Castle of Penha Garcia Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi dear TE friends

Place : Penha Garcia, it is a Historical Village of Portugal

Region: Municipality- Idanha-a-Nova / Parish – Penha Garcia (zone center of Portugal).

Theme: 1 st of the series, Penha Garcia, historical village (1220)

To see: map view

(EN) -The castle is situated on the southern slope of the Serra de Penha Garcia, overlooking the River Pônsul, where there is also a dam that is an oasis of coolness on hot summer afternoons.
This village was reconquered in the reign of D. Afonso II, in 1220, and then donated to the Order of Santiago. Since 1220 untill the XIX century was Penha Garcia the region's Council. Today, what still is to see is nonetheless impressive and worth recording.
Near Penha Garcia lie the historical villages of Monsanto and Idanha-a-Velha, both with castles that are worth a visit. This is the ideal place to rest your weary body and mind as you take in the view. The hot baths of Monfortinho, very nearby, are set in land that has a wide variety of animal life and they offer visitors water cures and a well-deserved rest.
The Penha Garcia area exhibits a variety of striking characteristics at multiple levels but particularly in what concerns the occurrence of a plethora of fossils and ichnofossils.
Fossils route of Penha Garcia

I hope you guys like it.

* If your target is not our extraordinary beaches, you must visit our Historic Villages, for sure, you’ll not loose your precious time. There, you’ll find a sort of beauty natural stuff. All in all impossible to see in any other place in the world.

Best Regards, Filipe (Portugal)

(FR) - Penha Garcia est situé sur la côte sud de la montagne du même nom , sur la rive droite du fleuve "Ponsul", à environ 30 km de la sous-préfecture . Sans aucun doute ici la nature a été capricieuse. Une ambiance de grand exotisme, due à la découverte d'intéressantes structures géomorphologiques et d'exemplaires rares de fossiles. Des rochers les plus élevés nous découvrons un inoubliable panorama - avec son barrage, la vallée et les moulins à eau à ses pieds et, du Nord à la montagne "Malcata", de l'Est jusqu'à la montagne "da Gata"et l' Espagne au sud .
Le premier conseil aux touristes, est de monter au Château, pour admirer un panorama inoubliable, vous aurez toute la campagne de "Idanha" à vos pieds, se détachant au loin la montagne de "Monsanto" et autres élévations.

(PT) - O Castelo de Penha Garcia localiza-se na freguesia de Penha Garcia, Concelho de Idanha-a-Nova, Distrito de Castelo Branco, em Portugal.
Considerado por muitos o "presépio" da Beira, Penha Garcia situa-se na encosta da Serra com o mesmo nome, ramificação da Serra da Malcata e na margem direita do rio Pônsul. Ver : na Wikipédia em PT

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adores (15699) 2008-04-08 9:02

Olá Filipe!
Excelente pov e até um pouco invulgar, pelo menos para mim! O castelo quase se confunde com as rochas. Gosto da diagonal e das flores amarelas. As cores estão óptimas. Muito bem captada!

carper (65394) 2008-04-08 9:11

a very nice one Filipe,
marvelous contrast with the sky, good composition and a piece of quality, good photojob here, have a nice evening.
gr. jaap

crhieatt (5145) 2008-04-08 10:49

Filipe,
A really good perspective, with this peeping wall. But surely the shot madly over-sharpened, which somewhat diminishes the effect!
Regards
Colin

velocista (881) 2008-04-08 13:06

olá, bonita fotografia deste castelo. confesso que nao o conhecia. gosto muito do pov que escolheste. resulta numa bonita composiçao cheia de detalhes e com uma excelente nitidez. boa nota também. parabens. pedro

azleader (6) 2008-04-08 16:41

Looks to be there is more than one type of fossil relics to be found there. This perspective conveys strength.

lucasgalodoido (16699) 2008-04-08 17:23

Olá Filipe,
interessante essa foto, a construção está em perfeita harmonia com as pedras, uma pena a limitação de 200kb imposta pelo TE não permitir um detalhamento maior das rochas... Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço!

capthaddock (28640) 2008-04-08 19:05

Hi Filipe - interesting angle, the walls are in harmony with the rocks, and the blooming bushes help a lot, maybe the sky is too generous, I would crop about 10% from the top.

asajernigan (14236) 2008-04-08 19:29

Filipe,
Excellent shot of these ruins. The mountains create a nice buildup for the shot leading the eye up to the ruins. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. The deep blue sky forms a nice backdrop for the shot while providing excellent contrast to the rocks.
TFS,
Asa

stego (22376) 2008-04-09 3:02

Olá Filipe,
Mais Beira Baixa, para me lembrar de que podia aproveitar o bom tempo (qual bom tempo? :-) e a proximidade de dormida grátis para dar uns passeios.
Gosto muito destes POV com os penhascos de perfil contra o céu azul, e este está muito bem conseguido. O sol forte e o perfeito ajuste da luz resultam em belas cores e uma nitidez impressionante, que faz realçar a textura áspera da rocha. É impressionante como esses castelos construidos em cima de penhascos de granito parecem ser um apêndice artificial de fortificações feitas pela natureza.
Um abraço, José.

