Alley between city walls Photo

Photographer’s Note

Continuing the series on Portalegre, this is the alley that lies on the right of the house that I showed in my last post. I didn't remember any more that strange characteristic of the house: apparently it has no doors and the only windows are tiny. I wonder where the door is and why they built it this way. You may guess that the front façade is on the other side, to the left, but on that side there is another city wall that is higher than the one that appears on the right.

As in other occasions, I wish there was a way to attach scents to photos, as one of the pleasant things one could feel in the air of this wonderful Spring day in this part of the town was the perfume of lemon tree blossom. I have not any interesting shot with such trees, but maybe you can picture in your imagination these little orange trees aligned behind the fig tree in the foreground as blossoming lemon trees. :-)

WS: Partial view of the town.

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Location (latitude, longitude): 39.29268,-7.4309

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rhamza (96) 2008-07-10 19:22

Nice photo! The front tree makes the picture very interesting. The soft clouds also attract one's interest. Thasnks for sharing.
Rashid

batalay (21006) 2008-07-10 19:41

Hello José,

Echoing your sentiment, it would be nice to attach scents, and indeed to attach sounds to images that we post. I like the perspective you've chosen, with the high walls and cobble-stoned walkway all converging in the distance.

Warm regards, José,

Bulent

Docarmo (8840) 2008-07-10 20:25

Olá José,
Esta é uma imagem de grande impacto visual, com esta longa ala de simpáticas laranjeiras(?) "lideradas" pela figueira, sob um lindo céu - o resultado é um DOF excepcionalmente efetivo; e o apelo ao olfato na nota nos coloca em uma aprazível caminhada rumo ao casario ensolarado, mais adiante. Imagino que esta "fortaleza" tenha um belo jardim no centro da construção, rodeado por varandas, com muitas e colossais janelas ;-) Para sair à rua, há que se passar por um túnel (subterrâneo, obviamente), a outra extremidade indo dar dentro de uma daquelas casas lá adiante, num alçapão judiciosamente escondido ;-)
Olha só onde eu fui parar! Nisso que dá você sugerir que a gente fique a imaginar coisas e perfumes... ;-)
Um abraço,
MCV

testmaniac (12222) 2008-07-10 21:32

Hello José, great street photo and very intersting.
Excellent photo quality!
TFS and regards,
Phil

danyy (69001) 2008-07-10 23:22

Bonjour Jose,
belle utilisation des murs pour créer la perspective et des lignes de fuites efficaces.
Des lumières bien capturées, elles étaient fortes et ici elles sont adoucies sur le photo.
Une bonne ouverture utilisée pour un piqué optimal.
Regards.
Daniel.

patshoo (944) 2008-07-10 23:31

Attractive scene,Well POV and good composition of tree in foreground,well sharpness and well prepare story.Good work,TFS.

riclopes (33011) 2008-07-11 0:54

Que sítio tão fixe, José. Não me lembro de ter estado aqui, por isso foi uma zona de Portalegre que me escapou. É um corredor muito fotogénico, quase que podia ser uma instalação de um museu. A figueira é bem bonita se bem que não tem nada ar de conseguir liderar bem os soldadinhos de vitamina C alinhados lá atrás :))) Gosto da forte sensação de profundidade - ao nivel de linhas, isto é um X. Bem bonita.
Se calhar entra-se por baixo, vindo de um tunel qualquer ;-)
Um abraço,
ricardo

toto (18717) 2008-07-11 1:00

Bonjours,
belle photo de ce chemin parsemé d' arbres, chose que je n' avais jamais vu, dans un chemin si étroit.
Les arbres sont très jolis ainsi en ligne, mais le premier est de toute beauté, particulier.

Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

feather (49868) 2008-07-11 3:00

I love the strong perspective; the eyes can't help but be dragged down to the vanishing point. At first glance it seems a simple composition, but I think you got down very low here accentuating the perspective? There are also plenty of patterns and textures to admire, particularly how the rough stone wall contrasts with the smoothness of the one opposite. There are almost four perfect triangles. If you can manage to find three more portions to divide the image into you will have a tangram! ;D
Kath

rodgerg (24287) 2008-07-11 4:09

Olà José,

Muita bonita perspectiva com as casas no fundo, um bonita contraste entro os moros blancos e o muro de pedras.
Amizades,
Roger

fkokol (1614) 2008-07-11 4:27

wonderful perspective. great contrast and composition. greetings,

figen

mark_mk (246) 2008-07-11 5:49

Hi Jose,
nice shot Jose! I really like your POV and the overall composition is simple, but great! The depth of field is very good and the colors/sharpness is excellent, as usual. Thanks for sharing Jose, a very nice one!

