Building formerly used by Royal Guard Photo

Photographer’s Note

Dear TE friends

THANKS A LOT by the WORKSHOPS and the CRITIQUES, today !

Taking in consideration those WS, I did for the first time the correction of perspective with the software.

You can see the WS from me and others TE friends

Another note .... about polarizer filter. I didn't use the filter correctly, but in future, I will take in consideration the level of polarizing.

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Hi TE friends,

Last weekend, I was visiting the Palace of Queluz. In front of that one, I found this wonderful building.

I'll show you the beautiful Palace of Queluz

Enjoy it and have a nice day !

The Pousade de Queluz / Lisbon, D. Maria I, is a historic luxury hotel located in the building formerly used by the Royal Guard of the Court in the Palace of Queluz, known as the "Portuguese Versailles".
Besides the palace, there are in Queluz some other interesting places that can have the attention of the first visitors, as some megalithic monuments (about 2500 bC) and some buildings from the centuries XIV, XVII and XVIII. Around the old nucleus of the city started to appear some villas and houses that used to be summer houses in the beginner of this century.
The Pousada hotel privileged location, about 5 km from Lisbon, 14 km from Sintra and 20 km from Cascais, the attractive interior design and exacting recuperation of its little private "theatre", combines with the exquisite cuisine of the Cozinha Velha Restaurant.

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Num lugar outrora destinado à Guarda Real da corte Portuguesa e no espaço protegido pelo Palácio Nacional de Queluz (construído no século XVIII), conhecido como o "Versailles Português", foi aqui instalada a Pousada D. Maria I.
Este hotel histórico tem uma localização privilegiada, a cerca de 5 km de Lisboa, a 14 km de Sintra e 20 km de Cascais, a sua confortável decoração e a rigorosa reabilitação do pequeno Teatro privado unem-se à internacionalmene reconhecida carta do Restaurante Cozinha Velha.
O edificio, denominado “Torre do Relógio”, foi antigamente a zona dos aposentos do pessoal ao serviço da Corte Real que, então, utilizava o Palácio como residência de verão

Nikon D40X
2008/11/03 14:54:23.6
RAW (12-bit)
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 18mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/500 sec - F/7.1
Exposure Comp.: +5.0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto +3
AF Mode: AF-S
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium high

dip, marjan, tober, Budapestman, mikolaj_kawa, PixelTerror, paura, LuisPlicPloc, francio64, Cricri, robiuk, saylan-cb, Gerrit, TopGeo, lucasgalodoido, jhm, Emile, axiotea, cfreire, Juntas, Docarmo, Bluejeans has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

dip (12534) 2008-11-12 23:16

Hi Aires,
beautiful architecture image,good POV and framing,
I like the colors combination of pink and blue,
well done,
regards,
Dimitris.

mauro61 (15178) 2008-11-12 23:25

ciao Aires,
bella immagine del palazzo con il campanile dietro.
Belli i colori e l'inquadratura.
Ti ho fatto un WS in cui ho eliminato la pendenza del campanile.
saluti
maurizio

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emka (21179) 2008-11-12 23:37

Hi Aires, Interesting building, fine pink colour. Indeed, Pousada hase good location, close to Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais. Beautiful sky. No people there. End of seazon?

Warm regards

Malgorzata

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-11-12 23:42

Hello Aires
The architecture is well composed, I like the way the steeple leans over. The sky is great and the muted feel captures the mood perfectly. Well done and thanks for the informative note.
Regards
Jim

jasmis (50142) 2008-11-12 23:50

Really great presentation. Superb colours, amazing perspective.
Regards my dear friend.

zesopol (284) 2008-11-12 23:54

Hello Aires,

Congratulations! This is amazing architecture photo, bright blue sky and good angle.

regards,
Ze'sopol

marjan (6081) 2008-11-13 0:00

hi aires, another beautiful shot form interesting place. Superb colours and excellent notice.

Marjan

tober (3944) 2008-11-13 0:03

Hello Aires, I've visited this palace for several times on the occasion of some ceremonies. From the outside, the palace is not noticable. But from inside, it is marvellous. Especially the main room. I put another photo in the WS. Including the horses. I hope you'll like it :) Regards, Tolga

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Budapestman (41576) 2008-11-13 0:50

Hi Aires,
Beautiful blue impression from this imposing building with excellent composition. I like the vivid colours and the attractive details, superb work. Congratulations! Have a nice day!
George

mikolaj_kawa (29787) 2008-11-13 0:50

Ola Aires! Very interesting building. Nice lightness and colours. Amazing sky. Perfect contrast. Original shot. Saude!

