Photographers Note
Yes, this is not an ordinary street, this is one of the most charming I've ever seen. It's located in the famous Bairro Alto in Lisboa.
(Just a small digression - I really wonder what does "Bairro" mean - because in Bulgarian there's a word "bair" which means hill and the area in Lisboa is located on a hill. Help, please? :))
So, I guess here we have many things: the garbage can, the car, the lantern, the windows and laundry.. Here's probably the place to mention: I really wonder how Lisboans stand all these foreign people taking photos of their laundry? I'm almost sure many of them are pretty annoyed, I would be either.
There are only two things I don't like about this photo and probably you'd agree with me: now I notice that I've cut the lantern a little from the top, perhaps it would have been better to leave some space over it. The other thing is the sky. Well, I guess a good option would have been to fake it but that would be against the TE rules and wouldn't represent the real looks of the place. I was wondering what to do at least to mitigate this imperfection but in the end left it like that. So any suggestions here would be very, very helpful!
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dta
(6582) 2008-04-21 10:54
Hello Tsvetana ,
A beautiful street picture . The two modern elements (the car and the dust-bin) add something to it . As you , I think the light at the top is not perfect . But I am not a specialist to give you some help .
Regards
Denis
siggi
(1419) 2008-04-21 11:24
Hallo Tsvetana,
Technisch einwandfrei, natürliche Farben und beleuchtung, die nötigen Kontraste.
Gute Perspektive.
tober
(4138) 2008-04-21 11:34
Hi Tsvetana, if I am not wrong Bairro means "neighborhood" or "quarter" in Portuguese. "Alto" means "high". I don't know how you say in Bulgarian. But in Turkish we can say "Yukarı mahalle" :)
This photo reflects the typical side of the town. This is the real essence of Lisbon indeed. Thanks for sharing, Tolga
ekinokswest
(2974) 2008-05-03 9:04
this is a good photo to demonstrate narrow streets and lifestyle. I didnt understand why the sky looks without a blue color but you made the best decision to leave in its natural appereance
Photo Information
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Copyright: Tsvetana Rangelova (tsvetanar)
(221) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-03-14
- Categories: Daily Life
- Exposure: f/4.6, 1/80 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2008-04-21 10:32
- Favorites: 1 [view]








