The National Pantheon, a photo from Lisboa, South

Photographer's Note

Hi dear TE friends

In the midle you can see the tower of the National Pantheon.

In WS, I have a picture with the Church and another one with the Map.

I hope you like it !

The Church of Santa Engr醕ia (Portuguese: Igreja de Santa Engr醕ia), is a 17th century monument of the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. In the 20th century the church has been converted into the National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried. It is located in the neighbourhood of Alfama, close to another important Lisbon monument, the Monastery of S鉶 Vicente de Fora.

Jo鉶 Antunes prepared an ingenious design for Santa Engr醕ia, never before attempted in Portugal. The church has a centralised floorplan, with a Greek cross shape (a cross with arms of equal length). On each corner there is a square tower (the pinnacles were never completed), and the fa鏰des are ondulated like in the baroque designs of Borromini.

The main fa鏰de has an entrance hall (galilee) and three niches with statues. The entrance to the church is done through a beautiful baroque portal with the coat-of-arms of Portugal held by two angels. The Church has a high central dome which was completed only in the 20th century.

The harmonious interior of the church is dominated by the curved spaces of the central crossing and naves. The floor and walls are decorated with baroque, polychromed patterns of marble. The magnificent 18th-century baroque organ was brought from Lisbon Cathedral. From Wikipedia

Nikon D40X
2009/05/15 14:15:17.6
RAW (12-bit)
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 55mm
Digital Vari-Program: Auto (Flash Off)
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/320 sec - F/9
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-A
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0�
Saturation: Auto
Sharpening: hard

elkab, ribeiroantonio, lucasgalodoido, serp2000, xuaxo, Emile, ChrisJ, PaulVDV, Cricri, rigoletto, gildasjan has marked this note useful

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elkab (3780) 2009-06-12 2:54

Hi!
Beautiful place interesting preseneted. I like composition with more sky than architectures, fantatsic light and colours.
regards
elizabeth

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2009-06-12 3:33

Eu tamb閙 tenho uma do Pante鉶 mas � uma vista o interior da c鷓ula.
A qui, o c閡 estava lindo e proporcionou uma foto estupenda. A brancura da c鷓ula destaca-se bem do resto da imagem. Muito bos.
Ant髇io

rikko77 (10861) 2009-06-12 3:38

Ol� Aires
que bonitas estas nuvens! Parece-me uma "flying Lisbon", poderia ser uma boa imagem para uma publicidade da TAP :-)...voa Lisboa...ehe. Par郻ens pela satura鏰o das cores e pela escolha do enquadramento: uma das fotos mais interesantes da sua galer靉, Aires.
Tenha um bom fim de semana!
Rikk

Giorgio (11279) 2009-06-12 3:47

- Wonderful composition with this part well coloured of the nice city but the undeniable bonus is the incredible cloudy sky, well done!
Have a nice weekend!
giorgio

patdeph (35750) 2009-06-12 3:53

hello Aires
I like the way you have framed,with a small part for the colorful roofs and the pantheon, under a wonderful and spectacular sky!This is superb!
Regards
Pascale

Hellas (7123) 2009-06-12 4:10

Atmospheric exposure, Aires!
I like very much the frame you thought up!
Beautiful! I love the way the sky and clouds look!
Pantheon (from Greek Πάνθειον)!

Have a nice weekend,
Athanasios.

jurek1951 (42198) 2009-06-12 4:14

Hi Aires,
lovely shot with beautiful clouds in the sky ,Excellent POV and perspective.
Interesting architecture,
Georg

Rafer (0) 2009-06-12 5:29

Excelente composici髇, colores y contr醩tes con un cileo superior...saludos

Longroute (19600) 2009-06-12 6:26

A fine photo in all senses Aires,

Beautiful and colourful architecture, a gorgious sky, a perfect composition, a fantastic light...
A high quality photo of an interesting subject.
Well done,
Donato

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-06-12 6:56

Ol� Aires!
Embora a parte inferior desta foto seja bem menor em compara玢o com a sua parte superior, ela se destaca pelas formas e pelo colorido do casario lisboeta, com destaque para a c鷓ula do Pante鉶! A parte superior em que vemos as forma珲es de nuvens bel韘simas foi uma boa id閕a para diferenci�-la e o resultado final est� muito interessante e agrada-me bastante!
Parab閚s, abra鏾s e at� logo (enquanto dure o TE, pelo menos com fotos de qualidade!).
Neyvan

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2009-06-12 7:22

Ol� Aires,
impressionante a beleza dessa foto, sobretudo na captura das nuvens. As cores das casas ficaram 髏imas tamb閙, e gostei das fotos do WS.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾

serp2000 (47063) 2009-06-12 7:50

Hi, Aires,
Superb composition, excellent colours! Impressive sky!
TFS!
Have a nice weekend!
Serghei

Nicou (193806) 2009-06-12 9:23

Hello,

quel captage, une mervielle, ce cocher rond avec les toits ocres, le facades color閑s, le tout dans un ciel merveilleux, superbe.

bravo et amiti�

Nicou

xuaxo (6854) 2009-06-12 9:28

Ol� Aires,
J� vimos muitas fotos destas colinas e deste Pante鉶, mas nesta apanhaste o c閡 num momento extraordin醨io.
Al閙 disso as cores est鉶 magn韋icas; eu diria cores � Aires dos Santos, pelo que nos tens habituado.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

lestans (17258) 2009-06-12 9:48

Hi dear friend!!
sky here is fantastic, but also the dome is nicely located in the right place. Very nice colors!!
Ciao!! Enjoy WE!
Livia

