Photographer’s Note
Click here or on the image to see the large version.
This is a kind of mythical place for many enthusiasts of horses in Portugal, because it is the stud farm where the Portuguese horse breed "Alter Real" was originated. As far as my limited knowledge on horses goes, it is still the place where most of the best horses of that breed are created, but I believe they also create Lusitano, another Portuguese horse breed closely related to Alter Real.
It's a a big farm owned by a government foundation dedicated to the creation of horses and other things related with them. Its history had many ups and downs since its establishment as Royal stud farm in 1748, but it seems to be in good shape nowadays.
The image is a stitch of 8 shots taken hand held. I think it covers almost 270 degrees.
WS: Another photo showing a horse and its rider.
Location of the POV (latitude, longitude): 39.2217,-7.6857
paura, lucasgalodoido, ChrisJ, phwall, jwmunro, ribeiroantonio, feather, Gerrit, ciakgiak, Didi, leonorkuhn, dareco, Graal, xuaxo, celmaleite, AiresSantos, Bluejeans, denisn72, PixelTerror, Charo, jmcl, JCG, adores trouve(nt) cette note utile
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paura
(38784) 2009-06-24 16:31
José,
Lindo trabalho, amigo. Interessante a homogeneidade nas 8 fotografias que serviram de partida. Penso que normalmente elas apresentariam variações significativas de exposição mas aqui ficou excelente.
Abraço
Paulo
lucasgalodoido
(16615) 2009-06-24 17:04
Olá José,
impressionante essa panorâmica aqui, ficou perfeita, com cores bem agradáveis. Uma bela fazenda essa.
Parabéns e Abraço
ChrisJ
(70357) 2009-06-24 17:21
Olá José
A superb wide angled panoramic format, with good colour, sharpness, lighting & contrast. Tfs! Parabens!
leonorkuhn
(13785) 2009-06-24 18:27
Olá José,
Você também é um mestre nas panorâmicas, creio que o melhor que já vi aqui no TE. Excelente trabalho, nitidez perfeita, lindas cores e ótima luminosidade.
Vai para as minhas favoritas.
Um abraço
Leonor
phwall
(5677) 2009-06-24 19:54
Hello Jose,
Hand held for a stitch of 8 shots, amazing job.
A wonderful quality image, the sharpness, exposure matching and the detail is superb.
My hat's off to you my friend, a splendid effort.
Regards
Peter
jwmunro
(6355) 2009-06-24 20:24
Hello Jose -
The larger image is much more interesting than this smaller post. Well done with a hand held as you got good sky tones across the 8 images and the joint lines are none existent. Well done!
Thank you for sharing.
John
bakes888
(18257) 2009-06-25 1:39
Hi José. Great photo, excellent colours and fine details. Nice work with the stitch and composition. You have captured and excellent sky to compliment the scene also. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.
ribeiroantonio
(21957) 2009-06-25 1:41
Infelizmente, aqui na sonda não consigo abrir a foto no formato largo e por conseguinte também não a posso apreciar devidamente. Mas, parece ser muito bonita e digna de um pster num parade.
António
feather
(49872) 2009-06-25 3:31
Gosh! 270°! Is that more than the eye can see? The stitch is immaculate with none of the fish-eye appearance one would expect from such a wide view. Everything is blended together very well. I loved examining the large version and appreciating all the detail. I also like the WS although, as you might expect me to say, I would prefer the rider to be going into the shot. ;D One of my quirks with which you are familiar I think! ;D
Kath
zeynepe
(9356) 2009-06-25 3:45
Dear Stitching Professor,
You captured so many beautiful details in there..
I could feel the joy just by looking at this photo + WS.Repeated elements add a certain visual and stylized feel to the composition.
I look forward to seeing more of your stitching work!
Have a great day Jose,
Zeynep
sacavem
(8381) 2009-06-25 3:53
Olá Jose,
Simplesmente fantástico. Parece-me que o pessoal não aprecia muito os LP, já eu gosto muito quando têm a qualidade desta tua foto num trabalho de 8.
A qualidade e a cor estão magnificas. Conheço bem o local,por vezes vou a Alter do Chão.
Um abraço,
Filipe
Gerrit
(35965) 2009-06-25 5:26
Hi Jose,
wonderful view and panorama of this appealing place.
The lights and colours are excellent.
Regards, Gerrit
ciakgiak
(10978) 2009-06-25 14:20
Hello Jose,
it's incredible what you did in this image.
The result is really great, perfect, the vision of this fantastic place is superb.
Congratulation and TFS.
Best regards.
