Sunset from Cacilhas Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi dear friends

This is view of the Tagus River after sunset

I made a picture from Cacilhas. We can see the 25 de Abril Bridge and in foreground a harbour of Costa da Caparica

Enjoy the beauty of the sky and silhouettes

Have a nice day!

Cacilhas is a Portuguese town, located in the municipality of Almada. It has a population of 6,970 of all cacilhas inhabitants and a total area of 0.97 km². Many Cacilhas moved to Harrow, Ontario, Canada 45 minutes from Windsor, Ontario. The current population of Harrow is 3,400.

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, due to their similarities and same construction company. With a total length of 2,277 m, it is the 19th 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.

Costa da Caparica is a Portuguese city and a parish, located in the municipality of Almada. It has a population of 11,707 inhabitants and a total area of 10.88 km². Costa da Caparica is a city since December 2004. from Wikipedia

Nikon D40X
2008/10/05 19:30:30.9
RAW (12-bit)
Lens: 70-300mm F/4-5.6 D
Focal Length: 70mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/50 sec - F/10
Exposure Comp.: +5.0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: Manual
Tone Comp.: Normal
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium high

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danos (32228) 2008-10-29 23:44

Good morning Aires,
nice the view of the sunset above the Tagus river with the subdued light,and the sun still painting pastoral colors in the clouds makes this a great shot.The silhouettes of the jetty on the foreground ,make the capture more interesting.I'd like the scene to had a perspective. Informative your note too.

besnard (30510) 2008-10-29 23:45

Bonjour Aires
Un très beau cliché. les couleurs du ciel sont superbes et le pont à la fine architecture s'y détache de belle manière.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

izmirli (3055) 2008-10-29 23:51

merhaba my friend aires
magnificent atmosphere and colours.magnificent silhouettes and bridge.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

argycon (2749) 2008-10-30 0:10

Hi Aires,
Fantastic sunset colors. Very nice composition.
tfs
Have a nice day
Kostas

TopGeo (21675) 2008-10-30 0:31

Good Morging Aires The moment is a great hour where all they have the nuance sunset intensely and beautiful silhuette of the bridge. Splendid composition.I like atmosphere the bridge impressive The frame also a completed work with good note
Georgios

bema (8641) 2008-10-30 0:34

Good Morning Aires,

very fine and beautiful colored sunset-shot, like the mood of this fine picture, god choice of including this bridge and the surroundings into your shot, well done.

kind regards Bernd

Graal (57689) 2008-10-30 0:34

Hi Aires,
good shot during the evening time. An interesting construction of bridge and nice sky in BG. Good composition, well informations. Fine done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

clamel53 (132) 2008-10-30 0:46

Complimenti per lo scatto.
Un'ottima inquadratura e colori molto belli
ciao
Claudio

barrufeto_77 (25705) 2008-10-30 0:48

Hola Aires.

Otra vez, unos muy bonitos colores claro que si! La silueta del puente además, enfatiza el momento.

Un saludo!

mauro61 (15222) 2008-10-30 0:50

ciao Aires,
tramonto riproposto ma sempre bello da vedere per colori e inquadratura.
buona giornata
maurizio

mikolaj_kawa (29829) 2008-10-30 1:02

Ola Aires! Wonderful sunset. Amazing bridge. Wonderful contrast. Good colours. Original work. Saude!

JLG (2086) 2008-10-30 1:16

hello Aires
quel belle athmosphere !!!
un cadrage parfait et le contraste entre le pont et le ciel l'est tout autant
bravo
jean louis

emka (21179) 2008-10-30 1:31

Hi Aires,

What a view! Wonderful sunset colours, beautiful silhuette of the bridge. Splendid sharpness.

regards

Malgorzata

siamesa (12712) 2008-10-30 1:35

Bom dia Aires,
Uma maravilha de imagem. As nuvens de fogo que tomam conta do céu, a ponte , o rio , tudo perfeito. Parabéns.
Abraços
Maria

papagolf21 (56217) 2008-10-30 3:16

Bonjour, mon ami Aires,
Qu'il soit bleu, gris ou orangé, le ciel est toujours là, au-dessus de nos têtes. Reflet de nos humeurs, on y cherche l'inspiration, on l'interroge, on l'admire ! comme l'on admire cette superbe prise de vue.
Un seul mot suffit : superbe !
Amitiés.
Philippe

jlynx (11380) 2008-10-30 5:02

Hello Aires,
October- sunsetting, and properly this, what stayed in the sky, when the sun crossed the horizon. Fantastic explosion of tints of the red. The splendid light in the sky - as gore. Something incredible. Such spectacles are sometimes, I know, but few and far between. Very good and simple POV, excellent composition with maintenance of best rules composition of the picture.
Best regards from cool Poznan,
Jurek

jasmis (50184) 2008-10-30 6:02

Superb colours, amazing construction.
Regards my dear friend.

