Square Marques de Pombal Photo

Photographer’s Note

Porto Covo is one of the two civil parishes (freguesias) in the municipality of Sines. It is located in the western coast of Portugal, about 170 km from Lisbon and is well known for its beaches. The name "Porto Covo" probably means Port of the covos, where a covo is a kind of fishing nest for capturing lobsters and crabs.
Porto Covo has 48,73 km² of area and about 1,400 inhabitants as of 2008 (Population density: 22,9 hab/km²). It is located at the coast, about 13 km south of the port of Sines and 170 km from the capital. In the last two decades it has become a popular destination for tourism and vacancies due to its excellent beaches (many of them being only small coves between rocks), natural beauty and gastronomy. During the summer the population almost decuples with people coming from all over the country to their vacancy houses, rented apartments and campings. Pessegueiro Island, with its fort, geographically departs from the territory of the freguesia of Porto Covo.
In the beginning of the eighteenth century Porto Covo was a very small littoral village which lived from fishing and trading. However its little port was much affected by the climacteric conditions and, with bad weather, it was not safe to enter or leave. Near the end of the century a rich bourgeois from the capital, Fernandes Bandeira, became interested in the place and promoted its agricultural and fishing activities, as well as the renovation of the village. His effort was recognized by the court and he was made the Baron of Porto Covo, in 1804.
Near the village there are two fortresses from the end of the sixteenth century, the time of King Filipe I of Portugal (Filipe II of Spain): one in the Island of Pessegueiro, which is now in ruins, and the other in the coast, just in front of it. These were built to contribute to the defense and surveillance of the area, which was supposed to become an important maritime port.
The parish of Porto Covo was officially created on December 31, 1984. Pessegueiro Island is a part of the parish. Up to that time, it was the only one of the districts with the same name. A song of Rui Veloso took the name of these freguesias, and made it known among the Portuguese.

Nikon D40X
2009/11/01 18:38:07.8
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
Color
Lens: 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 G
Focal Length: 10mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
1/6 sec - F/8
Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Preset
AF Mode: AF-C
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: More Contrast
Hue Adjustment: +6°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: High
Long Exposure NR: Off
VR Control: Off
High ISO NR: Off

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PaulVDV (5102) 2009-11-06 10:12

Olá Gonçalo,
I like your low POV very much and the trees and the streetlantern pointing to the beautiful colours in the clouded sky.
Also the light on the church and the houses is wonderful.
Best regards, Paul

lousat (15202) 2009-11-06 10:26

Hi Goncalo,what a beautiful sky over this impressive perspective! Beautiful place and beautiful composition too,i like a lot the warm colors and the high sharpness too.Thanks for share,have a nice weekend,LUCIANO

bracasha75 (21874) 2009-11-06 10:26

Ola Goncalo
Setubal looks like atractive place for visiting and your work is poruve that for
Excellent
TFS
Cheers,Braca

gervaso (5062) 2009-11-06 11:25

Olá, Gonçalo!

Bonitas cores, gostei muito das silhuetas das palmeiras e da iluminação das casas muito bem capturada! Parece um lugar bem tranquilo e agradável! Belíssima composição! Bom trabalho!

celmaleite (2603) 2009-11-06 12:20

Olá, Gonçalo!
As luzes e cores estão excelentes. O Largo Marquês de Pombal é realmente um belo cartão postal da pequena e agradável cidade de Porto Côvo. Linda apresentação. Parabéns!

jplebrun (16734) 2009-11-06 13:40

Bonsoir Goncalo
le ciel menaçant qui couvre ces maison a des couleurs magnifiques et donnent un air mystérieux à ce village, bravo c'est de toute beauté.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

paura (38066) 2009-11-06 15:16

Gonçalo,
A imagem por sí já é uma beleza. Tomada com sus costumeira competência fotográfica, ficou ainda melhor. Muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

siamesa (12589) 2009-11-06 15:36

Olá Gonçalo

Uma beleza esse cenário de luz e cores apenas vislumbradas. Uma bela foto de um lugar que parece ser super agradável.
Abraços
maria

lucasgalodoido (16577) 2009-11-06 17:42

Olá Gonçalo,
mais uma bela vista ampla desse local, e achei interessante nessa foto também o uso do filtro, e mais curioso foi ele não causar vinheta com essa lente grande angular. Qual a medida do diâmetro dela, pois a Sigma 10-20mm acho que são 77mm, é é difícil achar filtros desse tamanho.
Parabéns e Abraço

belido (16169) 2009-11-07 2:02

Olá Gonçalo,

muito bom uso do filtro. Cria uma atmosfera aconchegante sobre essas belas arquiteturas. O corte em panorama deixa a imagem dinânica. A moldura também cai bem aqui. Belo registro!
Abraço,
Carlos

diomed (3639) 2009-11-07 3:05

Ciao Goncalo,
bellissima foto con sapiente uso del grandangolo.
Il POV unisce il cielo alla terra attraverso la linea colorata delle case. Ottima la gestione della luce.
Felice week end
Antonio

Urs (2633) 2009-11-07 4:15

Ola Goncalo

That's a very strange photograph or better a strange sky, which looks like there would be rain. But it is the sky which makes this photograph outstanding. Very nice capture. Well done
Best regards
Urs

peppe59 (1791) 2009-11-07 5:25

Ciao Goncalo,
questo tramonto ed il tuo tocco sepiato rende questa foto veramente bella.Complimenti
Peppe

delkoo (34060) 2009-11-07 5:46

hi goncalo,

cool shot, This is a pleasant scene; the moment of capture was good because of the reasonably soft light and resultant colour range.

didier

anducina (8083) 2009-11-07 6:45

Hi Goncalo,
Very nice town, I like those white houses with their specific architecture and colors, the tobacco sky (interesting filter !) and the palm-trees. It must be very pleasant to live in a place like this and not in a crowded and impersonal big city...
Have a nice Sunday !
Andreea

Amaz (6622) 2009-11-07 10:29

Ótimas cores, amigo Gonçalo!!
Bela composição e perfeito enquadramento!!

