Mother Of God Church

Critiques [Translate]

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• ajcsousa (1804)
• [2005-08-07 16:45]

Linda :). Enquadramento, cores, luz, detalhe, tudo está perfeito. Parabéns.

António

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• danyy (51597)
• [2005-08-07 16:57]
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Bonjour Cristina,
une composition on ne peut plus simple, un sujet très concret mais traité dans un souci de qualité et d'esthétique.
Exemples ? Couleurs du ciel , parfaite exposition, une façade avec des blancs parfaitment exposés.
Un cadrage soigné.
Bien à toi, de Belgique.
Daniel.

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• cmarino (2303)
• [2005-08-07 17:29]

Bela imagem, Cristina.
Gosto das igrejas antigas pelo valor histórico e arquitetônico. Essa é um belo exemplo do barroco português. Temos muitas desse tipo por aqui.
Bom ângulo de tomada e um céu magnífico.
Que nostalgia ela deve te trazer, hein ! Toda a sua infância olhando para essa igreja pela janela do seu quarto...
Parabéns.
Celso

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• ccooper (840)
• [2005-08-07 22:58]

Cristina,
I love to explore chapels and churches when I am on vacation. This has to be one of the most beautiful I have seen. The black and white facade is very ornamental and, for some reason, reminds me of some of the haute coutour wedding dresses that have featured black lace on white recently. I love it. Well done again!

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• singuanti (15255)
• [2005-08-07 23:42]
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Hi Cristina. That's really impressive you got those results with so little post-processing. I like the pov and dark blues of the sky. It almost looks like you had a polarizer. Thanks for the good note too. Nicely done Cristina!

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• rosiegirl (2042)
• [2005-08-08 1:38]

Very nice photo! Everything is so clear- the blue sky with the clouds, and the black details on the church. It looks like a very small church in the shot, but a very lovely one. Great picture!

Rosie

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• gaby (19696)
• [2005-08-08 4:20]

Hi Cristina wonderful church and very high technical quality of your shot - congratulations -
Thanks
Gaby

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• Galmeida (12559)
• [2005-08-08 5:28]
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Olá Cristina,

Na proxima Quarta-feira vou para o Faial de férias durante uma semana. Espero manter mesmo assim o meu ritmo de posts e criticas apesar de não ser tão fácil. Espero também obter uma cobertura ainda melhor do que a fiz em São Miguel nas restantes ilhas do conjunto central.

A captura e perspectiva estão magnificas de qualidade e composição. Se tenho alguma desta igreja terei que ver com mais atenção o meu arquivo mas penso que não tenho alma gémea.

EXCELENTE trabalho que realizou e os meus Parabens.

Um abraço.
Fernando

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• Telo (307)
• [2005-08-08 10:08]

belíssima foto, muito bem retocada! destaco a hora escolhida(?) para a fotografia, que resultou numa distribuição muito interessante das sombras.

e uma vez mais notas muito interessantes, bem no espírito do TE

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• weswang (18223)
• [2005-08-08 10:40]

Hi Cristina, After reading your note, I think I got understand of the meaning behind the title of this picture. A church with special meaning. This is a very well taken picture with nice contrast and sharpness. The blue sky makes a very nice background contrast with the outline of the building. Well done.

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• apache (1400)
• [2005-08-08 15:02]

Hi Cristina,
Excellent contrasting colours on the church. I think the best part of the picture is that the sharp colours of the roof of the church contrasts superbly with the clear blue sky. Nice strong colours on this one. Well taken
Ranjith

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• supereira (9576)
• [2005-08-08 18:15]

Excelente foto.Gosto do contraste entre a igreja e o céu.Excelentes cores,contrastes,luminosidade e nitidez.Bom ponto de vista e composição.Bonito céu.Bom trabalho!

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• Fon (2300)
• [2005-08-08 21:28]

Ola Cristina,
Muito bonita esta Igreja, você conseguiu uma bonita tonalidade de branco o que não e fácil, gostei do contraste do branco, cinza e o azul do céu formou uma linda combinação. Ótimo trabalho.Obrigado em compartilhar!
Abraço
Sergio

Já ia esquecendo, quanto à encrenca os dois casos são bem parecidos, ai e o terrorismo e aqui e assalto e seqüestro relâmpago.

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• Rinie_Hoff (9314)
• [2005-08-09 3:08]

Hi Cristina, looks very familiar, such a facade. In Paraty, Brazil I have seen them of course, as there were many reminders of the glorious past of the Portuguese people. (I'm NOT talking about mills now ;-)).
I understand that it's hard to move around and get the whole church on it, but I think you did very well. It's a very nice facade too, with the dark stone contrasting with the white wall.
OK, the WS picture is horrible, but gives a good idea of the place.

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• cessy (13561)
• [2005-08-09 3:20]

beautiful church, nicely captured
the angle, sharpness, details and blue sky, all are marvelous
very well done, cristina

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• capthaddock (28293)
• [2005-08-09 9:37]

Hi Cristina - beautifully ornate architecture, I like the contrast of the black basalt against white, and despite this stark colour difference, the façade is perfectly exposed, with fine details on basalt, and the white is not burnt out.

