Lord of Stone from Óbidos' Walls Photo

Photographer’s Note

Lord of The Stone Sanctuary

Inaugurated in 1747, this sanctuary is one of the most interesting Baroque buildings in Portugal, mainly due to its hexagonal shape. It was commissioned by King Joao V in memory of the accident from which he escaped from, by evoking Our Lord Jesus of the Stone. The trace of this construction work is of the responsibility of the Architect Captain Rodrigo Franco (of the Mitra Patriarchal).

Just a few meters away there had existed a small chapel, meanwhile destroyed, that housed a Paleo-Christian cross. The cross can be found on the main altar of the Sanctuary. Its interior presents three chapels: the chancel dedicated to the Calvary with a painting by André Gonçalves; the side chapels dedicated to Our Lady of Conception; and the Death of S. Joseph with paintings from José da Costa Negreiros. The peculiar stone image of the Crucified Christ, also in the chancel was, until the inauguration of the Sanctuary, sheltered in a small hermit next to the road that went in direction to Caldas da Rainha where it was object of great devotion, especially by King Joao V.

http://www.obitur.makewise.pt

A closer view of the sanctuary
An even closer view by Gonçalo
An opposite view

Shooting Data
Nikon D40
2008/11/18 14:39:02.5
RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: 3031 x 2006
Color
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 26mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/100 sec - F/13
Exposure Comp.: +0.3 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Normal
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-A
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Auto
Sharpening: Auto

Jardim, lucasgalodoido, parbo, ChrisJ, gracious, Docarmo, AiresSantos, s_lush, Charo has marked this note useful

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Guto (1738) 2009-03-29 19:07

Nice shot. I appreciate the contrast between the house and the clouded sky. Maybe in a sunny day this scene would be even better... I just think you could have cut off a small part on the top of it. There are too much clouds here, and doing so your picture would follow the third rule.

Valerka (8159) 2009-03-29 23:49

Hi,Paulo,
Nice depth and perspective taken on this presumably cool day.
TFS
Valerka:)

sacavem (8635) 2009-03-30 3:02

Olá Paulo,

Muito bom este POV.Cores muito boas com um DOF bem conseguido até à Lord of Stone e que depois se prolonga.
TFS,
Filipe

lucasgalodoido (16891) 2009-03-30 16:06

Olá Paulo,
uma vista bem interessante essa, e gostei desse muro de pedra no 1o. plano. A qualidade ficou ótima aqui.
Parabéns e Abraço

parbo (11054) 2009-03-31 14:34

Olá Paulo,

This is very creative looks to Lord of Stone from Óbidos' Walls. I liked splendid contrasts with the building at left and your way to setup an excellent point of view. The sky and lights all over scene are wonderful too.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

jmdias (20127) 2009-04-01 3:03

paulo

é uma vista cheia de detalhes e deixa o observador ter uma ideia de como é o local. os elementos estão bem colocados, e a vista vai diretamente ao santuário. belo trabalho

abraços

jorge

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-04-01 3:27

Ola Paulo

The horizon line is deceptive, as the fg building is at perfect right angles, so there is no tilt. A superb high pov with good colour & sharpness. Parabens!

gracious (20017) 2009-04-01 10:14

Ola Paulo,
Thanks for the informative notes regarding this place with a beautiful view!
the pov is superb with a good focal point to the far distance view of the place!
nice colour and good details
thanks for the sharing
cheers
Tony

paura (39580) 2009-04-01 17:38

Paulo,
O angulo de tomada está excelente, contribuindo de forma significativa para a linda composição. Muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

TopGeo (22457) 2009-04-02 11:32

Hi Paulo! Impressive picture and colours a place with view the depth and a background a lot of interest good frame and prospect with point Fg building and excellent POV.
Georgios

Jardim (3197) 2009-04-02 13:42

Olá Paulo,

Se a foto ganha em amplitude perde em detalhe e eu depois de ver esta gostava de ver em mais detalhe o Santuário do Senhor da Pedra ( já vi que tens umas na tua galeria).O enquadramento que fizeste tem o feito de conduzir o nosso olhar pela fotografia o que é bom.

JJ

Docarmo (8862) 2009-04-02 20:09

Olá Paulo,
Gostei muito da composição da tua imagem, a casa rosada de um lado e a muralha de rocha do outro, deixando-nos, entre elas, a visão em profundidade dos caminhos que nos levam ao horizonte. Este, ao que parece, era mesmo naturalmente inclinado. Mesmo assim, arrisquei um WS no qual tentei endireitá-lo, sem atrapalhar a beleza do teu trabalho, espero que não te incomodes - é uma tentação ver um horizonte assim sem tentar aprumá-lo ;-) Além do mais, quando a foto original é bonita, fica fácil obter-se um bom resultado... ;-)
Abraço,
MCV

[workshop] [compare] +

AiresSantos (43202) 2009-04-03 1:36

Ola Paulo
Uma vista de Obidos diferente do habitual mas muito interessante. A definicao e a profundidade de campo estao magnificas
Um abraco e bom fim de semana
Aires

toto (18775) 2009-04-03 1:53

Bonjour,
belle photo de ce chemin qui dans les gros rochers se fraie un chemin.
Belle propriété de couleur rose sur la gauche avec ce mur montant sur la coline.
Beaux batiments au loin, bonne profondeur de champ.

Amitiés Thomas

coco (28266) 2009-04-04 12:39

Hi Paulo.

Your composition is interesting but I miss a main point of interest. Anyway, it looks an interesting picture with a good note.

Regards.

s_lush (2720) 2009-04-14 4:36

Hello Paulo,
This shot and your links to other pictures of this place give a very good idea about Óbidos and its most interesting sights. The composition and quality are perfectly good. Frankly speaking, I do not see much difference between the original and WS versions of the image. It even seems that the original is slightly better.
Best regard,
Sergiy

Charo (32086) 2009-04-23 16:05

Olá Paulo,
Excelente perspectiva com uma grande profundidade. Interessante local com belas construções. Bem visto o meu amigo.
Abraços,
Charo

xuaxo (5899) 2009-06-02 10:21

Olá Paulo,
Gosto de ver este panorama, diferente das fotos "típicas" de Óbidos.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

fabianoleite (1856) 2009-11-29 3:28

Que ótima perspectiva em vários planos, com a inclusão do santuário e da construção mais perto, da estrada, da parede de rocha, muito bom. Parabéns!