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Ainda sobre o Vini
No mesmo dia em que o Vincent Kompany dá uma lição a vários níveis sobre o que se passou esta semana no jogo da Champions, sabes-se que o Benfica prepara “medidas duras” para os adeptos que imitaram um macaco, podendo levar à expulsão. Nada contra, mas fica a sensação de saber a pouco, e mesmo dando o benefício da dúvida que o Prestianni nem tenha dito nada, tendo em conta que a reação oficial do clube foi um equivalente futebolístico de “eu até tenho um amigo preto”…
E já agora, eu acho o Vini Jr um jogador irritante e provocador, mas uma coisa não tem nada a ver com outra…
It's all about being intentional...
Usually I’m wary about advice from photography YouTubers, as often it’s either repurposing basic ideas or just silly, I think I’ve came across more YouTubers telling pros saying the only way to shoot is fully manual than pros that actually do that. But this one from Tom Calton kind of resonated with me, even with the silly stock footage that keeps appearing.
Taking lots of photos, by itself, doesn’t necessarily helps you improve. It’s more complex than that. Going out on a photo walk is basically collecting pictures. Obliviously this video resonates with me because in the last few months I’ve been in a very intense feedback loop, but also because I was already aware that me taking photos that end up in a pile wasn’t helping me improve.
It’s all about being intentional, understanding what you want and don’t want to shoot, being deliberate and not just casual. And for that getting feedback is crucial, but first and foremost actually looking to the work and being able to say “I need to do more of this”.
More fiction, less reality. Kind of a resolution for this year
I was reading recently that men nowadays read less and less fiction. I’m one of them… My reading habits have been quite crappy in the last years, and in the few things I do read fiction is only a small part. And it’s kind of the same regarding things I see: more documentaries than stories. I’m not much into New Year Day resolutions, actually I find the slow weeks of January and February the best to reflect on what’s ahead, but one thing I’m aiming for the future is more fiction and less reality. More stories and movies, less articles and documentaries. The world around is messed up, I need both to take a break from it and get inspiration elsewhere to handle it.
Why t3mujin?
People ask me this every once in a while, where does your nickname comes from? Well, it’s quite simple and it goes back to the beginning of the Internet.
The origin of name itself is straightforward: it’s the name of Genghis Khan.
Why I started using it? My name is very, very common in Portuguese, even in the early days of the world wide web was already getting hard to find an unique username wherever I registered online. So I picked this one, a bit by random, not that I’m a fan boy of the Mongols in particular, but I always been a history buff and I find them (and Genghis Khan) very interesting. And the 3 is there because I’m a nerd, and to make it even more unique.
And it stuck until today…
The Longest Night
The longest night of the year, the death of a cycle and the beginning of a new one. Happy Winter Solstice to all, and hope the light is born today lead us out of this strange times.
I lost the micro
Since the beginning my goal was to have my own custom domain around here, but it has been live for a long time without one. Between all other ongoing things this one fell behind, and I still wasn’t sure about which one to use. In the end it was simple:
t3mujin.micro.blog → t3mujin.blog
Dropping the micro, but the old one will still work!
Coisas bonitas que chegam na volta do correio!
Numa altura que a minha relação com o universo das viagens está meio que num estado amor/ódio, ser lançado algo que vai no caminho inverso do imediato e do rápido parece-me um raio de luz. Para saborear com calma, devagar.
Longa vida para a revista Primitiva!
Two days of #OutsystemsOne, plus one more of Champions Summit
Plenty of bells and whistles, and that’s part of the fun of events and keynotes. Plenty of AI, expected with all the buzz nowadays, and the public release of Agent Workbench that I’ve been playing around for some weeks. But also a clearer roadmap, with the consolidation of Outsystems 11 and ODC, and that’s the biggest takeaway for me from these days.
…And also plenty of catchup with familiar faces that I haven’t seen in a while!
Regarding Foto, and other social networks.
Foto is cool and clean, all that we wanted Instagram to be, but the issue is, in many ways, is just like all the others: it’s privately owned, centralized, closed, probably will be monetized at some point, and, as much as its founders are well intended, its roadmap will be decided by a handful of people. At some point, by the shareholders. Musk is right at one thing: these services are becoming the global, digital public square. And that’s why they need to evolve into something that’s open, decentralized and based on standards. And Foto doesn’t seem to be any of that.
Going out to the streets to shoot means that you tend to go to the same spots, which is also nice, but sometimes you want to avoid those. That's why me and my mates went for something different last Saturday... In the flattest and dullest light possi
Going out to the streets to shoot means that you tend to go to the same spots, which is also nice, but sometimes you want to avoid those. That’s why me and my mates went for something different last Saturday… In the flattest and dullest light possible…
There goes the weekend…The masks were back in Lisbon! For some time it was kind of a tradition to have masked group coming from all parts of the world for FIMI (Festival Internacional da Máscara Ibérica), with the big moment being the parade that happened downtown. It ha
The masks were back in Lisbon! For some time it was kind of a tradition to have masked group coming from all parts of the world for FIMI (Festival Internacional da Máscara Ibérica), with the big moment being the parade that happened downtown. It has been on hold for some years, until last weekend.It’s far from being the same as seeing the authentic thing, but having all these together in the same location, and honestly a bit out of place, makes always interesting photos. And you are able to see familiar faces in your hometown! #fimi #desfileinternacionaldamascaraiberica #lisboa #portugal
The randomness from the last week or so, out and about Lisbon. #justprocessed
The randomness from the last week or so, out and about Lisbon.
After the weeks in the Balkans, between fun kitsch of the cities and the imposing peaks of the mountains, it's time ti hit back the streets in my hometown. #justprocessed
After the weeks in the Balkans, between fun kitsch of the cities and the imposing peaks of the mountains, it’s time ti hit back the streets in my hometown.
Back to Amplifest
Back to Porto for Amplifest. Like last year, I ended up taking the camera with me. Like last year, I ended up turning it mostly to everyone around, not the bands. I’m really not a concert photographer, I’m more into paying attention to the small things that are happening around me, and that’s why the moments I took the camera from my bag were the dead moments between shows. The breaks to have a beer, to hangout outside by the sun, to chill and enjoy the day. Just like I was doing.
