Alentejo sunset Photo

Photographer’s Note

I am back from holidays in Spain, but as usual I m very slow processing my photos, so I haven't anything to show yet. This is a sunset view of my Alentejo. Well... technically, the hills seen on the distance are already in another region, Beira Baixa and if the POV was just a bit more to the right, we would see their continuation in the Spanish Extremadura. They border the Tagus river (Tejo in Portuguese, Tajo in Spanish), the longest river in Iberian peninsula, which enters the Portuguese territory some 20 Kms / 12 miles North/Northwest of the POV after marking the frontier for about 45 Km / 28 miles.

I shot this one less than an hour after this one of Menir da Meada, which is located just a few Kms South.

WS: The same shot with a less radical crop.

Location (latitude, longitude): 39.50715,-7.4501

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gracious (20017) 2008-08-14 20:27

Hello Jose,
Delighted to see your wonderful posting after your holidays!
An image with beautiful lighting over the land and a far distance view with great depth!
nice colour contrast between the land and the sky
take care and regards
Tony

axiotea (16053) 2008-08-14 21:07

Olà José
Time is flying and you're already back from your holidays! Hope you had good fun ;)
To me, you've done the right choice in posting this one! On the other one, the down part with the shady areas were not necessary to keep and you made a suitable crop! the lighting is fantastic and gave lovely golden tonalities which are matching so well with the blue tones of the sky. A good depth as well!
Abraço
Marilyn

bakes888 (18129) 2008-08-14 22:29

Hi Jose. Wonderful vista. Well captured with soft warm colours and good sharpness. Well composed also, the old dwellings are well placed and there is good balance between land and sky. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

robertosalguero (2763) 2008-08-14 23:23

Olá José,

Beautiful landscape and the tones make it even more pleasant. The image is well balanced in colours and centering. The farmhouse is a strong focal point while the overall composition is sharp. Nice work José.

Roberto

UnTrained (0) 2008-08-14 23:43

Olá José,
I think the crop was the right decision as I prefer this composition because of the balance of sky and ground and you achieved to keep a bit the large shadows. The warm light and colours are what we also enjoyed on our trip from Lisbon and I find them here well presented. The lines on the fields add good interest in their motion to the right and in contrast to the soft natural curves of the background scenery.
Um abraço, Ulf

bostankorkulugu (33514) 2008-08-15 1:19

the same with me... i m in cyprus taking pics... but uploaded a pic from italy lol... i like the soft colour palette here jose, also the patterns on the field... a peaceful place to be...

cheers

korkut

Bluejeans (32035) 2008-08-15 2:09

Oi amigo ,
Voltaste de ferias :) , capturaste uma paisagem alentejana com umas cores bem quentes devido ao pôr do sol , , gostei muito das linhas paralelas da palha o céu ficou muito bonito com estas nuvens , bom enquadramento da foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
Bom feriado :)

fkokol (1614) 2008-08-15 2:42

I hope you had great holiday. Look forward to seeing your shots from Spain.

This great landscape. Nice soft colours and sharpness.

greetings,

figen

Tue (25608) 2008-08-15 5:03

Hi José,
This is a fantastic landscape photo. The warm and low sunlight is beautiful and brings out the golden hue of the fields really well. The dark blue sky is really wonderful too. It creates a great contrast. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

denisn72 (6971) 2008-08-15 5:28

Bonjour Jose
J'aime bien ce ciel un peu sombre qui contraste bien avec le champ éclairé par les rayons rasants du soleil couchant. Les bâtiments se fusionnent parfaitement dans leur environnement. Une vue qui montre l'immensité de ce lieu. Très belles couleurs et bon point de vue.
Amicalement
Denis!

feather (49858) 2008-08-15 7:42

Welcome back Jose. I hope you had a good time. You will have noticed the way the site is behaving lately. It took me 4 goes to open your photo and I still haven't managed to see your WS so I aplogise I can't say which I prefer. The late light is creating some long shadows which along with the lines of cut crops lead the eye to the little building. It is a lovely pink and blue sky.
Kath
2nd attempt!

