Toralla Island Photo

Photographer’s Note

This island (about 200m off the coast) belonged to the grandfather of a friend of mine. He sold it at a very low price because it was no good for him: he was a shepperd. Then, it was an uninhabited place; in the 70s, they allowed the building of over thirty houses and this horrible block of flats (20 floors, 70m high). The island is still private; since the 90s, pedestrian access is allowed through the bridge only to go to the beaches. There are two important archeological sites in the island (a Celtic village and a Roman burial place) but unfortunately they're for the exclusive enjoyment of residents.
That building is one of the greatest shames that we have to face in our city...
PP: raw file processed with Camera Raw; then brightness & contrast, warming filter, noise and sharpening.
I don't know why, but it was quite grainy before noise reduction.
Thanks for watching, and nice weekend for everyone!

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xavis (3174) 2007-09-29 10:16

Hola,
buena foto de denuncia. Lastima que ciertos pastiches de edificios no podamos quitarlos del sitio borrandolos como con Photoshop. Te propongo un WS,... :-)
Hasta otra compañera,

Javier

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erdna (5348) 2007-10-03 16:40

I find your photo very well done specially with the capture of a dramatic sky. The foreground makes it interesting making the picture complete with forground, the mid image and the background.

Thank you for your visit and comments on my photo on, "Montserrat, Spain". I appreciate it.

Andre'

xuaxo (5649) 2007-11-21 13:26

Boas noites Inés,
Antes de ler a nota já estava pensando: esta barbaridade de torre não deveria estar aqui.
Infelizmente também temos muitas destas desgraças no litoral português, principalmente no Algarve.
O workshop do Javier está muito interessante.
É curioso (e lamentável) que a ilha seja privada e tenha um acesso tão limitado, apenas à praia.
As gaivotas estão muito bem em primeiro-plano.
Um abraço,
F