http://www.lightstalkers.org/carlos_filipe_operti I bought my first camera, an automatic 35mm Yashica, when I was 14 years old. I spent a long time saving money from my monthly allowance to finally be able to say: I took a picture! It was my faithful mate till I entered the college for the first time, at 20 years old. At the same time my passion on aviation got me to the staff of a brand new brazilian aviation magazine. There I realized that I was at the same position of those I used to admire. So I decided that I should improve my photographic skills to reach my place among the guys who spend the life around the magnificent flying machines. Then came a Zenit, and after my first Nikon (yes, I love Nikon). Five years passed, and today (2006) I got some experience in aviation and military subjects. A bunch of trips and assignments off-base gave me a good feeling about that areas. A few operations with the Brazilian Navy and the Brazilian Air Force, a good number of airshows. Two times in Haiti with the Brazilian forces of the UN Stabilization Mission for that country. That´s my habitat. Now I want to use that feeling to explore other areas, to meet new concepts and improve my comprehension about diferent points of view. In the begining of 2004 I gave up of my studies on History and started a new graduation at Journalism. At the same year I got along with three other guys and we started a new project, the Base Militar Web Magazine, a website dedicated to stories and pictures of military and aviation subjects. en-us <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311944/Corcovado_01_small.jpg' /><br />The best part of travelling: arriving home... Rio de Janeiro, of course - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311944'>The best part of travelling: arriving home... Rio de Janeiro, of course - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:34:31 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311944 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311335/Piloto_01_small.jpg' /><br />The guardians of the skies... Brazilian Air Force Museum´s airshow, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311335'>The guardians of the skies... Brazilian Air Force Museum´s airshow, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:16:33 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311335 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311332/30mm_01_small.jpg' /><br />Pieces of death... Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311332'>Pieces of death... Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:16:28 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311332 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311329/Tail_parade_01_small.jpg' /><br />Tail parade... Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311329'>Tail parade... Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:16:22 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311329 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311326/A-1_chuva_01_small.jpg' /><br />Rain is just for losers... Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311326'>Rain is just for losers... Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:16:16 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311326 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311323/Captain_01_small.jpg' /><br />Too close, too close... Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311323'>Too close, too close... Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:16:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311323 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311320/Convoo_01_small.jpg' /><br />Come to papa... Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311320'>Come to papa... Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:16:03 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311320 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311317/Hand_01_small.jpg' /><br />Deep thoughts... Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311317'>Deep thoughts... Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:15:58 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311317 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311314/Flag_ship_01_small.jpg' /><br />Brasil, acima de tudo!! Porto de Vitória - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311314'>Brasil, acima de tudo!! Porto de Vitória - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:15:53 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311314 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/311311/Fire_01_small.jpg' /><br />Fire!!! Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean - Brasil<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311311'>Fire!!! Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean - Brasil</a> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:15:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/311311