Obidos at midnight Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here it is another one that I hesitated much in posting. It was shot on the same night of my first nocturne panorama 'Coimbra at night'. It was quite a long drive home after some days working on the North of Portugal, but I couldn't waste the almost unique opportunity of passing these places alone with no hurry to get to my destination (home). Sadly it is forbidden to stop at highways, because the view is great from the highway that passes through the hill that lies on the other side of the valley.

Obidos is quite well represented in TE (hey David, why don't you come back? ;-), which isn't much of a surprise, because it is a rather scenic village that doesn't seem to have changed much in at least 500 years. It was also the subject of some of my earliest posts in TE.

I had no success in putting off that excess of green, no matter the combination of colour temperature and colour levels I tried. To get a better exposure, I used the same technique of the other night shots of Coimbra, which I explained (I hope...) in the note of the post of S.Clara.

Location (latitude, longitude): 39.36,-9.1563

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This probably is my last post this month, as I am leaving for Dominican Republic, where I'll meet our TE colleague Emile. The simple idea of holidays is always very pleasant, but these ones are even more welcome, unexpectedly coming as a deserved reward after a non-stop marathon of work that lasted more than two weeks (the unexpected thing isn't the trip, which I have booked in May, but the surge of excess work).

See you later, my friends.

lilimih33, robertosalguero, Emile, lucasgalodoido, elmec, pboehringer, zeca, atus, cobbydale, xuaxo, Benedict, abanibi, quillo, paura, Docarmo trouve(nt) cette note utile

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lilimih33 (9874) 2007-08-10 19:40

Hello Jose!
Wonderful night picture with very beautiful colours and light!
Nice clarity and good point of view!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

robertosalguero (110) 2007-08-10 21:12

Beautiful! The soft lights give this image a very nice mood. The architecture is beautiful and give the town an old time charm, rich in history. Nice composition with good sharpness. I enjoyed reading the note as well. Thanks Jose.

Roberto

ribeiroantonio (21959) 2007-08-11 1:22

Então, aproveita bem as férias e o sol das Caraíbas.
Quanto ao esverdeado da foto, acho que tem mais a ver com o tipo de iluminação do que com a foto propriamente dita. Se reparares, é mais evidente nas paredes da fortaleza e do castelo. É certamente um tipo de lâmpada que dá essa cor.
Gosot muito e acho que ficou muito bem.
António

UnTrained (0) 2007-08-11 3:11

Olá José,
so enjoy your holidays and best relaxing as possible.
The green cats is a bit strange, I share your impression. I tried a bit on that, the only chance to change a bit are the colour levels itself I think. The result is also not the best. Therefore let us take your version with a nice night view and correct the colours in mind.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

lucasgalodoido (16723) 2007-08-11 5:32

Olá José!
A iluminação aproveita bem toda a arquitetura da cidade e merecia ser fotografado mesmo, muito bom as cores amarelas!
Parabéns e Abraço!

Emile (20055) 2007-08-11 6:46

Hola Jose.
Very good night picture with green tones, very well captured, nice POV and composition. Hope you will teach me all your new PP techniques when you come next week to Dominican Republic. See you.
Un fuerte abrazo.

feather (50040) 2007-08-11 14:04

Even at night the village looks very medieval. Probably partly to do with the green cast you mention but also the shapes of the buildings and the city walls. Well exposed at 5 seconds.
Enjoy your trip.
Kath

Bluejeans (32901) 2007-08-12 9:28

Ola amigo
Bonita foto nocturna de Obidos gostei dos tons de amarelo das lampadas , bom angulo de visão da nossa Vila Mediaval , ficou fantastica com Iso 100 , boa definição
Boas Ferias na Republica Dominicana
Um abraço Gonçalo

elmec (12194) 2007-08-12 9:44

Hello Jose!
Great scene from the night town!
I like delicate light very good exposed the buildings!
Very nice atmosphere of calness!
Perfect done!
Best regards!

pboehringer (770) 2007-08-12 11:53

Jose, this shot might be the best example that you will start to consider strongly to switch from JPEG to RAW. This shot has serios white balance problems and that would be something that you can correct easily during the RAW conversion process. I'm beeing the devils advocate because I also see that part of problem the light beeing used to ilumminate the city. For example, the tower of the church looks fine, no green hue there.
Otherwise, composition, light balance, contrast, etc seems to be right on spot.
Have a good trip and say a big HI to DR, Emile and Rosa for me!
Regards, Peter

P.S. I did a WS. It looks quite different. Let me know what you think ...

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batalay (21126) 2007-08-12 22:09

Hello José,

An exquisite night shot of the fairy tale like walled city of Obidos. The composition is excellent, with layer upon layer of the town seems to unfold in front of the viewer. Have a good trip to the Dominican Republic. I look forward to your photos from the Caribbean.