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• betogrein (2232)
• [2005-08-09 10:14]

Linda foto, ótimo ângulo escolhido, boa luminosidade e ótimo contraste com o céu que está maravilhoso. Linda arquitetura da igreja e sua nota támbém está muito boa.
Excelente trabalho...
Beto Grein

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• bertolucci (11358)
• [2005-08-09 13:47]

Boa tarde Cristina, you captured this church from a very good angle and I love the strong contrast between black, white and blue. The architecture of this fine church really speaks due to this. Parabens!
Regards from Rotterdam, Bert.

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• alford (3765)
• [2005-08-12 2:08]

Hi Christina! Beautiful small church, indeed! The black/dark and white colors are quite unusual for a church :) The blue sky and scattered clouds are lovely! Very smooth shot! rgds.

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• jjbach (9085)
• [2005-08-13 18:06]

Hi Cristina,
Excellent picture and wonderful church in black and white colours !!
The clarity is stunning and the blue colour of the sky so beautiful. Excellent light management and great details on the walls. Splendid work!

Regards John

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• jrj (32773)
• [2005-08-15 4:41]

Good work c. You choosed the optimal combination of light and colours with the clouded blue sky as a perfect background for this white building with the black ornaments and stones. A fine presentation, maybe a bit too tight cropped, some more 'air' around the chapel could have worked too.

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• john_c (24616)
• [2005-08-15 12:08]

Hi Cristina,
What a marvellous composition, portraying this church in all its glory. Your note is interesting, including the fact that your childhood bedroom faced the church. The lighting and contrast are superb and the photo is well cropped. Best wishes as always...
John

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• premels (2400)
• [2005-08-15 13:03]

Very neat and clear picture, Cristina. The whites are luminous and ... white ! A very accurate exposure.
I was impressed by Brasilian churches. I found them so clear and proud, now I see it's inherited from Portugal. Funny how the Germans in Brazil adopted the style, building proud white cathedrals in their small colonies.

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• Mishe (3495)
• [2005-08-15 17:45]

Hi Cristina!
Excellent picture.
Clarity,colours and composition are excellent.
Very pleasing to the eye.
Congrats and thanks.
Best wishes and regards from Македонија,
Мише.

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• kevinos (5796)
• [2005-08-15 20:51]

A lovely, sharp picture of an interesting church. Everyhting looks so Portugese, even the sunshine.

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• poulinp (4238)
• [2005-08-15 21:59]

Very nice perspective, good contrast, the sky is perfect, architecture is interesting...well done.

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• michalu (790)
• [2005-08-16 7:05]

hallo Cristina. What a beauty architectur of this church. Very good contrast betwen the blue sky and the building and the plant at left makes a nice composition.
My Regards
Michael

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• Cos (1560)
• [2005-08-16 8:28]

Hi Cristina
A great shot - the colours and detail are excellent. I like the POV which emphasises the solidness of the building.
Regards, Sarah

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• robiuk (9849)
• [2005-08-16 11:15]

Lovely church, Cristina.
I like the contrast of black and white against the blue sky, and these green painted doors forming a triangle with the loan and tree branches.
Thanks for posting a WS photo for the scale and sense of position.
Robi
PS. Very useful note!

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• falves (1399)
• [2005-08-17 6:17]

Hi Cristina,

Wonderful shot from one of the Portugues Paradises (Azores Islands). This church has a very typical architecture style from those islands (black basalt and white walls). Love the contrast between the church and the blue sky. Full of sharpeness and details.
Well done.
Fred

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• pamastro (7209)
• [2005-08-17 23:07]
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Nice capture. The play between dark stone and white stucco is neat. It creates a real bold outline and makes it look like a drawing placed on this landscape. That is partly because it stands quite apart from the green I see around it and the blue of the sky. It's really a bold little structure. Maybe if you were able to get a wider view, farther back perhaps, it might have added to the scene by giving it some space and a better idea of its surroundings. But still it's a nice capture of quite a bold but somehow quiet structure.

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• nofer (3178)
• [2005-08-17 23:27]

Muito bonita! A foto está espetacular. Nitidez, constraste, cores excelentes.
Composição ótima.
Você conseguiu captar os detalhes que são o ponto forte!!!
Muito bom trabalho, parabéns!
Obrigado!
Reynaldo

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• banyanman (7462)
• [2005-08-20 11:44]

I like the contrast and sharpness in this Linda. You've done very well in composing this given the difficulties you described in your note. Cheers . . . David

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• wgreis (3059)
• [2005-08-21 18:32]

Hi Cristina,
wonderful church! We have some like it here in Brazil.
Colors and contrast very good.
Congratulations,
Wagner.

