Photographer's Note
I took this shot in my hometown of Vila Real de Santo Antonio in the Algarve and more precisely in the local train station, the Algarve Railway Linha do Algarve is a train service that links the remote town of Lagos to the rest of the Algarve, rail lines were opened in stages from 1899 onwards eventually linking the whole region.
The tracks are of broad gauge, 5ft 6in and it runs between Lagos and Vila Real de Santo António in the east close to the border with Spain.
It threads its way, mostly in a single track, along the countryside several kilometres inland from the coast where people most depended on the train to get to the main Algarve capital , nowadays almost everyone has a car making it basically redundant hence its reduced service throughout the region.
This older lady was waiting for the next service, I saw in this scene such a poignant moment reminiscent of the old times when the station used to be so busy with people and goods, I find myself asking the question; where did the time go??
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robob
(3648) 2008-05-03 14:08
Hello Joao Paulo,
Une belle et chaude lumière or éclaire cette gare,
J’aime beaucoup cette vieille horloge ainsi que la présence de cette dame en attente,
Bon cliché et note intéressante également,
Amicalement et au plaisir,
Robert
lucski
(3691) 2008-05-05 2:29
Hi Joao Paulo
great colours, lights and contrast
very good picture
well done
TFS lukasz
Bluejeans
(64251) 2008-05-05 11:39
Oi amigo ,
Bonita composição artística em tons de amarelo , ficou muito interessante os bancos da estação em diagonal , gostei do detalhes dos azulejos e do relógio , a inclusão da mulher na foto ficou muito bem , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
Morac
(27725) 2008-05-07 14:34
Hello Joao Paulo,
All seems "hot" on this quay of station.
Great colours, lights and contrast.
Regards
Marc
Juntas
(7960) 2008-05-08 2:59
Olá João. Boas e cores e bonita composição. O fturo não pertence decididamente ao comboio e é uma pena ver tantas estações fecharem por esse país fora. Abraço. Paulo
biscuits
(98) 2008-07-17 14:52 [Comment]
Photo Information
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Copyright: Joao Paulo Rosa Salas (mcenteesalas)
(1618)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-04-21
- Categories: Transportes
- Camera: Sony Alpha DSLR A100
- Exposición: f/22, 1/15 segundos
- More Photo Info: view
- Versión de la foto: Versión original
- Date Submitted: 2008-05-03 13:05