Sunrise from my bedroom window Photo

Photographer’s Note

Actually the precise sunrise moment is in WS1. I coudn't decide which one I like more. This one was taken about 20min before sunrise.

And not exactely from my bedroom window but from my tent ;-)

Waking up with the birds singing, I found these colors as I got out of my tent, at Markádia campsite located at the dam of Odivelas. It's a perfect place to be in contact with nature and stay away from the crowds that fill up the beaches of Alentejo coastline. It's beautiful and very peaceful, there's excellent facilities and water sport activities. The campsite, located about 6km from the village of Odivelas that I showed in my previous post, is big (10hectares) and almost empty all year round and one can have their own private spot by the water.
The dam was built by the Odivelas river bed and it's working since 1972. The water is mainly used for irrigation.

WS1 - precise moment of sunrise.
WS2 - Closer composition.

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jimkilgallon (0) 2008-10-15 2:55

Not a bad view at all from your window, pretty much like my view over the Manakau in Auckland at sunrise. Soft pastel like colours and deep blacks to thrown in to give the image some very good depth. Well informed note to accompany.
Regards
Jim

fabio_ts (13674) 2008-10-15 2:58

Surely you have a great view from your window, ...lovely use of diagonal and wonderful colors, finely done Ricardo, bravo!!!

have a nice day,
Fabio.

Gessle (70) 2008-10-15 3:24

Hej Ricardo!
What a view!!!
Fantastic colours and a great point of view!
I love the lilac shade on the river!
Good job!
Anna

Buin (38126) 2008-10-15 3:41

Hallo Ricardo!
You caught a wonderful atmosphere and gorgeous colours here. This silhouette of the tree with its diagonal is a beautiful addition to the diagonal of the bank here. A photo "to dream into" ...
Greetings from autumnal grey Germany!
frank

PaulVDV (5314) 2008-10-15 3:50

Hello Ricardo,
On the picture in WS1 the reflections of the trees in the river are very nice.
On this picture the water has much more colour, almost like that very beautiful sky. On both pictures I like the diagonal line of the tree very much.
Anyway, you wake up on a real nice place !
Best regards, Paul

tober (4036) 2008-10-15 4:01

Hello Ricardo, apparently you've made a good choice to escape from the crowds of cities and sea-side resorts and in my opinion inner Alentejo (like Beja, Serpa, Evora) is the best destination for having a good rest.

The view from your window is really fantastic (Is it a pousada?). The tree looks like a "sobreiro", which makes an excellent upper frame for your beautiful photo.

Best regards, Tolga

macondo (13221) 2008-10-15 4:06

Hello Ricardo.
A beautiful early morning moment, thoughtfully composed and presenting such gentle and subtle warm colour tones. The silhouette of the tree nicely matches the angle of the shadowed river bank in the bottom left corner. What a sight to find as you emerged from your tent! I love those wispy pink clouds, catching the first rays of the yet-to-rise sun from beyond the horizon. Well done.
Regards,
Andrew

pablominto (41122) 2008-10-15 4:32

Hello Ricardo,

A lovely moment as the new day is emerging in this colourful way!
This is a fine composition too, where the silhouetted tree really makes the image and creates depth...
Good definition and fine details, seems like a great view to wake up to..!

Greetings,
Pablo -

derek3755 (2341) 2008-10-15 4:48

Hi Ricardo

wonderful colours to wake up too, like the framing with the tree, nice composition and POV.

Regards
Derek

luisafonso (858) 2008-10-15 6:20

Gosto muito do WS1. Aquela estrela fica sempre muito bem.
Mas esta principal tb está boa. Gosto muito da composição e do preto cheio das silhuetas. Muito boa luz. Gosto muito!

danos (33016) 2008-10-15 6:57

Ola Ricardo,
you are very lucky when you wake up and see this splendid sunrise.Excellent the tranquility and the calmly of the scene,with this subdued light,with the sun painting pastoral colors in the clouds and makes this a memorable shot.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

kevinos (6927) 2008-10-15 7:22

Really, Riccardo? What a view to get with ones cornflakes or whatever! Your uncompromising use of the strong ,dark tree makes this one rather special. regards Kevin

josepmarin (33989) 2008-10-15 9:35

Olá Ricardo,
una vista impresionante desde tu tienda. El efecto de luz y colores del amanecer, combinado con las siluetas oscuras del paisaje y del gran árbol en contraluz, funciona muy bien y da un excelente resultado estético.
Lo has captado perfectamente, en una foto muy atractiva y relajante.
El WS 1 me gusta mucho por los primeros rayos del sol en forma de estrella que aparecen detrás del horizonte.
Bonito trabajo.
Un abrazo,
Josep