Lindo travalho!!

Meus parabéns,

xuaxo (5671) 2009-11-07 11:29

Olá Gonçalo,
Bonita perspectiva da praça. Não sou muito partidário do filtro, mas até ficou interessante.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

Vato_Law (11660) 2009-11-07 12:16

Olá Gonçalo
ainda há pouco tempo lá estive e ferilhava de gente nas esplanadas desta praça, com a malta a comer caracois e a beber a mini.
É engraçado vê-la com quase ninguem agora que o verão se foi e com esta atmosfera quase apocaliptica criada pelo filtro tabaco.
Vejo que tens uma lente nova e que já lhe andas a dar uso :)
Abraço
Paulo

ymrk (8515) 2009-11-07 13:09

Hello dear my friend!
You have miracle landscape on your gallery...good work again then you...Abraço!

Yağmur

syrus_persia (2132) 2009-11-07 22:27

Salam Goncalo,
great capture of street scene.The depth and sharpness are very good, too. TFS
Have a fine week
Cyrus

jhm (82017) 2009-11-08 2:06

Olá Gonçalo,

Soft image, pleasant for look at, also the light on the church and the houses is wonderful.
Colours and depth are very well.
Sharpness and clarity are superb.
Good captured and composed, nice colours too.
Well done, TFS.

Very nice sunday,
John.

leonorkuhn (13513) 2009-11-08 4:07

Olá Gonçalo,

O POV baixo e o céu cinza-alaranjado criaram um magnífico efeito dramático nesta bonita composição. A pracinha é um encanto, com as casas e a igreja brancas com detalhes azuis. Ótimas cores e excelente nitidez.

Abraços e um bom final de semana
Leonor

riclopes (32905) 2009-11-08 7:42

Olá Gonçalo, cá para mim esqueceste-te to tripé e resolveste usar um vaso daqueles como suporte...A verdade é que gosto muito deste ponto de vista baixo e claro, das tonalidades dadas pelo teu filtro. O olhar vai logo para aquela capela lá atrás apesar de haver maiores silhuetas destacadas no céu. O resultado é uma bela panorâmica.
Bom resto de fim de semana,
ricardo

bona (2171) 2009-11-08 18:51

Bonita praça. gosto do piso de tijolinhos e das árvores. A grandr angulas gerou uma distorção interessante levando nosso olhas para a pequena, mas bela igreja ao fundo.
Belo céu com o filtro Tabaco.
Abraço
Andre

danyy (68280) 2009-11-09 0:00

Ola Goncalo,
une carte postale très poétique, une utilisation parfaite et appropriée du filtre tobacco que tu as l'air d'apprécier et cela se comprend au vu des résultats.
Une atmosphère calme et de détente.
Mes amitiés.
Daniel.

mikolaj_kawa (29636) 2009-11-09 0:17

Ola Goncalo! Amazing square, very interesting architecture and nice palms, good wide perspective, perfect exposure. Original shot. Saude!

AiresSantos (41668) 2009-11-09 1:20

Ola Goncalo
Uma vista magnifica desta pequena mas bela Praça em Porto Covo
Mais uma vez o filtro tobaco a criar um lindo effeito no ceu. Excelente definicao
Um abraco e boa semana
Aires

jafadabret (39183) 2009-11-09 6:30

Bonjour Gonçalo.
La photo est très belle avec cette atmosphère bien spéciale que donnent le soir et ce ciel nuageux. L'effet grand angle ajoute encore à la beauté de l'ensemble.
Beau travail !
Amical salut !
Jacques

Longroute (9087) 2009-11-09 6:42

A small town with low whitewshed houses, a neat and simple plaza... but what a charming atmosphere! Your composition exploits very well this enclosure with the palm trees shot with a very peculiar and dramatic sky, and the mixing of natural and artificial light creates tonalities very intriguing.
Well done, Gonçalo!

Abraço
Donato

Cricri (43030) 2009-11-09 10:20

Hola Goncalo
Bon POV a ras du sol, bon détails et profondeur, une ambiance chaleureuse que donne le filtre tabac, très belle image
Good evening
cricri

npecanhuk (13441) 2009-11-10 2:21

Olá Gonçalo!
Realmente outra bela imagem, onde o colorido e a luminosidade são destaques! O ponto de vista escolhido também é excelente para essa composição atraente e interessante!
Parabéns, abraços e até logo!
Neyvan

Angshu (33472) 2009-11-11 20:01

Ola Goncalo
The light is absolutely delightful. The combination of the natural and artificial lights creates a beauty. A fine use of the wide lens here, with the lead-in well defined by the cobblestoned path. Good work!
Um Abraco
Angshu

jmdias (18961) 2009-11-13 16:29

gonçalo

a lentidão do TE não permite muitas palavras hoje.
bela foto gosto da luz e do esplêndido pov. foto bem feita

abraços

jorge