200 images to paint Portugal Photo

Photographer’s Note

With this post, I reached the picture number 200 of Portugal in TE.

It's not very good picture but has the sun and the warm weather of Portugal.

I hope you appreciate this one

I post in the WS another version of the this place, in the same day, 14 minutes after

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.
Portugal has an administrative structure of 308 municipalities (Portuguese singular/plural: concelho/concelhos), which are subdivided into more than 4,000 parishes (freguesia/freguesias). Municipalities are grouped for administrative purposes into superior units. For continental Portugal the municipalities are gathered in 18 Districts, while the Islands have a Regional Government directly above them. Thus, the largest unit of classification is the one established since 1976 into either mainland Portugal (Portugal Continental) or the autonomous regions of Portugal (Azores and Madeira).
The 18 district capitals of mainland Portugal are: Aveiro, Beja, Braga, Bragança, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Évora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisbon, Portalegre, Porto, Santarém, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, and Viseu - each district takes the name of the district capital.
The European Union's system of Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics is also used. According to this system, Portugal is divided into 7 regions (Açores, Alentejo, Algarve, Centro, Lisboa, Madeira, and Norte), which are subdivided into 30 subregions. Wikipedia

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bema (8357) 2008-10-12 23:08 [Comment]

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ribeiroantonio (21701) 2008-10-12 23:09

Eu acho que está linda com equele sol enorme. A cor laranja parece um pouco saturada mas ao mesmo tempo aquece muito bem a imagem. A silhueta do barco até me parecia a Torre de Belém logo que vi a foto. A ponte ficou muito bonita e certamente que muita gente dirá que "aquelas duas pessoas" ficam muito bem ali na base do pilar!
Um abraço,
António

besnard (30020) 2008-10-12 23:13

Bonjour Aires
Elle est magnifique cette photo, à la fois par ses couleurs et par son graphisme.
C'est de l'excellent travail - merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-10-12 23:23

Hello Aires
This is beautiful, very deep colours and the boat is just sits there perfectly. Well done as ever.
Regards
Jim

patdeph (17308) 2008-10-12 23:39

hello Aires
I like very much this one,with the black silhouettes ans their superb graphism on a wonderful red colour as background!This is framed in a perfect way!Fantastic picture!
Best regards
Pascale

John_F_Kennedy (30486) 2008-10-12 23:43

Wonderful colours, really nice. Excellent exposure and very well composed. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

maltese (21519) 2008-10-12 23:50

Ola Aires
Une très bonne composition pour cette 200ième du Portugal, ces chaudes couleurs viennent donner une très bel impact à cette photo graphique. Ce cadrage sur le pont est très bien pensé!!
Amicalement
Hervé

wautersw (3593) 2008-10-12 23:52

Hi Aires,

congratulations with your 200th picture of your beautiful country. I like the light and the simplicity of the composition in this one. The contrasts make this a very "graphical" shot. TFS

Wolf

Morac (19813) 2008-10-12 23:53

Bonjour,
Bonjour Aires,Merci pour ces 200 photos pour nous faire découvrir ton pays
Quelle superbe photo du pont du 25 Avril.
Cette lumière est à l’image de celle qui s’est levée sur le Portugal à cette occasion.
Bonne journée
Marc

BeBeHooker (5024) 2008-10-13 0:01

Hi Aires!
Amazing picture. Wonderful light and shadow. Original composition.
Cheers!

fabio_ts (13672) 2008-10-13 0:08

Wonderful composition Aires, the color impact is really strong and surely makes this picture very attractive, BRAVO+++

Have a nice week,
Fabio.

isabela_sor (41847) 2008-10-13 0:12 [Comment]

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Gessle (70) 2008-10-13 0:12

Hej Aires!
This is simply beautiful. Honestly, I prefer the one, you gave to WS - it is more dynamic and more colorful - I love it.
But this one is incredibly warm and peaceful I can almost hear the soft waves washing the sand...
And one more - I love how you divided the picture with clouds - intentionally, or not, you did. Over the bridge, there are marvellous clouds, that changed into the next photo...
Fantastic.
Best wishes!
Anna

azizbilgili (1714) 2008-10-13 0:33

Hi Aires,

This is beautiful, very deep colours and the boat is just sits there perfectly.

