My favorites places at Lisbon #4/5, a photo from Lisboa, South

Photographer's Note

Saint George Castle

Partial sight of the Castle of S. Jorge, in the heart of Lisbon.

I published in the Workshop more 2 photos, I took inside this Castle.

One with sight over the Tagus River (Rio Tejo) and others with a sight of the interior.

I hope you like it

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Over a visigothic fortress, itself founded over pre-roman vestiges, the arabs built Castelo de S緌 Jorge to shelter the main buildings and the population. From there, a wall (Cerca Moura, moorish wall) stretched all the way down to the river.

After the conquest of Lisbon, in 1147, by king Afonso Henriques, the castle ceased to have a defensive role. King Dinis transformed it in a royal palace that was kept up to the times of king Manuel I, even after the building of Pa蔞 da Ribeira (Ribeira Palace), next to the river.

Practically destroyed by the 1755 earthquake, it was abandoned, until the military occupied it for their garrisons. This situation lasted up to the 1930愀, when, under the castle reform program included in the Portuguese World Exhibition, it got the present looks.

Recent rehabilitation works in the old fortress and the adjoining quarter led to the opening of a museum complex, CICL - Centro de Interpreta誽o da Cidade de Lisboa (Interpretation Center for the City of Lisbon), with a multimedia show named Olisip鏮ia, and to the installation, on one of the towers, of a giant periscope, by the means of which it is possible to see, on a dark room, live images of the buzzing city below.

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atus (15878) 2006-12-16 6:36

Hello Aires,
very well captured shot from a good pov and with great perspective. Very good light control and nice play with light and shadows. The flying bird is an additional value of the picture. Well done!
Tfs and best wishes.
Attila

vincz (19113) 2006-12-16 7:12

Great composition with fine details on the tower. I like the bird!

flory (4848) 2006-12-16 7:51

olla Aires,
very interesting history of this Castle of S.George..I hope someday in my country to be rehabilitation all old castle ...now,I like here the game between light/shadow and the details of the wall...
because I go to the mountain ,I wish you a happy Merry Christmas!!
flory

Paolo (41258) 2006-12-16 8:20

Hi Aires, amazing view of that beautifulk castle. good quality and amazing light and colours. i remember that from the tower there was a fantastic view over the Lisobn city centre.
thanks, ciao

miuky (3335) 2006-12-16 10:01

hy a
why?...
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yes:)))...theres a beautyfull princess over there with shiny brown hear...and...:)))
great shot!
Regards, M.

UnTrained (0) 2006-12-16 11:56

Ol� Aires,
I have been there 1983 but I forgot how impressive the castle is itself and with its position inside the city. Thanks for giving me back some memories. I like the clear demonstration of those large walls (I think also the stairs were impressing especially as the people were less tall in former times). The POV with the trees around and a small piece of water is excellent.
Cheers, Ulf

john_c (24666) 2006-12-16 13:14

Hi Aires,
A nice play of light and shadows helps create an interesting ambience here. The perspective is well chosen and there is just enough background in the distance to take the eye deep into the frame. The bird further enhances. A well balanced shot complemented by your WS photos. Well done.
John

Gustaw (21670) 2006-12-16 13:21

Hi, my friend!
Interesting view, but I think is so many shadow, is so dark? But I very like your sky and white bird. Nice photo.
Marek

markstaples (15670) 2006-12-16 14:22

The extremities of light were difficult here and if I'm to be honest, I think the shot is too dark in the bottom left hand corner. However, the shot is nice and sharp and the seagull is a nice capture.
Best wishes
Mark

paura (25802) 2006-12-16 15:58

Aires,
Lind疄sima essa constru誽o. Sua fotografia, com excelente POV e composi誽o, mostra esse peda蔞 da hist鏎ia.

Um abra蔞

paulo

Vato_Law (12732) 2006-12-16 17:23

Ol� Aires,
Bem diferente do que � usual ver-se do Castelo esta tua perspectiva, pelo que logo por a� os meus parabens. Gosto ainda mais quando se podem apreciar as pessoas a passearem-se pelas ameias e as outras a espreitarem l� na torre. Bem conseguido o jogo de luz e sombra, com esta gaivota que sobrevoa por sobre o castelo a completar de forma muito agradavel a composi誽o.
Um abra蔞.
Paulo

xicomelo (686) 2006-12-16 17:37

Ol� Aires,

Ao contr嫫io do que muitos artistas do TE comentaram, eu n緌 considero esta imagem uma boa foto. A fotografia �, basicamente, c徼 e a sombra do castelo. Bem sei que � dif獳il, nestas condi踥es de luminosidade. Mas � a minha opini緌 e tinha que a dar porque tinha visto esta foto com tanta pontua誽o e n緌 consegui perceber o porqu�.