JLG (2086) 2008-11-13 1:19

hello Aires
tres belle architecture
le rose contraste parfaitement bien avec le bleu du ciel
well done
jean louis

azaf1 (15541) 2008-11-13 2:45

Good morning Dip
A very dramatic composition indeed. I like the convergent left side that creates a looming effect and the POV that so nicely includes this beautiful building. The playful sky in the bg really adds to its beauty.
TFS
Argiris

siamesa (12680) 2008-11-13 3:20

Oi Aires,
É mais um palácio belíssimo de tua terra. A cor suave, o ângulo que você escolheu e o céu incrivelmente azul fizeram a composição perfeita. Parabéns.
Abraços
Maria

PixelTerror (86038) 2008-11-13 3:22

Ola Aires,
Nice building but I find lately your images lack some highlights, maybe you have changed something on your pc, in any case always check the histogramm to find out if your image has a problem. Perspective correction in the WS is okay on the left but too much on the right.

paura (38266) 2008-11-13 4:16

Aires,
Uma beleza de exposição aqui, amigo. Fotometria e escolha de POV estão de mestre.

Abraço

Paulo

LuisPlicPloc (2) 2008-11-13 4:41

linda esta foto o palacio de queluz para alem de muito bonito esta foto tem como fundo o ceu que esta com uma cor fantastica parabens.

francio64 (10798) 2008-11-13 5:13

Ciao Aires,
bella chiesa il cui colore, contrasta grandiosamente con il blu del cielo, particolarmente arricchito compositivamente, grazie alla presenza delle nuvole.

Vedo però una distorsione nella torre campanaria. Ho fatto un WS dove correggo tale distorsione.

Mi dici cosa ne pensi?

Francesco

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Cricri (43030) 2008-11-13 5:51

Hola Aires
Yes un magnifique bâtiment, une architectue particuliére avec beaucoup de détails, beau contraste du rose et bleu, trés jolie
Friendship
cricri

celiapires (71) 2008-11-13 6:09

ola Aires:
esta lindicima a tua foto tem um contraste de cor muito bem conseguida adorei..
célia pires

ALIRIZA (16197) 2008-11-13 6:38

Hi Aires,
Expesially I like the colours pink and blue. An excellent architecture image, great POV and good angle. Well done my dear friend...
All the best...
Ali Rıza

robiuk (10763) 2008-11-13 7:06

Ola Aires,
About technicalities: the distorted perspective doesn't
bother me much as I know the photo was taken at lens's
wide angle - BUT, what might bother me here is a wee too strong
result of using the polariser: the clouds became more blue
than white and, actually, all the white areas in the frame
look as if there's a blue haze covering them. So, I'm
just warning you to pay a little bit more attention when
applying polariser (or to somehow 'soften' the polarising
effect later in editing). I like the angle here - not
shot from the front, but back instead. And from your
note, this seems to be a place well worth visiting, if
nothing else but than to stop by and have a good meal!
(I'm sorry, but I'm always hungry for a delicious
Portuguese food!)
;-D
Many thanks,
Robi

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-11-13 8:03

Hi Aires,
Superb POV!Very nice sky and great colours,good light.
Wel done!
TFS/Regards

Gerrit (35593) 2008-11-13 9:04

Hi Aires,
beautiful building and well taken.
I think the whites are a bit too blue.
Regards, Gerrit

mark_mk (246) 2008-11-13 12:56

Hi Aires,
wonderful sky, blue and with a lot of nice looking clouds you got here. The colors are striking and sharpness is perfect. Jsut some fallen lines on the buildings, what about distortions correction in photoshop? Still a great shot, thanks for sharing!

Take care
Mark

TopGeo (21639) 2008-11-13 13:19

Hi Aires! beautiful architecture image! They is a picture that I like thus as are, Interesting architecture and colours impressive! Congratulations! Have a nice day!
George

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2008-11-13 18:20

Olá Aires,
interessante mesmo esse palácio, e acho que pela amplitude da foto e da lente as distorções prejudicaram um pouco, fiz uma correção no WS, aproveitando a onda, espero que goste. Mudei um pouco o balanço de cores também, pois achei bem azulado.
Parabéns e Abraço

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aadilj (17950) 2008-11-13 22:08

I like the heus and the way you have angled to capture the entire building Aires. The setting is perfect and well handled

Graal (57647) 2008-11-13 22:49

Hi Aires,
an interesting architecture, nice presentation. Amazing pink walls and details. Good note. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

John_F_Kennedy (31197) 2008-11-14 2:15

I like the POV over the corner. Very interesting with all the pink colours. Details, sharpness and colours are great.

