Tagus River and... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi dear TE friends

This picture was made from the Monument to the discoveries, in Belem.

In this picture, you can see:
- Bridge 25th of April
- Cristo Rei
- Cacilheiro boat
- Sailing boat

The cacilheiros are boats linking the two banks of the River Tagus. As the name suggests, they leave of the Cacilhas parish of going to Lisbon.

Once, there were boats cacilheiros from Seixal, Montijo and Trafaria, now replaced by modern Catamarans. Until the construction of the bridge over the Tagus (inaugurated on 6 August 1966) was the only link between the two shores of the Tagus.

Some of these old boats have been restored and reused for work, for example, as a restaurant. We can see one of them leaving from Belem Pier in direction to Trafaria

The 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left bank of the Tagus river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and a train platform was added in 1999. It is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. (The same company constructed both bridges.) With a total length of 2,277 m, it is the 20th largest suspension bridge in the world. The upper platform carries six car lanes, the lower platform two train tracks. Until 1974, the bridge was named Salazar Bridge.~

Cristo-Rei (english translation: Christ the King) is a Catholic monument overlooking Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and inaugurated on May 17, 1959. In that time Portugal was being ruled by the President of the Council António de Oliveira Salazar, and it was by his command that the Cristo-Rei was built.
The monument was built on the left-bank of the Tagus river, facing Lisbon on the other bank. Its location is at coordinates 38º40'43" N 9º10'17" W, in the civil parish of Pragal, in the city of Almada, in District of Setúbal, Lisbon Region. It is a national monument.
Nikon D40X
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 52mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/160 sec - F/5.6
Exposure Comp.: +5.0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Tone Comp.: Normal
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: High

ribeiroantonio, bakes888, Amaz, pauloog, Tue, ymrk, Muse, Cretense, lucasgalodoido, xuaxo, Budapestman, alvaraalto, ChrisJ, Docarmo has marked this note useful

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jasmis (50200) 2009-06-18 0:48

Classic panoramic view. Fine ship in the foreground.
Regards my dear friend.

bakes888 (18137) 2009-06-18 0:54

Hi Aires. Well composed and presented photo. Well saturated colours and excellent sharpness. Strong composition with good depth also. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

ribeiroantonio (21885) 2009-06-18 0:56

É sempre linda a vista lá do cimo do Monumento às Descobertas. Nunca me canso de lá ir. E, já lá fui muitas vezes!!!
Conseguiste uma foto linda, tirada num dia com um ar muito limpinho. As cores estão excepcionais e a definição muito boa.
António

dta (4960) 2009-06-18 1:20

Hello Aires ,
A beautiful composition , with outstanding colors : I like a lot the contrast of the red (boat and bridge) with the emerald sea (river?) . May be , the picture would be still better , with the boat a little more at right.
regards
Denis

Amaz (6622) 2009-06-18 1:46

Olá Aires!!
Bela foto e muito interessante a nota sua, amigo!!
Bom travalho!!

Meus parabéns,

pauloog (6406) 2009-06-18 2:09

Hello Aires,
Calmness flows from this fine view of the bridge flanked by the cross. Beautiful colours of the river and the sky and the boats bring a colourful accent.
The calmness is only apparent though, as I know how busy this area is!
Regards,
Paul

serp2000 (9375) 2009-06-18 2:18

Hi, Aires,
An interesting note and excellent composition! The ship and sailboat add some life to this landscape.
Superb colours and details!
Serghei

npecanhuk (13679) 2009-06-18 2:23

Olá Aires! Bom dia!
Outra fotografia muito interessante e muito bonita, com um colorido especial e uma luminosidade bem agradável! O ponto de vista é privilegiadíssimo e a composição com a ponto, o Cristo Rei e os dois tipos de barcos ficou excelente e com resultados visuais bastante atraentes!
Parabéns, abraços e até logo!
Neyvan

sacavem (8225) 2009-06-18 3:01

Olá Aires,

Mais um belo postal captado desde Lisboa virado para sul.A composição captou bem os vários elementos.Parabéns.
Filipe

nota: quem quer dar um passo para organizar um encontro? Com ou sem maquina. Que tal durante a semana um café na expo só para conversa e ....talvez uns bonecos à noite na zona.

Tue (25608) 2009-06-18 3:03

Hi Aires,
A great view over the river towards the large and impressive bridge. The colours are superb and very well saturated in this fine sunlight. The two boats are very well included in the foreground. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

mkamionka (4300) 2009-06-18 3:43

Hi Aires,
I like including both boats, it certainly enriches the composition, makes it more interesting. The bridge is fantastic and surely it is not easy to show it from this side in an interesting way, so you did a really good job with that.
TFS
M

ymrk (8637) 2009-06-18 5:16

Ola Aires,
I listened to Fado today...He is wonderful singing!
This bridge?So that is unbeliveable,have a attractive color,perfect sharpness!
Take care,

Yağmur

Muse (30893) 2009-06-18 5:56

Hello Aires,
De superbes couleurs et un très bon pov. Le bateau est très bien placé de même que le voilier
Très belle lumière et bon cadrage de ce pont impressionnant.
Best regards
Denise

Cretense (55812) 2009-06-18 6:31

Hello Aires!

