Poble Espanyol Photo

Photographer’s Note

Yesterday I contributed to a theme of Felip, today is the turn of Docarmo's "The world in miniature".

This is Poble Espanyol (Spanish Town), a kind of theme park consisting of copies of several buildings from all over Spain. Contrarily to most of the similar parks I have visited or know about, many of the copies in this one are hardly miniatures, as that only happens to those which originals are two big. It's an interesting place for children from 3 to 93 years and it's no surprise that it was one of the highlights of the whole trip for my 11 years son.

I don't know the name of this palace any more, but I remember that the original palace also has those fake painted windows on the lower floor because of something related to a tax on the number of windows.

The wide angle distortion so exaggerated that I started to like its kind of surreal effect. :D

The image is a stitch of 3 horizontal shots that was a bit tricky to produce in Hugin, not only because of the stitching proper, but also because of the high contrast between sun and shadow.

Location (latitude, longitude): 41.36905,2.1488

Docarmo, phwall, ChrisJ, danos, feather, rginer, paura, xuaxo, lucasgalodoido, ciakgiak, windosil, bakes888, Didi, Charo, jwmunro, PaulVDV, pablominto, denisn72, celmaleite, s_lush, riclopes, John_F_Kennedy has marked this note useful

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Docarmo (8846) 2009-07-18 19:23

Oi José,
Belíssima colagem de imagens, gostei muito da distorção e da pessoa olhando para o edifício.
Ótima contribuição ao tema.
Parabéns!
Docarmo

phwall (5705) 2009-07-18 19:31

Hi Jose,
You are very good at the stitching process, especially with that ultra wide lens. The effect is stunning, so much detail and so amazingly sharp.
What an interesting building this is, that huge entrance door is very impressive.
You have a very good knowledge of this wonderful city, I have visited here on four occasions and have seen nothing of the marvelous shots you show us.
Very good photowork.
Regards
Peter

danos (33272) 2009-07-18 22:27

Ola Jose,
what distortion is this, especially on the foreground,on the left.The use of the wide lens as the stitching shots,create interesting results.The narrow alleys and the different colours and light during the stitching, create such effects.Well done.

Have a nice Sunday,Danos

Graal (58720) 2009-07-19 0:25

Hi Jose,
an interesting backstreet and fragment of building. Nice details of architecture. Good vertical composition and quality of photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Yves-triga (3635) 2009-07-19 1:19

Hello jose,
very nice GA and very nice contrasted view.
A very imposante house.
beautifull place you show.
well see
yves

feather (50144) 2009-07-19 2:46

You are becoming a stitching expert José, and whatever WA distortion there is has avoided any diagonal verticals. Very well managed light too, with what could have been very dark shadows. I like the inclusion of the child looking up to emphasise the height of the building. It sounds like an interesting place to visit.
Kath

rginer (584) 2009-07-19 4:17

Olá Jose,
Una fotografía bellísima de una parte del Poble Espanyol ! Cuantas veces no habré ido cuando era una niña, adolescente, adulta y ahora ya después de los sesenta !
Has conseguido una composición perfecta y nadie diría que és una 'copia' del verdadero edificio ! El contraste con la sombra impecable!
Un abrazo,
Roser

Greg1949 (8519) 2009-07-19 4:34

Jose, great perspective on this one, the curvature seems exaggerated from the angle you chose and it is wonderfully alive, something to go with the Dali museum. Great color and details, superb capture.

Greg

angie-barcelona (1897) 2009-07-19 4:48

Hola Jose,

realmente en el pueblo español se pueden encontrar rincones que nunca dirías que estás en mi ciudad. Me gusta mucho el POV desde donde hiciste la fotografía y ese cielo...

Un abrazo,

Gemma

paura (39258) 2009-07-19 4:57

José,
Penso que deve ter dado um bocado de trabalho os ajustes de iluminação aqui, em PP, creio. O resultado ficou uma beleza, com essa construção descrevendo um arco.

Abraço

Paulo

xuaxo (5835) 2009-07-19 6:03

Olá José,
A distorção (propositada) está um bocadinho esquisita, mas tendo em conta que o edifício também não é "verdadeiro", acaba por ser interessante.
Se bem compreendo, os monumentos aqui têm uma escala muito maior que no Portugal dos Pequenitos.
O pequeno Stego (?) é fundamental para entender que este edifício não é pequeno.
Bom domingo!
Francisco

coco (28122) 2009-07-19 11:39

Hola Jose.