Gerrit (35593) 2008-08-15 10:15

Hi Jose,
excellent composition and fantastic light over this wide land.
Regards, Gerrit

mark_mk (246) 2008-08-15 14:47

Hi Jose,
nice to see some new postings, I`m still on my vacations, but whenever I find an Internet connection I try to give some comments.
Your shot is really lovely with the pleasant evening light and a great sky. I also had a look at the WS, I think the crop in the main post is better, but that`s just my opinion, both versions are very nice!
Looking forward to seeing more of your newest shots!

Greetings from Michigan
Mark

ruisc_pt (6206) 2008-08-15 14:47

estes por do sol alentejanos fazem-me mesmo suspirar.
Obrigado
R

danos (32228) 2008-08-15 23:21

Ola Jose,
welcome back from your holidays from Spain.I hope to see beautiful and splendid shots like this one of the landscapes from Alentejo.I like the lonelies barms as the warm afternoon light that cover the whole region.Nice contrasted colors and wonderful atmosphere.Well done my friend.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

Charo (31665) 2008-08-16 3:07

Olá Jose,
Boa visão deste campo com seus tons ocre que contrastam com o céu bem overcast.
Bem-vindo ao seu feriado, espero que eles tenham sido magnífico e vamos logo ver fotos deles.
Abraços,
Charo

pascalrouget (375) 2008-08-16 3:17

Hello!
Very nice picture that show us exactly the Alentejo atmosphere: lonely and very dry fields making small hills. Light is perfect. Perhaps the second house (we only see a part of the roof) could have disappear if walking a little bit on the right?
Excellent (very complete and usefull) comment!
Tanx for sharing

tober (3944) 2008-08-16 6:25

Olá José, simples mais bonita paisagem Alentejana com grande contraste entre o azul e o amarelo. Gostei também do enquadramento. Parabéns... Tolga

Docarmo (8820) 2008-08-16 7:29

Olá José,
De volta à casa paterna, o teu Alentejo. Que bom ver-te de volta! Enquanto desfazes as malas, temos o gosto de ver esta linda imagem, num colorido muito bem comunicado a nós, aqui. Dum dourado intenso, contrastando lindamente com o céu que se apaga ao fim do dia. Gostei muito do WS também, parece até ter mais efeito de profundidade com aqueles arbustos no primeiro plano.
Aguardamos as próximas.
Parabéns,
MCV

Emile (19887) 2008-08-16 10:06

Hola Jose.
Me alegro que estes de regreso de tu viaje a Espana. Espero que lo pasaras muy bien. Estoy deseoso de ver tus fotos del viaje.
Una simple foto con una magnifica composicion, muy buenos colores y detalles, gran perspectiva y POV. Gracias por compartirla.
Un fuerte abrazo.

AiresSantos (41908) 2008-08-17 0:29

Ola Jose
Um belissimo postal do Alentejo, neste teu regresso...
As cores e a luminosidade estão magnificas. Gosto da perspectiva e do formato panoramico
Um abraço Amigo
Aires

terminus (561) 2008-08-17 6:06

HI Jose,
I hope you enjoyed your hollidays, I still got to wait three more weeks to get to Sicily... Beautiful sunset, you really got amazing colors there. The cluds are perfect to give more interest to the shot. TFS. Rafa.

zeynepe (9342) 2008-08-17 10:21

Olà José,
Beautiful landscape with golden colors and fantastic clouds .
The composition gives serenity to our soul and helps in making we feel at peace.
Warm regards,
Zeynep

kiks (6047) 2008-08-17 12:00

WOW.. this is beautiful Jose. We had plan to visit this place last hollydays but because of the high temperatures we decide to stay on the coast side. LOve the 'rdical' crop.
Best regards
KIKs

Morac (20255) 2008-08-17 12:45

Hello José,

Beautiful landscape and the tones make it even more pleasant.
Nice soft colours and sharpness.
Regards
Marc

adores (15469) 2008-08-17 17:53

Olá José!
Vejo que já voltaste!É,os campos estão assim agora, embora não esteja muito calor. Gosto desta composição,a palha ainda por enfardar e o monte solitário em ruínas. As cores do pôr-do-sol estão excelentes!