Giorgio
tober
(3998) 2009-06-25 16:00
Hello Jose, on my way to Portalegre I visited this lovely town last winter,but without knowing its reputation on traditional horse breeding. An extraordinary photo, with an angle of 270°, which makes it a peculiar one. Congratulations ! Tolga
Didi
(36280) 2009-06-25 17:21
Salut José
Franchement je trouve ce panorama fort intéressant.
La mise au point est parfaite sur les bâtiments et l'avant-plan, je constate une parfaite netteté.
A part quelques différences sur les tons de bleus du ciel, cet effet peut être diminué en utilisant une plus longue focale, mais cela nécessite au moins 16 photos :)
Amitiés
dareco
(17104) 2009-06-25 21:26
This place is awesome!!! A fantastic picture, lovely colors and good sharp detail. I also LOVE the horse you've shown in the ws!!! A very interesting post and informative note. TFS
Graal
(58319) 2009-06-26 0:06
Hi Jose,
great panoramic photo, superb large version and complementary WS. An interesting presentation of farm and note. Nice breed of horses Alter Real. Well photojob.
Gr., Aleksander
xuaxo
(5771) 2009-06-26 10:45
Olá José,
Esta é daquelas versões grandes (e teu trabalho de colagem) que está tão boa que a crítica acaba por não ser substancial. A crítica é: não se vê viv'alma; faz lembrar um parque temático antes de abrir a bilheteira. Mas este factor imagino que dificilmente poderias controlar.
Há também umas zonas diferentes que se notam no chão e no céu, mas não são significativas tendo em conta a qualidade geral.
Um bom trabalho, também para dar a conhecer a Coudelaria.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco
celmaleite
(2792) 2009-06-26 18:43
Que panorâmica fantástica! Tudo perfeito, grande espetáculo de cores e nitidez! Parabéns, grande abraço
AiresSantos
(42494) 2009-06-29 3:14
Ola Jose
Magnifico este teu trabalho. Uma panoramica de se tirar o chapeu.
Cores e luminosidade excelentes
Na LV podemos ver detalhes que fazem desta um belissima foto
Um abraco e boa semana
Aires
Bluejeans
(32667) 2009-06-29 5:30
Oi amigo ,
Um trabalho de mestre , deves perder muito tempo para acertares estas variações de luz e tons , só conheço Alter do Chão pelos livros , mas a tua foto mostra uma bela vila , parabéns pelo trabalho !!
Um abraço Gonçalo
denisn72
(7027) 2009-06-29 15:49
Hello José!
What an impressive sharpness and colours! The large view is really stunning. The building on the left is really beautiful. The sky is stunning as well as the presentation. Good Work! Congratulations!
Best regards
Denis!
PixelTerror
(86416) 2009-06-29 23:46
Ola Jose
Nice and luminous images with good highligh from the well exposed whites, the elongated format makes it look even bigger
Have a nice day JY
Charo
(31677) 2009-07-01 10:08
Hola José,
me encanta esta gran perspectiva y como estan dividido los colores en las construcciones. Imagino que por separado, las fotos no serían tan atractivas, pero en conjunto se ve un bonito lugar. Excelente trabajo amigo mío!
Abraços,
Charo
jmcl
(14007) 2009-07-01 15:16
Hi Jose,
wonderful pano. The vast blue sky and dusty ground frame this wonderful splash of color and white .. great combination of detail and vastness .. take care, John
JCG
(25553) 2009-07-05 2:14
Bonjour José,
Il est magnifique ce panorama, tu es champion dans ce genre d'exercice désormais. En version large on se croirait sur le terrain. Les couleurs, saturées avec soin, et la lumière sont superbes. Quant à la netteté, c'est ce que j'apprécie le plus, ce qui rend la lecture de l'image réellement plaisante. Du beau boulot photographique, bravo José et merci pour la photo en WS, ce cavalier ajoute un peu de vie dans l'image.
Avec toutes mes amitiés et un très bon dimanche,
Jean-Charles
adores
(15671) 2009-07-14 15:08
Olá José!
Óptimo trabalho (e paciência também:))!A panorâmica ficou excelente, dando uma perfeita ideia do local. A luz e as cores também ficaram muito boas.
Photo Information
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Copyright: Jose Pires (stego)
(22376) - Genre: Lieux
- Medium: Couleur
- Date Taken: 2009-06-15
- Categories: Vie quotidienne, Architecture
- Camera: Olympus E-300, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM, UV
- Exposition: f/11, 1/320 secondes
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Versions: version originale, Workshop
- Thème(s): !My panoramas, !Norte Alentejano, !Your favorites [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2009-06-24 16:28
- Favoris: 2 [voir]
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