Clementi (44805) 2008-04-09 3:44

Ciao Felipe,
beautiful photo with a pov interesting with some beautiful colours, but creed you have exaggerated with the contrast mask.
Giorgio

Juntas (3468) 2008-04-09 8:47

Olá FIlipe. Bonita imagem, bem sharpada, como eu gosto e excelente perspectiva. tfs. Paulo

tolis68 (2006) 2008-04-09 9:38

Hello Filipe.Very nice POV and sharpness,clear photo nice allocation of rock and sky in photo.

Jardim (3197) 2008-04-09 12:26

Olá Filipe,

As nossa Aldeias Históricas são lindissimas. Nesta foto conseguiste mostrar o sitio de dificil acesso em que se encontra o castelo. O amarelo das giestas perfuma aqui e ali a fotografia.
Júlio Jardim

Vato_Law (11686) 2008-04-09 13:53

Olá Filipe,
Gosto da forma como compuseste a foto e da forma como a rocha parece se confundir com as muralhas do castelo.
Gosto ainda da forma como a vegetação dispersa pela composição quebra a dominante criada pela rocha e do contraste entre as rochas e o céu.
Só é mesmo pena teres exagerado no 'sharpness', pois realmente nota-se pela presença de todos estes pontinhos brancos através da foto, mas de qualquer forma não é isto que estraga a foto, se estivesse desfocada era bem pior portanto vamos em frente que da próxima sai melhor :)
Um abraço.
Paulo

Charo (31677) 2008-04-12 3:11

Hola Filipe,
Ohhhh...el pueblo que quería yo visitar...ahora aún tengo más ganas después de ver esta foto aunque ya me llamó la atención desde la carretera las casas blancas de tejados rojos con su iglesia en lo alto. Estupenda toma y buena nota.
Cordialmente
Charo

toto (18755) 2008-04-13 14:37

Bonsoir,
belle photo de ce rampart de château qui ressemble un peu aux rochers qui font cette colline.
Belle diagonale avec ce beau ciel bleu.

Amitiés Thomas

Bluejeans (32843) 2008-04-13 15:07

Oi Filipe,
Bonito castelo bem camuflado ,a sua textura se confunde com as rochas , faz um belo contraste com o céu azul , bom ponto de visão.
Nunca visitei este castelo bem interessante :)

Um abraço Gonçalo

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-04-14 2:44

Hi Filipe,
The angle of your shot is perfect ... it highlighted the height of the rock cliff. Very good contrast and balanced lighting. Well captured and composed. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

ChrisJ (70373) 2008-04-14 3:04

Ola Filipe

Fantastic upward pov here, with good sharpness & excellent colour. Parabens and obrigado!

Tobias__Ortmann (2589) 2008-04-14 9:50

hIFILIPE
very good shot
great po nice composition good colours and perfect sharpness
very well done
Toba

AiresSantos (42686) 2008-04-15 0:04

Ola Filipe
Uma perspectiva um pouco fora do vulgar mas que acabou por ser bonita. ««O enquadramento é muito bom e a diagonal tambem.
Boa definicao e cores excelentes
Um abraço Amigo

hatti52 (12654) 2008-04-16 2:07

Olá Filipe,
wonderful POV,light management and sharpness
very well done
compliments

feather (49976) 2008-04-16 7:52

Your low POV works extremely well, looking up to the castle, which surely has a good position. The blue and grey combination of colours work well
Kath

ribeiroantonio (21957) 2008-04-17 2:24

Se não sou a ver as tuas fotos...
Gosto deste PDV virado ao céu e dar-nos uma boa ideia da altura do rochedo e da dificuldade de acesso ao castelo, castelo esse que se confunde muito com as rochas. A foto em si tem boas cores mas o "sharpness" parece muito acentuado.
Outra boa coisa neste trabalho é a nota.
António

trekks (14332) 2008-04-18 11:04

hello Filipe

Interesting castle on top of this rock formation, such a historical place. Great sky to give contrast to the rock.