No sé que decirte de la distorsión de la imagen. La foto sigue siendo atractiva y creo tener alguna foto con distorsiones importantes... pero creo que aquí la distorsión no le hace un buen favor a la foto.

Carlos.

siolaw (25832) 2009-07-19 23:49

Bonjour Jose!
Une belle présentation de ce park assez surprenant! Les maisons semblent d'origine et réelles! Le grand angle a donné une excellente perspective et rendu l'immeuble du premier plan encore plus imposant, avec en plus la personne qui donne une bonne idée de la taille de l'ensemble!
Joli
Amitiés
Laurent

leonorkuhn (13999) 2009-07-20 6:08

Olá José,

Também gostei deste ângulo de captura, o efeito ficou muito interessante. A união das três fotos ficou muito boa, não consigo perceber onde foi a costura das imagens. Como sempre, as cores e a nitidez estão excelentes.

Abraços
Leonor

npecanhuk (14672) 2009-07-20 7:09

Olá José!
Estive por lá quando visitei Barcelona e não gostei muito, achei tudo meio "fake"! A cidade é belíssima e riquíssima em todos os gêneros de arquitetura e ali me senti meio que num parque de diversões realmente!
Contudo, sua foto está muito boa, com formato vertical e ponto de vista muito bem escolhidos! Nitidez, exposição e cores muito boas também! Composição esmerada e com resultados visuais agradáveis! Nem parece que foi tirada lá, as num lugarejo espanhol realmente verdadeiro!
Ótima nota também!
Parabéns, abraços e uma ótima semana prá vc!
Neyvan

Bluejeans (33049) 2009-07-21 0:46

Oi amigo
Uma colagem vertical fantástica , apesar do efeito distorção gostei ,deu uma sensação enorme de altura , boa inclusão da pessoa na foto a olhar para cima , boas cores e detalhes, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2009-07-21 20:34

Olá José,
fez u7m trabalho interessante aqui na junção das fotos, deixando a imagem sem a distorção de uma grande angular por exemplo, mas não gosteido topo dessa primeira casa, ficou bem estranho, grande demais, diria. No mais a foto ficou excelente.
Parabéns e Abraço

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2009-07-22 8:40

Wonderful shot. That's really an impressive building. I love the blue sky, it's a perfect contrast. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

ciakgiak (11250) 2009-07-23 8:39

Ciao Jose,
bella verticale su questa magnifica costruzione. Ottima l'inquadratura ed il POV, stupendi i colori ed i dettagli, architettura molto interessante.
Un caro abbraccio.
Giorgio

pablominto (41354) 2009-07-23 23:21

Hello Donato,

Good thing you tell this is a theme park as you could easily fool me!
Anyway, this is an impressive residence and I'm impressed by their creativity to avoid taxes --- something never changes hahaha...
Good point of view and a fine depth, good lines and sharp details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

windosil (816) 2009-07-26 3:18

Very satisfying composition, with the shadows and the curve of the roof sweeping up to the top left. Just the right amount of blue above the building. The curves bottom right take the eye across to the door, and again the elements of the building carry it up to the point at the top. The small boy is in just the right place. His white shirt is an essential feature, as is the small piece of balcony on the left.
Yes, I like this very much. Thanks,
Winifred

batalay (21193) 2009-07-26 9:22

Hello José,

I regard our relationship on Trekearth as BB (before Barcelona, August 3, 2008) and AB (after Barcelona). And indeed this lovely shot was produced just a day after we traipsed around the streets of Barcelona together (I was limping along on my 'boot' because of the injured ankle). Technically this is a very good architectural photo. When a wide angle lens is used, there always appears a convergence of parallel lines, especially prominent in the vertical parallel lines. Architectural photographs minimize that effect, either with a special lens (available from Nikon), or just by using Photoshop. The reality is, however, our own eyes produce a convergence of parallel lines, at the same rate that the 50 mm (analogue) photos represented. It's probably a matter of taste, but I would allow some convergence of the parallel lines in this photo, in order to reflect the verticality, the hight of this building. It would be more realistic, I believe.

