Queluz Palace #2, a photo from Lisboa, South

Photographer's Note

Queluz is very close to Lisbon and has one of the most wonderful palaces on the area: the Queluz National Palace!

In this picture it's showed the Ballroom.

In 1747, the Infant D. Pedro (future D. Pedro III - King of Portugal), commissioned the architect Mateus Vicente de Oliveira to transform his 17th-century hunting lodge into a Rococo summer palace. The main body of the Palace, built until 1758, was finished after the marriage of D. Pedro with D. Maria Francisca, future Queen D. Maria I (1760). By this time, the wealthy saloons were ennobled, as well as the beautiful gardens with all sorts of baroque fountains, tiles and statues. Jean Baptiste Robillion was the french master in charge of the magnificent Robillion Pavilion, the gardens and the redesign of the Music Room.

Frequently compared to the Versailles Palace, this monument - apart from the pavilion built by Robillion with strong french European influences - is very Portuguese both in its scale and artistic spirit.
Nowadays, this palace is used by the Portuguese State as a residence for government and state chiefs that visit Portugal and for special meetings. It is also open to visitors, so make sure you try one of the many tasty dishes available at the Cozinha Velha restaurant located in one of the palace wings and that you don't miss the chance to see the incredible decorative arts exhibition coming from royal collections

in "Strawberry World"

Have fun,
Regards from Portugal,
António

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fabio_ts (13696) 2005-10-10 6:01

WOOW!! fantastic use of lights here and great POV too, superb composition an wonderful place...really well done Antonio, compliments!!
ciao, Fabio.

efigesta (12188) 2005-10-10 6:03

Ola Antonio, boa foto com uma cor fabulosa e com um bom POV, as suas fotos sao muito interessantes com uma visao profissional, abraço manuel matos

Galmeida (12559) 2005-10-10 6:06

Olá António,
Fantastica captura deste bonito interior do Palácio. O manuseamento da luz está ecelente bem como a captura dos reflexos no chão. Cores optimas, contraste, luminosidade e uma excelente "Sharpness".

Muito bom angulo de vista e de enquadramento para composição.
Os meus parabéns e um abraço. Muito Bom Trabalho.
Comentarei também a prévia.
Fernando

fayeulle (27827) 2005-10-10 6:15

Hi Antonio
Very nice architecture. Excellent lighting.
Great note
Very good job
Cherrs
JP

joni (896) 2005-10-10 6:18

Very nice point of view, but I need a little sharpeness on detailes on the walls. In my opinion bigger shutter (f/8) and a little longer time would solve te problem.
Marcin

devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-10-10 6:24

Hi Antonio
This picture is very richj !
The light is really great for an indoor shot.
Well done
Bertrand

tinamunk3 (6408) 2005-10-10 7:28

Hi Antonio,

What a well captured image - the setup is really nice.

:-) Tina

Haymotion (2761) 2005-10-10 7:32

Impressionante photo et qu'elle bâtiment !!
Photo très équilibré et bien composé...
Bravo
Vince

supereira (9576) 2005-10-10 8:14

Excelente foto.Gosto da composição e do ponto de vista.Boas cores,luminosidade e nitidez.Excelentes detalhes e enquadramento.Bom trabalho!

Tue (93458) 2005-10-10 10:22

Hej Antonio,
Great picture from inside the palace with a lot of details to see! I like the warm colours as well as the repetition of the chairs, that looks very nicely! :-)
Well done, hilsner,
Lars

feather (51130) 2005-10-10 11:44

What a beautiful image. The lighting makes everything look all shiny and new. Such a lot of detail to see and reflections on the floor.
Kath

goomer (0) 2005-10-10 18:06

Beautifully exposed snap of a most marvellous architectural gem. Great note as well, TFS.

leonorkuhn (16237) 2005-10-10 21:48

Olá Antonio,
Um bom fotógrafo se revela assim, numa foto tão difícil, em meio ao brilho e luz vindos de várias direções. Luminosidade, cores, nitidez espetaculares. Padrão cinco estrelas!
Abraços,
Leonor

pitai (3985) 2005-10-10 22:42

Oi Antonio,

Uma foto muito bonita. Eu ficaria chateado se fosse la e encontrava essas cadieras.... mas na tua composiçao ate gostei... deram um toque diferente e luminosidade...

