Twin Towers in Park Of Nations, a photo from Lisboa, Sud

Photographer's Note

Hi dear TE friends

Another picture in the sunrise

Enjoy it and have a nice weekend !

Here, you can see the Saint Gabriel Tower and her sister, Saint Rafael. In front of we can see the Pavilion of Portugal.

The Saint Gabriel and Saint Rafael towers are 110 meters height and are two of the biggest towers of Portugal.

The Pavilhão de Portugal of the Expo´98 is situated near the north-east corner of the Molhe (pier) dos Olivais. The span between the building and the river-bank is covered by a balcony held by graceful pillars and forms a lateral porch fixed to the east façade.
This construction, made of concrete, was not assigned any determined use for after the event, so it required a great flexibility and versatility in terms of space, while its representative function demanded a clear and powerful image.

The building, rising on a north-south axis, is formed by two bodies separated by a construction joint.
The first unit is really a great ceremonial square flanked, on the north and south, by two large porticos lined with tiles of different colours, between which an extremely thin blade of concrete draws a curve, like a giant canvas.
The second body is a building of rectangular shape with a basement and two storeys. These three floors «grow» around a patio with earth on the ground, so as to allow trees to be planted.

Nikon D40X
2008/03/15 06:33:41.6
RAW (12-bit)
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 26mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
3 sec - F/13
Exposure Comp.: +5.0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium high

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robertosalguero (288) 2008-09-25 23:25

Hi Aires,

Not high but stylish and clean. The twin buildings and complex at the bottom create an interesting display of modern architecture in this place. Your image is very nice. The reflections add good balance to the overall composition. Good details and excellent light. Thanks Aires :-)

Roberto

InasiaJones (31566) 2008-09-25 23:29

Hi Aires,

Good shot over these two modern building.

The timing is great and the buildings reflect sunset light in their windows. The water was perfectly cooperative to offer you a perfect mirrored reflection.

I think it would have been interesting to see them closer and not so centred, by framing tighter and not include the left part.

Have a great week-end!

André

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2008-09-25 23:42

Essa coisa das "Twin Towers" já foi perigosa uma vez. Portanto, é melhor não lembrar o mundo que também temos umas em Lisboa!!!
Esta foto foi tirada de que lugar? perto do Oceanário? É que não reconheço a estrutura que está junto à água, apesar de dizeres que era o Pavilhão de Portugal na Expo. Mas devo confessar também que só estive uma vez nessa nova zona de Lisboa.
Gosto muito da suavidade conseguida na água o que faz um bom contraste com a zona bem nítida acima.
António

bakes888 (18499) 2008-09-25 23:48

Hi Aires. Great photo. Wonderful textures and symmetry. Nice handling of light to capture those colours and details also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

argycon (2769) 2008-09-26 0:03

Hi Aires,
Superb colors and handling of light Very good detail. Impressive work.
tfs
Kostas

hatti52 (12786) 2008-09-26 0:14

Ola aires
wow,incredible sharpness
excellent blue hour shot with smart exposure time
my compliments

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2008-09-26 0:30

Bom dia Aires! Wonderful modern architecture. Good POV and capture. Very interesting mirror. Nice light and colors. Original work. Saude!

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2008-09-26 0:32

Hola Aires.

Grandes la exposición grande! Crea ese efecto en el agua y los reflejos se ven geniales.

Un saludo!

Gessle (70) 2008-09-26 0:49

Hej Aires!
What a stunning picture!
Incredible sharpness and fabulous colours, The reflections in water are also fantastic!
Greetings from Poland.
When you visit Poland, don't forget to visit Krakow!:)))
Anna

jurek1951 (42198) 2008-09-26 1:19

Hi Aires,
This picture is a masterpiece,very nice scenery.
great composiiton and nice sharpness, beautiful reflections,
Georg

delkoo (68) 2008-09-26 1:38

aires
What a stunning photo! Marvellous reflection, catched in full glory, spot on with the exposure, colours and composition.

best regards
didier

the crane is a bit disturbing.....

alive (1360) 2008-09-26 2:19

Olá!
Belos reflexos na água.
Osd edificios encontram se lá longe mas ficaram com uma nitidez incrível. E belo enquandramento.
Abraço.
luis.

pablominto (53746) 2008-09-26 3:39

Hello Aires,

Fine skyline details, excellent sharpness!
The good light renders the best possible colours, in particular the blue tones are awesome...
Pleasant soft reflections, and the image has a fine balance between warm and cold colours!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Budapestman (82620) 2008-09-26 3:41

