City of the Templars Photo

Photographer’s Note

Tomar, also known in English as Thomar, watered by Nabão river, belongs to the district of Santarém in the province of Ribatejo, with a total area of 351 km2 and a population of about 43.000 inhabitants, was conquered in 1147 to the Moors by D. Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, and after that it was granted to the Templars as a feud, in 1159. The Foro or feudal contract was granted by D. Gualdim Pais, Great-Master of the Order of the Temple.
With the extinction of this Order in 1312 by the Pope João XII, who wanted the Templars banned throughout Europe, a new Order was founded, the Military Order of Christ. Due the need of defending the border of Algarve, this order was moved to the south of Portugal to Castro Marim in 1319; 37 years later it returned to Tomar to settled down at the Castle of Tomar.
This way, Tomar became de center of the epic Discovery of the New World and Africa. Infante D. Henrique, was made Governer of the Order by the Pope and stayed also in the Castle. The Order of Christ, as all the religious Orders, was extinguished in 1834.
Tomar became a city in 1844 and was visited by Queen D. Maria II on the next year.
Nowadays Tomar is known by its fantastic monuments, specially the Convent of Christ with its Charola, the Castle of Templars and the monumental Chapter Window.

http://tomar2.com.sapo.pt/

Nikon D40X
2009/03/25 13:38:35.4
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
Color
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 18mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/15 sec - F/14
Exposure Comp.: -5.0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Preset
AF Mode: AF-S
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: More Contrast
Hue Adjustment: +6°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: High
Long Exposure NR: Off
VR Control: Off
High ISO NR: Off

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emka (21217) 2009-05-25 10:19

Hola Goncalo,

Wow, fantastic photo from Tomar. I was there but I saw only the Convent of Christ with the Charola. Splendid colours, beautiful reflections.

Regards

Malgorzata

ilDottore (4002) 2009-05-25 10:35

Hi Goncalo,
Wonderful romantic composition,
Excellent light and reflexions in water.
Perfect Work!
Greetings from Dublin
Chris

peppe59 (1869) 2009-05-25 10:43

Hola Goncalo,
Il verde prevale su un bellissimo specchio d'acqua.Bellissima foto.
Complimenti e buona settimana.
Giuseppe

jemaflor (39235) 2009-05-25 11:33

Hi Goncalo,
Very lovely reflections on water, nice result with a beautiful light and these colors, green and blue.

ymrk (8637) 2009-05-25 11:33

Firstly,i've liked to frame in there,Gonçalo.Very well reflex with perspective!
Take care,abraço!

Yağmur

cfreire (11647) 2009-05-25 12:25

Oi, Gonçalo
Esplendidos reflexos e definição excelente. A captura está maravilhosa, gostei muito deste pov aplicado, com as arvores formando uma cortina ante as casas. Bonita mostra. Abraço, Consuelo

wgreis (5980) 2009-05-25 12:28

Gonçalo,
uma fantástica mostra de nitidez e cores.
Gostei muito do reflexo na água, da beleza das árvores e, ainda do céu de um profundo azul.
Parabéns e abraços,
Wagner.

Clementi (43757) 2009-05-25 12:45

Ciao Goncalo,
come sempre bellissimi colori ben satura e bella composizione,
complimenti
Giorgio

bracasha75 (22009) 2009-05-25 13:06

Ola Goncalo
Nice present an excellent framing
Great picture
TFS
Cheers,Braca

sacavem (8225) 2009-05-25 13:30

Olá Gonçalo,

Muito boa esta captura, excelente manuseamento da maquina para obter este resultado às 13.30. Muito bem visto (Exposure Comp.: -5.0 EV). Por vezes esquece-me-nos que as maquinas tem mais funções :)
Um abraço,
Filipe

ciakgiak (10528) 2009-05-25 14:36

Ciao Goncalo,
bellissimo paesaggio, splendida veduta su Tomar. I colori sono davvero bellissimi e perfettamente saturati, molto naturali.Splendido il contrasto verde-azzurro ed i magnifici riflessi.
Un caro abbraccio.
Giorgio

lousat (15302) 2009-05-25 17:32

Hi Goncalo,the best point of view to capture beautifuls reflections like that! And what a fantastics colors too! No better way to show this very interesting place,my best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

pierrefonds (26137) 2009-05-25 17:35

Hi Goncalo,

The reflections in the water are assets to the composition. The trees are framing well the houses. The point of view takes our esyes toward the houses in the background which is giving depth to the photo. The nice sky is sending a light which is enhancing the colors of the scenery. Have a nice day.