TFS

bracasha75 (21528) 2008-10-13 0:39

Helo Aires
Like i say :wonderful and unbelivable great colors
TFS
Very well done
Cheers,Braca

mikolaj_kawa (29308) 2008-10-13 0:54

Bom dia Aires! Amazing picture. Wonderful composition. Fantastic lightness. Good contrast. Beautiful colours. Very good saturation. Original effect. Great effect. Saude!

baclama (4477) 2008-10-13 1:30

bonjour,
tres beau coucher de soleil qui permet des couleurs fantastiques...
la composition avec le pont, le bateau... en contre jour est tres bien faite
brvao
vero

Janice (4386) 2008-10-13 1:46

What an awesome sunset Aires. The colours are so vibrant and on fire!!
I like your composition very much.
And the WS shows us how quickly the colours change. It's a good image too,
TFS
Janice

Budapestman (40770) 2008-10-13 2:22

Hi Aires,
Fabulous mood. Congratulate your superb pictures, I say thank you for the interesting notes from Portugal, this beautiful country. The colours of the photo fantastic, the day diving under the horizon great sight. Have a nice week, my friend!
George

siamesa (12281) 2008-10-13 2:54

Bom dia Aires,
Eu acho fascinantes essas cores do sol que se espalham na foto inteira, mas confesso que gostei mais do WS. Aquelas nuvens de fogo ,esparsas, ficaram belíssimas. Mais um belíssimo trabalho, como são todos os seus.
Abraços e uma proveitosa semana.
Maria

UnTrained (0) 2008-10-13 3:47

Olá Aires,
warm mood with this colours and a good background with the bridge and ship. For 200 shots from Portugal a 200 thanks. Let us go to 2000 :-)
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

delkoo (33870) 2008-10-13 3:50

bonjour aires
The shapes and colors are quite appealing, great composition, nicely framed for this sunset in full glory.

didier

ang25 (139) 2008-10-13 4:51

Olá Aires,
Congratulations on your 200th picture.
Gostei mais da foto do WS, talvez por ter umas cores mais suaves.
Uma boa semana,
Maria

Gerrit (35389) 2008-10-13 4:57

Hi Aires,
wonderful composition, mighty strong lines.
Great colors and good clean definition.
Regards, Gerrit

TGULUMSER (12396) 2008-10-13 5:22

Hello Aires,
Congratulations for the 200th post. This sunset view includes warm colors and nice silhouettes,
Best regards,
Tulay

PixelTerror (85994) 2008-10-13 5:44

Ola Aires,
If there was a need to remind us Portugal is a warm country, well this image is very appropriate, I'm sweating looking at it and the silhouettes against the setting sun work well contrasting.
Have a nice day JY

francio64 (10274) 2008-10-13 6:15

Ciao Aires,
la foto è simile per soggetto a quella intitolata "TE meeting ?", e come quella, anche questa è di grande effetto.
Molti di noi corrono per raggiungere la 100th foto, mentre vedo che tu hai già raggiunto la 200th inerente ad un solo stato dei tanti da te fotografati. Bravo!

Perdonami una cosa. In questa foto hai messo come indicazione geografica "Lisboa", mentre nell'altra "Setubal". E' corretto così, visto che si tratta della stessa immagine?

To soon!
Have a nice week!

Francesco

cfreire (11578) 2008-10-13 6:22

Olá, Aires Santos,
Magnífica esta tomada com cores vibrantes e dinâmicas. O grafismos que se faz presente enriquece mais ainda o trabalho. Bela mostra. Abraço, Consuelo

jlynx (11380) 2008-10-13 6:57

Hello Aires,
My sincere congratulations! 200 photographic pictures are not so little in view of that, they originate only from one part of the world. The incredible red of happening sun. The excellent, graphic and contour- picture magnificently corresponds with the prevailing colour. There pleases to me graphic of this photo, the strange background and the excellent composition.
Best regards from autumnal Poznan,
Jurek

mark_mk (246) 2008-10-13 7:44

Hi Aires,
congrats to 200 Portugal images! This one has such a lovely color tone and the sun loos awesome. Personally I prefer the WS version because of the clouds, but this one`s also wonderful. Great job!

