Alcázar de Colón II Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another view of this palace that was the residence of the family of Christopher Columbus for most of the 16th century.

If you are interested in reading some interesting notes on the city of Santo Domingo and its History, you should go to Peter Boehringer's TE gallery, namely his photo featuring the gate that lies below the wall on the lower right. Maybe I would have decided going on holidays again to Dominican Republic anyway, but having noticed Peter's enthusiasm on the country surely made my decision much easier.

I posted a WS with the gate that lies below the wall on the lower right. I thought that it was funnier to attach it to Peter's post.

I am sorry, Emile, for not having processed anything from Jarabacoa and Puerto Plata yet. ;-)

Location (latitude, longitude): 18.4774,-69.8826

Update 5-Jun-2008: I posted a WS with another POV of this square.

andante, sothy81, xuaxo, Emile, ChrisJ, siolaw, shevchenko, feather, Zelanda, danos, lucasgalodoido, Docarmo, guillaumejm, paura has marked this note useful

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sothy81 (8536) 2007-09-30 12:20

HI Jose,

THis is a very beautiful photo. A great show of this architecture. Good exposure and the cloud looks great there on the BG. Taken from a great angle.

Well done
Sothy

danyy (68859) 2007-09-30 14:30

Bonjour Jose,
très simple mais aussi très bon sur le plan technique.
Les couleurs et les lumières sont agréables.
C'est très net.

Un très beau ciel.
Best regards.
Daniel.

xuaxo (5739) 2007-09-30 14:31

Olá José,
Cores, nitidez e composição: uma bela foto!
Também gosto muito da porta, com aqueles brasões todos.
Um abraço,
F

ChrisJ (70283) 2007-09-30 15:55

HI Jose

The fg brick wall adds good lead in lines & perspective. Good sharpness & solour with superb sharpness. Tfs!

Emile (19999) 2007-09-30 15:59

Hola Jose.
Excellent shot of the Alcazar de Colon, your composition is superb, you got a good use of your POV to be able to include in the shot not only the impressive architecture but also the surroundings which are part of the Alcazar, the wall on the right side used to go around the city of Santo Domingo during the colonial era to try to defend the city from invaders and the gate that is located in the lower part that communicates the port with the city. Great colors and light, also very good sharpness.
I'm still waiting your shots taken in Puerto Plata and Jarabacoa.
Un fuerte abrazo amigo.

siolaw (25750) 2007-09-30 17:24

Salut Jose,
Bons POV et cadrage sur ce bâtiment, la netteté et les couleurs sont parfaites également.
L'inclusion du muret an bas a droite accroche bien l'oeuil.
Bonne photo architecturale!
Laurent

shevchenko (9936) 2007-09-30 20:04

Hi Jose,
Good pov to show this old architecture including the walls in foreground, detail structure of the castle show by this photo, distinct image and vivid color, thanks for sharing.
Ally

somkiat (1096) 2007-09-30 22:46

hallo jose,
the colors are brilliant.that cause from the sky and green grass are so contrast.perfect sight makes a beautiful landscape,altho it is ordinary angle.and well done at the foreground made the dimension.
regards
somkiat

vincz (19043) 2007-10-01 0:36

Super nette, super lumineuse. Le ciel derrierre est egalement tres bien rendu. J'aime bien les differents niveaux devant qui donnent une impression tres forte de volume.