Warm regards, good friend,

Bulent

zeca (20026) 2007-08-13 10:13

Olá José!
Uma ótima foto, com boa qualidade de exposição, revelando luzes equilibradas. Trabalho cuidadoso e bem feito!
Abraço amigo,
Zeca

vincz (19043) 2007-08-13 10:52

Une image de nuit superbe avec une maitrise de la lumiere parfaite. J'aime beaucoup cette impression donnee par les longs murs eclaires. Tres belle image.

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jmcl (14073) 2007-08-15 20:53

hi José,

The layers of roofs and walls and roofs and walls is wonderful as is the glow of light ... great control of the exposure .. very nice .. have a great trip.

take care,

John

dsidwell (9745) 2007-08-15 21:10

Such fun light, Jose! Very nicely composed and exposed. I like the various geometry created by the patches of light here.

atus (15476) 2007-08-16 11:12

Hello José,
well captured, razor sharp night shot of a great perspective. The light is well managed and the compo with many things to admire, is very good.
Well done and have a great time in D.R.!
Best wishes.
Attila

cobbydale (1924) 2007-08-18 9:45

Lovely nightshot Jose. Good POV and well managed exposure on the shot.
cheers
Leon

xuaxo (5815) 2007-08-18 11:42

Olá José,
Após umas semanitas ausente tenho muitas fotos para ver no TE, por isso alguns comentários que quero fazer vão surgindo aos poucos. Além disso estou abrandando o meu ritmo no TE, porque uma pessoa não pode "viciar-se" e há mais coisas para fazer :-)
Vejo que também estás ausente (mas em férias!) por estes dias. Espero que tragas boas fotos.
Quanto a esta, gosto dela porque deve ser a primeira (ou das poucas) que vejo de Óbidos de noite. De facto, já estou um bocadinho farto de fotos de Óbidos, e até de Óbidos propriamente dita. Acho que lhe aplico a mesma frase que alguém por aqui escreveu a propósito de uma aldeia ou vila italiana assim também bonitinha e bem preservada - para turista ver. Ela escreveu: "It is lovely, but it is also on the point of becoming a piece of kitsch if it becomes too lovely! (A house in Poffabbro).
É que quando se vai a Óbidos e se vê aquela rua principal cheia de turistas e lojinhas para os ditos, eu penso: "isto não é uma vila normal".
Se calhar o melhor é mesmo ver Óbidos de longe. Eu já tirei uma foto em andamento na auto-estrada, mas não ficou grande coisa.
Quanto a estes tons esverdeados, se calhar o "problema" é das várias lâmpadas de iluminação pública, pois não está igual em todo o lado.
Um abraço,
F

fkokol (1614) 2007-08-18 15:41

Wonderful night shot. and also nice architecture. Sort colours and light are great. greetings,

figen

somkiat (1096) 2007-08-21 23:15

hallo jose,
the tone is attractive.you make it well.good angle that make this static shot in the midnight.the way you laid the top at the center is good eyeline.excellent.
somkiat

Benedict (7062) 2007-08-27 21:24

hello jose,
i am never successful at capturing night fotos.
this one from you is an inspiration for me to try, try and try more and, yeah, work harder!
enjoy your vacation and be safe.
benedict

jackart (5604) 2007-08-28 9:52

Hi Jose!

Very good night shot. Walls and towers of this ancient city looks very interesting. You have very hard light but sharpness and clarity is excellent ( tripod was used?).

Regards
Jacek

ahmetgedikli (22052) 2007-09-15 0:15

Ola Jose,
Very beautiful architecture and excellent night composition. Good sharpness and light... Well done.
Have a nice weekend.
Ahmet

quillo (7258) 2007-10-15 15:08

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Hola José, los tonos verdosos que has conseguido en la composición me encantan y siendo una imagen sencilla me atrae mucho el contraste de las casas y la muralla con la oscuridad absoluta del cielo, felicidades amigo por el buen trabajo.

Un saludo y gracias.

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magui (435) 2007-11-04 10:46

Olá José
Que dizer de uma fotografia que conseguiu captar a aura mística e de contos de fadas de Óbidos? Nada, a não ser que é uma foto extraordinariamente bela. Excelente perspectiva. Excelente nitidez. Parabéns.
Magui

paura (39036) 2008-02-25 17:00

J. Pires,
Gosto desse tom icterítico da fotografia, a contrastar com o negro absoluto do fundo. O ponto de tomada foi bom para mostrar toda a garndiosidade dessa arquitetura lusitana.

Abraço, amigo.

Paulo

Docarmo (8844) 2008-12-02 7:37

Olá José,
Este POV de noite é realmente estupendo. Como disse na foto do Gonçalo, a vista da muralha a serpentear a cidade é um espetáculo. Com as luzes em contraste com a negritude do céu e dos telhados ficou mesmo lindo!
Parabéns!
MCV

Photo Information

Copyright: Jose Pires (stego) (22376)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2007-04-14
Categories: Châteaux, Architecture
Camera: Olympus E-300, 14-45 mm Zuiko Digital
Exposition: f/9.0, 5 secondes
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): !Merged shots, Night shots, Night & the City, Night Photo [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-10 19:32