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Strawberry Fields, Portugal


Strawberry Fields, Portugal
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Copyright: Francisco Santos (xuaxo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2617 W: 179 N: 2433] (4089)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-17
Categories: Daily Life, Food, Architecture
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-05-18 9:54
Viewed: 420
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Yesterday I found a stall by the road selling strawberries (see it in workshop). I stopped and realized the strawberries were being harvested just behind the stall. I bought a boxed of fresh strawberries. They were smelling very nicely during the rest of the trip. At home I discovered they're among the best strawberries I ever tasted.
The location is Pegões Velhos (a.k.a. Santo Isidro de Pegões), on the road between the Alentejo and Lisbon (via Montijo), Southern Portugal.
The area of Pegões is now more famous by its good wines, but there are many other agricultural products, such as these strawberries and potatoes (sold also at the same stall). The region was settled more than 50 years ago by farmers from other parts of Portugal, in a project of internal colonization designed by the state, that I guess was unique in the territory of continental Portugal in the 20th century. Each family was granted a large plot of farming land and a house. Every house had the same nice design; we can see them nowadays all over the region, such as the two in background of this shot.
Perhaps you'd like to compare this picture with Strawberry Fields in California.
Kielia, pavelilioski, ribeiroantonio, Docarmo, feather, Charo, Bluejeans, maloutim, riclopes has marked this note useful
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To riclopes: viver assimxuaxo 4 07-04 01:24
To maloutim: peu de fraisesxuaxo 1 06-05 13:33
To stego: casasxuaxo 1 05-29 14:04
To Bluejeans: natasxuaxo 2 05-23 11:23
To Docarmo: morangosxuaxo 2 05-21 10:26
To ribeiroantonio: colonização internaxuaxo 1 05-19 13:20
To tober: região do Montijoxuaxo 2 05-19 13:00
To feather: pick your own (PYO)xuaxo 1 05-19 11:50
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  • Kielia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 400 W: 0 N: 610] (2189)
  • [2008-05-18 10:14]

Hi Francisco,

lovely field. I can even smell the strawberries. I consider your note very useful!

Have a nice evening
Harriet

Hi Francisco
What an amazing picture of this filds good collors , composition and POV just great
best regards...

Estes morangueiros parecem muito mais bonitos que os da Califórnia, apesar do campo ser muito mais pequeno. E são portugueses, não importandos dos EUA!!!
Não sabia dessa "colonização" interna em Portugal.
Um abraço,
António

Olá Francisco,
Linda imagem deste campo de morangos, com nitidez, cores e profundidade ótimas.
Esta é uma boa idéia, a de fotografar estes campos. Vou tentar fazer o mesmo aqui; ainda não estamos na época, mas não vai tardar.
Os morangos aqui são deliciosos também.
Um abraço,
MCV

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  • tober Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 283 W: 3 N: 144] (1745)
  • [2008-05-19 2:34]
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Muito bom dia Francisco, ontem eu estive na região do Montijo. Se eu tivesse visto esta fotografia, tinha comprado uma caixa de morangos :)

Um abraço , Tolga

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  • feather Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 7714 W: 327 N: 11643] (40653)
  • [2008-05-19 5:53]
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I am so envious; we have to wait at least another month before ours are ready in the garden. I agree nothing tastes quite as good as strawberries picked and eaten straight away. Most of the ones we buy in UK shops have been irradiated to make them keep longer, so we can't wait for the garden to produce this year's crop.
I like the low POV using the perspective of the rows of plants to lead the eye into the frame. The vanishing point leads right to the farmhouse. Competing with this year's tulip field images in Holland?
We also have places where you can pick your own (PYO) You pay by weight when you have finished, but they don't weigh the people before and after picking! ;D
Kath

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  • Charo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2575 W: 22 N: 4928] (18946)
  • [2008-05-19 12:40]

Hola Francisco,
Excelente toma en la que las líneas de los bancales nos lleva la vista hasta las casas del fondo, la profundidad es muy buena. Estupendos colores y detalles. Buen trabajo.
Cordialmente
Charo

Oi amigo ,
Lindos estes campos de morangos , são muito bons para fazer uns batidos , ou comer com natas :), estas linhas verdes ficaram muito bonitas e deram bastante profundidade a foto , gostei do contraste entre o verde e azul , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

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  • stego Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3751 W: 634 N: 5026] (15300)
  • [2008-05-28 15:28]
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Olá Francisco,
Aqui está uma coisa que não vejo há muitos anos: campos de morangos. Aproveitaste bem os alinhamentos das plantas e o sol para produzir uma foto com grande profundidade, com imenso impacto visual. A casa do meio acaba por ficar em grande destaque, mas as outras e as árvores na linha do horizonte ficam muito bem.
Um abraço, José.

Voilà encore un beau champ de fraises en pleine terre, à moindre dimension que celui en Californie! J'aime encore la composition des rangées bien nettes qui semblent toutes mener vers la petite maison.
Je vois que c'est le début de la production! On voit surtout des fleurs sur les plants, et encore peu de fraises.
Ce serait beau de voir le champ un peu plus tard avec beaucoup de tâches rouges!...
Bien amicalement et très bon weekend!
MarieLouise.

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  • riclopes Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5875 W: 137 N: 7925] (26884)
  • [2008-07-02 10:01]
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Bela foto, excelente post, Francisco. Hoje em dia andamos a pensar muito em fugir de Lisboa e viver assim. Se não surgir entretanto uma oportunidade no estrangeiro, vamos começar a ver terrenos...Já estou a sentir o gosto destes morangos deliciosos. Por acaso comprámos uns há umas semanas na nossa frutaria que também foram uma surpresa, tão bons que eram. Esta vale também pela estreia de mais uma localidade no TE ;-)
Um abraço,
ricardo

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