Pierre

dareco (17104) 2009-05-25 18:04

Very nice composition and beautiful colors! Nice sharp detail. TFS

Docarmo (8820) 2009-05-25 21:01

Olá Gonçalo,
Gostei das cores fortes contrastando com as faixas pretas da moldura, que deram uma impressão de cinema.
Parabéns!
Docarmo

Amaz (6622) 2009-05-26 1:13

Olá Gonçalo! Que beleza de foto!!
Excelente composição e bom enquadramento !!
Bonitas cores e impressionate reflexo na água!!!

Meus parabéns,

Um abraço!

jplebrun (16834) 2009-05-26 4:05

Bonjour Goncalo
magnifique image tout de bleu et de vert avec de un magnifique reflet dans l'eau.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

paura (38278) 2009-05-26 9:10

Gonçalo,
Linda a paisagem, amigo, mostrada numa eficiente e bem composta fotografia. Lindo trabalho,.

Abraço

Paulo

batalay (20836) 2009-05-26 21:57

Olá Gançalo,

What a colorful image, and yet such a historical background. The photograph is enticing, and the note is very interesting. The blues and greens of the early spring of just two months ago must be considerably deeper by late May.

Um abraço, Gonçalo.

Bulent

dip (12550) 2009-05-26 23:36

Hi Goncalo,
wonderful image!
good point of view,amazing colors and light,
very well done,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

John_F_Kennedy (31229) 2009-05-27 0:29

A classical, but always lovely, picture of this canal. Superb reflections, well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

AiresSantos (41920) 2009-05-27 2:17

Ola Goncalo
Estive no servico militar em Santarem, gosto muito de cidade mas nunca mais la voltei
Excelente perspectiva, belos reflexos e bonitas cores vivas
Um abraco Amigo
Aires

rikko77 (5990) 2009-05-27 5:03

Olà Gonçalo
bonitos estes reflexos; as cores são bem saturadas como sempre,
paràbens!
Rikk

bucanas (2209) 2009-05-27 8:20

Ola Goncalo,
Sempre bonitas fotos,parabens,
Abracos,
Ralf

xuaxo (5703) 2009-05-27 11:24

Olá Gonçalo,
Uma foto bem colorida e inesperada, tendo em conta que em Tomar é mais habitual ver-se os monumentos famosos. Gosto de ver estes detalhes que são menos mostrados normalmente.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

gracious (20017) 2009-05-27 19:20

Ola Goncalo,
Thank you for the informative notes regarding this great and beautiful place!
what a awesome colour in this beautiful image and the most sparkling reflection well captured!
thank you for the sharing
warmest regards
Tony

bona (2237) 2009-05-28 10:31

gonçalo que cores lindas! O reflexo também está maravilho. Um belo jogo de cores da paisagem local. Gostei bastante sobre a história de tomar e dos templarios.

Grato.
Andre

trekks (14262) 2009-05-28 12:20

hi Goncalo

It is almost hard to believe that the blue theme can be so dominant color here in the landscape scenery except the sea. I life the filter effects on this sky and reflection with such blue being strong.

Very nice.

tfs, bill

Kielia (8397) 2009-05-29 12:21

Hi Goncalo,
it is this incredibly blue that makes this image very attractive. Very interesting note is accompanying a great capture of this interesting city. The light is amazing too. TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

Juntas (3169) 2009-06-26 1:36

Olá Gonçalo. Já uma vez te ia apanhando em Óbidos, agora em Tomar tb foi por pouco :). Excelente perspectiva to Nabão a partir da ponte romana, ao que me parece. Cores bonitas e reflexos perfeitos. Belo trabalho. Um abraço. Paulo

Photo Information

Copyright: Goncalo Lopes (Bluejeans) (32053)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-25
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D40X, AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G ED II, SD 4GB 150x, Hoya 52mm Circular polarizer
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/15 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-25 10:16