O dia do mercado Photo

Photographer’s Note

Santo António is the main settlement of Príncipe island in São Tomé and Príncipe and was the then colony's capital from 1753 until 1852. It lies on the north east coast and the Palhota River. It serves as the capital of both Príncipe Province and the district of Pagué and has an estimated population of 1,200 residents.
The town is known for its colonial architecture and for its churches, the largest of which is the main Roman Catholic church, begun in 1947.
Príncipe is the smaller of the two major islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. It has an area of 136 km² and a population of around 5,000 people. It rises in the south to 948 metres at Pico de Príncipe, in a thickly forested area forming part of the Obo National Park. The north and centre of the island were formerly plantations but are now also largely forest. The adiministration includes only one district named Pagué. The languages other than Portuguese includes Principense or Lunguyê with a few Forro speakers.
This island has the pride of being the site where Einstein's Theory of relativity was experimentally proved successful by Eddington and his team during an eclipse in 1919.
(wikipedia)

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VeeJayCee (2410) 2006-12-27 15:44

I love the busy-ness of the street shown here and the so much colour in the clothing and the buildings. I think you've lightened the shadows a little too much and perhaps a bit more contrast would improve the picture further but it is very good as it is.

parbo (11054) 2006-12-27 16:33

Ciao Alberto,

I checked the place on the atlas first. I like your street scene is the full with life. Spanish (Portugal) effects are easily recognizable from architectures. Congratulations.

I would like to wish you and your family a joyful and peaceful holiday season, and a prosperous New Year.

Best Regards,

Ertugrul

Deepforest (8871) 2006-12-27 16:50

Hello Alberto,
I have heard that Sao Tome and Principe islands are beautiful and they have very hardly accessible places in theirs interior. Nice daily life picture from this so poorly known country in Europe... I like people caught in motion and nice colours.
Best regards,
Andrzej

brevbrev14 (372) 2006-12-28 3:37

ciao Alberto!
che bella foto di vita quotidiana!
bella inquadratura e bello ve dere un pezzo di questo paese così lontano da noi!
bravo caro ALberto!!
c'è un pò di sovraesposizione generale...ma può essere dovuta anche alla diversa taratura del monitor..
ciao!
Valeria

adores (15837) 2006-12-28 3:46

Hi Alberto!
Nice and colourful daily scene. It's not common to see photos from this country here. Good capture!
regards, Anabela

maximage (13696) 2006-12-28 3:48

Bonsoir Alberto,
Très jolie compo d'une scène de vie quotidienne.
Un véritable festival de couleurs!
Amitiés.
max

Silvio1953 (43362) 2006-12-28 8:50

Ciao Alberto simpatica foto dall'Africa, piena di gente e di colore, grazie, ciao Silvio
per il buon anno ci risentiamo:)

nika (0) 2006-12-28 11:35

Preciosa foto Alberto . Me gusta esa ambientacion ,colorido y atmosfera de cotidianeidad en esos lugares tan calidos .

Gracias por tu mensaje , fue una grata sorpresa recibirlo . Felices fiestas y todo lo mejor para ti .

Intuyo que quizas pases fin de anio por Africa .Que envidia por el calor

vincz (19073) 2006-12-28 17:10

Elle est charmante cette scene de la vie des rues avec des tons pastels si agreables. J'aime beaucoup. je te souhaite une bonne annee!

Wanda1 (11025) 2006-12-28 23:05

Hi Alberto,
A wonderful colourful street scene. I like the way some of the peoples clothing matches some of the colours on the buildings. Nicely composed.
Regards
Wanda

atus (15476) 2007-01-02 6:45

Ciao Albè,
mi piace molto la scena di vita quotidiana che hai ripreso qui. Bella ed efficace la prospettiva in diagonale e sono bellissimi e ben saturi i colori.
Molto bravo, complimenti!
Attila

lestans (15546) 2007-01-05 4:37

Interessante composizione di folla nella vita quotidiana. Gli edifici coloniali sono fatiscenti e malconci. I bambini sono allegri e ben vestiti.
Vivida descrizione.

Livia

vagabondtravels (6115) 2007-01-28 20:21

Hey Alberto

Good comp and colors. Great view of daily life.
You have captured the feel of this street nicely.
Well done.
Ben

Mistral (13848) 2007-03-21 17:05

Ciao Alberto,
mi hanno sempre incuriosito queste isole!
Con la tua immagine mi porti in una giornata di sole, con la gente che va al mercato e che cammina, come sempre in Africa. Le colorate case coloniali dai muri scrostati ma ricche di fascino come sfondo...
Un sorriso di primavera!
Luca

mporta (3352) 2007-03-27 14:27

Ciao Alberto,
fra tutte le tue belle foto mi è saltata agli occhi questa bella scena di vita quotidiana in un villaggio dell'Africa (questa foto mi ha fatto scoprire dove si trovano le isole di Sao Tome and Principe, pensavo fossero nei Caraibi).
Mi colpiscono i colori accesi dei vestiti e degli edifici, se hai aumentato la saturazione in post-processing è stata un'ottima scelta.
Grazie
Matteo

marietom (32280) 2007-09-16 4:08

une rue animée, colorée, j'aime beaucoup ces images d'Afrique !
Marie

xuaxo (5909) 2007-10-30 6:10

Olá Alberto,
Belas cores desta ilha pouco conhecida.
Eu não sabia que a teoria da relatividade tinha sido experimentada aqui.
Ciao,
F.

lucasgalodoido (16929) 2008-01-21 16:27

Olá Alberto,
uma foto bonita mostrando o dia-a-dia da cidade, gosto desse tipo de imagem. Boas cores aqui também.
Parabéns e Abraço!