In the sky with Our Lady, a photo from Evora, South

Photographer's Note

Roof top detail of Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish Church - Mother church of Viana do Alentejo located inside its Castle, 20km south of 屴ora.
This was taken from the top of the Castle's walls: a narrow corridor bettween the church and the walls allow the visitor to go around the church and see details from a close approach that usually are too distant to be apreciated properly. It also has wonderful views over the town of Viana do Alentejo. For more pictures of this amazing architecture you can visit my previous post of this church.

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Unique, not merely in terms of Alentejo late gothic, but in the whole Portugal, the Parish Church marks, by its size, decoration and structure, this monumental group. It is atributed to Diogo de Arruda, one of the most important master stonemasons of the Manueline period.
Dedicated to Our Lady of the Annunciation, the church, in addition of being typical of the region's architecture, is a striking example os the aesthetic diversity characterizing the Manueline style. Here, we can find the gothic, Manueline sculptural exuberance, the mudejar influence, decorative renaissance features and an iconographic programme which links this diversity: royal heraldry.

For more information you can see here (IPPAR) but unfortunately it's only in Portuguese.

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bantonbuju (51815) 2008-11-02 1:27

sheer beauty, ric!
all those zig-zag lines, all those walls of white topped with slight black endings... this is a creative way of seeing things in architecture... not often that i comment on archi photography lately but this one is quite irresistible...
bw, j.

papagolf21 (152601) 2008-11-02 2:00

Bonjour, cher Ricardo,
Toi l'architecte, tu dois 皻re aux anges en photographiant et regardant ces architectures du pass� ! ;o)
En tout cas, j'appr嶰ie beaucoup ces prises de vue, d嶰ouvrir ces architectes audacieux et visionnaires. J'aime la puret� des lignes et des mat廨iaux.
Un vrai r嶲al architectural. Mille mercis pour le partage.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

feather (51130) 2008-11-02 3:01

Now here I don't mind the distortion, as it is quite a creative, close composition, and the the sloping lines of the architecture are part of the artistry of the whole image. Very well framed with an attractive sky in the background.
Kath

gilou530 (34) 2008-11-02 4:16

salut ricardo
luminosit� et nettet� au top dans cette photo, le blanc est bien blanc une image parfaite
amiti廥
gilbert

paura (25802) 2008-11-02 5:15

Ricardo,
As cores estao excelentes nessa foto que mostra essa belisisma construcao. Lindo trabalho.

Abraco

Paulo

Cricri (176) 2008-11-02 8:55

Hola ricardo
Un ciel bleu et une tr廥 belle lumi廨e id嶧le pour faire resortir en bien le haut de l'嶲lise, et le cadrage parfait, bonne note et liens
Good evening for you
cricri

Photo65Net (43144) 2008-11-02 9:26

Hello Ricardo,
Superb white / blue contrast here !
I like a lot, it is sharp, bright, and it perfectly works.
Have a nice day,
JB.

jmdias (103020) 2008-11-02 11:25

ricardo

um c徼 muito bonito contra uma arquitetura bel疄sima e cheia de detalhes. gostei da luz e do enquadramento que buscou as formas

abra蔞s

jorge

emka (152344) 2008-11-02 13:28

Hi Ricardo, Nice picture in blue&white. Very interesting architecture with those towers. Nice clouds.

Regards

Malgorzata

lucasgalodoido (26956) 2008-11-02 15:04

Ol� Ricardo,
interessante essas formas da Igreja, que por sinal foram muito bem acompanhadas por seu PDV. Gostei do contraste com o c徼 tamb幦.
Parab幯s e Abra蔞

vascao (192) 2008-11-02 16:05

Ol�, Ricardo.
O ponto de vista baixo d� uma vis緌 grandiosa do pr嶮io (que � grandioso!), com bel疄simas cores e um toque gr塻ico primoroso.
[]'s
Sergio

zeynepe (0) 2008-11-02 23:57

So, do you also have a church photo from Turkey ???
This is superb Ric,
The white purity looks very attractive with your creative POV. You were very lucky about the sky:)
have a nice week,
zeynep

chris04stop (6805) 2008-11-03 14:06

A great pic, Ricardo, a very impressive one with the high impact of this wonderful church. And... maybe can you see Eolo, the God of the winds, blowing in the sky? Look, look, Ricardo: he is there! He has two eyes, a nose and a mouth blowing. Not just a cloud: really Eolo! Ciao...
Anna Paola

Stepan (27210) 2008-11-04 23:07

I like the inverted depth you composed here, with the small totems gazing at the beautiful blue sky. The strong white/blue contrast is excellent too. Great impact.
You did it well, mostly thanks to your inspiration and the pov choice.
St廧hane

COSTANTINO (104253) 2008-11-06 11:29

Hello,
A nice photo taken from the best point of you
traying to touch the sky..
All those walls is a miracle of architecture..
An excellent approach to this view..
Costantino

stego (24132) 2008-11-10 12:21

Ol� Ricardo,
Este tipo de "explora誽o" do grafismo da arquitectura � uma coisa que me atrai imenso e n緌 me surpreende nada que toi, l'architecte te venhas revelando um mestre neste campo.
A igreja � muito fotog幯ica e aqueles ziguezagues e e torre髊s em forma de funil, est緌 mesmo a pedir pela perspectiva distorcida do PdV contra picado. Percebe-se bem porque � que em tanto lado gostam tanto das casas brancas com rodap廥 e ombreiras azuis. Aqui o azul vem do c徼...
Um abra蔞, Jos�.

Angshu (56760) 2008-11-16 19:56

Ola Ricardo
Stepping back a little in your gallery, you know how I like architecture shots! This church is so 'pure' in terms of simplicity, plain, simple white walls, against the blue sky. The distortion helps as the cones seem to merge in an infinite point up in the blue sky. Very different one from you & yeah...works very well my friend
Best Regards
Angshu

Amaz (11475) 2009-08-23 5:55

Alentejo!!!! Bela arquietura e deliciosos vinhos, amigo!!!

Extraordin嫫ia captura e 鏕timas cores, Ricardo!!!

Que beelzade travalho!!

Cumprimentos,

Urs (14082) 2009-12-15 6:19

Ola Ricardo

A very bold composition of white and blue as well as upwards - impressive and well done. If you had not written church I would had said it is mosque. Excellent use of graphic elements, adding to the fantastic DOF effect. Contrasts and colors are vibrant and of high sharpness. That's a master stroke.

Best regards
Urs