Hi Aires,
Superb photo from the city's modern quarter. The reflection beautiful, the blue tones add very much to the mood of the picture. Like the imposing modern buildings. Beautiful shot. Have a nice weekend
George

marietom (34611) 2008-09-26 3:52

hello Aires,

Elles sont marrantes, ces tours avec cette sorte de chapeau au sommet. Très belle composition, avec un très beau reflet.
Bonne journée
Marie

asajernigan (21427) 2008-09-26 4:03

Aires,
This is a great shot with an excellent reflection. The reflection provides nice balance and depth to the scene. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF. The blending of artificial and natural lighting works great here producing a very attractive photo.
TFS,
Asa

ALIRIZA (16423) 2008-09-26 4:11

Ola Aires,
Everything is beautiful in this shot. The POV, the reflections, colours and the light are marvelous. Well done my dear friend...
Have a nice weekend...
Ali Rıza

francio64 (39888) 2008-09-26 4:17

Ciao Aires,
ormai sei un esperto di riflessi.
Eccezionale questo, dove ci mostri uno scorcio di modernità.
Ottima la gestione delle luci e lo sharp.

Well done!
Francesco

Morac (27725) 2008-09-26 4:38

Hello Aires,
Amazing colours and light in this fine composition.
Excellent blue hour shot with smart exposure time.
Regards
Marc

stefanocer (10642) 2008-09-26 4:48

Great shot Aires , wonderful light condition , architecture also is very interesting and composition well studied to include the nice reflections , compliments.
Stefano.

siamesa (28231) 2008-09-26 6:26

Oi Aires,
Bela arquitetura das torres gêmeas, mas os reflexos das duas e das luzes na água azul escuro roubaram a cena. Ficaram maravilhosos, sem tirar o mérito de todo o resto. parabéns.
Abraços
Maria

Muse (35014) 2008-09-26 6:56

Hello Aires,
Magnifique architecture contemporaine et de superbes reflets.
De très belles couleurs et un tout bon cadrage ainsi qu'un pov bien choisi, le tout capturé à l'heure bleue
Best regards
Denise

tober (8797) 2008-09-26 7:04

Hello Aires, a stunning blue hour photo with amazing reflections. I would also like to thank you for your patiente in writing this detailed explanatory note, which makes me know the name of those towers. As far as I heard, some of the well-known figures, such as artists, football players, etc live there. ut I am not sure of course.

Best regards,

Tolga

sacavem (18620) 2008-09-26 7:17

Olá Aires,

Uma bom fim de semana para ti também.
Já não sei o que dizer das fotos desta tua serie sunrise do Parque das Nações.Lovely :)
Um abraço,
Filipe

jlynx (12647) 2008-09-26 7:21

Hello Aires,
The splendid panorama in wonderfully recent colours. Magnificently blue sky, which I did not see for two weeks. Very good composition with classical POV, the excellent sharpness and magnificently replete colours.
Best regards from Poznañ,
Jurek

carper (96) 2008-09-26 7:23

well Aires ,
I must say this is an outsanding nightshot, well taken compositionand technical very good I like the quality here, very goodphotojob, Have a nice weekend.
regard jaap

Gerrit (56725) 2008-09-26 7:42

Hi Aires,
great blue hour photo. Beautiful modern architecture.
Regards, Gerrit

ChrisJ (152546) 2008-09-26 7:47

Hi Aires

Good sharpness & superb symmetrical reflections. I like the dominant blue colour, & curved right faces of the highrise towers. Parabens!

Cricri (176) 2008-09-26 8:33

Hola Aires,
Belle image de ce côté moderne de Lisbonne, trés jolies couleurs et reflets, compliment
Good day for you
cricri

Scharan (14144) 2008-09-26 16:10

Olá Aires

Uma foto linda, cheia de requintes. As cores e reflexos na água surpreendentes Aires, meus parabéns!
GA
Vera

Docarmo (9767) 2008-09-26 19:27

Olá Aires,
Mais outra beleza que nos mostras. Gosto muito dos reflexos e das simetrias na imagem. O colorido é lindíssimo, muito agradável aos olhos.
Parabéns!
MCV

Burberry1 (6041) 2008-09-27 0:48

WOW, a splendid pure view, great perspective and light!
The city is going to wake up and start living again...a great one! It was worth to get up so early:)

Best regards from Thailand, Agnieszka

janneman (3903) 2008-09-27 2:21

Nice shot of an urban landscape. the blue in the sky and the darker blue in the mirror are fantastic, so is the reflection of the lights in the water.
I love this!!