Beautiful capture from one of the "key-points" of Lisboa! Excellent timing for the colourful passing boats! Great composition and framing, very impressive bridge! Flawless light managment, brilliant colours in general! Congratulations!

Hercules

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2009-06-18 9:45

Olá Aires,
impressionante essa foto, as cores ficaram ótimas, bem vívidas e a paisagem é deslumbrante. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

xuaxo (5703) 2009-06-18 9:52

Olá Aires,
Uma foto bem composta, mas as cores parecem-me um pouco saturadas demais. Também me parece que há uma pequena inclinação para a direita.
Mais uma coisa: a foto e o parágrafo da nota sobre o barco ir para a Trafaria estão em contradição com o parágrafo anterior (catamaran para a Trafaria).
Seja como for, uma foto muito agradável, com três belos ícones de Lisboa (embora um deles em Almada).
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

rodgerg (23793) 2009-06-18 10:38

Olà Aires,

A superb view to this famous, impressive and beautiful bridge. The red of the bridghe ( and of the boat well located in the FG) arise very well in the image. I like too the nice color of the Taje and the great depht.
Amizades,
Roger

Budapestman (41618) 2009-06-18 13:29

Hi Aires,
Fantastic view with spectacular architectural details and beautiful colours. The ship is superb detail in the foreground, great mood, indeed. Cheer. Have a nice evening!
George

gilou530 (35066) 2009-06-18 14:01

salut aires
quelle belle opposition entre le rouge du pont et du bateau qui occupe bien le cadrage, une grosse PDC dans cette photo
amitiés
gilbert

alvaraalto (5231) 2009-06-18 14:44

Dag Aires,

I like the red elements of the boat and the half bridge in combination with the large parts of the green water and the blue sky.
Lovely composition.

Groet Rob

ChrisJ (70099) 2009-06-18 17:29

Hi Aires

Looks similar to the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco! Good warm cold color contrasts, between the red & blue, with impeccable sharpness & framing. Well done!

Docarmo (8820) 2009-06-18 20:36

Oi Aires,
O tom de verde da água está deslumbrante! E os vermelhos, os azuis, os brancos...
Parabéns!
Docarmo

aadilj (17950) 2009-06-18 22:35

Hi Aires, this is fabulous? No. Its much beyond that. Something I cannot describe in a little critique. It is absolutely stunning. the colours and the scene are both magical

jjcordier (24510) 2009-06-18 22:53

Aires
Jolie composition, très colorée et très belle lumière. Je suis surpris par la couleur de l'eau et son aspect "lissé" (posttraitement?)
Amicalement
JJ

emka (21217) 2009-06-18 23:43

Hi Aires,

Splendid view of the bridge and the Christ figure, but it is the colour of the tagus that is amazing here. Incredible. And nice view of the boats.

regards

Malgorzata

Graal (57717) 2009-06-18 23:43

Hi Aires,
nice view, good shot and caught moment with the sailboat and ship on the water. Great famous bridge. Good note also. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

jmdias (19097) 2009-06-19 17:14

aires

as cores aqui estão tão saturadas que a gente pensa que não são reais, mas não encontra defeitos na compo. linda a luz, os elementos todos muito bem colocados, perfeição em todos os sentidos, alto senso estético. belo trabalho, parabéns

abraços

jorge

stego (22350) 2009-06-20 9:59

Olá Aires,
... and ... cacilheiro and... pequeno veleiro. Gosto imenso da compo, os barcos, a ponte e o Crito-Rei desenham um ziguzague que dá imenso dinamismo à imagem. E das cores e luminosidade nem se fala!, com o vermelho/laranja do cacilheiro e da ponte a fazerem um contraste fantástico com o verde incrível do Tejo
Um abraço,
José

coco (27786) 2009-06-20 11:46

Hola Aires.

I like very much the wide view of this photo and also the good graphism of the picture due the composition with the red bridgem the red and white boat and all the horizontal lines.

Well done.

wojteczek (854) 2009-06-21 13:32

Nice picture. Bridge is very nice

Bluejeans (32053) 2009-06-22 6:17

Oi amigo ,
Ficou linda esta tua foto com estes tons de vermelho fazem um belo contraste com a cor da agua do Tejo , muito bonitos os elementos da foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Photo Information

Copyright: Aires dos Santos (AiresSantos) (41920)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-23
Categories: Transportation, Architecture
Camera: Nikon D40X, AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 GII ED, 52mm Hama Cicular Polarizer
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Lisbon city [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-06-18 0:44