ribeiroantonio (21921) 2007-10-01 1:33

Esta tem as cores como eu gosto ou seja, fortes e brilhantes. O PDV é muito bom e anitidez está estupenda. Só é pena é verem-se aquelas chaminés mas na culpar não é tua. Estão lá e não há nada a fazer. O WS está também muito bom.
António

feather (49862) 2007-10-01 3:12

I prefer this one to your previous post from here. The top of the wall makes a great lead-in and the Alcazar is closer, enabling more of the architecture to be seen. I'm still a bit confused about the geography. I assume the archway in the WS is below this wall as we can see the top of it, but from your previous photo I thought it was on the other side of the building. I mean I thought your previous POV was to the far right of this image. Rob (my husband) says I have no sense of direction; I think he's right (women are from Venus........)
I just saw your note to me telling about the WS so I did a WS of my own on your WS. I think it might be a bit drastic for you, but see what you think. This time if you reply TE might send an alert.
Kath

leonorkuhn (13599) 2007-10-01 5:51

Olá José,

Um ponto de vista muito bom, acompanhando a linha em zig-zag do muro até o palácio da família Colombo. É interessante observar a ponte moderna ao fundo, estilos arquitetônicos com séculos de diferença. As cores e a luz estão muito bonitas e a nitidez excelente.

Abraços
Leonor

pedroseco (198) 2007-10-01 8:03

Ola Jose!

Mais uma foto bastante interessante com um enquadramento muito bom. Gosto da simplicidade das linhas no edifício, e do muro que o rodeia dando um aspecto geométrico coerente e de interesse.
As cores funcionam bastante bem, principalmente ao teres incluido a relva pois o verde ajuda no contraste com a cor dos tijolos do edifício e dos muros!

1abraço!

Zelanda (5692) 2007-10-01 15:44

Hola Jose,
Estupenda composición que nos permite ver algo de lo que rodea el alcázar.
Excelentes colores, luz y detalles.
Saludos cordiales
Ros

danos (32538) 2007-10-02 5:24

Ola Jose,
what a vivid shot!the high wall create a great perspective and give depth in your composition.The placement of the Palace is well balanced with the remaining of the capture.The sharpness and the clarity are unique.The contrasted colours are marvellous.Informative your note too.Well done my friend.

Regards,Danos

lucasgalodoido (16605) 2007-10-02 10:07

Olá José!
Muito bonita sua foto, gostei do ponto de vista com o muro e a contrução ao fundo, e a grama também chama bem a atenção!
Parabéns e Abraço!

Docarmo (8840) 2007-10-02 12:21

Olá José,
Fica até difícil tecer críticas às suas fotos, dada a superioridade do nível técnico em que você se encontra, em relação a mim.
Limito-me, pois, a criticar a escolha do assunto e a nota: uma estrutura arquitetônica que me parece bastante sólida, como uma fortificação.
Ou seria mais no estilo ostentação?
Quanto à nota, gostei da inclusão dos links para as notas do Peter, que são bastante interessantes também.
Abraço,
Maria do Carmo

UnTrained (0) 2007-10-03 6:51

Olá José,
that's a interesting and appealing one, a bit a challenge for the eye. The wall of the balustrade at the right runs a bit out of the capture , comes back and leads to a door. Below some diagonal lines and with a new angle of perspective the building. Crossing lines in my head and a mixtuure of old (a lot) and new (some details - bridge, metal balustrade below, lamp). Good colours and excellent textures, all that below a lovely sky. Well done and not easy as it is close to lunch time light.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Bluejeans (32391) 2007-10-03 14:33

Oi amigo ,
Que lugar bonito para passear,muito bom o contraste entre cores , gostei da textura das paredes e do arco de tijolos vermelhos e muito bonito , parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Greg1949 (8507) 2007-10-10 21:08

Jose, nice shot, great colors. I can feel the heat of the area, the colors are very nicely warm. The textures across the frame are great, the details are really fine. Great capture.

greg

paura (38456) 2007-10-26 9:39

José,
Os detalhes das superfícies das construções são muito interessantes e estão muito bem captados. Esse ponto escolhido para a tomada, com a mureta a compor uma boa profundidade de campo, muito bom.

Paulo

guillaumejm (9100) 2007-10-28 0:54

Bonjour josé,
une magnifique photo. j'aime beaucoup l'angle de prise de vue et la netteté est impressionnante. Les pierres sont magnifiquement mises en valeur par cette verdure étincelante.
Bon dimanche
JMarc