Mudejar papagolfade for the miners Photo

Photographer’s Note

Minas de São Domingos was the first mining facility in Portugal. Around the mines, a village (with the same name) was created to fulfill the needs of the workers and their families. Now it's a small village in the municipality of Beja, in the southern part of Alentejo, close to the Spain border, about 20km east of Mértola. In summer time it's very popular because it has one of the best artificial beaches of Portugal, in the small dam of Tapada Grande.

Unfortunately I couldn't find any documentation about the church of Minas de São Domingos. I contacted the expert of churches in Alentejo (Adores) but she didn't find any information as well. Anyway, the style seems to be Mudejar and it's problably from the 16th century.

You can see other angles in WS1 and WS2. I couldn't decide which one to post. I guess that this one is a more purist version while the others have trees around giving a more greenery context.

You can see the only other post of this church from Paulo (Juntas), here.

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mikolaj_kawa (31889) 2008-11-23 1:06

Ola Ricardo! Wonderful architecture, amazing church. Interesting perspective, very good capture. Nice light, bright and colours. Good work. Saude!

migjan (2055) 2008-11-23 1:10

Oryginalna architektura sakralna. Piêkne ¶wiat³o i kolory.
pozdrawiam.JBB

besnard (31348) 2008-11-23 1:26

Bonjour Ricardo
Une belle image dominicale bien cadrée en contre-plongée pour mettre en valeur cette architecture massive et intéressante, le tout sous un beau ciel bleu.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

zeynepe (9400) 2008-11-23 1:46

Gunaydin Ric,
The architectural details of the church are exquisite and fascinating.
The graphism of the rainwater pipes and the columns on the left is gorgeous .If I were you I would also get closer to the left part :)
Enjoy your Sunday with your family and friends:)
Zeynep
PS:I am working:P.While I was preparing my presentation about one of ours products, I found "this", it was very charming!!!

siamesa (13415) 2008-11-23 2:11

Bom dia Ricardo,
Belíssima foto dessa igreja branca contrastando com o céu de um azul puríssimo. Eu sou fascinada por fotos de igrejas.
Abraços
maria

PixelTerror (87195) 2008-11-23 2:19

Ola Ricardo,
Nice papagolfade with funny chimneys on its side, a bit too shady on the front but with a limited number of colors making the visual impression stronger.
Have a nice sunday JY

JCG (25875) 2008-11-23 2:24

Hi Ricardo,

A quite beautiful series on this splendid church and I acknowledge to have a small preference for your photograph in WS2 where the visual angle brings a beautiful depth and the vegetation gives a pleasant contrast, even if it hiding place part of the building. The weather conditions were superb. Thank you Ricardo.

With all my friendships and very good Sunday,

Jean-Charles

Buin (38600) 2008-11-23 2:32

Hallo Ricardo!
What a church, what an impressive and uncommon building! I've naver seen something like this. You show uit in a wonderful light which emphasizes its "fancy" forms in a beautiful way. In combination with the workshop photos and the excellent note a perfect contributuion in terms of TE!
Have anice Sunday!
Frank, from Germany with a bit snow

carper (66132) 2008-11-23 2:41

very nice Ricardo,
good papagolf shot here, fine contrast, good composition, thanks for sharing my friedn, have a good sunday.
regard jaap

gilou530 (35984) 2008-11-23 3:14

salut ricardo
un ciel bleu sans nuages parfait dans la teinte et le blanc de la facade avec un bon contraste une photo simple mais bien réalisée, beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

PaulVDV (5451) 2008-11-23 3:16

Hello Ricardo,
Good capture of this very special architecture (new to me with so many columns at the outside). Good contrasts.
Best regards, Paul

josepmarin (34269) 2008-11-23 5:17

Olá Ricardo,
gran papagolfade dominical aquí! Excelente encuadre en un ligero contrapicado que realza la belleza de la arquitectura de esta iglesia recortando su geometría sobre el cielo azul, y fantástico aprovechamiento de la luz lateral, que dibuja los relieves de la iglesia con sus sombras.
Bella foto, amigo.
Un abrazo,
Josep

