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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Aug 22, 2005 14:00:27 GMT
to everyone here are just an half dozen of pics taken during our recent summer vacations, hope you enjoy them. ps- i've chose just a couple of them, so it won't slow/ruin the servers/site normal rythm (we shot more than 2000 photos in one month, lol). Here are a couple of photos from our "mountain beaches". this is in the upper north/interieur of Portugal. We had to descend by small/deep "roads" (if you consider a bunch of tree roots as a road that helps you to descend, lol) to reach overthere, but if was well worth the efforths and it helped us to plunge directly on the clear/fresh waters of the natural lagons. Heaven on earth i assure you... We were exploring the place (a great workout) and found a huge water fall. I think it might have around 40m-50m high and several "small lagons" below... a reflection from the surrounding environment at a very nice Oporto garden called "the crystal palace" following theres a sequence of photos from a traditional music/dance festival that we attended to. like that you can see the type of "wardrobe" we have in the upper north of Portugal (where women put up some gorgeous/fine jewelrys in gold). a view from the back (you can look at the details of the vests). the presence of the chatolic roman church is a deep base of the Portuguese society. very much linked to the social/intelectual environment/events. my princess... an "end of the day" pic from a village "Sabariz", where my wife's parents live. i'll stay with just a few of these pics, to see if the site keeps on running well...feel free to leave your thoughts. regards, Pedro.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 22, 2005 14:40:00 GMT
Great pics, Pedro
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Post by dominiccarr on Aug 22, 2005 14:49:45 GMT
Nice pics, Pedro.
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Post by thebarkingshark on Aug 22, 2005 17:10:45 GMT
Awesome pics, Pedro! -SHARK DIGGLER
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Post by janggut on Aug 23, 2005 4:13:35 GMT
pedro, those are very nice pix & u sure are an incredible photographer.
love the places in the first & second pix. indeed heaven on earth. that water reflection is impressive. i took some pix similar to yours but not so upclose. will share with u next time.
the two pix of ladies in traditional clothes are also very nice. love the patterns & colours on the clothes. the red cloth on the lady at the left; it's so red with equally colourful middle patterns - it's almost chinese in the colour sense. love it!
the pix of the person with the tall hat is very nice. artistic. but not as artistic as the last two. your princess shot is very nice with the tree foliage in the background. & u saved the best for last, which is my fav. the washed out colours with strong black foreground is impressive. that creeper makes the pix impressive. if only there wasn't any electric posts or lines.
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Aug 23, 2005 5:17:03 GMT
pedro, those are very nice pix & u sure are an incredible photographer. love the places in the first & second pix. indeed heaven on earth. that water reflection is impressive. i took some pix similar to yours but not so upclose. will share with u next time. the two pix of ladies in traditional clothes are also very nice. love the patterns & colours on the clothes. the red cloth on the lady at the left; it's so red with equally colourful middle patterns - it's almost chinese in the colour sense. love it! the pix of the person with the tall hat is very nice. artistic. but not as artistic as the last two. your princess shot is very nice with the tree foliage in the background. & u saved the best for last, which is my fav. the washed out colours with strong black foreground is impressive. that creeper makes the pix impressive. if only there wasn't any electric posts or lines. Jangutt Thanks for your nice comments Yes the first and second photo. show (a little) of the beauty of the places we enjoyed...it's very calm (there's no one) and the air is as pure as it can be. and a perfect spot to spend a whole day traveling, exploring and shoting non-stop, lol. i agree with your comments on the costumes of the ladys "Minhotas", that's how they are called, because the region is called Minho, the greenest spot of Portugal (upper north atlantic coast - northoest). the vests are beautiful and the jewelrys are a work of art...being passed on from generation to generation!!! I also like the last one, and i thought the powerlines resulted in a rather neat way, showing the impact/humanization of the surrounding environment/nature...and it creates a neat visual effect, fluide, like thin air tracks that lead the "readers eye" to a certain point. it would be interesting to organise/create something on the photographic field, like a "photo of the week", where we (and everyone) could post one or two nice pics... regards
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Aug 23, 2005 5:44:28 GMT
Here are a couple of more pics... this one is dedicated to my old chap Elliot a view from a market store full of great stuff to eat and cook...the shop's title is something like "buttery of the bolhao" (bolhao is the name of the - oldest - market in Oporto). Hanged up you have some of the finest "chouriços" (dried porc meat...to die for), some fine cheeses and of course a lot of great Oporto wine (sharky moozy would be happy overthere ). and this pic is dedicated to all the members of the community a view from the recent build up "music house" in Oporto, this room called the VIP room is fulled of hand made replics mosaics that represent several scenes from the long portuguese history... hope you enjoy them regards
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 23, 2005 5:53:05 GMT
Wow! Those are great, Pedro. The second one is superb. Bet it took a while to find the exact right composition like that.