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-10-15 10:05

Hello Ricardo,
Superb tones here.
You composed in the right way, I like the geometrics of the shadowed landscape.
Have a nice day,
JB.

berek (28983) 2008-10-15 11:48

Ola Ricardo,

no no its my bedroom windows view. if it is true I want live this bedroom to the last , of course with my wife. lovely colours and atmosphere my friend . thanks for your beautiful workshop. have a nice evening.
Burak

Stepan (27175) 2008-10-15 12:03

Classical but effective as usual...
The colors and the pink sky look simply pure.
The shadows (the banks, the tree) are excellent for the contrast too.
Stéphane

chris04stop (2489) 2008-10-15 13:09

Ehi, ehi, ehi, Ricardo! Questa é davvero bellissima! Oh... sorry! I wrote in Italian. This really is a wonderful pic and... SO romantic! I love it! Bravissimo Ricardo! I love a lot the colors and the shadows. So a sweet and intense pic! Ciao,
Anna Paola

paura (39002) 2008-10-15 14:20

Uma beleza, amigo. Aqui espusestes todo o teu censo artístico que, penso, deve ser habitual nos arquitetos como vc.

Abraço

Paulo

emka (22091) 2008-10-15 15:25

Hi Ricardo, splendid view you had from the bedroom in your tent. The colours are fabulous. And good for you, no need to go anywhere, just still in bed you could admire this sunrise. It must be nice camping place. I traveled in Norway with a tent but finally I always chose bungalows(mainly to use my laptop:)).

regards

Malgorzata

lucasgalodoido (16713) 2008-10-15 19:40

Olá Ricardo,
muito bonita mesmo essa foto, com uma tonalidade fantástica e um belo desenho das nuvens, mas gostei mais da foto do WS1, ela merecia um post exclusivo, pois além do belo efeito estrela no sol (nosso f/8 é uma maravilha pra fazer ele) ficou com um reflexo ótimo. Na verdade todas as três fotos ficaram boas, belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

Cricri (43524) 2008-10-15 23:03

Hola Ricardo
C'est le mmoment romantique :-) quel instant de magique depuis votre chambre, bien cadrer en plus avec la silhouette de l'arbre et les zones sombre vers un ciel de couleurs pastels, trés jolie
Good day for you
cricri

zeynepe (9358) 2008-10-16 0:36

Good morning Ric,
I like sunrise..cos it shows the birth of life on earth.I adore especially the blue hours before the sunrise.
The position of the hidden sun and the sun rays are absolutely breathtaking by using your stunning photography technics…
I prefered to write a comment for WS1 (precise moment of sunrise)
My compliments,
Warm regards,
Zeynep

John_F_Kennedy (31865) 2008-10-16 2:25

The atmosphere of that sunrise is well done here, with nice soft colours and good exposure, nice framing and POV.
Best wishes,
Achim

Floydian (30970) 2008-10-16 3:38

Hi Ricardo,
Waking up with this view is something we all want ;-)
It's not only the light, but more the entire framing and the strong dark shadow lines what makes the composition. That big tree on the right creates a strong important part in the overal composition...very good..!!!
Regards, Henk

gilou530 (35554) 2008-10-16 5:45

hello ricardo
une superbe vue de ta fenêtre il y en a qui aurai aimé être a ta place pour avoir un tel spectacle, magnifique capture des couleurs, beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

carper (65426) 2008-10-16 9:24

a fine window view Ricardo,
the shot is nice and the contoours are fine, good photojob I like it, have a nice evening.
regard jaap

JCG (25651) 2008-10-16 11:46

Hi Ricardo,

Privileged and appreciated moments photographers, then one should not hesitate to take its camera, which you did for our greater pleasure. Very beautiful orange colors on this landscape, it is very pleasant. I like much your complementary photograph where the sun just starts to show its first rays. Thank you Ricardo.