tfs, bill

leo61 (43494) 2008-04-18 22:03

Hi Filipe!
Grey and blue,great contrast and the green bushes are nice details.A very sharp image taken from a good low POV.I like the perspective here.
Regards,leo

devimeuxbe (56110) 2008-04-19 14:45

Hi Filipe
this castle just at the top of the hill is nice. You get a beautifull light. The sharpness is excellent
Well done
Bertrand

jjcordier (25052) 2008-04-20 8:36

Filipe
Très beau POV pour cette belle photo d'une incroyable netteté et bien composée. J'ai admiré votre galerie que je ne connaissais pas encore....que de belles photos!
Amicalement
JJ

chrisnet (20376) 2008-04-20 13:03

Hello Filipe,
Nice POV of these ruins of the castle and good framing with the impressive rocks in the foreground, well seen.
Regards

danyy (69247) 2008-04-20 15:16

Bonjour Filipe,
la contre plongée donne une idée des difficultés que devaient avoir ceux qui voulaient s'approprier les lieux.
Belles lumières, couleurs fortes tout en restant naturelles.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

dkeus31 (26318) 2008-04-21 3:20

Hello Filipe,
interesting how the wall is looking like the rock.
subject is centered however.
regards,didier

kermit350 (8988) 2008-04-21 9:18

Bom-dia Filipe, encontro incroyable de pensar que ele lá 480 milhões de anos estes réminiscences evolutivos, estava basicamente rio Ponsul, é também uma vista insólita que esta construção pendurada à montanha Penha, bem cordialmente..................Bonjour Filipe, je trouve incroyable de penser qu’il y 480 millions d'années cette à réminiscences évolutives, était au fond du fleuve Ponsul, c’est aussi une vue insolite que cette construction accrochée à la montagne Penha, bien amicalement

siolaw (25800) 2008-04-23 21:21

Ola Filipe,
I like the teture of the rocks and castle wall very much! They are so sharp and clear it looks very real. Excellent colors and luminosity too
A noiseless image
Greetings
Laurent

quillo (7248) 2008-04-24 11:32

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Hola Filipe, interesante pinto de vista de las ruinas del Castillo de la Peña García en Castelo Branco, me gusta el contraste del azul intenso de cielo y el tono gris de las piedras, es un bonito trabajo.

Felicidades.

Un saludo

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Graal (58479) 2008-04-24 23:36

Hi Filipe,
an interesting old castle, good informations. Fine low POV and sharpness, great sky. I like it. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

Tue (25608) 2008-04-25 1:23

Hi Filipe,
Great view up to the castle on top of the large cliffs. Nice to see some of the yellow flowers too in between the rocks. The light is also wonderful. Very well seen and captured!
Regards,
Lars

Budapestman (42566) 2008-04-25 5:42

Hi Filipe,
Great shot for this place with impressive and spectacular composition. The atmosphere is romantic and the details are very attractive. Very well done! Have a nice day
George

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2008-04-25 7:20

Hi Filipe
Impressive capture of this castle made of rocks. Lovely colours too.
Regards

coco (28012) 2008-04-25 12:07

Hola Filipe.

I like this composition but I think the contrast is, maybe, too strong.

However, this is a nice picture.

Regards.

papagolf21 (56567) 2008-04-26 1:31

Bonjour, cher Filipe,
Accéder à ces ruines, puis contempler le paysage à nos pieds doit être divin. Malgré tout, je ne manquerai pas d'admirer les vestiges de ce château qui passe les siècles. Très belle réalisation avec cette contre-plongée qui donne un effet saisissant sur le lecteur.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Cretense (56770) 2008-05-01 4:14

Hi Filipe!

Very impressive photo, great low POV and composition! This beautiful place, looks totally adjusted to the environment, as if it was part of the rocky mountain! Great light managment, too and a very informative note! Congratulations!

Hercules

emjleclercq (14424) 2008-05-06 22:50

Not much left of the castle, but the sharpness is very nice here, and makes the wall very visble against the blue sky, even if the stones are nearly exactly of the same colors as the rocks which serves as a basis.

All the best,

Emmanuel

cobra112 (11786) 2008-05-10 13:20

Ciao Filipe. An exciting dephting POV. Really the castle seems mix up with stones. Amazing blue sky. BRAVO.

Roberto

xuaxo (5799) 2008-05-10 14:42

Olá Filipe!
Belo perfil rochoso contra o céu azul.
Um abraço,
F

MLINES (10922) 2008-05-10 16:15

Hi Filipe. A very powerful image showing defences above a steep cliffface. The diiagonal makes this a strong image. The natural colours are very good. TFS. Murray.