paura (39608) 2008-11-23 5:26

Ricardo,
Maravilha de cores e definição de imagem aqui, amigo. Pensei até que tinha sido na noa máquina. Muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

jmdias (20189) 2008-11-23 5:29

ricardo

lindíssima igreja e muito bom esta luz e este pov. só não entendo esse tal de papagolfade, acho que virou moda no TE, não achei nem no meu dicionário grande.hahaha deve ser o mesmo que igreja ou capela, church é bem menos trabalhosa de escrever hahaa

abraços

jorge

Juntas (3692) 2008-11-23 11:00

Lol, quando me falaste há tempos que tinhas fotos dessa menina para postar, pensei que irias escolher outro pov mas acho que é incontornável que esse é o lado mais fotogénico dela ;). Ficou muito boa, desta forma, enchendo o boneco contra esse céu com um azul muito bonito. Muito boas as do WS, especialmente para a vista traseira. Parabéns e obrigado pela publicidade ;).

Bem, louvo o teu esforço em prol das papagolfadas e por isso, próximo domingo se não houver azar, vou aderir: Tenho duas prontas, Senhor da Pedra de Óbidos e S. João de Deus em Lisboa e como estou com dúvidas estou a aceitar cunhas; se quiseres ajudar....

Abraço e bom resto de Domingo. Paulo

lucasgalodoido (16945) 2008-11-23 13:39

Olá Ricardo,
muito bonita mesmo essa Igreja, e a captura do céu ficou ótima aqui, belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

chris04stop (2589) 2008-11-23 14:37

So a perfect sky and a beautiful, white church, Ricardo... Bravo! And I love so much this strange, almost for me, architecture!
Ciao,
Anna Paola

emka (22797) 2008-11-23 15:16

Hi Ric, Indeed, very interesting architecture of this church. All these towers look splendid against the sky. Warm regards

Malgorzata

jmcl (14183) 2008-11-23 15:54

hi Ricardo,

I love these white churches against the blue sky .. it is interesting that this is much more ornate than most .. it takes away some of the way the simple architecture works with the simple palette .. but then on the other hand this is a beautiful church .. is that a plastic soda bottle there in the foreground .. what are people thinking? nice angle of light .. very nice. take care, John

shevchenko (10192) 2008-11-23 20:23

Hi Ricardo,
Interesting composition to introduce an old town, good pov to show an old church in perspective effect, big round columns make unique structure at the side, distinct image, well done.
Ally

papagolf21 (57015) 2008-11-24 2:50

Bonjour, mon ami Ricardo,
Cette très belle église chaulée à blanc ressort à merveille sur ce ciel d'un bleu pur.
L'architecture est étonnante et marque un style très particulier.
Merci, Ricardo, pour les autres photos tout aussi intéressantes.
Quel bonheur de pouvoir partager ces lieux particuliers.
Amitiés.
Philippe

feather (50560) 2008-11-24 3:56

Difficult choice between this and WS2. Both of them use a low POV which I like. I can see why you chose this one as an architect, as it shows more clearly the architectural features. Aesthetically, I think I prefer WS2 with the trees. Also the direction of light is better and we can see the bell tower, which is just hinted at here.
It made me wonder if you are influenced in photography by your profession. I know you are artistic but architecture also involves a lot of science, so which side of you takes precedence?
Kath

John_F_Kennedy (32340) 2008-11-24 4:05

Wonderful shot. I enjoy your church. Great light and colour, good choice with the low POV. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

Photo65Net (43106) 2008-11-24 4:12

Hello Ricardo,
Very efficient contrasts here.
I like too how you enhanced the size and details on this beautiful architecture.
Have a nice day,
JB.

tober (4138) 2008-11-24 4:40

Hello Ricardo, whenever I go to Alentejo I see very small but also mysterious chapels which are settled alone, without any residential area nearby. I remember some of them in previous photos of Ana (adores). But this is a very huge one for Alentejo :) The style of architecture is also different. But looks very splendid against the blue sky. The ones in the WS are even more beautiful in my opinion. Best regards, Tolga

Tue (25608) 2008-11-24 6:23

Hi Ricardo,
Beautiful photo of this church, I really like the style of it, looks special with the round shapes and the many small towers. The play of light and shadow on the walls looks great too and the very blue sky works as a great background. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

trekks (14336) 2008-11-24 8:05

hi Ricardo

A long history from 16th century.

