Old oak, a photo from Guarda, Nord

Photographer's Note

Hello friends,
Picture a small village within the area of northern Portugal in Vila Fernando(Quinta de Cima -Up Farm ), photo on the final day of a very cold day, here we can see a small chapel and an old oak.

Vila Fernando is a parish in the municipality of Guarda, with 15.97 km ² and 500 inhabitants (2011). Density: 31.3 inhabitants / km ². It is one of the few parishes Portuguese territorially discontinuous, consisting of two very different parts of extension: the main part, concentrating about 95% of the territory of the parish, and a small exclave (Village of St. Magdalene) to the south, which forms an enclave in Adam parish.
The headquarters consists of Vila Vila Fernando and Fernando Gare, separated by the river Noeme, and six more attached, namely Low Farm, Middle Farm, Up Farm , Monte Reel, Vila Mendo and Village of Santa Magdalena. Noeme The river is a tributary of the River Coa, which in turn is a tributary of the River Douro.

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vila_Fernando_Guarda

Nikon D40X
2013/04/05 19:52:19.4
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
Color
Lens: 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 G
Focal Length: 10mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
1/320 sec - F/3.5
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Preset
AF Mode: AF-C
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: More Contrast
Hue Adjustment: +3°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium high

Reserved copyrights: The present photograph is intellectual workmanship protected by law 9610/98 being forbidden to the reproduction for any way without the previous authorization in writing it author. Please contact Gonçalo Lopes

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macjake (98456) 2013-05-03 10:52

Hi Goncalo
funky colors, funky building, funky tree!
its a weird but wonderful little scene :)
I like the clouds too.
have a great day
craig

cornejo (61504) 2013-05-03 11:17

Oi Gonçalo, muito boa imagem desta composição bonita e interessante. Muito bem capturado nesta imagem interessante e agradável, com boa nitidez, luz e cor. Muito bom e interessante trabalho bem feito, parabéns meu amigo. Obrigado por compartilhar este belo trabalho.

Boa tarde e fim de semana feliz.
Saudações do sul da Espanha.
Angel.

mesutilgim (0) 2013-05-03 11:26

Hello Goncalo,
Amazing capture !
The lonesome oak tree at the center adds a very unique taste to the capture.
TFS and hav a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM

danos (110407) 2013-05-03 12:01

Ola Goncalo,
nice the vierw of the interior of the Vila Fernando,with the little chapel to looks so charmy in this beautiful environment.
The light and the colour management are excellent as the good presentation.

Regards,Danos

Romano46 (18472) 2013-05-03 12:46

Ciao Goncalo
Complimenti!
splendida composizione ricca di colore e splendida nel soggetto. La nitidezza eccellente ed i colori molto vivi la fanno ancor più apprezzare.
Bravo
Ciao e buon fine settimana
Romano

fabbs99 (17179) 2013-05-03 12:52

Hello Goncalo,

A good range of color is on display and a great management of light and excellent sharpness.Excellent composition, very well done, TFS. Well done.

Enjoy a good evening ~ Farhat

jmdias (115252) 2013-05-03 17:22

gonçalo

uma imagem com uma luz difícil. gostei do enquadramento valorizando a capela e a árvore em primeiro plano. lindo trabalho.

abraços

jorge

Ciol (216) 2013-05-03 22:15

Bonjour Gonzalo,
une magnifique photo, riche en jeu de lumière.
Cordialement.

timecapturer (49288) 2013-05-04 3:12

Hello Goncalo
a tantalising composition this with excellent light management that adds to the atmosphere and isolation of this pristine little church. It looks cold and that is the result of your accomplished execution, and the use of fg shadow, which makes us want to step forward and into the sunshine.

Enjoy your weekend - Brian.

dkmurphys (79209) 2013-05-04 3:14

Ola Goncalo,
Attractive capture of this weird place, looks like a scene from a fairytale.
Enjoy a great weekend.

Daniel

Cricri (176) 2013-05-04 4:01

Hola Goncalo
Sublime le contraste de l'ombre a la lumière, la forme de l'arbre et l'architecture original des façades de l'église, un ciel qui est vraiment magnifique
Belle journée
cricri

pierrefonds (114536) 2013-05-04 9:47

Hi Goncalo,

The tree is framing well the house. The point of view is showing the details and colours of the house. The light has a good effect on the colors of the sky. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ricardomattos (17460) 2013-05-04 21:28

Oi Gonçalo
Bela foto de fim de tarde. Um céu maravilhoso e uma composição bastante bonita em que também podemos apreciar os detalhes da capela e da paisagem ao redor.
Parabéns e um bom domingo !
Abraços
Ricardo

Silvio1953 (221729) 2013-05-05 0:52

Ciao Goncalo, great view of fantastic oak, superb sky, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (170861) 2013-05-05 7:19

Witaj Goncalo!
Bardzo intryguj±cy widovzek.
Ciekawie komponuje ko¶ció³ek z drzewem.
Interesuj±ca kolorystyka.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

jhm (211736) 2013-05-06 4:20

Hello Gonçalo,

We get a nice small chapel with a specially architecture.
You play excellent with light and shade.
Nice panoramic view with nice sky.
Sharpness and clarity be superb.
Wonderful composition, excellent presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

delpeoples (60342) 2013-05-06 18:07

Olá dear Goncalo

This tree and beautiful house beside it are very interesting subjects. I love the textures of the tree and its lack of leaves. You have done very well with the difficult light conditions, where the foreground is entirely in shadow and the background is in strong sunlight. Lovely colours and a superb photo job.