TeresaT (10733) 2008-05-12 4:06

Olá Filipe,
Excleente esta perspectiva do castelo com todo este rochedo.
As cores estão perfeitas e o sharpness 5 estrelas.
Muito bonita.
Um abraço
Teresa

pelin (2765) 2008-05-12 9:29

Ola Filipe! Thanks for comment to my spring shot, Yes in Poland we have beautiful spring this week :-)
Good perspective on your shot plus beautiful sky.
Great sharpness and color balance.
Thanks,
~pelin

JCG (25631) 2008-05-13 12:17

Hi Filipe,

The smoothness of the image is very appreciable and I like much the beautiful light which emphasizes the site well. The catch of sight in low-angle shot gives to the place an interesting depth. I imagine all the difficulties at that time to build of such buildings.

With all my friendships and a very good evening,

Jean-Charles

crckt (7090) 2008-05-13 14:35

Hi Filipe,
It's a very good POV and the colors are good. I think the sharpness is a little on the higher side though.
Thanks for sharing,
Shaeri

danos (32994) 2008-05-14 2:23

Ola Filipe,
nice shot of these splendid ruins of the of Penha Garcia's Castle.Excellent presentation with the sharpness and the clarity to be unique.I like the diagonal placement in the frame as the vivid light and colors.Informative and useful your note.

Regards,Danos

Stepan (27175) 2008-05-14 13:03

A mysterious wall, lost among rocks... A strange ruin, well shot, with a beautiful perfect blue sky.
Stéphane

jmdias (19675) 2008-05-15 8:20

filipe

belíssimo pov, cores e luz, gostei da maneira como vc enquadrou as pedras naturais com as pedras empilhadas pelos nossos antepassados. belo efeito de grandiosidade, parabéns

abraços

jorge

kiks (6145) 2008-05-16 7:50

HI Filipe i realy like you pov choice it seems that the wall is going to fly in the sky. THe blue sky works perfectly as bg. Good work.
Best regards
KIKs

paura (38948) 2008-05-16 14:25

Filipe,
O lugar é lindíssimo e a fotografia está excelente para mostrá-lo. Deve ter dado muito trabalho construir isso aí.

Abraço

Paulo

pablominto (41104) 2008-05-23 1:23

Hello Filipe,
The ruin on the rock stands out very well against the intense blue sky!
The point of view works well, and adds dynamics to the composition through the strong diagonal...
Good details in the rocks, attractive colour palette!
Greetings,
Pablo -

steliosk (4784) 2008-06-04 12:33

Geia sou Filipe
FOVERI means amazing in greek!
the smooth sky and the sharp rock make an interesting addition bringing balance making the viewer to admire this photograph.

Beautiful POV, great note, what could I possibly need more!

Great job my friend
Many Regards
Stelios

dareco (17104) 2008-07-07 16:12

The sharpness, color and detail are perfect! A very interesting place! An informative note as well. TFS and have a happy day!

axiotea (16221) 2008-07-18 21:16

olà Filipe
It seems the fortress, which stands out well against the blue sky, is part of the rocks and I found the pov well chosen. The yellow flowers are also a nice detail to look!
Abraço
Marilyn

riclopes (33115) 2008-07-22 11:17

Olá Filipe, não conheço mas parece-me muito bem. Sou maluco o suficiente para começar a trepar rocha acima até chegar aquela muralha e depois tirar umas fotos das vistas vertiginosas :) Não podia é ter a Ana por perto...Muito bonita. Pergunto-me com os meus olhos amadores se estará "oversharpened" - talvez não...
Um abraço,
ricardo

Angelillo (9065) 2008-07-29 12:30

Hi Filipe,

Great perspective in this one, and very rich the texture of the rocks, great job. I like how the castle is showed and -at the same time- by the hill, againts a good a beautiful sky. Thanks.

Greetings,
Angel.

Hellas (5153) 2009-04-29 23:22

Excellent the PoV and the contrast of the sky and the wall! The colour and the sharpness are terrific, my friend!

Best regards,
Athanasios.

BilboCA (734) 2009-08-18 20:06

Hi Filipe,

This is a simple yet elegant composition, well executed technically, producing a very pleasing image.

I like the almost mirror symmetry between the profile of the rocks and the sky.

The sprinkling of flowering shrubs throughout the frame add a nice dose of complementary color to the blue sky.

The best feature is the harmony between the castle ruins and the rocks. The color, the overall shape, and even the size of the stones in relation to the roughness details in the rock face all speak to a lovely sense of design in the architects, which you have conveyed visually quite well.

Regards,
- William