plane.
Last Sunday I went to Lisbon and I pass in the airport to see if I would find some of my friends. I didn't saw any of them but I did take some photos. I was positioned in the end of the runway and the sun was in front of me so I visualize a dramatic photo, I wanted to catch the plane right between me and the Sun. I wanted to just see the silhouette of the plane against the sun and get the warm color of the sun. I took some photos but unfortunately I didn't had the chance to get a plane right in the middle of the sun. This one was the best one.

© Miguel A. Lopes