Warm regards to the family,

Bulent

toto (18755) 2009-07-29 3:53

Bonjours,
belle photo de cette petite place aux bâtiments travaillés qui attirent le regard par leur beauté architecturale.
Beau pavement de cette rue et de la ruelle que votre photo nous donne envie de prendre par curiosité.
Jolies couleurs, bonne netteté.

Amitiés Thomas

berek (29019) 2009-07-30 5:53

Hi Jose,
beautiful architecture from my favorite city on the world. I like strong light management and beautiful colors. greetings.
Burak

bakes888 (18353) 2009-08-01 2:13

Hi José. Great photo. wonderful colour and detail, nice work with the stitch also. Your son adds a nice focal point and a bit of life also. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

Didi (36442) 2009-08-02 5:35

Salut José
Intéressante courbe architecturale.
Image parfaitement cadrée et bon équilibre entre les ombres et les lumières.
Amitiés

Charo (31803) 2009-08-04 16:28

Hola Jose,
Imagino que estás de vacaciones, ya sabes, si quieres acercarte por aquí, sereis bin recibidos.
Hace años estuve en este lugar y en los años posteriores que he ido a Barcelona, practicamente todos los años, no he vuelto, quizás en mi próxima visita vuelva.
Datos del edificio: Palacio del Marqués de Peñaflor. Casa conocida con el sobrenombre de "Los Balcones Largos". Es una joya del barroco civil español. La portada data del 1726 y está distribuida en dos cuerpos. La parte inferior ostenta la severidad de dos columnas toscanas sobre zócalo encuadrado con rombo en su interior, y en el superior ricas columnas. Situado en Ecija, Sevilla.
Datos
Te envío esta página donde tienes información de todas las arquitecturas.
Me gusta el punto de vista.
Un abrazo,
Charo

giorgimer (21478) 2009-08-10 4:33

Hi,

I liked this place I recently visited, good details a bit of strong wide lenses distorsion.

TFS

Gio

jwmunro (6255) 2009-08-11 14:19

Hello Jose -

You have manage the high contrast perfectly as there is no OE in the highlights and there is plenty of detail in the shadows. The only thing I see to comment on is a bit of over sharpening artifact along the roof line.

One way to handle the artifact is to sharpen on a composite layer and add a mask and paint out the artifact with a soft, low opacity, black brush.

Thank you for sharing.

John

PaulVDV (5363) 2009-08-12 11:57

Hello José,
The façade of this buildings looks impressive and beautiful. So does the rest of that building with the long balcony on the first floor and with the curve it all makes into that small(er) alley.
I see that boy looking up with a lot of admiration.
Very good stitching job.
Best regards, Paul

denisn72 (7073) 2009-08-20 6:23

Hi José,
I'm always impressed by the effect made by a wide angle. Details and style of that building are magnificent. Great colours and point of view. Cheers!
Best regards
Denis!

celmaleite (2914) 2009-08-20 6:53

Uma colagem perfeita proporcionando excelente resultado. Belas cores, bonito trabalho. Abraço

s_lush (2560) 2009-08-29 12:51

Hello Jose,
This interesting place is captured perfectly well. The stitching and contrast problems are solved blamelessly. Very good job!
Best regards,
Sergiy

Rafer (4520) 2009-09-06 11:45

Impactante imagen muy atractiva, algo deformada pero excelente luz...saludos

riclopes (33135) 2009-09-07 2:17

18 de Julho!!! Olá José, pelo menos não estás a pensar desistir com tantos fizeram. Eu cá estou a instalar-me na casa definitiva em Granada e a pensar em voltar aqui num ritmo mais regular. Agora tenho a obrigação de te acompanhar nos posts de Espanha, mas tenho a argentina ainda mal começada e não sei para onde me dirigirei.
Sem me alongar na apreciação desta foto, acho que fizeste um trabalho excelente na correcção da perspectiva. Gosto daqueles ângulos agudos no topo (não sei se reais ou não mas não interessa) e do teu filho a fazer de escala enquanto olha para cima.
Um grande abraço e até qualquer dia,
ricardo
p.s.- se por acaso te aventurares por estas bandas, será um prazer ter-te alojado comigo juntamente com quem mais trouxeres ;-)

ilDottore (4004) 2009-10-31 10:19

Oi José,
Excellent clarity here!
Absolutely stunnig colours, light and composition!
UWA perfectly used with result of amazing perspective.
Bravo!
Chris