Monsaraz the old Village (I), a photo from Evora, South

Photographer's Note

This is the first photo of Monsaraz old village Serie. Is a street view and with one of the Castle Towers. This is also a tribute to this very nice, old, typical, touristic and historical village at the interior South of Portugal. This is a fortified village with a old Castle at the province of Alentejo, and near the frontier with Spain.

LOCAL: This village, is a touristic and historical old reference of Portugal and so you have the brother and sister at the the village of Reguengos of Monsaraz a few miles near this place that is well known for his good Portuguese wine.

This next information guidelines are a reference given done by two great TE Photographers about this village and their posts that you can also see in my links.

By VAGABOND: Monsaraz is a Medieval village, born inside the remparts of an old Castle, 50 kms or 35 miles SE of Evora Town and 40 kms or 25 miles away of the East Portuguese border. Every building was rebuilt in the last decades and are now worth a look. At the old remparts, it is possible to have a good view to the new Alqueva Dam, built recently at the Portuguese course of Guadiana River

By RETAGGER: The tiny medieval walled town of Monsaraz with it's narrow cobbled lanes is one of the most atmospheric places in the Alentejo as it still retains much of it's medieval charm. The rural way of life has stayed much the same for centuries and generations of farmers have gone about their daily lives almost untouched by the busy world around them.
The town was handed over to the Knights Templar before Dom Dinis added the castle and fortified walls in the 14th century. From these walls you can gaze east over the Guadiana river to neighbouring Spain, or west across the great plains of the Alentejo.

IMPORTANT Note: About this place I will show all the other TE Contributions to this old and historical village that is also like another Portuguese village that is OBIDOS a place also to visit and that you can see here: Link

For a real Google Localization of this old Village, Reguengos de Monsaraz and where I took the shot you will visit here: Link

I hope you like this picture and Castle Tower at distance.

Thanks for sharing and the Best to you All.

Fernando

aznegrao, elihesamian, DAM, riclopes, Giorgio ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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hojper (2832) 2004-11-23 8:50

This is a very pleasant view with a nice perspective. The white house are well depicted and the general balance is good. I would definitely have cropped closer on the right to avoid the slanted shadow/corner which comes from the perspective distortion.

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Steft (6109) 2004-11-23 9:14 [Comment]

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Hanssie (11018) 2004-11-23 16:32

Nice, very nice, I like this "white street" with some fine details and....no tourists!
Good shot, Fernando!

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apazevedo (5469) 2004-11-24 19:17

Antes de mais bem-vindo ao TE, Fernando!
Gosto bastante desta foto, tanto pela perspectiva, como pela profundidade, como ainda pelo enquadramento; as casas brancas contrastam excelentemente com o castelo, a rua e as sombras e a planta à direita complementa esta boa composição!

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pamastro (7296) 2004-12-23 1:19

I like these white walls. They look very clean and attractive. The touches of green add a nice contrast to the white. The path also works well with it leading to the tower which is perfect as an anchor, both in color and position. The fact that the street is so clean and devoid of clutter makes me think of Renaissance drawings of practicing perspective. The lines of the buildings on the left, especially. PErhaps I would have tried correcting for the perspective distortion from aiming up a bit. So then it would really have a stronger linear feel right into the view. Very well exposed and photographed. Great point of view.

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lukkul (510) 2004-12-25 12:12

Bonita perspectiva num enquadramento cheio de luz e detalhes deste pelo casario bem branco e caiado que faz parte de algum do nosso melhor patrimonio cultural e arquitectonico. Bom "Tiro" e uma bela composição.

aznegrao (10316) 2005-01-18 19:52

Essa foi a primeira da serie. Acho interessante a construção ao fundo com a cor destoando das outras casas. Ainda não conheci um lugar com as casas praticamente com uma só cor.
Um abraço Fernando.

Didi (61587) 2005-03-15 14:04

Bonjour Fernando
Une bonne maitrise de l'exposition, les hautes lumières sont parfaitement équilibrées avec les ombres sans aucune surexposition.
Une bonne perspective sur la rue formée par les rangées opposées de maisons. Un cadrage correct.
Merci.

Bom-dia Fernando um bom controlo da exposição, as elevadas luzes são equilibradas perfeitamente com as sombras sem nenhuma sobrexposição. Uma boa perspectiva sobre a rua formada pelos alinhamentos opostos de casas. Um enquadramento correcto. Obrigado.

PixelTerror (0) 2005-04-15 7:09

Boa Tarde Fernando,
NIce view with perspective, if I remember well behind the tower is the praca de touros, right ?
I just find the right wall slightly overexposed, I have read there are methods to avoid this by taking two photos with different measurements (and a tripod !) and combining them with a software, but this gets a bit too technical for me...
Anyway, I like your view :-))
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

elihesamian (26149) 2005-04-24 12:30

And it is/was a great for start the serie,Fernando!

really I like this kind of places that you showed in the serie,well captured and very well composed with great colors,light and shadows,...nicely done!

but,...my post today is for you:)

Yours
M

DAM (153) 2005-04-25 13:59

Fernando, the details and history behind this photograph are amazing. I would have liked to see the photo slightly rotated towards the right side a bit so that the tower at the center would appear to be straight. You can almost get two photos here, the right side and the left side. Good detail... on both sides. What closes and makes the whole photograph is the cobble stone which directs ones view right to the tower which again is of a different colour and texture. Saturating a bit your sky would also give a dynamic contrast between the white structures and the sky. Never the less it is an amazing photograph and you my friend are a lucky one to be able to call it HOME.

Thanks

DAM

riclopes (35577) 2006-01-16 4:03

Olá Fernando,
Continuando a deambulação por esta bela vila branca. Esta brancura é tão relaxante e agradável...Em Espanha visitei um ano, as Vilas brancas, no sul, Andaluzia e foi uma descoberta surpreendente!
Esta será um POV habitual, mas que funciona muito bem e o resultado é de uma grande beleza com aquele torreão das muralhas a fechar a perspectiva. Gosto da sombra no chão e a parede à esquerda sobreexposta, não me incomoda nada! (por acaso tenho pensado muito ultimamente sobre a tal técnica de tirar 2 fotos com exposições diferentes e colá-las numa só, mas penso que é demasiado complicado para os meus parcos conhecimentos...).
Parabéns e muito obrigado!
Um abraço amigo e boa semana,
Ricardo

Giorgio (11279) 2006-04-09 8:25

- Pretty emblematic alleyway of small villages of the Iberian Peninsula, it is typical and nice, the tower in the background, more strict, gives contrast with to whiteness immaculate of the houses, POV is moreover very good, bravo!
giorgio