Photographer’s Note
The Monumental Fountain located in Santo Antão do Tojal was destinated to receive the water from Pintéus and was transported by the Aqueduct and is an integral part of the Palace of the Archbishops also known as The Mitra's Palace.
The event which runs at the site consists of a recreation of s fair of the XVIII century accompanied by a procession with the presence of King John V on a Royal Coach, the Patriarch of Lisbon D. Tomas de Almeida and the people. When the procession arrives at the Monumental Fountain Square, it takes place the blessing of the bells for the Convent of Mafra.
There's three WS with diferent views. Hope you like it.
Update history like Filipe requested:
I arrived at the village and made a few shots on the square; after a while I had the luck to discover that the entrance to the tower of the church (photo one of these days) was open and I climbed the stairs all the way up. When I arrived at the top there were three persons there, one of them, a camera man of Loures TV with his arsenal mounted under one of the bells. They were talking, nothing was happening, so I aproach the balcony and stood right below the big bell to see the view; without further notice the man I show in the WS starts ringing the bell and so did the third person present with the other bell. I must have made the quickest jump of my life; for 20 long minutes (the duration of the procession) they hit the bells over and over and I was standing 1 metre from each one; it was one the worst experiences of my life, I can assure you; after twenty minutes I decided that I couldn't take it anymore (my ears were ready to explode) and I decided to go down; after four or five steps, they finally stoped and I went bak to do what I was supposed to: Present all of you with this nice image (in my humble opinion) that I hope you enjoy. So remember: When you go to a church tower, always ask first if those guys are ready to rock; You never know...
Camera settings
Nikon D40
2008/09/28 16:24:01.2
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: 3014 x 2009
Color
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 22mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/100 sec - F/9
Exposure Comp.: +1.0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-A
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: More Contrast
Hue Adjustment: +3°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: High
lucasgalodoido, tiagoalmeida, Jardim, adores, elendim, asajernigan, TGULUMSER, AiresSantos, parbo, Charo, paura, xuaxo, riclopes, bisok, josevescovi, ruisc_pt, kiks has marked this note useful
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TGULUMSER
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(12512) 2008-10-02 9:01
Hello Pauol,
An amazing event, an excellent POV. The details are wonderful. Your composition is really special,
Best regards,
Tulay
alive
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(926) 2008-10-02 9:07
olá!
Esta foto tá magnifica.
Cores muito vivas e tem uma nitidez exemplar.
Parabéns.
luis(portugal)
lucasgalodoido
(16601) 2008-10-02 9:08
Olá Paulo,
uma foto muto boa dessa cerimônia, com ótimas cores também. Gostei muito da foto do WS-1, merecia um post só pra ela.
Parabéns e Abraço
tiagoalmeida
(1294) 2008-10-02 9:28
olá Paulo,
bonitas fotos que nos mostra hoje, parece que foi um monumental arraial.
parabéns
tiago almeida
Jardim
(3197) 2008-10-02 12:35
Olá Paulo,
Gosto desta perspectiva geral de toda a festa e multidão.Parece outros tempos. A foto tem dinamica e boas cores.
JJ
sacavem
(8251) 2008-10-02 13:54
Olá Paulo,
Grande festa setecentista nesta vila de Santo Antao do Tojal às portas de Lisboa. A tua foto mostra-nos isso mesmo. Bom Pov e cores e, bastantes elementos para apreciar.Por vezes a vida de fotografo é muito difícil, para realizares esta composição tiveste de sofrer um pouco (badalo ...:)o sino a tocar.Mas isso conta tu se quiseres na nota.
Um abraço,
Filipe
adores
(15501) 2008-10-02 17:55
Olá Paulo!
Isto é das festas que costumam render umas boas fotos. espero que tenha valido a pena:)))!!! Este pov é muito bom, dá para ter uma boa ideia do local e ver vários detalhes bem interessantes como os bois e o coche. Gosto do enquadramento e das cores!
npecanhuk
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(13809) 2008-10-03 6:43
Olá Paulo!
Gostei do ponto de vista e da composição, segundo os quais nos dá uma visão bem ampla do local, conjugando itens arquitetônicos interessantes e bonitos, com a paisagem ao redor e a multidão concentrada para a celebração!
No mais a foto também está muito boa!
Parabéns e abraços,
Neyvan
Bluejeans
(32173) 2008-10-03 11:35
Ola Paulo ,
Que linda esta praça com esta movimentação de pessoas originou uma mistura rica de cores , com este ponto de visão alto captaste muitos detalhes , o coche é magnifico , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
elendim
(1677) 2008-10-03 15:25
Hello Paulo!
Perfect..Nice details and sharpness!
The light is very good and colors is great!
