Tomar square, a photo from Santarem, Sud

Photographer's Note

The town of Tomar was born inside the walls of the Convento de Cristo,that you can see at the top of the hill. Constructed under the orders of Gualdim de Pais, the fourth grand master of the Knights Templar in the late 12th century.

Tomar is one of Portugal's historical jewels and more significantly was the last Templar town to be commissioned for construction. Tomar was especially important in the 15th century when it was a centre of Portuguese overseas expansion under Henry the Navigator, the Grand Master of the Order of Christ, successor organization to the Templars in Portugal.

It is believed that he used the resources and knowledge of the Order to succeed in his enterprises in Africa and in the Atlantic. The cross of the Order of Christ (the red crosses that you see at the photo)that was painted in the sails of the caravels that crossed the seas, and the Catholic missions in the new lands were under the authority of the Tomar clerics until 1514. Henry, enriched by his overseas enterprises, was the first ruler to ameliorate the buildings of the Convento de Cristo since its construction by Gualdim Pais.

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sothy81 (9646) 2010-08-14 17:20

Great shot! I love that sky with the great cloud pattern. Sothy

stevesaba (8167) 2010-08-14 18:03

Hi Kik!
Very appealing shot. Portugal always seems to look so good! Really well done in all respects. Great colors and lovely clarity. Fine work, cheers,
Steve

PaulVDV (49024) 2010-08-15 2:28

Hello Kik,
The square looks wonderful with its white buildings with red roofs, the decorations for the festivities and of course the importance that the Portugese give to their pavements with special patterns. Here we find a checkerboard pattern.
The green wooded hill with the monastery on top and the deep blue sky with the thick cloud lines complete this splendid picture and excellent composition.
Best regards, Paul

jhm (191415) 2010-08-15 3:12

Hello Kik,

You chose a very well angle, we get a good sight on the black and white floor in foreground.
Perfect perspective too.
Lovely place for drink a good glass wine of a cool beer.
Nice composition, very quiet picture.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

alin-m (3716) 2010-08-15 4:03

Nice image with very good colors.
Beautiful place in yours photo.
Best regards.Alin.

dta (95548) 2010-08-15 5:43

Hello KIks ,
one more time , a great sky for this splendid picture . I like a lot the contrasts , and the well chosen POV .
Well done .

npecanhuk (79319) 2010-08-15 8:27

Hi Kiks!
Very beautiful "praça" with wonderful elements (specially architectural ones, framed, again, by that gorgeous sky)! Very attractive picture with excellent sharpness, exposure, pov, dof, colors, pp, contrasts, horizontal format, black & white borders and composition!
TFS - congratulations!
My warmest regards,
Neyvan

lousat (121047) 2010-08-16 2:29

Hi Kikkies,a great contrast,a perfect light and a beautiful sky in background like your last,very nice perspective and composition whit a lot of elements all in the right place.Thanks for share,have a nice week,Luciano

Nicou (188510) 2010-08-16 2:31

Hello,

mangigique compo et iamge, avec ces deux bandes blanches dans le ciel, la place et ce dessin, quel cadrage en profondeur, superbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

giorgimer (35017) 2010-08-16 9:34

Hi Kik,

very nice square. Good POV and amazing sky!

TFS

G

tober (8797) 2010-08-17 8:46

Hello Kiks, nice PoV for displaying the main square of the town, backed by the famous Tomar walls at the background. I liked the geometrical figures on the ground of the square and the polariser effect of the filter on the sky. Best regards, Tolga

delpeoples (60326) 2010-08-20 2:47

Hi Kik, I can see from your photos that you have a natural gift for seeing the nice lines and perspective of a photo. I envy you. Even the clouds here have their own symmetry and give the image a marvellous perspective. Great job, TFS and I wish you a good day, Lisa

marietom (34611) 2010-08-24 0:58

hello Kiks,

Jolie composition, sous un superbe ciel.
Bonne journée
Marie

danos (110395) 2010-08-28 3:37

Good morning Kik,
nice the view of Tomar square with the tile floor to creates a spectacular texture.I like the beauty of the place as this historical and old place of Portugal.A good reportage shot.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

sacavem (18620) 2010-08-31 6:16

Olá Kik,

Great shot of this square. The buildings are interesting, the composition is well executed, buildings in the background and the lighting is wonderful.
Well done.

cumprimentos,
Filipe

Selmik (3631) 2010-09-07 22:08

Hi kiks,
beautiful, picturesque photograph, lots of juicy colors and contrast (polarizer did its job nicely). Lovely POV.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Mike

Angshu (56760) 2010-09-08 8:45

Hello Kik Ko
Like the graphic effect of the chequered design in the FG. Fine blue of the sky & contrast with the red tiled roof. The red crosses also act as a good focal point
Regards
Angshu

dip (23892) 2010-09-08 10:32

Hello Kik,
beautiful photo with amazing vivid colors and good lighting,good point of view,nice details as well,
greetings,
Dimitris.

siolaw (38294) 2010-09-15 1:53

Hi kiks

Light, colours, and sharpness are excellent and framing/POV are fine. I would maybe have tried a closer approach, to get full graphism of the checkered floor as a foreground, but maybe you have done it too!
Greetings
Laurent

ruisc_pt (11360) 2010-11-21 6:09

Wonderful POV and a fantastic sky.
Thanks for a so well written note!
All the best
R

mkamionka (53824) 2011-03-02 5:32

Hi kiks,
I have also a photo from this wonderful town in my TE gallery. I like the patterned pavements on the Portuguese squares it makes them so much more interesting.
Here a great presentation of a lovely square.
Well saturated colors make it very attractive,
M