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-08-17 18:50

Hola Jose:

Estabas algo alejado de TE, pero siempre serás bienvenido con tus magnificas imagenes.

En la escena has trabajado muy bién la profundidad de campo, dentro del marco horizontal. El manejo de la luz, ofrece agradables tonalidades, tanto en los sembrados, como en el cielo.

Por último, la composición se determina muy bién con las casas en el primer plano y bien situadas dentro de la toma

Un abrazo desde Colombia

John

paura (38278) 2008-08-18 5:57

José,
A paisagem e linda e lembra um pouco a região central do Brasil. As diversas texturas apresentam um efeito gráfico interessante.

Abraço

Paulo

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2008-08-20 15:21

Olá José,
outra bela imgem essa, esse contraste de cores diferente é bem agradável. Uma imagem que transmite muita tranquilidade também.
Parabéns e Abraço

riclopes (32967) 2008-08-21 5:09

Também fugiste para Espanha...para onde?
Olá José, a tua última trouxe-me aqui e acabei por ficar, pois acho estas ondas douradas muito bonitas. Gosto mais da primavera e sinto sempre que é difícil capturar estes dourados do verão, mas rendo-me logo quando os vejo como estão aqui. As duas casinhotas ajudam de alguma maneira a segurar este 1º plano enquanto descobrimos o que se passa lá para o fundo. O crop lembra-me uma situação semelhante num post meu do alentejo há uns tempos atrás - fotograficamente, esta é a opção certa, mas a verdade é que a informação do WS me atrai mais e sinto sempre relutância em o cortar.
Um abraço,
ricardo
p.s.- acho que o 1º link do texto não deve estar bem...

maloutim (3935) 2008-08-21 20:44

Bonjour Jose!
Une trs belle prise de vue de L'Alentejo. Le contraste entre le ciel menaçant et l'or de la campagne ensoleillée est très impressionant!
La vastitude du paysage, éclairée par la note intéressante, laisse rêveur!
Les 2 photos me plaisent, mais je préfère quand même la version principale.
Merci du partage!
Amicalement.
marieLouise.

danyy (68546) 2008-08-22 0:07

Bonjour Jose,
un de ces couchers de soleil qui allonge les ombres et qui donnent ces lumières si chaudement colorées.
Pas facile de trouver un bon cadrage dans la verticalité, beaucoup fonctionneraient bien ici, dont le tien.
Bonnes lumières, une photo appaisante.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

xuaxo (5701) 2008-08-30 1:30

Olá José
Gosto das duas, mas talvez prefira o WS; dá mais espaço para apreciar a vastidão.
Um abraço,
F

Jardim (3197) 2008-09-03 13:13

Olá José,

Gosto muito das cores quentes desta foto que representa muito bem o Alentejo imenso e de perder de vista.
Julio Jardim

parbo (10968) 2008-09-04 19:36

Olá José,

You already captured one of my childhood memories. Low angled, soft lights are enviable with newly harvested field, plus their slope, plus terracotta roof tiles, plus wonderful sky, plus green textures.... Both versions of (cropped and not cropped) your posts are wonderful. Personally I'm not post processing man.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

al-Farrob (683) 2008-10-18 4:57

Muito a meu gosto, que sou "traçado" de alentejano :)

E dizer que me lembrava seria abuso, mas quando vi o nick tive a sensação de o conhecer de qualquer lado, embora não me lembrasse de onde.

Um abraço