Palmela´s Castle Sunset Photo

Photographer’s Note

Palmela is located up a hill in the Arrábida area, and it's a semi-rural town, right in the middle of Portugal's biggest urban area.

The town's ex libris is the castle (Castelo de Palmela), which offers a unique view over the whole region of Setúbal's Peninsula, Lisbon, and the Atlantic Coast. It was a strategic place in past centuries, and today it is still a main knot of Portugal's road and rail networks.

Palmela's traditional products are the wine, which has achieved international awards in several festivals like Bordeaux's, and the Queijo de Azeitão (Azeitão's cheese), also very appreciated. There are several festivals dedicated to these products, being the most famous the Festa das Vindimas (Vines' Festival) and the Festival do Queijo, Pão e Vinho (Festival of Cheese, Bread and Wine).

source: Wikipedia

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Wandering_Dan (3171) 2007-11-11 14:45

Hello, Joao, welcome to TE!

This is a very good first offering: Skillful use of light, well positioned diagonals, good balance between sky and land. Now let's see some more - and also more informative notes, please!

Dan

giorgimer (20634) 2007-11-11 15:13

Hi Joao,

you perfectly managed the light here, excellent colors too

TFS

Gio

ribeiroantonio (21723) 2007-11-11 15:51

Bem-vindo ao TE.
O começo é auspício de boas fotos a vir no futuro. Esta está muito bonita, com um pôr-do-sol lindo e com o castelo suficientemente iluminado para nos mostrar bem o local. Venham mais destas.
Para teu benefício próprio deixa-me dar um conselho. Participa no sistema de críticas (esquece o botão "comentários") e certamente que terás muita gente a ver as tuas fotos. Caso contrário...
António

mikolaj_kawa (29366) 2007-11-12 2:12

Ola Joao! Wonderful point of view. Beautiful lightness. Nice colors of sky. Good effect. Original composition. Good POV. Saudacoes!

sacavem (8034) 2007-11-12 3:14

Bem-vindo ao TE

Filipe

millen (315) 2008-04-08 16:05

Olá João,
lindíssima fotografia! Este lugar é realmente maravilhoso e tão próximo de Setúbal. Por uns tempos aí estive, 10 anos atrás, e não perdia a oportunidade de um almoço acompanhado do excelente vinho da região. Parabéns!
Jairo

Photo Information

Copyright: Joao Santos (chulasantos) (231)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-28
Categories: Castles
Camera: Canon 350D (Rebel XT), Sigma 18-200 F3.5-6.3 DC
Exposure: f/11, 8 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Castelos de Portugal (Portuguese Castles), Castles of the world [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-11 14:29