Coimbra, a photo from Coimbra, North

Photographer's Note

I finally have my computer back again and I must confess I was missing you all already.
Today I'm posting a different photo. It's for Robert(rafid76), who asked me something like this when he saw my photo of the tiles in the University of Évora. I've not forgotten the University of Évora,I'll go there one of these days but today, as I was passing in this street of Coimbra I've decided to take some photos.It's funny because I pass there everyday and I had never taken any photos (I guess It's always like that). In this wall, situated in front of the market, we can find several panels of blue&white tiles representing the most important monuments in Coimbra. I've chosen this one, as it represents the most important monument of the city, the University of Coimbra, one of the oldest in Europe.I'm just sorry for the shadows of the wires for the trolleys.
It's also my homage to Coimbra, a city where I feel at home since the first day. Honestly, I don't know why I never post any photos of it. I guess I need to change that.

marjan, Flavia, lucasgalodoido, stego, ribeiroantonio, manatee, AiresSantos, henrytf, cuneyt-sb, edal, abulafia, pari_ali, njmv79, marknunnerley, danos, superpau, branley has marked this note useful

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suhan (3552) 2006-12-12 12:49

very artistic and interesting photo. the cadrage may be different.
tfs
merve-süleyman

maki (0) 2006-12-12 12:50

Ola Ana,
Interesting shot with azulejos as a main motif. I saw many of them in Lisbon and Porto. I haven't enough time to jump to Evora but I heard that there is a beautiful town.
regards,
maki

marjan (6277) 2006-12-12 12:52

hi ana, wonderful composition with beautiful azulejos. Very useful info. TFS
Marjan

rossofuoco (7315) 2006-12-12 12:53

Hi Ana.
Bella foto ben composta e ben eseguita.
Renzo

vedra (0) 2006-12-12 12:57

Hi Ana,
Interesting image. I like the contrast between the pale colours of the wall and the girl dressed in black, between old and young, static and active...
However I noticed the image is a bit tilted, so I tried WS, including different crop. Hope you'll like it.
Regards,
Vedrana

[workshop] [compare] +

rbassin (11121) 2006-12-12 13:20

Bonsoir Ana,
La présence et la démarche de cette femme donne une touche vivante et humaine à cette compo. Bravo pour cet instant capté.
Roland

pat0500 (21561) 2006-12-12 13:45

Hola Ana,
Muito boa composição com muito um bom fundo imagem;
O momento é escolhido bem para... clic..:)
Very nice picture and good point of view...Good shot Ana..!
Best regards, Abraço.
Patrick

blankar (805) 2006-12-12 13:47

Hi Ana,
It is very interesting picture, and I would have guessed that it was Portugal even if there was no caption ;) Only in Portugal tiles can be this beautiful! The walking woman give it an interesting human touch and shows the perspective nicely, I also like the contrasting colors... I would, however, adjust the horizon with the bottom line of tiles, the woman would then look more like walking down but the tiles would tell a story better this way. But of course, it is probably just a personal preference.
Blanka

Flavia (10352) 2006-12-12 14:02

Ola Ana,

Linda foto, que tem um apelo visual forte. Sou apaixonada pelos azulejos Portugueses. Gosto da luz, n acho que a sombra dos cabos atrapalha a composicao uma vez que faz parte da paisagem e e algo tipico do local. A composicao e boa, mas acho que estaria mais equilibrada se a rapariga estivesse um pouco mais a direita, outra opcao seria de cortar um pouco a parte vazia a direita de forma a deixar a moca mais no extremo da foto. Dequalquer forma e uma foto muito bonita, espero que tire outas neste seu caminho diario.

Ate mais,

Flavia

golden (2287) 2006-12-12 20:07

Ola Ana!
Great shot. Beautiful composition.

Chrysoula.

lucasgalodoido (21030) 2006-12-12 21:22

Olá Ana!
Bonita pintura no Azulejo! Gostei também da moça andando ao lado da foto, parece que ela está caminhando em direção ao templo!
Parabéns e Abraço!

MIG13 (0) 2006-12-12 21:35

Ana, não sei se a garota que passa é uma estudante, mas parece ser... A composição é belíssima e original, mostrando a tradição eternizada nos azulejos e a modernidade no passo firme da jovem. "Coimbra é uma mulher, só passa quem souber e aprende-se a dizer saudade!" - Assim canta o fado, não é? Linda foto! Parabéns! Abraço! Miguel.

sothy81 (9526) 2006-12-12 21:41

Hey Ana, great to have your pc back. Yes, we all miss you too. Byt the way this one is great. I love the picture on the wall and woman walks pass the wall. Great shot. Sothy

stego (22556) 2006-12-12 21:51

Olá Ana,
Simples, mas muito inspirada. Sem a rapariga só seria interessante pelo azulejos, com ela fica muito melhor.
Correndo o risco de ser chato: esta está mesmo inclinada e nem é nada complicado corrigi-la. Acho que te deves ter deixado enganar pela inclinação da rua.
Mas não é nada grave!
Parabéns.
PS: Onde é que é isto? Ao pé do mercado?
PPS: Só agora me dei conta que já esgotei a minha quota de crticas. Hoje nem dei pelo tempo passar...

ribeiroantonio (22618) 2006-12-13 0:03

Esquece as sombras. A foto está linda com essa jovem a passar em frente ao painel que representa a Universidade. Talvez ela estivesse a pensar no dia em que deixará a Universidade com o canudo na mão. Quem sabe?
António

John_F_Kennedy (41368) 2006-12-13 5:10

I like the colours of this picture. Nice composition and idea.
Achim

paura (47166) 2006-12-13 8:43

Anabela,
Incrível essa fotografia. A composição está muito bela. Muito bom você ter colocado a moça no conjunto.

Um abraço

Paulo

femkevdh (2633) 2006-12-13 9:18

fantastic scenery!! A bit surreal. Glad that someone inspired you to capture your own surroundings. The wall is beautiful but the passing girl realy makes the photo.

rafid76 (0) 2006-12-13 17:28

YOU DID IT! its beautiful, this is a very unique image. i have not seen such a big mosaic on a an outside wall. GREAT job

manatee (4642) 2006-12-13 22:48

Exelente picture
this si so amazing, this picture remember me to some fhoto of Madredeus, in the cover of a CD.

The sahadow is grate and the tiles this amazing tiles from this wonderful Portugal, Í been in Coinbra and I love this city.

Congratulations Ana

Dave2006 (323) 2006-12-18 10:33

Hello Anabela. I like this picture. You have captured a nice slice of daily life. The person in the picture breaks the monochrome feel of the picture well and gives a reference point of interest and perspective.

AiresSantos (56155) 2006-12-19 3:43

Ola Ana,
Esta é uma foto magnifica. Vai para as minhas preferidas. Excellentes cores, definiçao e um controlo de luz fantastico.
Adoro a inclusão da rapariga.
Um abraço Amigo
Aires

cuneyt-sb (6559) 2006-12-24 11:04

Hi Ana
wonderfull idea and great shoot, girl is passing around is something really
Well done and merry crhistmas

Giorgio (11263) 2006-12-27 11:53

- Pretty fresco, the character adds a welcome more, haaa, Coimbra! That points out a pousada to me where one ate very well, it was a very long time ago! In any case, cheers for this successful image and thank you for your wishes that I turn over you for you and your family.
giorgio

batalay (32860) 2006-12-27 17:57

Hello Ana,

I had not visited your gallery in sometime. When I saw another photo posted from Evora — Goncalo Lopes (bluejeans), I decided to visit your photos again, and I was so happy to find this beautiful photo. The composition is first rate, the exposure and colors are spectacular, the presence of the woman walking and located just at the right side of the tiles all work in concert to make the picture very special.