Best wishes,
Achim

npecanhuk (13623) 2008-11-14 2:20

Olá Aires!
O edifício é muito bonito, suas cores também são diferentes e belas e o seu ângulo de visão foi muito bem escolhido dando-lhe destace em sua parte traseira, com a torre principal ao fundo (gosto muito desse tipo de ângulo, às vezes faço isso)! Cores, luminosidade e nitidez excelentes! O céu também está lindo e faz um ótimo contraste com o resto da imagem!
Parabéns, abraços e até mais!
Neyvan

jhm (82201) 2008-11-14 4:12

Hello Aires,

When you play with photo shop, than are a lot possibilities
I find this a wonderful area with the church as subject.
You show here a very nice detail picture.
Very well of colour and pleasant for look it. TFS

Have a nic eweekend,
John.

Emile (19883) 2008-11-14 12:06

Hola Aires.
I agree with JY and some other friends that something changed in your previous shot of the palace and this one, i don't care much about the distortion in this shot, this is an optical illusion produced by the wide angle, this happens to all of us, and isn't difficult to fix it, what really call my attention is that in the last two photos there is something missing, something different, some lack of light, maybe because the use of polarizer filter, this shot looks dull, without much live.
Kath (feather) sent me by email how to fix the distortion in Photoshop, if you want i can send it to you, is very well explained and easy to do.
Best wishes my good friend.

axiotea (16031) 2008-11-16 9:22

olà Aires
The deep blue sky with its clouds make for a good BG on which the pink palace(it looks like a church)stands out well! Not always easy to correct the perspective, but good you tried it ;)
Abraço
Marilyn

stego (22350) 2008-11-17 15:12

Olá Aires,

Gosto muito do PdV, que aproveita bem a ocorrência rara de ter um edifício destes isolado. De certa forma, acho alguma piada a não teres corrigido a perspectiva, que neste caso se me afigura complicada de fazer bem, pois o PdV é enviesado tanto na vertical como na horizontal e há pouco espaço nos lados. Mas fizeste um bom trabalho, principalmente para a primeira vez. Eu demorei bastante tempo a apanhar o jeito. Acho que não é por acaso que o Lucas deixou a torre inclinada, apesar de para mim ter conseguido o melhor resultado. O Maurizio foi o único que endireitou a torre, mas a parte direita está pior que o original, pois inverteu a distorção "natural".

As cores tb. estão muito bonitas, apesar de me parecer que há um ligeiro excesso de azul.

Como tens poucos WS's :D, vou juntar mais um, com a minha única foto decente do local.

Um abraço, José.

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cfreire (11647) 2008-11-18 13:54

Olá Aires
Bonita captura que com este POV deixa a edificação em grande destaque e contrastes muito bonitos entre céu de azul forte e os tons rosas das paredes. Os detalhes das luminárias e suas sombras bem definidas dão um certo dinamismo à parte mais simples da edificação. Bonita mostra. Abraço, Consuelo

danyy (68492) 2008-11-18 15:35

Bonjour Aires,
dommage pour ces déformations vraiment trop visibles, une distortion d'enfer qui ici, déssert un peu la photo.
Pour le reste, les couleurs et les contrastes de lumières sont agréables et la cadrage nous montre l'entièreté de l'édifice, je pense qu'il fallait tenter un assemblage de deux ou trois photos ici.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

Juntas (3147) 2008-11-24 3:36

Olá Aires. Boa perspectiva com boas cores e luz bem trabalhada. Não fiz nenhum workshop, sorry ;) mas em princípio a minha próxima será desse edifício também; assim aproveito e roubo-te mais uma nota ;). Boa semana. Abraço. Paulo

Docarmo (8820) 2008-12-01 8:11

Olá Aires,
Um post muito interessante, cheio de informações sobre o local (uma ótima nota mesmo, como disse o Paulo - Juntas) e sobre técnicas fotográficas (lendo tudo o que já foi escrito e vendo os WS).
Nesta imagem, gosto especialmente da impressão de profundidade e do realce que deste às dimensões do palácio.
Parabéns!
MCV

Bluejeans (32021) 2008-12-12 12:19

Oi amigo ,
Bonito ponto de visão foi uma bela escolha , gostei muito do contraste de cores e das cores fortes :) , o céu ficou fantástico , parabéns !!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Photo Information

Copyright: Aires dos Santos (AiresSantos) (41866)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-11-03
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Nikon D40X, AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 GII ED, 52mm Hama Cicular Polarizer
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-11-12 23:10