With all my friendships and a very good evening,

Jean-Charles

npecanhuk (14456) 2008-10-17 3:21

Olá Ricardo!
Belas cores e silhuetas interessantes!
Privilégio ter essa vista ao amanhecer!
Parabéns e abraço,
Neyvan

FPSintra (47) 2008-10-17 15:58

Olá Riclopes

Gostei particularmente desta fotografia (formas e cores)

FPS

ribeiroantonio (21959) 2008-10-17 16:08

Esta tem umas cores espectaculares mas aquela estrelinha e desapontar por cima das árvores enche-me as medidas. Portanto, o WS1 teria sido a minha escolha!!! Só teria clonado aqueles dois reflexos da lente.
Nesta, as silhuetas estão lindas e a árvore é um elemento muito bonito a preencher aquela parte do céu.
António

zeca (20026) 2008-10-17 23:51

Mas que bela vista para se ter ao abrir os olhos, Ricardo! As cores são lindíssimas e a porção de silhuetas negras foi bem medida e tem ótimo contraste. Linda foto!
Bom fim de semana!
Zeca

patdeph (18208) 2008-10-18 1:33

hello Ricardo
splendid sunst!i love the purple-pink-orange tones of the sky and their reflection in the water!I love this big branch whose line is perfectly parallel to the the band of earth,that gives a superb effect!I love the small details of the foiage standing out the sky,and makes this picture wonderful!
Best regards
Pascale

stego (22376) 2008-10-18 9:50

Olá Ricardo,

Eh lá! Mais uma sem pessoínhas?! :D

Como os anglófonos gostam de dizer, está de cortar a respiração. Se soubesse que podia gozar vistas destas de vez em quando na altura de me levantar acho que curaria a minha aversão a levantar-me cedo em 3 tempos. Por sinal, essa aversão não se manifesta em alturas de férias, mas enfim...

Além das cores e formas em geral, gosto imenso da forma como o ramo em cima está paralelo à margem em baixo, criando uma espécie de subtil simetria diagonal, que a ponta de terra à direita quebra graciosamente.

A escolha entre as 3 não é fácil, pois tb. gosto imenso dos WS'

Acho que há por aí um tema de grupo com um nome do tipo "da minha janela de hotel". Esta ficaria lá muito bem, pois até mesmo uma tenda se pode considerar um quarto de luxo atendendo à vista. Sem grande convicção, arrisco dizer que talvez a que tenha menos impacto é a WS#2, mas entre muitas outras coisas, gosto imenso das silhuetas reflectidas à direita.

Um abraço, José.

manatee (4293) 2008-10-18 21:23

Very nice icture I love the three. Also I enojoy it reading your note and I would love to visit this place to peaceful and wonderful. Here in Tijuana the life is more stong and every day there is shootings and dead people like in the old west in California in this case the motive is not the gold is the dollar and the drugs, but this pictures make sme forget about all this probles and see how beautiful can be the life.
I Wish some day i cna do it something to change this and I can have the change to live in a place like this or visit this place amazing.

Take care and have a good weekend

P.S I make a workshop of the cuban Chimera, I hope you can look it and tell me your opinion

Elias

bostankorkulugu (33876) 2008-10-18 23:24

i m jelaous of you for sleeping in a tent -it's been 16 years since i did the same- and jelaous of you for waking up to this scene... you are a luck man ric... a lovely sunrise shot in beautiful colours...

(ok, coffee and toast are lucky as well, to have you mister>:P...)

bakes888 (18323) 2008-10-20 0:01

Hi Ricardo. I can see your dilemma, both worthy photos. Excellent colours but the composition including the water really makes this shot. Nice natural framing also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

jmdias (19703) 2008-10-20 13:45

ricardo

é uma foto bem romantica, daquelas para enfeitar cartoes de namorados ou caixas de bom-bons.. gostei muito das cenas e de tudo o mais, cores, poiv,enquadr. etc.. este teclado esta terrivelmente duro,,,dá vontade de atirar a máquina na parede.hrrrrrrrrrrrr

saludos de montevideo

jorge

Bluejeans (32879) 2008-10-22 5:39

Oi amigo ,
Ficou lindo este pôr do sol alentejano :) com umas cores quentes e suaves , o lugar parece magnifico par passar uns tempos de ferias repousar , gostei muito das silhuetas ,bons Ws ,parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

jmcl (14061) 2008-10-22 19:11

Hi Ricardo,

Beautiful simplicity .. wonderful emptiness .. love how the colors are so nicely contrasted by the silhouettes .. very nice. take care, John

Emile (20051) 2008-10-27 13:37

Hola Ricardo.
Una vista envidiable de tu ventana, preciosos colores del cielo que se reflejan en el lago, las siluetas ayudan tu excelente composición. Vi tus WS y honestamente me hubiera gustado poner el WS 1 como principal, los rayos del sol del amanecer que presentas en ese WS los encuentro magníficos, por favor no me mal interpretes, las tres fotos son muy buenas.
Abrazos.