Take care
Mark

stego (22304) 2008-10-13 8:17

Olá Aires,
Parabéns pela 200ª portuguesa! Tenho que pensar se hei-de dizer alguma coisa eu quando chegar às 150.
O laranja quase vermelho do céu está espectacular e o grafismo das silhuetas da ponte, do navio, dos guindastes e do sol produz um grande impacto. Acho que as nuvens a tornam ainda mais interessante.
A única coisa menos bem é que parece ligeiramente inclinada para a direita, o que é algo estranho pois indo "medir a olho", os ângulos são mínimos e só dá para notar no horizonte, onde esperaria que o perfil ligeiramente mais elevado à direita compensasse o efeito.
Um abraço, José.

Guenther (6565) 2008-10-13 8:40

Óla Aires,

what a spectacle! Great effect due to the splendid red colour, the black scene in backlighting and the focus length enhancing the result, great shot!

Regards,
Günther

gezimania (5774) 2008-10-13 9:31

Hi Aires,
Excellent cadrage and compo with attractive colours of the evening, very good time shoot this view, very well done
Selnur

elendim (1677) 2008-10-13 9:57

Hi!
Nice picture with strong and lovely colors!
Great composition!

Elena!

emka (21127) 2008-10-13 10:10

Hi Aires, nice jubilee, 200 Portugal photos, beautiful ones! This is very interesting, with strong colours and superb graphical effect. I like the contrast of the strong red and black bridge.

regards

Malgorzata

clio (22298) 2008-10-13 10:24

Bonjour Aires
Gosto muito deestas duas fotografias com uma preferência para esta devido ao enquadramento realmente muito bem sucedido. E seguidamente esta metade sol é magnífica.
Bravo para todas as fotografias, que não conheço ainda. Não tive ainda o tempo vê-lo todo!
Um saludo
Diane

lucasgalodoido (16525) 2008-10-13 13:17

Olá Aires,
achei a foto muito boa, e ainda mais em se tratando da de número 200, sempre representando bem Portugal. O engraçado é que só Minas Gerais, o estado onde moro, ja tem mais munícipios que Portugal, são 853! Só não entendo o quer dizer com freguesias aí, aqui são conhecidas no máximo como nome de alguns bairros de cidades, talvez seria comparado aos distritos no Brasil, que pertencem á um mesmo município, mas tem uma estrutura administrativa própria, ams subrodinada ao municipio. Belo trabalho aqui.
Parabéns e Abraço

Charo (31651) 2008-10-13 14:25

Olá Aires,
Me gusta mucho la división que hace el punte sobre el horizonte, le da mucho grafismo a la imagen. El color conseguido en este ocaso, es simplemente, fantástico. Bravo!
Um abraço,
Charo

barrufeto_77 (25589) 2008-10-13 15:21

Hola Aires.

Primero de todo...felicidades claro! Los colores, y sobretodo, los contrastes, son tremendos.

Un saludo!

ChrisJ (69368) 2008-10-13 19:33

Ola Aires

Good sharpness, graphism & silhouettes of the bridge span, with superb sunset colours & sharpness. Tfs!

leo61 (42664) 2008-10-13 21:15

Hi Aires!
A wonderful composition with strong elements,perfect positioned.Wonderful red tones and nice graphism with the vertical cables of the bridge.
Regards,Leo

danyy (67810) 2008-10-14 0:24

Bonjour Aires,
couleurs de feu et graphisme super ici.
Le cadrage parfait qui place le soleilà un endroit interessant.
Le contre jour est bien négocié.
Best regards.
daniel.

carper (63859) 2008-10-14 0:26

another good one of your hand my friend,
the [pov is exelent, the atmosphere is fantastic and you captured a few interesting silhouettes, good photojob here, have a nice evening.
regard Jaap

jhm (81561) 2008-10-14 0:35

Hello Aires,

Congratulations for your 200th picture out of your nice country.
Red, yellow and black care for a nice contrast, lovely picture.
Composition and presentation are pleasant for look it. TFS.

