Misty Sintra Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another one from the misty Sintra to join to the misty collection.

This was taken in the Sintra - Cascais National Park, 20km from Lisbon. Sintra it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world and if you visit Portugal you definitely should not miss it. It was a favourite hang out for many romantic poets, including Lord Byron (I think it was him who wrote that when god created the world he was so pleased with his work that he kissed it, and the kiss became Sintra).
There is a special atmosphere in Sintra, a mix of melancholy and fairy tale.
You can also eat the best pastries in the world, here. They are called “travesseiros” and you can get them at the “Piriquita” pastry shop, in the village center.

I often do trekking and hiking on weekends and sometimes organize hikes for groups. This photo was taken in one of those weekend hikes. Sintra has a microclimate and even if it’s sunny in Lisbon and Cascais it can be misty and rainy there, and it’s at its most beautiful in this kind of weather. In this particular day it was rather misty and it almost rained. The sun was trying to get through the bright fog to iluminate the dense woods. In this particular shot we are looking at an easier open area to iluminate and the green vegetation is pretty sunny in the background.

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fabio_ts (13674) 2005-11-09 3:45

Yes this must be a rally misty place.. and I like a lot its atmosphere, well done Ricardo, compliments!!!

have a nice day,
Fabio.

efigesta (12181) 2005-11-09 5:01

Ola Ricardo, Sintra e mesmo bonita e com um misticismo muito bom, esta foto com o nevoeiro esta muito bem conseguida, abraço manuel

leonorkuhn (15013) 2005-11-09 12:28

Olá Ricardo,
Bonita foto. Você captou um trecho interessante da mata, com a copa destas grandes árvores encobertas pelo nevoeiro. Bom ponto de vista, cores e profundidade de campo.
Parabéns.
Leonor

gaby (19801) 2005-11-09 14:23

Hi Ricardo - faulous atmosphere - I like all your misty series -
congratulations
Rgs
Gaby

ChrisJ (71614) 2005-11-10 3:37

Ola Ricardo

It looks more like the tropical Amazon in Brazil, than Portugal! Wonderful shades of green, enhanced by the mist. Obrigado & parabens!

fireflyz (2079) 2005-11-11 21:45

Nice POV and good DOF. What a lovely place! so pleasant to look at.
Cheers,
Skye

coco (28701) 2005-11-12 8:10

Hi Ricardo.
Good composition with good use of the light.
The place that you has captured has something special (sure by the mist) and I like very much.
Regards.

Marlis (2274) 2005-11-12 13:51

hello Ricardo,
I love fog and mist images and this one is no exception. The way you used the trees to frame the shot gives it extra depth. Lovely romantic colors- I trust Byron!
Thank you for sharing.
Marialuisa

berek (29235) 2005-11-24 15:50

Hi Ricardo

this is great landscape.Very good POV. Nice colors especially green. Thanks for your sharing.
B.Erek.

Henryk_Bilor (20377) 2006-01-29 3:37

Ola Ricardo
This one photo present offers a beautifl place. But I dislike the point of view. I can`t exactly say what is wrong, maybe it`s too green or maybe the tree in the left corner is to big...;)
But the mood is great.
Have a nice day.

h_sedghi (878) 2006-01-29 15:21 [Comment]

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Tue (25770) 2006-04-26 17:36

Hej Ricardo,
The quite low POV is very well chosen here. The several tones of green are very nice and I like the mood that is created by the mist. Good picture, well done!
Hilsen,
Lars

Angshu (34841) 2006-05-13 3:27

Hi Ricardo
An old photo of yours, but striking because of the lush green foliage. The mist gives a mystic feeling to the surroundings...looks like virgin land, God's own country
Regards
Angshu

manatee (4329) 2006-11-22 2:34

This is a nice place and I miss it, so this is a good pretext to go back and visit this palce, I like this picture because the ligth and the misty are in the sema place and the mixt makes a wonderful composition, I like the green too but I would like to crop the bottom part at list a little more to center your view in the forest and mist. But stillis nice i like it and I would like to visit this palce and well all Portugal one more time. If I was a portugues I will be so proud to belong to this wondeful country I love it.

Well done my friend

Elias

paura (40841) 2008-12-23 12:49

Ricardo,
Parece daquelas floresta que de tão húmidas é até difícil respirar. A imagem é linda e sua fotografia muito bem composta.

Abraço

Paulo