Monsaraz the old Village (II), a photo from Evora, Sud

Photographer's Note

This is the second photo of this serie. Is a narrow street view with nice red flowers near door and typical chimney and is a tribute to this very nice, old, typical, touristic and historical village at interior South of Portugal. This is a fortified village with a old Castle at the province of Alentejo, and near the frontier with Spain.

LOCAL: This village, is a touristic and historical old reference of Portugal and so you have the brother and sister at the the village of Reguengos of Monsaraz a few miles near this place that is well known for his good Portuguese wine.

This next information guidelines are a reference given done by two great TE Photographers about this village and their posts that you can also see in my links.

By VAGABOND: Monsaraz is a Medieval village, born inside the remparts of an old Castle, 50 kms or 35 miles SE of Evora Town and 40 kms or 25 miles away of the East Portuguese border. Every building was rebuilt in the last decades and are now worth a look. At the old remparts, it is possible to have a good view to the new Alqueva Dam, built recently at the Portuguese course of Guadiana River

By RETAGGER: The tiny medieval walled town of Monsaraz with it's narrow cobbled lanes is one of the most atmospheric places in the Alentejo as it still retains much of it's medieval charm. The rural way of life has stayed much the same for centuries and generations of farmers have gone about their daily lives almost untouched by the busy world around them.
The town was handed over to the Knights Templar before Dom Dinis added the castle and fortified walls in the 14th century. From these walls you can gaze east over the Guadiana river to neighbouring Spain, or west across the great plains of the Alentejo.

IMPORTANT Note: About this place I will show all the other TE Contributions to this old and historical village that is also like another Portuguese village that is OBIDOS a place also to visit and that you can see here: Link

For a real Google Localization of this old Village, Reguengos de Monsaraz and where I took the shot you will visit here: Link

I hope you like this nice lane and composition.
Best to you all and TFS.
Fernando

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Critiques | Translate

Hanssie (11022) 2004-11-25 15:34

Nice white!
Also with the flower in another colour.
Good view in this street, Fernando, nice done!

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elihesamian (26149) 2004-11-25 15:45

Welcome Fernando,
A fine architecture shot with a beautiful flower which I love you show us,I add it to my theme,B.Flowers,hope you like it.
The White perspective(?:) is well managed and cpomposed,neat and I like a simplicity in this shot which the photography need to it.nicely done and glad to see you.

hojper (2832) 2004-11-26 11:31

This has absolutely perfect perspective lines and leads the eye very pleasantly into the scenery. The colours are quiet but strong (enough). Only thing, I would have cropped a little on the left to avoid that small part of a window.

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apazevedo (5469) 2004-11-26 19:19

Bela foto, Fernando; gosto muito deste enquadramento e perspectiva, as flores contrastam maravilhosamente com o branco das casas e com o chão escuro; no entanto, penso que se houvesse um pouco menos de luz nas casas seria vantajoso para o resultado final. Bom trabalho!

bantonbuju (51815) 2004-11-29 7:24

and another excellent pic of the beautiful place - so tidy, fresh, and sunny; well done; greetings, jerzy

luloto (230) 2004-12-16 18:36

Esta foto es una de las que más me gustan por los contrastes que hay de color y de texturas, y además el marco que tienen las flores es ideal.. Quizás debería tener un poco más de contraste.

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Didi (61589) 2004-12-26 13:16

C'est une très intéressante composition parfaitement cadrée.
Je constate une bonne maîtrise de la mesure de la lumière entre la partie éclairée est la zone d'ombre.

É muito interessante uma composição perfeitamente enquadrada. Constato um bom controlo da medida da luz entre a parte iluminada sou a zona de sombra.

aznegrao (10316) 2005-01-06 12:04

Que lugar maravilhoso, dá uma vontade imensa de conhecer. Gosto das texturas das paredes e a composição forte em diagonal.
Saudações Fernando Guedes.

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carper (96) 2005-01-06 12:15

Very good photo Fernando,
The depth is very nice in the shot, and the white and the flowers make this shot good, well seen, very good job

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lukkul (510) 2005-01-21 16:22

Luz num contrate de uma antiga rua e cenario antigo mas de beleza e interesse não só turistico mas essencialmente cultural e preservado do patrimonio Portugues que como os outros também é internacional! Boa mensagem de qualidade fotografica com uma boa composição e perspectiva. Uum trabalho a não esquecer e envie mais Shots" para esta "WEB". Actualizo o meu comentario para critica e não comentario, porque há membros que nem sequer leram o melhor para eles proprios. Firmeza e bom trabalho. Não ligue e mande mais boas fotos!"!"!!!.

danyy (0) 2005-01-23 5:58

Une ville très propre, ici, ce genre de façade ne résisterait que quelques minutes aux Tags et graffitis. Il me plairait beaucoup de visiter des endroits si soignés, si entretenus.
Les blancs des façades sont en exquis contraste avec le bleu du ciel et ces somptueux verts et rouges de cette plante dont la présence embellit le quartier.
Merci de partager une telle splendeur.

Janice (4403) 2005-02-08 5:34

I like this shot Fernando. Do you have lots of white painted building in Portugal? Your shots are very interesting. I love looking at them TFS.

Niara78 (0) 2005-02-18 12:48

This is a wonderful shot. The shadows and the deep colour of the flower in contrast with the white houses add a true splendour to the whole :))

PixelTerror (0) 2005-03-22 4:43

Bom Dia Fernando,
As an answer to your comment there is no objective reason for me not to tour your gallery, I chose this photo because it shows a place I liked most when visiting Portugal, together with Marvao. You have here a nice street perspective representative of the architecture, where the flowers add a very nice and colorful touch. Despite the hard light you managed well to master the exposure. I would just crop or clone the cut window part at the extreme left. I like this one, I think I have a similar one, but can't post it because my wife is on it !
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

DLM (6479) 2005-09-19 12:31

Hi Fernando,i had a bit more time today on TE and have looked through your gallery again,this image caught my eye,you have controlled the strong sun very well,the POv is also very good,the flowers add something extra too.
Well done.
Dave.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-12-10 8:15

great white buildings, i like the brightness of it too, great work

lilimih33 (9918) 2006-09-15 4:52 [Comment]