Quite interesting architecture to see the church with columns at external face and with not many windows. I think both WS versions are also showing good views, and the main is a good choice.

tfs, bill

Cricri (44115) 2008-11-24 9:17

Hola Ric
Une architecture assez particuliére bien resortie par le fond bleu du ciel, bon cadrage qui permet de voir les deux côtés des façades, une dans l'ombre et l'autre dans la lumiére, belle image aussi en WS et le lien avec Paulo
Have a nice evening for you
cricri

pablominto (41690) 2008-11-25 1:18

Hello Ricardo,

I don't quite know what to compare this church to, maybe it has some elements from castles and fortifications?!
The sixteen towers are unique additions in church architecture but then I'm no expert hehehe.......
The white structure stands out so well on the intensly blue sky, and the angle of light gives a nice 3-D effect!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Angshu (34243) 2008-11-26 19:46

Ola Ricardo
You do get some interesting architecture on churches in Alentejo...the different approach in architecture (who knows better than the architect in you?). While WS#1 is interesting because of the red tiles, I find WS#2 to be very interesting, maybe you should post it later as an original (knowing fully well you would have GBs of posts left)...in fact I find it the best of the three. But thanks for all three posts & your note..all of high quality my friend!
Best Regards
Angshu

Emile (20177) 2008-11-26 20:55

Hola Ricardo.
Beautiful architecture, your shot is very neat and sharp, Nice colors contrast with the white of the church and the blue sky. Wonderful composition. Well done.
Best regards.

stego (22500) 2008-11-29 7:36

Olá Ricardo,
Eu teria muita dificuldade em escolher qual a que poria como post principal. Qualquer delas é fabulosa em termos de perspectiva, nitidez/luminosidade e cores e o conjunto constitui uma bela apresentação muito completa da igreja. É curioso como nesta aqui se fica com a ideia de que o sítio é bem mais árido do que parece nas outras.
Conheço bem o sítio, pois acompanhei a minha mulher muitas vezes quando ela ia lá recolher dados para a tese de mestrado. Pensando nisso, acho que tenho alguns slides, mas há anos que não lhes ponho a vista em cima, nem sequer quando fiz as minhas maratonas de digitalização; queres ver que os perdi?
Um abraço, José.

guillaumejm (34) 2008-12-08 12:54

hello ricardo
Nice papagolfade!. Nicely caught with nice light and perfect contrast.
interesting note too.
best regards
JMarc

adores (15841) 2008-12-10 16:30

Olá Ricardo!
Vejo que já te decidiste, e tiraste logo umas quantas! Gosto delas, estão com uma luz e cores muito boas. Qualquer dia passo por lá. Ainda não consegui mais informações sobre ela, mas parece-me que ela deve datar da época da aldeia, construida pela Mason & Barry. Vou tentar confirmar e digo-te alguma coisa!

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-12-16 14:47

Hi Ricardo,
Very nice architecture wiht tonality are wonderful.
Excellent work!
TFS/Regards

xuaxo (5911) 2009-01-11 10:07

Olá Ricardo,
Mais uma que ainda não tinha visto. Prefiro qualquer dos WS. Comparando, esta ficou muito "estéril".
Quando li "in the municipality of Beja, (...) close to the Spain border", pensei: este "perto da fronteira" é daquelas medidas alentejanas, é já ali. Como nunca estive aqui fui ver no mapa. Afinal fica na "municipality" de Mértola, distrito de Beja.
E afinal a aldeia chama-se Mina de São Domingos ou Minas de São Domingos? Já vi as duas versões.
Cumprimentos,
F.

Bluejeans (33423) 2009-01-23 10:27

Oi amigo ,
Aqui está uma igreja alentejana sem faixas coloridas, tem uma interessante arquitectura com estas torres , bom contraste entre o branco e o azul, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom fim de semana

Amaz (7914) 2009-12-20 2:07

Que beleza dessa cptura, amigo Ric!!
Ótimas cores e excelente composição!!

Estúpendo travalho!!

Cumprimentos,