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2008-10-30 7:02

Olá Aires,
muito bonita mesmoe essa foto, ainda mais com a ponte dianbte de um céuy desses. Gostei.
Parabéns e Abraço

mydrjoe (1240) 2008-10-30 9:46

Olà Aires,

Magníficos colores los conseguidos en esta excelente imagen de gran definición y profundidad. Una buena composición, original y efectiva. Parabéns,

Un saludo,
JR

tomescuc (2837) 2008-10-30 12:16

Amazing sunset colors. I like how you framed the 2 bdridges, and how the shapes are seen against the natural background.
cheers,
Cristian

mark_mk (246) 2008-10-30 12:41

Hi Aires,
ah, I remember this one, this is the WS version of your previous image of the bridge, right? I love it, the clouds look so wodnerful! They seem to burn and the silhouette of the bridge enhances them even more. Well exposed image, full of detail! I like everything about it, it`s a very ncie shot!

Take care
Mark

elendim (1677) 2008-10-30 15:09

Hello Aires,
great atmosphere in this photo!
The colours of the sunset is beautiful!

Regards,
Elena!

UnTrained (0) 2008-10-30 23:16

Olá Aires,
I like the colours of the sunset, which get context by the parts of the bridge and the Tejo. The warm light is good after our first winter day with temperature close to zero.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

trekks (14262) 2008-10-31 0:42

hi Aires

This shot is not as good as your earlier 2 posts. The exposure is too much UE and although the blur is the same for all 3 posts, at least the other 2 posts were well exposed and had a good feature subject of interest.

Even though all 3 had used +5 EV, this one really lacks a little. Sorry if my comment is a bit negative. You have 2 good shots out of 3!

tfs, bill

rodgerg (23757) 2008-10-31 2:59

Hello Aires,

A superb festival of colours, a nice harmony in the red colours in the sky. The bridge arise well in the image
An impressive and very good photowork.
Have a good day,
Roger

Budapestman (41618) 2008-10-31 5:17

Hi Aires,
Amazing impression with spectacular composition and gorgeous lights and colours. The lights on the water is beautiful, great shot, indeed. Have a nice day
George

florbelamaria (325) 2008-10-31 11:01

OI, Aires
Estive em Cacilhas e a vista é realmente bela. As cores estão muito bonitas mas falta a nitidez que é peculiar nas suas fotos.
Um abraço
Elza maria

isabela_sor (42038) 2008-10-31 13:35 [Comment]

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Nicou (44553) 2008-10-31 14:07

Hello,

quel ciel, fantastique, ces couleurs, ces traaînées rouge-rose, vraimetn un toute belle image, ave ce pont en contre jour, vraiment fantastique.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

ALIRIZA (16197) 2008-10-31 14:47

Hi Aires,
Wonderful and fantastic atmosphere with warm colours of sky. Beautfiul silhouettes and bridge.Well done...
Friendly regards...
Ali Rıza

Emile (19887) 2008-10-31 16:10

Hola Aires.
Parece que el cielo esta en fuego, los colores son magnificos y la presencia del puente produce una estupenda silueta. Esta muy bien captada desde un buen POV y el encuadre es muy bueno.
Buen fin de semana.
Abrazos.

jusninasirun (10179) 2008-10-31 16:22

Hello Aires. The sunset sky is amazing. The bridge in the foreground and silhouette of the jetty creating excellent layers in the frame. Good job and well done. Jusni

Charo (31665) 2008-10-31 18:09

Olá Aires,
Outra espetacular captura da ponte sob aquele céu absolutamente maravilhosa. Excelente moldura e lindas cores.
Bom fim de semana.
Abraços,
Charo

cfreire (11647) 2008-11-01 7:49

Olá, Aires,
A tomada, com estas cores fortes, tomou ares de impressividade, prendendo o nosso olhar em direção à parte mais vermelha como se fosse chamas. Ótimo PV, enquadre e a nota bem informativa, também. Bom fim de semana. Abraço, Consuelo

lestans (15448) 2008-11-02 5:47

hi Aires!!
I appreciate your composition very much!
You put horizon in the same line with bridge structure, everything is very well composed, and sky color are wonderful.
Good shot!!
Ciao, Livia

marietom (31800) 2008-11-04 2:12

hello Aires,

Simple, and so nice !
I like the graphism and the colours.
Bonne journée
Marie

julianajesus (77) 2008-11-04 9:34

Uauuuuuuuuuuu.......
Beautiful !!! perfect

kisses Juliana

Felip (3905) 2008-11-20 7:39

Hi Aires,
That's a very impressive shot, the silhouetted view of that hanging bridge is superb but the star here is that magnificient sky. Fabulous sunset with that game of warm colors. :P
Greetings

Felip

xuaxo (5701) 2009-06-06 10:26

Olá Aires,
Mesmo em Cacilhas consegue-se belas imagens!
Aliás, o panorama de Lisboa é muito bonito visto de Almada ou Cacilhas.
Gosto muito do pormenor das luzinhas que já se vêem ao fundo.
Não percebo (ou não concordo) quando escreves "in foreground a harbour of Costa da Caparica". Primeiro, eu diria "background"; segundo, o que se vê é o terminal de cereais da Trafaria, que fica na freguesia do mesmo nome.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco