Postcard from Alcochete #1 Photo

Photographer’s Note

From time to time i will place here what i will call "Postcards from Alcochete". Since this it's my hometown i will try to show it to the world the best i can.

Alcochete is located on the south bank of the River Tagus, near the Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve. Salt has long-been one of the main industries here, and saltpans can still be seen to the north and south of the town.
The town's foundation dates back to the 7th century, after the Moors conquered Lisbon. Its name derives from the Arabic word for kiln, as there have been many found in the area.

In this picture you also can see the Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Vida (Chapel of Our Lady of Life), a small chapel with an architectural plan from the fifteen hundreds. The main façade is Mannerist and it is interesting to note the rustic stone door panels which flank the main and lateral doors. There is one single nave which has a central shrine, covered by an elegant Mannerist dome. The builders, Dr. Afonso Frigueira and his wife are buried under the main shrine. the lateral walls of the main chapel are covered with panels of tiles from the XVIII century. The church is situated in a beautiful place where both the River Tagus and Lisbon may be seen. Joined on to the church was a former hospital which once belonged to the local charity.

Regards from Portugal,
António

PixelTerror, supereira, jarosz0, danyy, leonorkuhn, JorgeJacinto, betogrein, odemira, jmdaoudal, apazevedo, pitai has marked this note useful

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danyy (68887) 2005-08-24 6:08

Bonjour Antonio,
une r&éalisation intéressante, une ville sous un ciel gris, c'est des fois aussi joli que sous un soleil éclatant et un ciel d'un bleu sans faille.
Cela adoucit les teintes pour donner cette agréable composition 'pastel'.
Compliments.
Daniel.

jarosz0 (517) 2005-08-24 6:09

I very like this pastel tones setting against red roofs. Soft light makes this image very balanced and peaceful. Well done

supereira (9576) 2005-08-24 6:21

Gosto da composiçãpo e da profundidade de campo.Bom contraste entre o céu e as casas.Bonitas cores,luminosidade,texturas e nitidez.O candeeiro é um bom detalhe.Bom trabalho!

PixelTerror (86192) 2005-08-24 6:30

Ola Antonio,
Well composed view here, I think the main difficulty was to find a compromise between showing the promenade perspective and a bit of the painting on the side, I like the result.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

fabio_ts (13674) 2005-08-24 6:34

Ciao Antonio, very well done composition here, I like its prospective av the street lamp in foreground give to it great depht.. the cloudy sky add more atmosphere..
Have a nice day, Fabio.

Graal (58065) 2005-08-24 7:01

Good composition, nice place. I like the colours, too. Interesting note. Good work.
Rgs, Aleksander

cmarino (2350) 2005-08-24 7:53

Interessante vista de sua cidade natal, Antonio.
O poste em estilo antigo proporcionou uma excelente composição, embora me pareça muito em close. Talvez um pouco mais afastado ficasse ainda melhor.
Essa imagem é idêntica à de muitas cidades coloniais brasileiras, onde a típica arquitetura portuguesa da época está sempre presente. Uma maravilha aos olhos.
Parabéns,
Celso

leonorkuhn (13621) 2005-08-24 8:38

Olá Antonio,
Bela composição aproveitando bem as diagonais e a ponte ao fundo. Excelente cores e profundidade de campo. O tempo nublado ajudou a criar uma atmosfera especial. Gostei muito.
Abraços,
Leonor

betogrein (2232) 2005-08-24 9:44

Belíssima composição, boas cores e profundidade de campo. Parabéns...
Beto Grein

dsidwell (9745) 2005-08-24 9:56

I do like the bold composition here, Antonio. The strong position of the light post works so well to create an effective and unique scene. Nice work!

Ina (2679) 2005-08-24 13:52

Soft and lovely colors and a fine composition...TFS this nice picture... Ina...

odemira (514) 2005-08-25 5:55

Trouxeste ao de cima a minha ignorancia e espicassaste a vontade de conhecer Alcochete. Valeu. A foto está muito bem conseguida.

hdl (6735) 2005-08-25 7:21

Buen dia, Antonio (that's about how far my Portuguese goes ;-)).
That's a fine postcard; just a beautiful sun is missing for selling this to tourists. But from a photographer's point of view, the clouds really go well in the picture. Good balance in the picture (nice place for the lantern!) and good depth. Well done; looks like a very nice place.

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-08-26 3:32

This is more than a postcard, a well built composition around the lamp.
Perfect in quality and with a very exact framing.
The place is attractive.
I like it
jean Michel

apazevedo (5469) 2005-09-03 6:06

Belo postal de Alcochete, António; excelente perspectiva, gosto bastante do candeeiro à esquerda e das boas diagonais criadas pelo muro, conduzindo a nossa visão até à ermida. Belo trabalho!

pitai (3925) 2005-09-13 8:36

Ola Antonio, uma linda imagem da tua cidade!
Os azuleijos do miradouro sao da Amalia?
TFP,
Gabriel