Bom trabalho,

Gabriel

PJE (20758) 2005-10-11 0:31

Antonio I am so amazed at this place. Such elaborate design. It looks a little extreme Victorian but mush more unique in its own way. A place for Kings and Queens! A lovely sight!

aloyho (6798) 2005-10-11 1:41

Hi Antonio,
You have presented this very wonderful and beautiful room in a spectacular manner. The lighting is perfectly controlled as we see good exposure in every corner. The rich and pleasant colour is most attractive and the POV allow us to feel the space and grandeur. Excellent shot!! Regards.

sam224 (6215) 2005-10-11 4:12

Wonderful hall here. The richness of the ceiling is outstanding.
I would love to visit this place. Good POV and work with light.
Good job!

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isamar (1424) 2005-10-11 5:45

Um espanto!!!!
Que boa definição e lus soberbas
Adorei
bjs

sarju (5324) 2005-10-11 12:42

Hi Antonio
very good depth in this photo ... I love the way you have offset the chandeliers in the photo ... it adds a lot of dynamism to the photo
tfs ... cheers ... sarju

Graal (103040) 2005-10-11 12:48

Hi Antonio,
great, unusual view of interior. I like the composition, sharpness and colours. Beautiful ballroom. Good job.
Rgs, Aleksander

Fis2 (171961) 2005-10-11 14:56

Hi Antonio!
Your photo is wonderful.
I like the composition and light.
Good colours and frame.
Greetings
Krzysztof

jjbach (9326) 2005-10-11 18:04

Hi Antonio,
Wonderful indoor shot. So sharp and crisp !! The light handling is perfect and the colours are very good. The details of this fantastic Palace are shown very well. Splendid work!

Regards John

huynt (5081) 2005-10-11 19:25

Hi Antoni
Thanks for sharing for a distingished architecture. Clear and nice details. Well captured and composition.

falves (1405) 2005-10-12 11:14

Olá António,
Excelente foto de um monumento que ando com curiosidade de visitar hà já algum tempo.
Fabuloso manuseamento da luz e exposição bom enquandramento e definição. Gosto do pormenor das cadeiras hà espera de mais um espéctaculo.
Bom trabalho.
Fred

alejandroguzman (4684) 2005-10-12 11:25

Hola Antonio:

Que maravilla de lugar el que nos presentas. Es toda una JOYA !!!

La foto esta con una luminosidad espectacular, perfecta. Y la composicion tambien, al igual que la perspectiva decomo tomaste la foto.

abrazos
alejandro

starbug (6924) 2005-10-12 11:33

I can say..WOW just as other people here:-)Great shot- these interiors rarely look as attractive as in your photo!It's rather difficult to compose them and often the light is hard- and you have both of the elements perfect. really impressive!
greetings

oochappan (4880) 2005-10-12 22:12

Very impressive view on this interior rich decoration of this palace, perfect sharp, well done.

rabdelnoor (3423) 2005-10-13 0:43

Ola Antonio,
What a beautiful shot, with wise use of the available light and very nice colours. You got really a very good result. I am glad to see, and maybe to visit sometime, a palace that housed previous kings and ancestors of the royal family of Brasil. Thanks for sharing.
Abraços,
Ricardo

jhm (211738) 2005-10-13 12:30

Hi Antonio,
I'm sorry for late its, this picture I have missing and one of the best interior shot of your portfolio, the sharpness and quality are superb. My compliments for this!
Greetings from Belgica.
John

Emile (20352) 2005-10-13 16:14

Hola Antonio.
Impresionante foto de un majestuoso palacio.
Lo has captado muy bien, tiene un excelente color. Me gustan los detalles interiores del salon y el reflejo de las luces.
El salon anexo le da una gran profundidad a tu foto.
Felicitaciones y gracias por compartir tan bello lugar.

aralda (1240) 2005-10-26 3:55

Nice composition1 I like the way the chandeliers, chairs, and doorways lead the eye around the room. Also nice that you were able to include so much of the ceiling. Really good PoV, and thanks for the note!

edal (6804) 2006-05-20 8:02

Hi, Antonio!
Your photo is a masterpiece of interior photography. Everithing is splendid - both the object and the photographic qualities.
TFS
Anton

sn00zie (2384) 2007-06-05 10:41

beautiful interiors. love the view you've captured.. nice and clean.. a very regal capture