Inner Courtyard, Monastery Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Convent of the Order of Christ, or Convento de Cristo, in Tomar, Portugal, was a Templar stronghold built by Dom Gualdim Pais, provincial Master of the Order of the Temple in 1160. The Templar order was supressed throughout most of Europe in 1312, but in Portugal its members, assets, and partly its vocation were transmitted to the Order of Christ, created in 1319. The Order of Christ moved into the Convento de Cristo in 1357, and under the leadership of its Grand Master Henry the Navigator, it supported Portugal's maritime discoveries of the 15th century.

Of the architectural structure of the Convent, apart from the constructions around the Templar church, it is worth seeing the four great clusters articulated in two axles in Latin cross, and also an aqueduct with 6 km of extension, made by Philip II of Portugal. It also includes the forest known as the Bush of Seven Mounts, seven hills of accented relief.

Best Regards

Manuel

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fabio_ts (13674) 2005-11-18 6:57

Spectacular POV, great perspective and lovely sepia tone... the result? another great picture from you Manuel, compliments!!
Have a nice week end,
Fabio.

pitai (3925) 2005-11-18 7:01

Ola Manuel,

Gostei do grafismo da composição. Quase que da a sensação duma visão 3D. A tonalidade sépia saliente muito bem a definição dos detalhes.
E a nota esta muito completa. Bom trabalho amigo.

Gabriel

rick_matt (177) 2005-11-18 7:09

Ola Manuel, esta foto em sepia fica mesmo bem, parece que estamos a ver a foto na epoca dela, antiga

Gostei

Abraço Ricardo

coco (28266) 2005-11-18 7:37

Hola Manuel.
Me gusta el POV que has usado y también el tono sepia de la foto. Pero pese a que me guste el punto de vista, creo que preferiría uno que fuera más amplio para dar una visión global más amplia.

Un saludo.

ballyna (1689) 2005-11-18 7:56

manuel,
nice PP work,good sepia tones and I liked your POV,great.the symmetry is spectacular in this compo,
regards

hugolef (4909) 2005-11-18 8:01

Hello Manuel
Tomar is a beautiful place ... i remember this part, and its stairs ... The manueline architecture is so present and gives to this castle a special charm. I did a series about Tomar, i called it "Strong and beauty", the feeling i had there.
Good compo and nice b&w
Regards, hugues

barrufeto_77 (25955) 2005-11-18 8:10

Hola manuel.

Otra vista espectacular, igual que la de ayer.

Si aquella me gustó, esta lo mismo con lo que no hay mucho que decir... :P

SAludos, Oscar

rosaline (0) 2005-11-18 8:32

Manuel
Nice sepia tone, excellent symmetry and a very good note. The picture works well giving that towering feeling into the air. Very good work.

Aubrey

isabela_sor (42719) 2005-11-18 9:18

The picture is excellent as usually, your info note also.Interesting architecture and good choice of angle.

sixTL (8586) 2005-11-18 14:39

Hi Manuel, I like the frame. Architecture is indeed a great area for photographers. The sephia increase this emotion. Well done.

Regards Artur

alejandroguzman (4672) 2005-11-18 18:05

Sin duda alguna estas casas antiguas son increibles, tiene vida propia a pesar de los años y el abandono.

un gran abrazo
Alejandro

pedritos (23) 2005-11-18 19:04

Ola Manuel, Linda foto em sepia, deste monumento antigo, gosto muito do ponto de vista, espectacular

abraço pedro

weswang (18223) 2005-11-19 12:30

Hi Manuel, An interesting symmetric shot of the architecture. Good to use the B&W process to focused on the architecture itself. Good contrast and nice details.

papagolf21 (56977) 2005-11-20 4:03

Hello my friend,
Je reste sidéré de voir cette architecture si délirante de beauté, les années ont fait souffrir les pierres ; mais quelle beauté il ressort de cette composition.
Le choix façon sépia, est excellent pour donner plus de force à cette superbe architecture.
Amitiés.
Philippe

rhizomes (15325) 2005-11-20 4:30

Hi Manuel,
Very nice symmetrical picture and good choice of the colros.
Excellent point of view.
Christophe

Amellia (1804) 2005-11-21 1:41

witaj Manuel;))
wow wspaniale ukazałeś potęgę i wielkość tej budowli , bardzo trafnie wybrana kolorystyka sepii, podoba mi się, pozdrawiam;))

isamar (1424) 2005-11-21 4:47

Excelente perspectiva,Manuel!!
Belos detalhes e composição! Parabéns!

gebala (0) 2005-11-21 14:38

hello, amaizing point of view, really well done, nice details, exellent tones, well done

rgs

Marlis (2274) 2005-11-23 11:40

hello Manual,
most impressive POV and perspective.
The sepia tones suit this image well.
Excellent notes, thanks
Marialuisa

bazal (7898) 2005-11-24 5:20

Waow ! What a composition. I think the crop is perfectly chosen to build both a very dynamic and perfectly balanced picture. Light and contrasts are well managed and allow us enjoying the beautifull textures of stones... Congratulations and thanks for sharing !

markpanos (1944) 2005-11-27 20:42

Me encanta la simetria de esta foto.
Hay tanto equilibrio, es tan... matematica.

Buen POV y buena idea con el color, queda bien el sepia.
Muy buena Manuel.

greg64g (11193) 2005-12-05 6:14

hello Manuel

Superb perspective and excellent pov. i like a lot how the building is sharpen and you turned perfectly the b&w
cheers
greg

maphoto (8076) 2005-12-12 22:02

Great perspective Manuel, the conversion to B&W, the symmetry, the spelndid architecture makes this a gorgeous post. I'm impress by this view, very well done.

anavazao (5592) 2006-06-22 16:11

olá,
este convento é mesmo muito bonito!
gostei da perspectiva e composição!
Boa nota!
Thanks ana:)

pierrefonds (26779) 2006-08-02 20:11

Hi manuel,

A good POV of the inner courtyard, the black and white is permitting to see a lot of details. The photo has a good composition. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre