Church of Santa Luzia, a photo from Lisboa, South

Photographer's Note

Hi TE friends

Today, I decided to post this 'old' picture, from last TE meeting in Lisbon. This place is very famous because has wide views over the Tagus River and famous monuments.

In the WS, You can see the Miradouro of Santa Luzia

The church of Santa Luzia is located in the parish church of Santiago, in Alfama. Near the church is the Santa Luzia belvedere.
This church was built by knights of the Order of Malta, during the reign of Afonso Henriques.
The current building dates from the eighteenth century, was remodeled after the 1755 earthquake.
Laterally, with two tile panels depicting scenes from the Lisbon from the Moors and Square Trade. The design of the church is a Latin cross.

Alfama is the oldest district of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the Castle of Lisbon and the Tejo river. Its name comes from the Arabic Al-hamma, meaning fountains or baths. It contains many important historical attractions, with many Fado bars and restaurants.
During the times of Moorish domination, Alfama constituted the whole of the city, which later spread to the West (Baixa neighbourhood). Alfama became inhabited by the fishermen and the poor, and its condition as the neighbourhood of the poor continues to this day. The great 1755 Lisbon Earthquake did not destroy the Alfama, which has remained a picturesque labyrinth of narrow streets and small squares. Lately the neighbourhood has been invigorated with the renovation of the old houses and new restaurants where Fado - Portuguese typical melancholy music - can be enjoyed.
Overlooking the Alfama is the mediaeval Castle of S鉶 Jorge, royal residence until the early 16th century and now offering the best views of the city. In the slopes of Alfama there are other terraces (miradouros) from which to see the city, like the Miradouro de Santa Luzia, near the church of the same name and over remnants of the Moorish city walls, and the Miradouro das Portas do Sol (Gates of the Sun). Near Miradouro of Santa Luzia is located the Museum of Decorative Arts (Museu de Artes Decorativas), a 17th century mansion with magnificent interiors.
Among the churches of the Alfama are Lisbon Cathedral (12th-14th centuries), the oldest of the city and located to the West of the neighbourhood, the Convent of the Grace (Convento da Gra鏰, 18th century), near the Castle, the mannerist Monastery of S鉶 Vicente de Fora (late 16th-18th century), where the Kings of the House of Braganza are buried, and the baroque Church of Santa Engr醕ia (17th century), now converted into a National Pantheon for important Portuguese personalities
The Miradouro de Santa Luzia is a wide view over Alfama and the river Tejo. The south wall of St. Lucia has two modern panels of tiles, one of Square Trade from before the earthquake and other Christians to attack the castle of S鉶 Jorge

bakes888, stego, Budapestman, tempocativo, jhm, asajernigan, patdeph, PaulVDV, lucasgalodoido, isabela_sor, Tue, Emile, cfreire, dareco, Amaz has marked this note useful

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jasmis (58653) 2009-05-21 23:15

Interesting presentation with people and superb deep sky.
Regards my dear friend.

bakes888 (18499) 2009-05-21 23:16

Hi Aires. Great photo, nicely captured colours and well considered composition. I love the sky you have captured to cap off the scene. Good work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2009-05-21 23:19

Hola Aires.

Me encanta el colorido! Muy vistoso y contrastado claro que si!

Un saludo!

mesutilgim (0) 2009-05-21 23:26

Hi Aires,
Wonderfull ! Also great to see a wellknown face in front of this nice and vivid scene.
Very good pov and perfect compo with nice brilliant colors.
Also very good and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2009-05-21 23:38

Conhe鏾 bem este miradouro e a igreja por fora, pois est� sempre fechada cada vez que l� vou. O que mais gosto neste local � do fant醩tico painel de azulejos que mostra o Terreiro do Pa鏾 antes do terramoto, creio eu. � interessant韘simo ver o que o Terreiro do Pa鏾 era e o que � hoje.
Na fot, s� n鉶 gosto daquele tipo ali no primeiro plano. Distrai!.
Ant髇io

litiancai (1048) 2009-05-21 23:39

Hi Aires,

I really love the bright colours, it's a vibrant scene and great notes with the photo. Only a couple of niggles small from me; firstly the photo is slightly off balance, it needs to be rotated slightly, and secondly, the photographer in the foreground I find distracting. I suppose they are trivial details mind! :)

All the best

Lee

giorgimer (35017) 2009-05-22 0:00

Ol� Aires,

this is an absolutely lovable view, wonderful sharpness and colors, good POV. It just seems, that perspective is inverted with vertical lines enlargins on the top part.

TFS

Gio

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2009-05-22 0:38

Ola Aires! Interesting scene and church. Nice weather, very nice light and colours. Good sharpness. Saude!

rodgerg (55767) 2009-05-22 1:51

Ol� Aires,

A nice picture rich in various colours with these typische coloured houses on the left and the beautiful church with azulejos. The peoples give an interesting element of life. Superb sky well collected too.
Amizades,
Roger

Budapestman (82620) 2009-05-22 2:01

Hi Aires,
Beautiful architectural photo with picturesque colours and very attractive details. The beautiful clouds adds a lot to the mood, splendid shot. Have a nice day!
George

tempocativo (476) 2009-05-22 3:09

Ol� Aires, bonita composi玢o da igreja de St� Luzia. O c閡 estava muito bonito dando uma melhor composi玢o � foto. � engra鏰do tamb閙 ver um colega fot骻rafo que parece j� ter conseguido o seu clique!
Abra鏾
Paulo Borges

mkamionka (74509) 2009-05-22 3:13

Hi Aires,
beautifl postcard!
I love the colors and sharpness. The quality is fantastic.
I like very much the architecture., the small but distinguishable church and pretty townhouses. The sky is great too.
Very good work,
M

jhm (211736) 2009-05-22 3:14

Hello Aires,

Thank you very much for your intersting note.
I see the painting on the wall of the church together with flowers to the right.
Presentation and composition are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

asajernigan (21427) 2009-05-22 3:55

Aires,
This is a great shot of this fine church. The angle of the shot works nicely giving the scene depth. The people add scale and life to the scene. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-05-22 6:02

Ol� Aires!
Lembro-me muito bem dessa igrejinha, quando passeava pela bela Lisboa, naquele dia rumo ao Castelo de S鉶 Jorge! Tirei muitas fotos por a� - saudades!
Sua foto tem um bom n韛el de nitidez, bem adequado � imagem! A exposi玢o est� 髏ima e as corenes naturalmente bonitas! O ponto de vista foi muito bem escolhido e a exposi玢o, embora simples, teve muito bons resultados! Talvez s� esperasse um pouco mais para evitar os turistas - pelo menos da maneira como est鉶 dispostos na imagem! Se aquele carro ali n鉶 estivesse ajudaria um pouco tamb閙! Enfim... apenas dicas gerais, mas no mais tudo me agrada bastante, inclusive esse c閡 espetacular!
Parab閚s, abra鏾s e at� logo!
Neyvan

ifanik (21679) 2009-05-22 6:03

Hi Aires
Very beautiful photo with wonderful colors and POV
well done
Best regards
Nick

argycon (2769) 2009-05-22 6:34

Hi Aires,
Impressive architecture presentation with such beautiful colors!! Very nice contrast of colors!! Amazing sky!!
tfs
Have a nice weekend
Kostas

vinicio (23423) 2009-05-22 6:47

Beautiful church and photo, compliments Aires, I'm more and more convinced that your is a beautiful country. Well done.
Have a nice WE
Ciao
Vinicio

Nicou (193806) 2009-05-22 7:34

Hello,

merveilleus image, quel beau cadrage sur cette 間lis, avec un beau ciel, la maison blanche, les personnage, superbe.

Bravoe t amiti�

Nicou

patdeph (35750) 2009-05-22 8:17

hello Aires
I love the vybrant colours of this picture,the sky is wonderful,and is a splendid background for the red houses and the white church!Superb!
Regards
Pascale

PaulVDV (62970) 2009-05-22 9:36

Ol� Aires,
Very beautiful and colourful picture of this white church under a real bright sky and surrounded by red and orange houses.
I see one fa鏰de of this church is decorated with beautiful azulejos.
Best regards, Paul

tober (8797) 2009-05-22 9:41

Hello Aires, I see somebody in the photo. He is very familiar ;)

What I liked most in the photo is the excellent contrast between the vivid coloured fa鏰des and the blue sky.

Best regards, Tolga

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2009-05-22 11:07

Ol� Aires,
interessante ver essa igrejinha assim, espremida entre tantos pr閐ios, aqui no Brasil � mais comun estarem em espa鏾s abertos, geralmente rodeadas por uma vistosa pra鏰 e jardins. Mas de qualquer forma uma bela igrejinha e foto.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾

PixelTerror (0) 2009-05-22 14:24

Ola Aires
Nice little church, and warm houses fronts on the left, too bad there's this man right in the middle, plus the waster containers just behind...
Have a nice day JY

marietom (34611) 2009-05-22 14:31

hello Aires,

Jolie fa鏰de rouge au fond, joli ciel bleu aux nuages de coton. Tout 鏰, pour une 間lise bien pr閟ent閑.
Bonne soir閑
Marie

emka (158204) 2009-05-22 15:16

Hi Aires, Very beautiful small church, with the azulejos on the side. Impressice sky, nice colours. Is it bougainvillea on the righrt side? The panorama in WS indeed very beautiful.

Regards

Malgorzata

Graal (103040) 2009-05-23 0:01

Hi Aires,
an interesting two shots and theme. Nice old church in Lisboa. Well photojob. Good informations also.
Have a nice weekend.
Aleksander

isabela_sor (47748) 2009-05-23 0:06 [Comment]

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Bluejeans (64251) 2009-05-23 3:35

Oi amigo ,
Bonito este lugar de casas coloridas a igreja e bem simp醫ica pequena de azulejos laterais , mas o c閡 est� fant醩tico , fez um belo contraste de cores, quem � o fotografo do primeiro plano :)?
parab閚s !!
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo
Bom fim de semana

Tue (92442) 2009-05-23 7:24

Hey Aires,
Good photo of this church, the colours are really great and so well saturated, especially the ones of the houses on the left hand side. The sunlight was also pleasant. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

jmdias (115230) 2009-05-23 7:42

aires

bela vista da igreja, faz um belo contraste com as cores das casas ao redor, gosto tamb閙 da suavidade da luz e das cores. imagino que j� vi esta igreja ao longe, mas nunca fui aos seus p閟. das vezes em que fui � lisboa (muitas) andei sempre amarrado....

abra鏾s

jorge

Emile (20352) 2009-05-23 12:37

Hola Aires.
Beautiful small church with a nice architecture and surrounded by the colorful buildings, wonderful composition. Your POV is very good and also the sky.
I like your WS with Alfama and the river Tejo. Very well captured.
TFS.
Wish you a nice weekend.
Best regards.

danyy (0) 2009-05-23 14:53

Bonjour Aires,
sc鑞e de vie quotidienne richement color閑 et nette. Quelques petis soucis de perspective mais � cette focale, cela n'est pas 閠onnant.
J'aime beaucoup le ciel.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

cfreire (11741) 2009-05-23 15:02

Ol� Aires
Bela foto com lindos contrastes. A 醨vore florida, ao lado da igreja adiciona atratismo e beleza. 觮imo pov e enquadramento. Abra鏾, Consuelo

dareco (17136) 2009-05-24 9:02

It's always exciting to visit your gallery. I like the composition on this, the church is lovely and the bright colored buildings make the church stand out even more. Very nice detail. TFS

emilbo (22616) 2009-05-24 9:54

All� Aires!
Magnifique vue et belle 間lise entour閑 par de jolis 閐ifices bien color閟. Les personnages ajoutent de l'animation � la sc鑞e. Merveilleuse harmonie de couleurs entre l'間lise, les 閐ifices et le beau ciel mouchet�.
F閘icitations!... et bonne semaine,
Amicalement,
Emilius

Amaz (11475) 2009-06-06 1:26

Excelente contrastes, amigo Aires!!
Um jogo perfeito dessas cores!!
Bela composi玢o e bom enquadramento!!!

Parab閚s,

Saudac鮡s cordiais

Photo Information

Copyright: Aires dos Santos (AiresSantos) (56155)
Genre: 风景
Medium: 彩色
Date Taken: 2008-09-22
Categories: 日常生活, Architecture
Camera: Nikon D40X
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Lisboa 0 - Lisbon 0, Igrejas e Capelas - Churches [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-05-21 23:12