Take care
Mark

sacavem (8319) 2008-07-11 6:16

Olá José,

Muito linda está sensação de profundidade, muito bem captada esta muralha defensiva que protege a vila salpicada por diversos tipos de arvores de frutos.Bonito céu e contraste pois pode-se observar bem em primeiro plano os detalhes de muralha.
Um abraço,
Filipe

paura (38584) 2008-07-11 7:43

José,
A imagem está muito linda, mostrando um boa capacidade de composição e, como sempre, excelentes ajustes de fotometria e exposição. Belo trabalho, amigo.

Abraço

Paulo

mydrjoe (1240) 2008-07-11 10:14

Olá José,

Impactante imaxe de extraordinaria profundidade visual e com uns fabulosos contrastes, coma o dos muros laterais ou o do céu azul e o verde das árbores. Especial mención merece, pra mín, precisamente a retorta figueira que bem queda no primeiro plano. Sobresaínte foto pola que me complace muito felicitarte. Parabéns!

Um abraço,
JR

Kielia (8571) 2008-07-11 10:17

Hi Jose,
phantastic composition due to your outstanding POV. The alley is leading us into the depth of this place. Nice colours. Great job!
Best regards
Harriet

xuaxo (5759) 2008-07-11 10:42

Olá José,
Mais uma foto com uma espectacular perspectiva. Suponho que isto ficou a parecer mais comprido do que na realidade é.
Quanto à casa "sem porta", a minha explicação mais imediata é: a entrada pode ser por baixo.
Um abraço,
F

ribeiroantonio (21925) 2008-07-11 13:40

Se não tem porta, deve ter um túnel certamente. Tens de lá voltar e investigar o caso. Deve ser muito curioso saber-se a história dessa casa.
A foto mostra-nos também uma alameda muito direitinha e principalmente muito limpinha. As árvores de fruto são muito caracterísitcas em terras alentejanas. Não sei a razão mas sempre gostei de as ver.
As duas fotos estão muito boas.
Antonio

zeynepe (9342) 2008-07-12 0:49

You captured a nice perspective with the combination of wonderful sky and the trees between the walls.
Jose thanks for sharing,
Warm regards,
Zeynep

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-07-12 5:28

Ola Jose:

Una foto preciosa, sin duda.

La profundidad que da la escena, permite observar unos bellísimo detalles: el suelo, el árbol en un primer plano, tan diferente a la linea de árboles que se proyecta, la atalaya en la parte superior izquierda, y las formas que dan las nubes en el cielo.

Es un trabajo muy bien elaborado, gracias por compartirlo

Saludos desde Colombia

John

robertosalguero (110) 2008-07-12 7:49

Olá José,

Interesting note regarding this town. I do like your perspective to compose this image. Having that gap between the house and the wall make for an interesting place. I do wonder about the doors as well but I figure they had a purpose in doing so. Nice colours and details. Thanks José :-)

Roberto

maloutim (3977) 2008-07-12 12:57

Bonjour Jose!
Voici une belle composition de cette drôle d'allée pavée, bordée d'un mur blanc d'un côté et de pierres de l'autre: Le contrasre est intéressant.
Les arbres apportent une touche de verdure, et sans doute plus de couleurs lorsqu'ils sont remplis d'oranges!
Par ailleurs, c'est intrigant ce mystère de maison sans porte! Me connaissant, je n'aurais pas pu bien dormir jusqu'à ce que j'aie résolu ce mystère! 0:))
Merci du partage et bon weekend!
MarieLouise.

mikeo (12117) 2008-07-12 13:28

Hello Jose,

What a place! It's amazing! How these trees grow there? It's unbelievable! Very well chosen POV lead us to the buildings in the background. Great quality, nice colours...like ALWAYS very good note.