Happy New Year,

Bulent

edal (6804) 2006-12-28 10:09

Hi Anabela!
A very interesting combination of reality and a drowing, a today and yeasterday, of sunshine and dark clothes of the south...
Nice, very specific and nice!
Anton

abulafia (4900) 2006-12-28 22:15

Hello Ana
This is great! i love these tiles, good idea to take them with a walking person in front of them.
Have a happy new year
Harry

albertopiubello (2621) 2006-12-29 15:58

Olá Ana,
qué linda composição da rapariga com os azulejos: cores e luz são excelentes.
Visitei o Portugal em 2003 e acho que é o páis mais lindo e interessante de toda Europa.
Um abraço e FELIZ ANO NOVO!
Alberto

vincz (19099) 2006-12-29 16:04

Wow... Amazing composition. So well seen, this is very artistic and very well done. Congratulations!

pari_ali (433) 2006-12-31 9:39

Hello Ana
Blue and white seems to be the theme everywhere... I love that building it is so beautiful you must take pics of the real building too. The picture is very interesting in itself and full of contrasts.
and yes you do need to change that looking forward to many more photos of Coimbra
Regards
Pari

njmv79 (461) 2007-01-02 3:24

Olá Ana,
bonita foto, muito artística mesmo mas acima de tudo muito criativa, acho que vendo a Sra passando dá uma dinâmica de acção à foto, muito bem,
Obrigado e feliz ano de 2007,
Nelson

marknunnerley (2780) 2007-01-02 7:19

Hi Ana, thats how it goes, we see it so often that we don't 'see' it. Like this although I must admit I prefer the workshop by vedra as it holds the eye a little better. Keep shooting the things that you think might not interest people and you might find a few surprises such as here.
Happy New Year Ana,
best wishes,
Mark

danos (73974) 2007-01-02 13:53

Hi Ana,

your photograph is very impressive with the girl to wants.. to go up in the scales of the University of Coimbra.Intense and the contrast.Greetings ftom Greece and happy new year,Danos

superpau (1460) 2007-01-03 11:03

Hola Anabela
Me gusta mucho como capturaste un pequeño instante nomas, de esta señora caminando con tanta determinación, y enmarcando la foto en una hermosa pared de ceramica.

Vedra arregló lo necesario, para que sea todavía mucho más atractiva!

Saludos, y Feliz Año!
Paula.

wgreis (8265) 2007-01-15 8:55

Belo mosaico Ana,
composição muito bem elaborada. Você valorizou a composição ao incluir a mulher caminhando ao lado. Ela remete a uma sugestão que esteja refletindo sobre a vida.
Parabéns,
Wagner.

branley (3681) 2007-02-12 18:36

Hello Anabela,

I had difficulty making my choice, you have so many fine images in your gallery but eventually I settled on this one because of the subject matter, so many tiles depicting such a fine building. Good contrast between the pale tiles and the dark clothes of the passing lady. The tilt doesn't bother me, I don't think it's actually level on the wall. I've never seen anything like it. A superb capture, well spotted.

Regards

Stephen

gmg (4202) 2007-02-14 13:07

Hi Ana!
Very very nice street scene! Scent of Portugal from my PC!
TFS

gmg

ercanakkaya (2) 2007-04-11 2:38

Dear Anabela,
Thanks for your interesting. I visited, your gallery your each photos in yours carried me to Portugal.
The picture on the wall is good but 'there can not be witness without human'. So your photo is both wonderful and good composition. You see. the women (human)on your photo also different and interesting dynamism

Please take care

Vasa (15970) 2011-03-22 13:04

The photo is for my taste, dear Ana.
I am just looking for the pictures of Coimbra district and I find this one. Be proud, friend, of Portugal and of your work.

Branko

serp2000 (29188) 2012-03-01 19:50

Hi, Ana,
Fine combination of the paint picture and real life. Simple but intresting composition. Perfect sharpness. TFS!
Serghei