Lost in Woodlands Photography

17/06/2026

Familiar Places, New Eyes

Today marks the official launch of the new Brightin Star 14mm F2.8, a lens I've had the privilege of testing over the past few weeks thanks to the trust of the Brightin Star team.

To get to know it properly, I took it to one of the places I return to time and time again: Punta Frouxeira.

With its ultra-wide 14mm perspective, this location opens up endless compositional possibilities. For this image, I placed the foreground around a tide pool filled with greenish seaweed remnants that felt almost otherworldly, as if they belonged in a sci-fi scene.

Within that same pool, a mid-ground reflection reveals the lighthouse already illuminated, subtly guiding the viewer’s eye further towards the main lighthouse standing in the distance.

That evening, as the sun set, the sky came alive. A mix of high temperatures and approaching storms created clouds with incredible volume and texture — almost rivaling the rugged rock formations surrounding the tide pools.

What I love about this lens is how it allows you to bring so many elements into a single frame. At 14mm, composition becomes an exercise in layering: foreground, reflections, textures, light, and atmosphere all working together within a very wide perspective.

I always find it fascinating how a familiar location can feel completely different when seen through a new lens. The place remains the same, but the way you interpret it evolves.

So far, this lens has genuinely surprised me in the best possible way. I'm preparing a more in-depth review with field tests and detailed impressions, but until then, consider this image a first glimpse of what it can do.

Canon R5 MK I
Brightin Star 14mm F2.8
Irix Revo CPL
ISO 800 - F8 - 0.8s
Artcise AS80C Tripod + Artcise TB54 Ball Head
Pgytech OneMo Tactical

10/06/2026

Beneath the Wooden Arch

Some places seem to come alive in spring.

This waterfall in Mazaricos is one of them.
Everything was bursting with life that morning. The forest floor, the moss-covered rocks, the vibrant vegetation surrounding the river — every corner seemed painted in shades of green.

Unlike the horizontal composition I shared recently, this time I chose a vertical frame to focus on one of the most distinctive features of the scene: the two trees that cross above the river, forming a natural "X" over the waterfall.

Positioning the cascade beneath that arch of intertwined trunks allowed me to simplify the composition and highlight the relationship between the forest and the water. The waterfall becomes almost sheltered by the woodland around it, framed by nature itself.

Moments like this remind me why spring is such a special season to photograph in Galicia. The landscape feels alive, vibrant and full of energy.

Which season do you find most photogenic: spring or autumn? 🌿🍂

Canon R5 MK I
Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
Irix Revo CPL
ISO 800 - F8 - 1/13s
Artcise AS80C Tripod + Artcise TB54 Ball Head
Lowepro ProTactic 450 AW II

24/05/2026

Sol, po, barro, suor e bicicletas baixando a toda velocidade 🔥🚵‍♂️

Hoxe tocou cambiar fervenzas e bosques por montaña e adrenalina cubrindo, xunto a Drained Soul Photography, o Montefaro Enduro Race organizado pola xente de Club Pulpeiros "Dende 2006".

Unha mañá intensa, entre curvas, saltos, barro e moitísima velocidade. Sempre presta fotografar este tipo de eventos e captar toda a enerxía que se vive en cada baixada.

Aquí vai unha pequena selección do que deu de si a mañá. Iremos subindo máis estes días!

Se estás interesado nas túas fotografías, escríbenos por privado co teu dorsal!

19/05/2026

Where Light Meets Shadow

Last Sunday I went straight into the mountains to test my new Brightin Star 11mm F2.8 II Fisheye — my first fisheye lens — and I chose one of my favourite waterfalls in San Sadurniño to do it.

Spring here feels unreal. Everything was intensely green, alive, breathing. Moss covering every rock, vegetation exploding in every direction, the river carrying that fresh seasonal energy that only this time of year has.

I placed myself almost at water level, standing in the middle of the river, barely 10cm above the surface. The flowing water builds texture in the foreground, guiding the eye through the rocks and toward the arched moss-covered branch — and finally to the waterfall itself.

What made the moment special was the light.
The upper part of the scene was already glowing with warm golden sunlight as the sun climbed above the forest. Down below, where I stood, the river remained in shadow — cooler, darker, quieter.

That balance between shadow and light.
Between depth and glow.
Between the intimate foreground and the illuminated cascade.

A familiar place — seen differently.

Canon R5 MK I
Brightin Star 11mm F2.8 II Fisheye
ISO 200 - F8 - 1/13s
Artcise AS80C Tripod + Artcise TB54 Ball Head
Lowepro ProTactic 450 AW II

17/05/2026

Green Maze Chaos

Returning to Fervenza das Reixidoiras felt like stepping back into a different version of the same world. In autumn it had its quiet structure, its readable forms.

But now, in full spring, everything had transformed into something almost excessive — a dense Atlantic jungle where order disappears and life takes over completely.