Silvio1953 (221751) 2009-06-12 9:48

Ciao Aires, great view of beautiful church with fantastic colors, superb sky, I like other view in WS too, very well done, ciao Silvio

ciakgiak (30) 2009-06-12 12:59

Ciao Aires,
questa � una foto in cui � stata la tua maestria a fare la differenza.
Hai giustamente dato grande importanza ad un cielo splendido creando un magnifico effetto scenico. Belli i colori e l'architettura del Pantheon.
Un carissimo abbraccio.
Giorgio

Emile (20352) 2009-06-12 16:27

Hola Aires.
La foto de la ciudad esta muy buena pero lo que realmente llama la atenci髇 es ese espectacular cielo con las nubes de tormenta. La verdad que fue bueno que pusieras en tu WS el edificio del Pante髇 porque aqu� no se nota la grandeza del edificio y su bella arquitectura.
TFS.
Abrazos.

jjcordier (79299) 2009-06-12 22:12

Aires
Je suis fascin� par les superbes ciels que tu nous proposes. Celui-ci compl鑤e magnifiquement cette belle vue de Lisbonne.
Amicalement
JJ

ChrisJ (171888) 2009-06-12 22:50

Ol� Aires

I like the 'big sky' effect here. Superb tonal range, colour, sharpness & framing. Good warm cold colour contrasts, between the red, orange, & blue. Have a nice weekend!

danyy (0) 2009-06-12 23:21

Bonjour Aires,
c'est de la grande capture de ciel ici. Il vole la vedette � toutes les architectures qui se d関eloppent au sol.
Un festival de couleurs vives bien cadr閑s dans des lumi鑢es qui ne vont pas tarder � s'estomper.
Excellent week-end.
Daniel.

dip (21408) 2009-06-13 1:55

Hi Aires,
amazing colors and contrast,
beautiful image,well captured and framed,
Dimitris.

jmdias (115280) 2009-06-13 7:48

aires

muito linda a vista e o ponto de vista que vc arrumou, a textura do c閡 � fabulosa e se casa bem com o casario iluminado, com destaque para o domo. eu teria cortado um pouquinho do c閡 e deixado um pouco mais de casario, fazendo a foto mas panor鈓ica ainda, mas de qualquer maneira est� muito boa , parab閚s

abra鏾s

jorge

mkamionka (74577) 2009-06-13 11:02

Hi Aires,
very interesting close-up. The clouds are fantastic indeed and here you managed to emphasize them very well.
The architecture even if just in fragments is really pretty. Very well performed.
I like it,
Regards,
M

delkoo (68) 2009-06-13 13:32

hi aires
A simple shot of a simple subject,but so effective.It`s an excellent exposure with fantastic colors and contrast.

regards
didier

PaulVDV (62978) 2009-06-14 12:53

Ol� Aires,
Beautiful colours of the houses and their roofs but the splendid thing about this picture is that you reserved most space for that wonderful sky.
This picture gives me the feeling of being on a high altitude (while Lisbon is at sea level).
Well done.
Best regards, Paul

Amaz (11475) 2009-06-14 15:41

Muito belas estas cores, Aires!!
Bonita capotura e excelente compo!!

Parab閚s

Graal (103040) 2009-06-14 23:29

Hi Aires,
very good presentation, well composed image. I like the complementary WS also. Beautiful Lisboa.
Gr., Aleksander

Angshu (56760) 2009-06-15 2:32

Hello Aires
The dome of the pantheon towers over the roofs of the houses into the sky with great clouds. Your high POV helps us appreciating the beauty of the structure. Thanks for the WS of the church in the WS. Good work!
Regards
Angshu

Greg1949 (9011) 2009-06-15 5:51

Aries, this is really a fantastic shot, the colors are wonderfully saturated and the clouds are alive it seems. Great capture with perfect lighting.

Greg

Cricri (176) 2009-06-15 12:44

Hola Aires
Superbe cette composition avec les toits de couleurs sous ce ciel incroyable et fantastique, j'aime beaucoup
Good evening for you
cricri

rigoletto (34279) 2009-06-16 1:16

one of the best ways to understand the difference between canon and nikon, is to look at the clouds. i don't know how, but nikon always offers 3D clouds with great contrast. if i used a nikon, i guess i would take lots of sky photos. but with canon, i usually make high ISO photos in the dark :D
lovely capture of the architecture under a marvellous sky. the colors are so lively and full. TFS,
deniz

gildasjan (43826) 2009-06-16 2:10

Bonjour Aires
J'aime beaucoup les nuages de ce ciel et ce premier plan est magnifique par ces couleurs.
Bravo et bonne journ閑
Amicalement
gildas

Bluejeans (64251) 2009-06-16 5:13

Oi amigo ,
Beleza o c閡 est� fant醩tico com esta gigantesca nuvem , gostei da pequena faixa de edif韈ios com o Pante鉶 em destaque , parab閚s!!
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo

argycon (2769) 2009-06-17 0:55

Hi Aires,
The colors are amazing and the light fantastic!
The way you framed with the impressive sky above is great! Excellent shot!!
tfs
Friendly
Kostas

mauro61 (53429) 2009-06-19 0:32

ciao Aires,
stupenda immagine con l'inquadratura divisa tra uno straordinario cielo e le costruzioni sottostanti.
Colori ben saturi ottimamente contrastati.
un caro saluto
maurizio