Best regards,
John.

mauro61 (14442) 2008-10-14 0:39

ciao Aires,
il ponte che divide in due settori il cielo e il mezzo sole all'orizzonte sono spettacolari.
Ottima la quantità di luce e la gestione dei colori...bellissimo
buona giornata
maurizio

Clementi (42703) 2008-10-14 0:50

Ciao Aires,
un tramonto eccezionale, con dei colori meravigliosi e un cielo rosso fuoco, bella foto per festeggiare i tuoi 200 scatti sul Portogallo.
ben fatto
Giorgio

bostankorkulugu (33318) 2008-10-14 0:55

an ode to orange... my latest post is orange as well but this is more striking aires... congrats my friend...

zeynepe (9328) 2008-10-14 5:05

Ola Aires,
Congratulations on your 200th. post.
Did you paint the colors :) Fantastic sky with lovely silhouettes-the bridge and the ships with your great POV.
Congrats and have a nice week,
Zeynep

ALIRIZA (16195) 2008-10-14 5:22

Ola Aires,
Congratulations... What can I sare more for this shot. Really WONDERFUL!...
Friendly regards...
Ali Rıza

pablominto (39832) 2008-10-14 5:30

Hello Aires,

Ahhh, this is an interesting graphical creation to mark the milestone!
The colours are outstanding and the sharp silhouettes work well in the composition...
The moment is well captured, in particular I like inclusion of the ship!

Greetings,
Pablo -

sacavem (8020) 2008-10-14 7:09

Olá Aires,

Está foto faz-me recordar una postais ilustrados que se vendiam por ai,na era em que ainda se escrevia pois não existia mails.
Na era digital consegue-se estes bons resultados, parabéns pelo resultado final.
Um abraço,
Filipe

Docarmo (8812) 2008-10-14 7:11

Olá Aires,
Vê-se que são infinitas as possibilidades de belas fotos em Portugal, câmeras em hábeis mãos como as tuas. Deve ter sido uma tarefa difícil escolher entre esta e a do WS para apresentar como principal. O sol está magnífico aqui, sem mais palavras ;-) O grafismo da ponte é um destaque marcante também. A nota está excelente, muito instrutiva.
Parabéns e obrigada por nos transmitires estas maravilhas.
MCV

Gustaw (21670) 2008-10-14 7:18

Hi, my friend!
It is very nice and very romantic photo from POrtugal. I like your colours and lights. I like your red colour and bridge.
Well done.
Marek

Cricri (42655) 2008-10-14 8:10

Hola Aires
C'est une image trés agréable déjà par ses couleurs, le côté graphique, les silhouettes et la prise trés belle du soleil, une trés belle 200ème
félicitations
Friendship
cricri

Didi (35620) 2008-10-14 9:59

Olà Aires
Une image complémentaire à la précédente qui ne manque pas d'intéret avec ce ciel en feu.
Une composition très appréciable.
Amitiés.

tiagoalmeida (1294) 2008-10-15 1:06

ola,
eu acho que é uma bonita foto. este sol está muito bem e esta cor está excelente.
parabens
tiago

mikeo (12113) 2008-10-15 1:29

Hi Aires,

Why you wrote 'It's not very good picture'?:)
I don't agree...Climate, colours, moment and place are simply great. Superb atmosphere of the photo and interesting framing makes it it really good one;)

Have a nice day Aires,
Greetings
Mikeo

Silvio1953 (40583) 2008-10-16 5:57

Ciao Aires, bella duecentesima dal Portogallo, fantastica composizione con magnifici colori, bravo, ciao Silvio

paura (37658) 2008-10-16 19:30

Aires,
Um portento de fotografia para mostrar a linda imagem. Incríveis cores e soberbo ponto de tomada.

Abraço, amigo

Paulo

toto (18531) 2008-10-17 0:44

Bonjours,
belle photo de ce magnifique coucher de soleil avec cette vue sur le pont, bateau, de Lisbone je supose.
Félicitation pour votre 200 eme sur le portugal et bonne continuation.
Ces nuages qui semblent se confiner au dessus du tablier du pont et sur l' arrière est simplement de toute beauté.

