Azores Tea Farm, by Hugo Baptista

After having had a round tour inside a working tea factory I stepped outside early to enjoy a cup of green tea that I had just poured. Upon stepping outside I realized how much better this was than any tea commercial I’ve ever seen.

Canon 550D/T2i with Sigma 18-250mm | Exposure 1/100sec @ f/7.1 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 43mm
Azores Tea Farm, by Hugo Baptista

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | November 28
Award Score: 66 (Value 12, Clarity 12.5, Composition 17, Style 12.5, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Landscape Photography
Photograph Location: Azores | São Miguel Island

Photographer: Hugo Baptista (Voorburg, The Netherlands) Registered
Hugo Baptista is a freelance 3D animator, Visual Effects artist, Video producer and Photographer. Born in South Africa from Angolese parents, he has Portugese nationality and is currently residing in the Netherlands. He is a pragmatic autodidact constantly experimenting with all kinds of visual arts; exploring the boundaries of each field; learning by trial and error. Having worked most of his career on computer graphics trying to replicate reality he has found that it’s irreplaceable.

With his light painting photography work he has the opportunity to design a scene as if it were a 3D canvas, starting with an idea, finding balance in colour and performance, playing with symmetry and searching for simplicity that can be expressed in a complex way. Theoretic knowledge of light acquired during his professional career has contributed to a photographer with intricate knowledge of how light works and how we perceive it. In a professional world dominated by specialisms he considers himself a jack of all trades, and a master of all.

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