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Aug 23, 2005 6:14:04 GMT
Wow! Those are great, Pedro. The second one is superb. Bet it took a while to find the exact right composition like that. E. thanks for the nice comments. yes it wasn't very easy mostly due to the fact that i shot it (as all the others) with my wife's digital camera (even if it's a nice camera, it's far away from being the more rather serious equipement i use - specially on what concerns lens/angle quality). the room is rather interesting because the architect played with the prespectives/crossing lines and patterns in a rather original way (reminded me a lot of the german expressionist period/movie "the cabinet of dr. caligari" from Robert Wiene) take a look at some captions... sopranosfamily.tripod.com/caligari/caligari-wall01.jpgsince you liked this (attempts) architecture shots, here are just a couple of ones more... partial view of the ceiling of the "sala dos bicos" (sticks room - in honor to an house in lisbon which his front is all made of stone sticks, very beautiful) here's the house i talked about (the photo isn't mine) here's another room which honors the "colours of the Oporto": white and green are the colours of the townhall flag and blue because of the ocean... a big lateral west window/panel that let's the afternoon sunlight come in... regards
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Post by janggut on Aug 23, 2005 11:19:29 GMT
very very beautiful pictures, pedro. will give comments on them later. thanks for sharing them with us.
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Aug 23, 2005 20:53:58 GMT
very very beautiful pictures, pedro. will give comments on them later. thanks for sharing them with us. thanks for the nice comments J. feel free (as everyone) to present your comments/critics of the pics regards
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Post by dominiccarr on Aug 24, 2005 0:38:00 GMT
You visited some cool places, Pedro!
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Post by philster on Aug 24, 2005 2:01:47 GMT
Interesting, Portugal looks a lot more like Eastern Tennessee (my home) than I thought... I'm referring to the nature photography, of course. We have several places that look just like that out in the mountains here.
Nice photos all around, I agree with the others. Thanks for sharing. =)
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Post by Dark Phoenix Rising on Aug 24, 2005 12:03:19 GMT
Those photos are stunning and really beautiful
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Aug 24, 2005 14:42:20 GMT
You visited some cool places, Pedro! DC Yes indeed, Portugal is a rather small country, but full of wonderful places...too bad the fires that have been eating it up have destroyed some unvaluable zones. regards
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Aug 24, 2005 14:46:45 GMT
Interesting, Portugal looks a lot more like Eastern Tennessee (my home) than I thought... I'm referring to the nature photography, of course. We have several places that look just like that out in the mountains here. Nice photos all around, I agree with the others. Thanks for sharing. =) Phil Even if Portugal is a rather small country, it presents around 4 to 5 completly diferent environments/geographic zones and with it, also diferent weather and culture... when i was around the age of 18, me and a great friend of mine planned/made a trip using the most ancient railroad tracks (since a huge planification for a new railroad track was being made/inplanted) and during those 3 weeks i've contacted/seen/experienced all the regions/citys and villages. it was one of the best trips i've made...and it was also at that time that i was taking photography at a very serious level, so...a kind of "antopological approach" using a photo camera was born. regards
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Aug 24, 2005 14:47:12 GMT
Those photos are stunning and really beautiful thank you very much for the kind words DL. regards
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Post by janggut on Aug 25, 2005 1:57:48 GMT
the stone sticks & the oporto coloured room as well as the sunrays shining through the window shot - all great! EK is right when he said u are good in composing your pix. as for me i am very lousy in framing my shot, which is why digital photography is a boon for an inept photographer like me where i can do some cropping in the pc.
anyway i am more inclined to nature photography.
& as for the idea of have pix of the week, why not? sad thing for me is that i don't have regular access to a digital camera & those that i can get hold of are point-and-shoot types.
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Post by Shan on Aug 25, 2005 4:59:39 GMT
Great photos Pedro. Portugal is really a beautiful place. I love the pics of the buildings too. I really like the partial view of the ceiling of the "sala dos bicos" and the room which honors the "colours of the Oporto." They are both very intriguing. Thanks for sharing. Shan
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Aug 25, 2005 10:34:44 GMT
the stone sticks & the oporto coloured room as well as the sunrays shining through the window shot - all great! EK is right when he said u are good in composing your pix. as for me i am very lousy in framing my shot, which is why digital photography is a boon for an inept photographer like me where i can do some cropping in the pc. anyway i am more inclined to nature photography. & as for the idea of have pix of the week, why not? sad thing for me is that i don't have regular access to a digital camera & those that i can get hold of are point-and-shoot types. Janngutt Thanks for the comments indeed composition is a rather vital visual structure because it's the primary path that will lead the readers eye to discover and track down the subject/photo you're presenting. nature photohraphy isn't a piece of cake...would love to see some of your pics regarding the photo of the week, i already started it. you can present older photos, presenting what you already have (and want to share). no need to be one that was really taken "this week" and don't understimate the "point and shot photos", what's important is that you have pleasure, be creative and share...either you're using latest state of the art if photo cameras or point and shot ones... regards, Pedro.
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