Amitiés Thomas

zeca (20024) 2008-10-18 0:19

Então parabéns, Aires! 200 fotos que bem representam as belezas de sua terra, que você tão bem representa aqui em TE. Você escolheu uma foto belíssima para celebrar o marco. As cores são fantásticas e os detalhes graficos muito bons. A exposição do sol é perfeita! Lindo enquadramento. Tudo maravilhoso. Parabéns!
Bom fim de semana!
Zeca

NoFx (36) 2008-10-18 1:14

Excelente post acima de tudo :)
Não podia deixar de dar os parabens pelo teu trabalho. Sem duvida um dos utilizadores que melhor apresenta Portugal.

Cretense (54554) 2008-10-18 11:15

Hi Aires!

My God, what a fantastic photo!!! My screen is in flames! but it's not just the fantastic warm colours, here you have created THE perfect composition and framing, the "rule of thirds" at its best, splendid graphism, too! Congratulations!

Hercules

ryno (4562) 2008-10-18 19:57

Hi Aires, I like the geometry and the strong lines and sharp silhouettes of this one. The dramatic red sunset completes the shot. A memorable image of Portugal. Best wishes,
Ryno

flory (4802) 2008-10-19 0:14

my dear,
we can learn from sun that part with warm..:)but you are lucky,living there,the sun is your friend.can be called a 'graphic' compo with strong colors..nice one!
kisses,
Flori:)
ps.played 'where i am? quiz' and found one of your pic there:)

faubry (32191) 2008-10-20 2:13

Congratulations for your 200 th post on TE, wonderful sunsit on the bridge, nice graphic effect;
thanks
francine

riclopes (32819) 2008-10-21 2:30

Bom dia Aires, e lá dizes tu que só te podes safar com as nocturnas que vão enchendo a tua galeria. Não podia deixar de vir aqui pois está espectacular. Nem sei o que queres dizer com 'it's not a very good picture'! Já tinha gostado muito da outra deste género com os fotógrafos. Os tons avermelhados são hipnóticos e aquele sol a entrar no horizonte é espectacular. Talvez cortasse um pouco para me livrar daquelas linhas no canto. O WS também está muito bom. Parabéns.
um abraço,
ricardo

Bluejeans (31417) 2008-10-23 5:22

Oi amigo ,
Parabéns pelas 200 fotos no TE :), a foto está magnifica não e todos os dias que se apanha um sol destes , gostei muito dos tons vermelhos no horizonte com as nuvens mais claras , as silhuetas ficaram muito boas ,parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

avene (10810) 2008-10-24 18:43

hi Aires,
I'm a little late in congratulating you on this milestone, but better late than never, right?
I have to say that I have always associated Portugal with orange colour, although I cannot explain the reason. the sun? madeira? :) in any case, I strongly support your choise of the photo to mark the occasion :) the golden tones are beautiful, while the dark silhouettes add definition to the scene. very nice work, I like it.

best,
Kristine

testmaniac (11832) 2008-11-04 22:00

Ola Aires,very nice photo and attractive sunset! Beautiful colors and good composition. The horizon is just amazing!
TFS and regards,

Phil

anesugur (16460) 2008-11-08 8:49

Ola Aires,
Very good composition with excellent colors and quality.
Thanks and best wishes. Uğur

colibriav (1550) 2008-11-13 15:54

Hola:
Precioso colorido, has captado una puesta de sol perfecta.

Un saludo desde España.

Pablo

Felip (3905) 2008-11-23 12:43

Olá Aires,
Let me guess where will be your next posts from...Switzerland?. Have a good time in Geneve! In moments like that you have captured in your shot is when you think...Is the sky burning?, is the end coming?...Hope not yet!
Greetings

Felip

Amaz (6250) 2009-07-26 3:37

Bela captura, Aires!!
Demás 200!!!
Excelente composição e extraordinàrias cores, amigo!!

P A R A B É N S!!!!