UnTrained (0) 2008-09-27 3:59

Olá Aires,
these towers are very interesting and a good addition for a lot of captures, here with the clear reflection in good light very appealing. The light spots make it superb.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2008-09-27 5:38

Perfect shot; very good point of view, colors with nice light. Beautiful reflections on the water. Well done.
Have a good WE.
Ahmet

alvaraalto (38768) 2008-09-27 7:15

Hi Aires,

Beautiful architectural picture with a superb reflection. Not only the towers, but also the other buildings seems to my high standard architecture.

Groet Rob

danos (110395) 2008-09-27 7:42

Ola Aires,
very nice presentation of these twin buildings in Lisbon.Excellent reflections and the 3 secs made the water as a silk.The early of the day light made the scene so gorgeous.I like a lot the unique sharpness and clarity.Well done.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

stego (24132) 2008-09-27 10:28

Olá Aires,
Um dia destes tens que contar à malta o que é que te aconteceu de tão especial na noite de 14 para 15 de Março para que nessa madrugada estivesses tão impressionantemente inspirado.
Se tivesses "apenas" conseguido duas ou três fantásticas como esta, já era motvo para celebrar, mas já perdi a conta a quantas já publicaste, e aposto que isso é apenas uma amostra do que anda no teu computador.
Parabéns!
Um abraço, José.

rodgerg (55767) 2008-09-27 10:51

Hello Aires,

Good shot to this modern architectur. The very good managment of the light gives supreb reflections in the water and a nice impression of symetry. A composition well balanced and rich in details very well collected.
Have a good evening,
Roger

jusninasirun (17529) 2008-09-27 14:35

Hello Aires. Amazing calm water to capture the reflection at this early hour in the morning. Sharp details of the beautiful architecture perfectly metered against the spotless sky. Very good work and I like it. TFS and best regards. Jusni

bostankorkulugu (42762) 2008-09-28 11:57

dont want to miss this one as it shows a beautiful corner of lisbon in the very best way... i like the modern architectural details also the effect of the slow shutter speed on the reflections of them...

Graal (103038) 2008-09-29 0:20

Hi Aires,
beautiful sight, goos shot in the gold hour. I like the reflections and modern architecture of Lisboa. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

Wanda1 (15142) 2008-09-30 22:57

Hi Aires,
The reflections are great and the whole colouring of the shot with its blues and greys gives a very futuristic feeling. Good exposure and nice balance.
Regards
Wanda

adores (46979) 2008-10-01 16:47

Olá Aires!
mais uma muito bonita! Estás um verdadeiro especialista em fotos de madrugada! Gosto da composição com as torres, as luzes acesas e aquele reflexo perfeito. Boa exposição e cores fantásticas!

siolaw (38294) 2008-10-01 21:10

Ola Aires,
Nice morning blue hour, with clean reflections and special mention for light control....
I like the dominating blue tones...
Greetings
Laurent

Ber (8242) 2008-10-03 12:54

Hi Aires,
Wonderful textures and symmetry. The reflections in water are also fantastic!
regards

leo61 (0) 2008-10-04 23:09

Hi Aires!
Good architecturephoto,taken from a great POV.The reflections are very nice and I like the wonderful blue tones of the water and the sky.
Regards,Leo

teutza (10590) 2008-10-05 9:11

olla dear Aires,
i've been there few weeks ago..oh..what a lovely place to live in..i really enjoyed my 1 and a half days stay:))
hope to be there again soon:)
huugs
teo

rigoletto (34279) 2008-10-15 3:00

Ola Aires,
The towers look super duper post-modern, like the weird structures in Dubai :)
And of course, you made a high quality photo out of them, with electrifying reflections in 3 sec.s. Maybe cloning out the two cranes?
Best regards,
Deniz

xuaxo (6854) 2009-08-04 5:44

Olá Aires,
Estava procurando estas torres para indicar ao Jorge devido a uma em Montevideo (Torre da Antel), então vim à tua galeria, pois sei que tens várias e boas fotos do Parque das Nações.
Aqui apresentas as torres numa bela hora e com uns bonitos reflexos.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

Tweety (4546) 2009-09-09 12:44

Salut Aires,
Très belle image à l'heure bleue de ces tours jumelles. La pose de 3 s est judicieuse et permet de voir d'agréables reflets.
Bravo à toi.
Christophe