Seixal Moods IV Photo

Photographer’s Note

Continuing my serie about the moods of Seixal, this time a photo with the fog covering partially the city.
It was a very strange day with the city almost desert, few people wondering thru the streets but here only a small form at the end of the street breaking the loneliness.
Strange city this one with great contrasts between main and the backstreets.

Henryk_Bilor, Paolo, syd1946, broglia, gary91, serge44, luisafonso, lucasgalodoido, josepmarin, Photo65Net, AiresSantos, Cretense, atus, wautersw, bostankorkulugu, kdialyna has marked this note useful

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Henryk_Bilor (20375) 2007-10-28 13:11

Hi Paulo
I don`t believe, fog in Seixal? :) I know this place.
beautiful composition and quality.
Regards

pat0500 (21513) 2007-10-28 13:21

Hi Paulo,
Very good framing, good idea and good choice of the black and white..!
Very nice composition and very nice atmosphere.....good shot...!
Best regards,
Patrick

mesutilgim (37597) 2007-10-28 13:24

Hello Paulo,
Very nice b&w capture ! Great pov and nice compo. Specially the fog at the end of the streets give a very special effect. Good sharpness. Allmost every part of the capture full of interesting and nice details ; specially the old fashioned street lamps.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Paolo (40775) 2007-10-28 13:24

Hi Paulo, beautiufl one, with an excellent use of the black and white, of the contrast andof the light, well managed.
thansk, ciao

Polonaise (5638) 2007-10-28 13:42

Now...
That's something very different from everyday crap on TE...
Fresh look upon the old, classical theme ?

Absolutely beautifully presented, with all of that charm of the urban, European places stunningly preserved...

love it immensely

g.

syd1946 (17999) 2007-10-28 14:07

Hello Paulo,
I see after the vivid colors you came out with a black and white one!The mood is amazing,not only because the fog,it has a feeling from the past.A dreamy atmosphere...an abandoned bike...what else can I ask?I love this one...

wishes for the new week,
Thomas

jasmis (51339) 2007-10-28 14:32

Interesting part of the town shown in impressive B&W mode. Superb quality of the photo.
Regards.

danyy (69963) 2007-10-28 14:58

Bonjour Paulo,
voci probablement la photo le plus rétro que j'ai vue de cette ville. Je crois que tu aurais pu faire difficilement mieux.
A part les chaises en plastique dont la présence est malheureuse, rien ne trahit le présent.
Excellent b&w.
Regards.
Daniel.

broglia (3381) 2007-10-28 15:12

Very atmospheric shot Paulo. Great detail in the cobbles and that strangely meandering pavement. The black tree looks very surreal & is nicely balanced by the little bicycle. The B&W is really good (was it shot that way or converted later?). Warm regards, Roberto

Thebigben (61) 2007-10-28 18:06

Great shot. Thanks for sharing. What a gem of a place to shoot.

taxti (53) 2007-10-28 18:14

Me gusta mucho la atmosfera de la foto, un poco desolador.
Muy lindo trabajo.
Saludos
TaMaRa

Guto (1738) 2007-10-28 20:25

You convertion/edition to BW is really great. It looks an old BW film photography. Composition is also nice, with a good point of view.

serge44 (271) 2007-10-29 1:13

superbe ambiance pour cet instant de solitude et de perte de repère ,lieu et temps se diluent l'espace d'un moment
n&b évident
très bel impression merci paulo
amicalement serge

marietom (32294) 2007-10-29 2:17

Hello Paulo,

En noir et blanc aussi, cela te réussit très bien !
Belle image, pleines de détails. j'aime la brume tout au fond, et le vélo perdu devant.
Marie

gary91 (15321) 2007-10-29 2:48

Hello Paulo,
I love the mood of this one ! The b&w conversion is perfect and gives to the beautiful pavement a specific interest. The misty background at the end of the road enhances the mystery.
Strange mood for a strange city, well done !
Have a nice day.
Best regards, Christian

luisafonso (858) 2007-10-29 3:50

Muito boa cena Paulo. Só falta aqui uma alma a passear para eu a roubar para os favoritos. O p&b é muito bom e a tua exposição também. Aquela árvore ali na direita está excelente - embora eu ache que a tenhas "sharpado" demais em comparação com a restante cena... parece um pouco estranha no meio das casas tão suaves. Está com um ambiente fantástico. Tenho mesmo de ir ao Seixal bater umas fotos...