Best greetings,
Mikeo

AiresSantos (42298) 2008-07-12 23:29

Ola Jose
Ainda á bem pouco tempo estive em Portalegre mas num dia chovoso e nao deu para tirar as fotos desejadas.
Esta tua está bonita principalmente devido ao angulo escolhido com a dupla diagonal. Excelentes cores e contraste
Um abraço Amigo
Aires

Charo (31671) 2008-07-13 2:31

Olá Jose,
Eu adoro esta perspectiva com casas de um lado e do muro do outro lado. Grande efeito sobre a rua que parece estar a apertar pelo fundo. Excelente POV.
Um abraço,
Charo

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-07-13 3:10

Hi Jose,
Not much to see from the thumbnail ... but when I enlarged the image I must admit I was taken by surprise the beauty it unfolded. The way you composed the scene is just perfect ... the converging lines of the walls framing the repeating pattern of the trees is just awesome. Image and color quality is also very good. I must say this is a definite 10+++ ... excellent work! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

danos (32690) 2008-07-13 9:29

Ola Jose,
an impressive perspective of this alley with the tall defensive walls, and the eye catcher that is the line of the trees that make the perspective more strong.Excellent contrasted colors and the superb sharpness make the scene more elegance.Well done.

Regards,Danos

UnTrained (0) 2008-07-14 4:25

Olá José,
nice depth by that long alley with less traffic. I like the good definition of the stone textures and contrast of the blue-whiten sky to that. The tree in front works well as main subject.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

goodwill (4029) 2008-07-14 11:01

Hi Jose,
I like the low POV, which you achieved by bending symmetrical to the white wall.
The perspective holds the eys to the far of end, where the houses have TV aAntena.

Cheers for absolute clarity.

Rajeev

hatti52 (12654) 2008-07-14 11:37

Olá José,
wonderful perspective and depth here
excellent image
Um abraço)

gracious (20017) 2008-07-14 12:21

Ola Jose,
The line of trees makes a great perspecitve in this beautiful image with two concrete walls and concrete alley! the beautiful blue sky makes this image with a good colour contrast as well!
many thanks for the sharing and the notes
greeting
Tony

cobbydale (1924) 2008-07-14 13:06

A great quality image José, excellent definition and light and the diagonal lines are classic. Nice one.
cheers
Leon

crckt (7078) 2008-07-14 15:59

Hi Jose,
The way you have placed the tree is really awesome! The framing has been just perfect. I also like the soft light.
Regards,
Shaeri

crhieatt (5145) 2008-07-15 10:23

Jose,
Interesting point you make with regard to scents and photography - one thing we can't capture - along with temperature! I have some lovely "sunny looking" photos of the Oregon coast which folk sometimes look at in a paradisical way - little realising that we are freezing to death in an icy wind.

This is an intriguing composition, which makes something significant - but invisible - out of very little - and that's certainly one thing photography can capture, or inspire.

Regards
colin

Bluejeans (32517) 2008-07-15 11:06

Oi amigo ,
Nossa que profundidade de foto ficou magnifico este corredor com estas árvores alinhadas , gostei muito da textura da muralha e do céu , boas cores , parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Didi (36196) 2008-07-19 7:48

Bonjour José
Je constate une intéressante perspective oblique.
La composition ombragée donne une ambiance de fraîcheur à l'abri du soleil.
J'apprécie bien.
Amitiés.

COSTANTINO (22814) 2008-07-21 14:13

hELLO jose
Original version for this marvellous photo
well done photo and well seen...I like
the perspective you have chosen
excellent photo quality,
Thanks for sharing
Costantino

jmdias (19429) 2008-07-22 17:57

josé

que belo corredor-viela, as árvores dão um tom totalmente inusitado à este local, ao invés de pessoas, árvores, os cítricos tão pequenos ainda. belos paredões, um de pedra nua e o outro caiado, guiando a vista, belo trabalho

abraços
jorge

Emile (20003) 2008-11-05 10:55

Hola Jose.
Esta foto esta muy bien captada, nos damos cuenta de la separacion de la ciudad y sus murallas, muy interesante tu nota. La presencia de los arboles estan muy bien vistos y aunque el dia estaba un poco nublado conseguiste muy buena iluminacion.
Abrazos.