The forest was overflowing. Ferns rising in thick layers, fallen trunks wrapped in moss and lichen, branches weaving through the light, and water constantly moving through it all. Every surface seemed alive, every corner competing for attention.

When I reached the final cascade, I found myself struggling to compose in the traditional sense. There was simply too much happening. Too much green, too much texture, too much energy. So instead of trying to simplify the scene, I stepped back and accepted it.

This frame became an exercise in surrender rather than control. A way of working with the chaos instead of against it. The river, the waterfall in the background, and the surrounding vegetation all coexist without hierarchy — just layers of movement, moisture, and growth.

It’s not a clean composition. It’s not a quiet one either. But it feels honest to what the place had become in that moment: a living, breathing system where water doesn’t just pass through… it builds everything around it.

Canon R5 MK I
Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
Irix Revo CPL
ISO 400 - F8 - 1/10s
Artcise AS80C Tripod + Artcise TB54 Ball Head
Lowepro ProTactic 450 AW II

14/05/2026

Veins of the Atlantic Forest

Last week I shared a wider vision of this hidden double waterfall in As Fragas do Eume.

Today, I took a step closer.

From 9mm to 15mm — still wide, but more intimate. Less about the grand scene, more about how the water actually lives within it.
I focused on the way the twin cascades break as they meet the rocks — splitting, folding, creating small drops and quiet pools before continuing their journey downstream. The chaos becomes rhythm. The force becomes texture.

Instead of scale, I looked for detail.
Instead of drama, I searched for flow.

The rock surfaces, carved and polished over centuries, hold the memory of every season. And in that moment, it wasn’t about capturing a place — it was about capturing how it moves.

Same forest.
Same waterfall.

A different conversation with it.

Canon R5 MK I
Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
Irix Revo CPL
ISO 800 - F8 - 1/8s
Artcise AS80C Tripod + Artcise TB54 Ball Head
Lowepro ProTactic 450 AW II

12/05/2026

A Kingdom Dressed in Green

Spring in Galicia feels unreal. Everything breathes. Everything pulses with life.

This time I returned to the waterfalls of Concello de San Sadurniño looking for something different. Instead of my usual frontal composition, I positioned myself along one side of the cascade to embrace the moss-covered riverbed and the lush vegetation exploding with seasonal energy.

The foreground becomes a natural frame — branches, roots, vibrant greens — guiding the eye toward the waterfall, partially hidden yet even more powerful because of it. Morning light filtered gently through the trees, adding atmosphere and depth to an already living scene.

The river wasn’t massive, but it didn’t need to be. Water is life — and here, it fuels an overwhelming symphony of green.

Mornings like this in the forest are the reason I fell in love with landscape photography.

Spring might be my favorite season. Alongside autumn… but that’s another story.
Now I’m curious…
Are you team Autumn 🍁 or team Spring 🌿?

Canon R5 MK I
Brightin Star 9mm F5.6
ISO 400 - F8 - 1/25s
Artcise AS80C Tripod + Artcise TB54 Ball Head
Lowepro ProTactic 450 AW II

10/05/2026

Beneath the Crossing Trees

Spring in Galicia feels electric. Everything is intensely green, alive, almost breathing.

This week I returned to Mazaricos to photograph one of its waterfalls. The river was carrying less water than usual, so the small cascades I normally use as foreground simply didn’t work.

Instead of forcing the usual composition, I moved closer.

One of the trees that forms the iconic “X” above the river has roots twisting through the rocks along the bank. I used that trunk as a leading line, starting in the lower left corner, guiding the eye upward to the crossing trees and finally to the waterfall beneath them.

Sometimes landscape photography is about adapting to what nature gives you.

Spring — together with autumn — might be my favorite season to photograph Galicia. The forest feels fully awake.

Have you ever changed your entire composition because conditions forced you to? 🌿💧

Canon R5 MK I
Brightin Star 9mm F5.6
ISO 400 - F5.6 - 1/10s
Artcise AS80C Tripod + Artcise TB54 Ball Head
Lowepro ProTactic 450 AW II

08/05/2026

A miña exposición “Capturando a Natureza” chega a Chantada!

Este 8 de maio ás 19:30h inauguro a exposición en Espazo Xove Chantada, cun pequeno faladoiro onde compartirei o proceso creativo, as historias detrás das imaxes e a miña forma de entender a paisaxe.

Encantaríame vervos alí e poñerlle voz ás fotografías!

A mostra poderá visitarse do 8 de maio ao 12 de xuño, no Espazo Xove Chantada (Concello de Chantada ), en horario de apertura do edificio.

Un novo lugar para seguir compartindo natureza, luz e emoción.

Vémonos en Chantada!

03/05/2026

Juanpa Ameneiros co seu proxecto Micelio me fixo un video ben chulo!!
Botádelle unha ollada!!

Álvaro Lamas (Lost In Woodlands) - Capturando a natureza -