Elena!
asajernigan
(14098) 2008-10-04 4:01
Paulo,
You have captured a great scene here with a lot of life and action. The lighting and colors are fine with nice sharpness and detail. The off center placement of the fountain and building gives the shot a nice sense of direction.
TFS,
Asa
AiresSantos
(42010) 2008-10-07 0:59
Ola Paulo
Um dia de festa no fontanario de Santo Antão do Tojal.
Boa foto reportagem e nota a documentar.
Gosto do POV e das cores
Um abraço e boa semana
Aires
Greg1949
(8507) 2008-10-07 6:35
Paulo, this is another interesting one. Looks like something out of Star Trek where moderns and ancients interact. Colors are good and your sharpness is great, not too over driven as is sometimes the case here on TE. Great capture.
Greg
parbo
(10968) 2008-10-07 17:53
Olá Paulo,
Well selected high POV adds all scene in a single frame perfectly. I like your way adding all courtyard while its busy with visitors and authentic setup of events. Very good clarity and sharpness. Well organized complementary shoots and informative note.
Parabéns e Abraço!
Ertugrul
tober
(3946) 2008-10-08 13:12
Hello Paulo, that's an amazing one. One of the most beautiful photos that I have seen most recently. It looks like coloured version of an ancient photo, which was taken a century ago. Congratulations, Tolga
jmdias
(19171) 2008-10-09 17:11
paulo
bela vista da edificação e do povo ao redor, lindo trabalho com boa luz, enquadramento e cores
abraços
jorge
COSTANTINO
(22643) 2008-10-11 8:55
Hello Paulo,
Thanks for sharing your photo with so mny details...
A nice photo that describes an event..
Many colours in a fantastic composition..
i like their movement..
Regards
Costantino
paura
(38310) 2008-10-15 14:50
Paulo,
Uma beleza de fotografia urbana, repleta de vivas cores e gente animada. Uma linda imagem.
Abraço
Paulo
Charo
(31671) 2008-10-16 2:04
Olá Paulo,
Grandes captura de um ponto muito estratégico, onde se pode admirar todo o partido como um todo.
Excelente perspectiva com magníficas cores e detalhes
Abraços,
Charo
Burberry1
(6041) 2008-10-16 8:51
Excellent cadrage full of great details and very well composed.
My compliments, Agnieszka
Estelle
(2317) 2008-10-18 6:44
Hello Paulo,
You pov is really good, as we get an overall view of this event.
TFS
Estelle
sevy
(13376) 2008-10-23 0:01
Hello Paulo,
A kind of reportage you are proposing here. The high point of view allowed to show the entire place and the saturation of the colors fits well to evidence the texture of the houses.
Even with all the crowd, the photo is still well readable what is not always easy to have.
Yves.
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xuaxo
(5713) 2008-10-25 7:41
Olá Paulo,
Uma foto magnífica, em todos os aspectos. Até gosto da moldura, que normalmente não ligo ou não aprecio. Boa adição dos WS.
Se aqui dessemos pontos de 0 a 100, esta merecia mais de 90 de certeza.
(Creio que já reparaste que tenho o sistema de pontos desligado; não dou nem vejo os que me dão e os dos outros membros.)
Um abraço.
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riclopes
(32973) 2008-10-28 0:55
Olá Paulo, tens aqui um post espectacular. E ainda bem que o Filipe te deu o toque pois gostei da história. Único post deste lugar no TE, certamente. Pressuponho que fica algures a caminho de Mafra não muito longe de Lisboa...Seja como for, o PDV é excelente e é um prazer observar esta cena do passado cá de cima, com a fonte impressionante a dominar e o povo todo apertado em volta da carruagem. Bom trio de imagens a complementar também.
um abraço,
ricardo
bisok
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(252) 2008-10-28 21:48
Hello Paulo.
Gorgeous photograph.
Amazing Point of View. Really amazing.
I like the photo very much.
Well done Paulo.
Best wishes
Mirek
josevescovi
(1660) 2008-11-12 16:53
Bela pisagem registrada com bom enquadramento, cores e nitidez. Trabalho muito interessante.
ruisc_pt
(6206) 2009-02-08 5:32
Bem apanhada esta imagem Paulo.
O POV está excelente e tem um recorte muito interessante
um ab
R
kiks
(6053) 2009-10-11 14:27
Interesting note and i realy like the colorful image and the beautiful architecture. Somehow it sims if i look at a film scene.
Best regards
KIKs
Photo Information
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Copyright: Paulo Goncalves (Juntas)
(3217)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-09-28
- Categories: Festivals, Ceremony, Architecture, Event
- Camera: Nikon D40, Nikkor 18-55mm AF-S 1:3.5-5.6 GII ED DX
- Exposure: f/9.0, 1/100 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Theme(s): Dragon Boat Festival, Istanbul 2008, Festivals Old Cultures [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2008-10-02 8:55
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