Continua誽o de boas fotos (que as tem),

Ricardo

anavazao (5592) 2006-12-16 18:00

Ol� meu amigo outro lugar excelente .... bonita perspectiva, luz e cor! Boa nota como sempre... venha o pr闛imo! Fica bem Ana:)

siolaw (38294) 2006-12-16 22:32

Hi Aires
Good POV and framing, with nice light and coolors, the people gives us scale, and the water and bird in BG gives depth to the image
Have a good sunday
Laurent

isabela_sor (47748) 2006-12-17 3:30

The walking persons add life to the picture.Very sharp details of the wall and the tower.Good light on this beautiful composition.
Interesting note as usual.
Thanks for posting,Aires
Weekend placut :)
Isabela

ChrisJ (171146) 2006-12-17 3:43

Ola Aires,

Fantastic pov overlooking the castle top. The bird is a good addition & the 2 women look like they perched precariously? Good sharpness, & a nice blue sky. Tfs!

Gerrit (62042) 2006-12-17 5:14

Hi Aires,
very special light and I like the subject: a view of a view. The seaside view and the seagul add a lot ofinterest.
Regards, Gerrit

syd1946 (1167) 2006-12-17 11:45

Hello Aires,
Taken from a very good point we have excellent perspective to the castle.Nice handle of light and shadows with the flying bird as great bonus for the composition.
Have a nice week,
Thomas

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2006-12-17 19:09

Ol� Aires!
Bela imagem desse castelo! A pessoa ficou boa na foto tamb幦, mas o que mais gostei foi o p嫳saro! "Show de bola"!
Parab幯s e Abra蔞!

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2006-12-18 1:11

Hi Aires.

Great detail of the bird!!! This POV is lovely and the bird adds a "romantique" atmosphere.

Rgs, OScar

Rosa_d_MonteLua (1508) 2006-12-18 3:07

Ol� Aires!
Bonita foto onde o c徼 com estes tons e estas n𠖎ens desempenha um pap幨 importante. O racios que escolheste de c徼 e restante paisagem est� agrad嫛el.
As cores est緌 excelentes e a luminosidade est� boa tamb幦. Gosto do contraste criado pelas tonalidades do c徼 e pelas tonalidades das muralhas.
O detalhe do p嫳saro tornou-se importante para a foto pelo elemento de leveza que tr嫳 em contraposi誽o com a rudeza das muralhas.
O POV � interessante, mas penso que � o respons嫛el por haver alguma subexposi誽o das muralhas.
Bjs, obrigada pela partilha e boa semana,
Rosa

khafes (303) 2006-12-18 4:10

Hi Aires,
Good compositiom and very good details in texture of castle.
Regards,
PM

Clairedelune (4923) 2006-12-18 21:42

Hello Aires,
I don't know a lot about Portugal. Except Fernando Pessoa and, of course port! ;) And yes, I "know" (I think it is not the right word) some members in TE who are good ambassadors! Ricardo, Luis, Mario, and now you! And I remember very good photos from them or from Jerzy (bantonbuju) or Marek (maki). I hope one day to be able to see it with my own eyes!
Your photo is interesting. I've heard about that castle more than once. You have a good point of view, though I would have like the tower to be a little less centered.
No snow here! ;)
Claire

MIG13 (0) 2006-12-19 5:29

Ol�, Aires! Esse � tamb幦 um dos meus lugares favoritos dessa bela Lisboa. Sua foto mostra o Castelo desde um 滱gulo privilegiado, a partir do qual � poss癉el abstrair a exist瘽cia da cidade e alcan蓷r as lonjuras do tejo. Bom trabalho, amigo! Abra蔞! Miguel.

Claudine (0) 2006-12-19 19:15

Hello Aires,
This is a very nice POV of a beautiful place. I really like this shadow and lightning, color saturation and contrast. You also managed to catch a bird in-flight! This is beautiful. Thanks,
Claudine

pablominto (53746) 2006-12-20 3:49

Hello Aires,
The play of the shades gives a dramatic mood to this image!
Good point of view and fine details in the ancient architecture, the visitors add human interest...
Well composed and I like to see the tower against the sky!
Greetings,
Pablo -

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2006-12-20 15:59

Muito interessante a tua imagem do Castelo de S緌 Jorge. Talvez um pouco escura. Mas aque gostei mesmo muito foi a vista para o Tejo. Acho que conseguiste um contra-luz excelente e foto mostra-nos montes de coisas interessantes, incluindo o cimo da 嫫vore de Natal do Terreiro do Pa蔞. Muito bem.
Ant鏮io

berek (50518) 2006-12-23 2:42

Hi Aires,
very good bird eyes taken my friend. I like architecture and your framing very much. great capture. have a nice holiday.
Burak
my overall evaluation -> ****

Budapestman (82620) 2006-12-25 6:50

Hi Aires!
Very fine and spectacular photo. Its an impressive composition and superb POV. Very good image.

Merry Christmas for you and your family.
George
:)

axiotea (21651) 2007-01-02 9:56

Hi Aires,
Nice POV showing the top of the castle and its battlements with good DOF on the left of the photo. The bird flying above the clouds is great too.

I wish you HAPPY NEW YEAR...

Marilyn