lucasgalodoido (16953) 2007-10-29 4:53

Olá Paulo!
Ficou muito essa composição, todos os detalhes aqui estão em perfeita harmonia, gostei muito dessa bicileta encostada e da cerração, lembra muito aquelas imagens de cidades abandonadas dos filmes!
Parabéns e Abraço!

agbonavita (0) 2007-10-29 9:59

Paulo, essa foto etá incrivel, parece uma cidade fantasma, ninguem a vista, o tom sombrio dado pelo PB e a névoa ao fundo. exelente trabalho.
andre

josepmarin (34295) 2007-10-29 10:12

Olá Paulo,
el B/N da una atmósfera misteriosa y de foto antigua a esta composición, y la niebla ayuda a este resultado.
Me gustan el fuerte grafismo de los adoquines del pavimento, las formas geométricas de los bordillos, y también la gran perspectiva y la soledad de esta imagen.
Buen trabajo, con buena iluminación y una excelente gama de grises.
Un abrazo,
Josep

Photo65Net (43106) 2007-10-29 11:49

Paulo,
Superb BW, with great POV, nice depth.
Beautiful picture, with pleasant mood.
Regards,
JB.

Gerrit (36615) 2007-10-29 11:54

Hi Vato,
excellent moody picture with a appealing retro atmosphere and an excellent composition.
Regards, Gerrit

AiresSantos (43298) 2007-10-30 0:23

Ola Paulo
Excelente a escolha do preto e branco para esta foto em dia de nevoeiro.
Gosto muito da perspectiva e do enquadramento.
Um abraço Amigo
Aires

Cretense (57608) 2007-11-01 3:33

Hi Paulo!

This is a wonderful "retro" photo! The b&w conversion was extremely succesful. Besides that a brilliant perspective and composition, and great depth of field. Congratulations!

Hercules

delic (6735) 2007-11-01 5:21

Hi Paulo,
Looks like a movie scene from the 1940s. The mood shaped by the empty streets, fog and B&W is very special. Good work! Regards,
Hakan

atus (15476) 2007-11-05 1:35

Hello Paulo,
the b/w format is perfectly chosen here and enhances the mood of that season. The contrast is excellent and the light is well managed. Like always, thanks to the perfect sharpness, the details are perfectly visible. Very good work!
Tfs and best wishes.
Attila

wautersw (3615) 2007-11-05 2:02

Hi Paulo,

if the bike hadn't been there, one could think this is a very old picture. Great atmosphere and excellent quality. TFS

Wolf

bostankorkulugu (34212) 2007-11-05 14:58

a timeless shot -ignoring the plastic chairs:)-, an amazing mood paulo... i like the threathening fog coming towards me, makes me wanna run away and hide somewhere, in a pub may be full of people having fun... the coble stones add a lot to the charm i think... a real good job, congrats...

korkut

bantonbuju (48858) 2007-11-06 1:22

ola paulo,
this is fantastic! i do love this unlimited emptyness coated with a fog...sleeping town, or rather scared to let its citizens to fleed the chilly streets...your b/w work is most appropriate here strongly enhancing the mood of emtyness...
well done, bravo...
bw, j.

maki (0) 2007-11-12 3:45

Great atmosphere here, I would only love to see some silhouette of lonely human being :))
regards,
m

Bluejeans (33457) 2007-11-15 5:38

Oi Paulo ,
Que fantastica foto a preto e branco amigo , parece do principio do sec , gostei da atmosfera bem dramatica devido ao nevoeiro e ás ruas desertas , bons detalhes, parabens!!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

sebinho342 (18808) 2008-02-18 5:32

Hi Paulo, the result is also excellent when you convert your amazing PP work in BW. There is so much micro contrasts, this is very pleasing for my eyes :)
And here you found a good composition, kind of desert, empty and cold, we could thought at first sight it's from romania or poland but no this is seixal, portugal.
Excellent

kdialyna (3106) 2008-04-07 0:59

A photo that comes from the past, like the old good memories.
Of course there is something strange to the all situation, something a little bit scary like from a thriler film. But this is exactly that makes the composition more enchanting.
Very good the B/W presentation, suits perfect with the theme.
I like very much the little details which exist in the photo, like for example the abandoned bicycle.
Very good shot.
Congratulations.
Kostas