Um abraco
Lisa

leonorkuhn (16237) 2013-05-08 5:37

Olá Gonçalo,

Lindo cenário rural. A igrejinha de pedra e o velho carvalho ao lado, com sua silhueta imponente. A cruz e a faixa do solo iluminadas pelo sol marcam bem a transição luz/sombra. Magnífico céu com nuvens de algodão. Pura beleza.

Abraços
Leonor

chrisvek (7003) 2013-05-08 6:23

Hello Goncalo

Very well composed image with interesting colors and awesome details and depth.Great framing and note.Well done!

Have a nice day
Chris

Robert1969 (7160) 2013-05-08 6:46

Hallo Goncalo,

De Tamron lens doet het goed op f3,5: er is nauwelijks
vignettering te zien en de scherpte oogt ook in de
hoeken zeer goed (tip: bij f5.6 tot f8.0 heb je nog
meer scherpte, die geldt bijna voor elke lens).
Verdeling ziet er wederom weer heel goed uit, idem
de belichting. gekozen standpunt is idem heel goed,
hierdoor komen de diagonale lijnen van het grindpad
heel goed uit en ook de uitwaaiering van de wolken.

Vriendelijke groeten,
Robert

Nicou (193806) 2013-05-08 6:56

Hlelo

fantasitque image et compo quel arbre avec la cabane et cet éclairage juste sur le sommet de la cabane superbe effet et iamge avec ce ceil fuyant aux belles formes grandisoe compo.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

ikeharel (113427) 2013-05-08 9:07

ola Goncalo,
You titled this about the old oak, but I immediatly saw the unique chapel with fine art of brickswork.
Fine outlines, good light on late afternoon, and beautiful sky aloft.
Boa tardes,
Ike

ChrisJ (171884) 2013-05-09 0:41

Ola Goncalo,

Nice graphism of the dark tree against the lighter blue and white cloudy sky, with excellent fg shadow detail and superb sharpness and compositional framing. I like the uneven brick patterns of the little church at left. Tfs!

pajaran (115989) 2013-05-09 10:28

Dobro vece.
Interesantan tekst sa datim podacima ...
Lep pogled na stari hrast i malu Kapelu ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, kontrast, lepe boje.
Dobra kompozicija, lepo pokazano mesto i trenutak sa oblacima.
Dobar tekst o upotrebljenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Line of text with a given data ...
A nice view of the old oak tree and a small chapel ...
A good time recording, contrast, beautiful colors.
Good composition, nice place and time shown to the clouds.
Good article on the used technique and elements of the image.
Good evening and all the best.
Paja.

Urs (14082) 2013-05-10 18:17

Dear Goncalo

Very interesting play of shadows and sunshine, the clouds must play hide and seek with the sun. Vibrant colour hues and high sharpness. well done

Warm regards
urs

adidas5nb (5743) 2013-05-10 18:54

thats a very odd building,which has been very nicely spotted and framed to make the pic very attractive,love the sky color and the tree beside the structure.the light management is good.
regards
dwaipayan

adramad (73006) 2013-05-11 9:14

Hola Gonçalo.
Muy hermosa foto con una luz de final de tarde, que mantiene en sombra la primera parte de la imagen y nos muestra un maravilloso cielo, pleno de luz y color, bonito grafismo el de ese arbol junto a la curiosa casa.
Un dia muy bonito, que da una preciosa gama de colores.
Magnífica gestion de la luminosidad y una perfecta nitidez.
Well done.
Disfruta del fin de semana.
Un abrazo.
Luis.

npecanhuk (79329) 2013-05-12 19:30

Oi Gonçalo!
Esta também está ótima e linda!
Que céu!
Novamente destaque para a exposição, o pdv escolhido, a composição e também as cores!
Uma ótima semana prá ti,
Neyvan

ciakgiak (30) 2013-05-13 8:02

Ciao Goncalo,
splendida foto, col soggetto casa ed albero perfettamente collocati ed un cielo davvero splendido. Complimenti caro amico!
Ciao
Giorgio

kennyblack (4207) 2013-05-15 9:30

Hello Goncalo
Perfect reason for a perfect photo. I really like the house very special twilight el 'bare tree that seem to hide from the light of the background. You really did a great job and thank you for sharing.
The best greetings, have a nice day ... Marino

Oceania (5202) 2013-05-16 5:54

Hi Goncalo,

The setting of a small chapel and an oak tree is very beautiful. And, the color tone is also very inviting.

adores (46979) 2013-05-16 17:17

Olá Gonçalo!
Uma igrejita bem diferente! Gosto da atmosfera do final do dia e especialmente da silhueta da árvore sem folhas. O céu azul faz um excelente contraste com o primeiro plano.

Kielia (24077) 2013-05-21 6:29

Hi Goncalo,
your landscapes of Portugal are fantastic. This one is no exception. The chapel and the tree are placed perfectly to create a wonderful composition. My compliments!
By the way: I am really glad that you did not delete your gallery. TE would be a desolate place without you.
Warm regards
Harriet

Angshu (56760) 2013-06-06 8:13

Ola Goncalo
Beautiful play of light & shadow, like especially the small light at the tip of the roof & the BG lit up part...well done!
Um Abraco
Angshu

shevchenko (20560) 2013-07-24 1:26

Hi Goncalo,
I like the beautiful wall of the church and the naked branches beside the church, good pov and good frame to show it all, good color and lighting effect, fascinating view that full with poetic flavour, good shoot.
Ally