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• alejandroguzman (4668)
• [2005-08-22 2:58]

vaya Cristina, una foto marvillosa de una iglesia tan simple pero hermosa.

en cuanto a tu español, esta muybien !!!

agora, eu tenho que escrivir em portugues !!!
LOL.... infelizmente nao tenho mais puntos pra foto, mais sem duvida alguma ela merece DEZ !!!

beijos
alejandor

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• sway (354)
• [2005-08-22 3:26]

HI Cristina,
Thanka for the photo. I like the church.
You have taken the picture well considering everything around the church.
A beautiful place.
:)

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• Endy (1025)
• [2005-08-22 13:05]

Nice picture.

The church is very well framed offering a beautiful perspective.

I like your composition with the great bly sky in background.

Well done!

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• rajhema (1784)
• [2005-09-18 10:32]

Beautiful building christina. Clear black and white, yet very attractive and artistic. Good one

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• Emile (16035)
• [2005-09-22 0:46]
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Muy buena foto Cristina.
Me gusta la composicion y los colores.
El contraste de la iglesia con el color del cielo esta muy bueno.
No se que te pasa que ultimamente no has puesto mas fotos en TE. Animate.

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• PJE (18335)
• [2005-09-22 23:15]

Vriostina such a lovely chapel with gorgous details and design. I love it. and being a small church its a pleasure to see. Thanks for sharing. Great exposure Cristina!

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• AiresSantos (24430)
• [2005-09-24 13:46]

Olá Cristina,
Espectacular !
Não sei mais o que dizer desta belissima foto.
Não vou repetir adjectivos...
Parabéns
Aires dos Santos

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• carmem_busko (3327)
• [2005-10-06 0:03]

It's hard to choose a picture in your portfolio (an excellent collection you have!!)... I've decided for this because the colors and the well sharpened details.
Cheers... and thank you!
Carmem

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• Rushabh (381)
• [2005-11-08 0:03]
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Like the way the white stands out against the blue sky. Did you do any Post processing?

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• oochappan (30143)
• [2005-11-12 15:26]

Indeed very charming this church Christina, you captured it with full bright sunny colors and a good perspective view, I like you chosed a standing frame for it, excellent !

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• riclopes (26280)
• [2005-11-25 3:40]

Olá Cristina,
Esta foto está estupenda! As cores, a nitidez da imagem e o enquadramento estão excelentes. Este tipo de arquitectura típico dos Açores, com o forte contraste entre o basalto escuro e o branco claro é muito interessante e esta foto mostra isso na perfeição. O texto e o enquadramento da foto no ws, assim como os links em anexo são um excelente complemento. Muito obrigado e parabéns!

Boa 6ªf e um bom fim de semana,
Ricardo

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• orme (6592)
• [2006-01-03 3:25]

This is a great architectural shot, Cristina. I like how the bright blue sky contrasts with the 'black and white' church. Your point of view makes the tower and cross more impressive. Thank you for adding the workshop. It is interesting to see the location of the church.

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• cherubin (1961)
• [2006-02-01 14:24]

hi Cristina,
this is a nice photo of this lovely church with this original architecture parts.
nice shot!
cherubin

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• apazevedo (5469)
• [2006-02-03 16:17]

Excelente contraste e belas cores, resultando num excelente trabalho, Cristina; que bela vista para se ter do quarto...
Imagino as recordações que este local te traz! É realmente um bonito trabalho de que gostei muito!
Aproveito também para te agradecer as palavras de apoio de há dias e o facto de estarmos nas tuas orações. Muito obrigado!

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• WesternDrake (656)
• [2006-04-13 15:35]
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Hi Cristina!

This is a nice and unusual chapel! I don't recall many churches built with black stones, and these black stones (Basalt?) are gorgeous as black marble. And the pure white walls are a great contrast. This is a real "Oreo" Church (forgive me if I sound unrespectful on that) and it seems almost extracted from a fairy tale.

I guess I'll like a little more of the surroundings to be seen, but as you note, maybe that wasn't possible.

Well seen!

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• xuaxo (4067)
• [2006-06-14 7:55]

Olá Cristina,
Isto é puro Açores. Melhor, talvez se incluísse um pouco mais de verde, com a árvore à esquerda.
Francisco
>> My points system is off; see details at my intro/profile

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• ribeiroantonio (14952)
• [2006-06-18 3:08]

I never been to the Açores Islands but it is certainly on list for future visit, which I hope it will happen soon. Your gallery of Açores photos is very good and I enjoyed it very much.

This photo is magnificent with superb definition and marvelous blue sky. TFS.

Antonio

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• lilimih33 (9647)
• [2007-01-21 18:45]

Hello Ctistina!
Beautiful architecture! Nice colours, light and clarity! Good point of view!
Excellent done!
Lili

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• nivaldo (7807)
• [2007-08-26 18:39]

Olá Cristina,
Imagem "familiar" das igrejas coloniais brasileiras de Olinda, Recife, Ouro Preto, Salvador... Parecia uma delas!
Bela fotografia, côres irretocáveis!
Parabéns, um abraço de Recife.
Nivaldo

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• avel9665 (148)
• [2007-10-01 7:54]

Hello Cristina, I believe what was already completely stated, however I want to congratulate you for more excellent photography. Be Church is very beautiful.

Greetings, Avelino